Sooner or later, I knew it as going to happen. My little boy would grow up. And in a parents’ quest to raise a well- balanced individual, his extra-curricular activities would take over our lives. What started out as once-a-week piano and guitar lessons have morphed into a daily wake-up-at-the-crack-of-dawn to take him to band camp. Not even our precious weekends are spared. Today, the marching band has some sort of activity with their uniforms and we had to cancel our weekend trip to Fredericksburg. I have no idea how mothers with multiple children are able to do it, because I only have one, and I feel like he needs two or three of me. I personally know a couple of awesome women who do this juggling act pretty well, and I have nothing but mad admiration and respect for them. Y’all deserve awards and accolades. Michael Phelps should give all his medals to you.

So after Beans was done, he wanted to hang out with his friends to practice some music pieces. So D and I took this opportunity to have some wonderful lunch, being the awesome parents we feel we are. I’ve been food blogging for more than a year so I get notices for new restaurants opening in Houston area. I noted that The General Public has opened a Houston location last week at City Center. We decided to head there and try it.

The interior design is top-notch. It veered away from the mixey-matchy style that most restaurants do but managed to create a cohesive and classy atmosphere.

The pictures don’t do justice to the lighting which was also well done.

The appetizers menu was really very tempting so we decided to order two.

When deciding on a restaurant, I first  look at the menu online. There is almost always one dish that will entice me to go. In this case, it is the bone marrow dish. I’ve eaten bone marrow since I was a kid. Back in the Philippines, we have a dish called Bulalo, which is a soup made of bone marrow, beef  and some veggies. I would take a barbecue stick and ring it around the inside of the bone and attempt to extract the marrow in one piece. That’s how I get my kicks. Clearly, we didn’t have pokemon-go to excite our lives back then.

So yes, even if it did finally happen, D and I found time to have some gustatory delights despite the demands of unwavering support from our one and only offspring. We had to hurry because we need to pick Beans up from his friend’s house then take him to his piano and guitar lessons. I may sound like I’m whining but I know I am still lucky. He could have been a grumpy and moody teenager who does nothing but stay in his room and play video games all day . Instead, he is a grumpy and moody teenager who is very involved with his music and practices with his band friends all day. Yup, life could be worse!