Wednesday, March 23, 2016
East to West to East - March 22, 2016
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Sun and Fun - March 21, 2016
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Food. Food and More Food - March 20. 2016
Cold to Warm - ME to NH to FL - March 19, 2016
Saturday, March 28, 2015
Omelets to Manicure to The Boat House - March 28, 2015
March 28, 2015
Saturday morning dawns. All were sleeping in. I was fending for myself in the morning. It took me quite a few minutes looking for the coffee. After opening several cabinets numerous times, I found some coffee to make. I read the directions and poured the water into the coffee machine. All was going according to plan. However, Kelly told me that the coffee that I used was old and that she grinds her own coffee now. Dump goes my coffee down the drain and waited for a new fresh cup. Yum! After awhile, Kelly made cheese omelets with salsa and sour cream plus bacon and toast. It was so good. I just love home-cooked meals.
The afternoon finds Kelly and I heading to get a manicure. It is about us. French manicure for Kelly and manicure with clear coat for me. All is done around 12:30 p.m. What is next? Another fun thing for me. We went to the Pandora shop in the mall. I had to find something that signified Tennessee. What did I chose? One charm that had music notes and a guitar plus a heart that says "I love music". So cute. I now have a new one for my collection. It just keeps growing holding significant things in my life. Our next stop was back to Bar Louie on the other side of the mall to have Pretzel Sticks with queso, cinnamon butter and honey mustard and with a beverage on the side while we wait for our next adventure. Our next adventure was something that I had never heard of before.
Our next stop? A gender reveal party. What is that you say? It was all new to me. Here is how that one goes. You walk into the party then write your name and what you think the gender of Baby A will be and the gender of Baby B will be when the twins are born. There is a table where you write a boy's name and a girl's name that you like. The soon-to-be parents were about to reveal the gender of the twins to a small group of family and friends. They had us all go outside across the street where they had these boxes marked as "Baby A" and "Baby B". The goal is to light each box at the same time to reveal the gender. After several attempts, there was blue smoke and blue balloons coming out of the box so that everyone finds out that the gender is a boy for each. I can say that I can mark this event off my bucket list and will probably never do it again. If someone asks me, I can say that I have been to one. The new parents were happy so everyone should be happy.
To reward ourselves, we headed to the Boat House for food and beverages. It was so nice sitting outside. Well, I should say that we were sitting in an area outside on the porch that had windbreaks and heaters. We could see the river. Kelly and I ordered margaritas with 100% Blue Agave el Jimador, Orange liqueur and a squeeze of fresh lime juice with a salted rim glass. You can just sit back and relax. Enjoy! This is the name for this part of the day. Our first appetizer selection to share was Truffle mushrooms Fried with rice flour crust. Okay. This was an amazing experience for the palate. I would so have this again. Absolutely. Definitely. Hugh finally arrived to join us for the dinner portion. He ordered grilled bread with olive oil and cheese. After everything so far, I really needed something light so I chose a grilled salmon salad. The vegetables were fresh and the salmon was cooked just right for me.
After dinner, we went our separate ways. Kelly and I in her car and Hugh in his truck. Kelly and I were cruising along and then Hugh all of a sudden raced passed us. He wanted to beat us. Vrooooom. There he goes! Hold on to your hat. We pulled up along side him and drove ahead of him once. He does not count that as passing him. Traffic was in our way. Oh well. We were happy with music blasting from the Hippie Station. An old familiar song - Draggin' the Line from the 70s. There were so many other great songs. It is my kind of music.
After arriving back home, it was time for Kelly to hit the treadmill and for me to write in my blog while we were watching the rest of American Idol and onto Nashville. I was never much into country music. I have a few country musicians in my CD collection - Tim McGraw and Keith Urban to name a few. I really like Nashville as a show. I do love the music. Actually, I love most music anyway. I also love watching Empire too. A really good music show. You can dance around or tap your feet. Just keep the music alive. It is good for the soul.
It is almost time for our nightly bonfire!
Ciao and Peace out!
Friday, March 27, 2015
Pizza to Ribs and Chicken Wings to Michigan State Basketball - March 27, 2015
March 27, 2015
Let me say this about that. I had a hard time functioning this morning trying to make the coffee with this new machine. My brain could not get in gear. I had to have Hugh help me. Is this what happens when you use either a Keurig or a one cup only coffee maker? Maybe it was just still sleeping? Or I was just still sleeping? Three cups of coffee down and brain began functioning after that time. Lexi was at my feet wanting more scratches and pats. The morning and afternoon was filled with drinking coffee and watching various televisions shows (Hugh likes to channel surf) as well as reading A Storied Life of A.J. Fikry. The highlights for today include eating in new locations for me:
(1) Hugh and I headed out around 11:00 a.m. to meet Kelly at Lupi's pizza. We loaded into the big truck to head in whatever direction we are supposed to be going. I have no idea where we are so I am at the mercy of whomever is driving. We pulled into the parking lot of where we thought we were supposed to go and could not find it. I googled the place so we choose one of two locations. We were following the navigation onto the highway and kept going. Kelly called and wondered where we were. Well...... We were in the wrong location. There was a new location that was not on the google application. We turned around and had to go back in the direction that we had been before. Come to find out we were about one block from where we were supposed to be. Oh well. We had Kelly order a pizza (her choice - Pepperoni and mushroom) so that it would be almost ready by the time that we got there. Lupi's is her favorite pizza place. She did have to go back to work so it was her choice.
(2) Hugh, Kelly and I loaded into the VW Beetle to head to Sweeney's for ribs and chicken wings. Oh and do not forget the beer. There was no Chattanooga Brewing Company beer so I settled on the Fat Tire that I had the other day.
The food was good for me but nothing exceptional except the ribs fell off the bone. So good. It was not one of those moments: "Oh my. I have never had this before." However, I will say this about that. Ordinary, normal and consistency is a good thing. If you always had amazing, you would never really know amazing. Just like the rest of today. Downtime and normal is good. It gives you time to regenerate to keep moving.
Prepping for any Michigan game is important to Kelly. She provided me with Michigan State Alto sweatpants and sweatshirt as well as a Michigan State hat. It is still weird to me because Kelly was a huge University of Michigan fan all her life until one of her sons went to Michigan State. She is still a Michigan fan too. However, today is all about Michigan State because they are in March Madness.
The game is not until around 10:00 p.m. In the meantime, Kelly is running on the treadmill and we are watching Boy George and all the contestants on American Idol sing the 80s songs. I have not watched this show this year. I can see some potential but the songs did not fit all the contestants.
Bonfire time! A neighbor was having a bonfire with Kelly and I joined him. AC/DC music playing. All is good. It brings you back. So fun! It is that time of year down here in Tennessee.
Louisville was playing before the Michigan game so Hugh stayed and watched Louisville win! Yay for Louisville. Michigan State game starts around 10 p.m. We are raring to go. We are on commercial break so I am signing off.
I hoped everyone enjoyed their day!
Thursday, March 26, 2015
Volkswagen Tee Shirt to Bar Louie to Grey's Anatomy/Scandal - March 26, 2015
March 26, 2015 - Thursday!
This day finds me getting up around 8:30 a.m. I slept in. Wow! I hardly ever do that except if I am not feeling well. Anyway, I had to find the coffee. Kelly was nice and had it already made. I just had to add water. Kelly was at work so Hugh and I hung out until Kelly was out of work. Lexi was by my side for occasional pats here and there. It was a leisurely morning with three cups of coffee and television watching while I attempted to wake up. So nice. Kelly came home around 11:00 a.m. I got presents! A long sleeve Volkswagen tee shirt and hat. Woo Hoo!Kelly and I pulled out of the garage with the top down in her Volkswagen beetle. Woo Hoo! Weather in the high 70s. So far from the type of weather at home. Old time rock and roll and wind in the hair. Perfect day. Rolling down the road without a care in the world. No work. No thoughts of work. Only now. This time. The "now". It is important. It is definitely important.
Lunch was on our minds. We found Tremont Tavern known for great burgers and beer. I chose a local beer from the Chattanooga Brewing Company called Chickbock that is a pilsner. Great beer. I hardly ever eat red meat anymore but will definitely eat one if it will be great. This burger is on my great list. Durly Gomez with beef and chorizo topped with avocado, queso fresco and roasted red pepper cream sauce with tater tots. I chose tater tots for Renee. I know she loves them. I can tell her that these are really great! I nice touch. A nice bartender who had just been to Portland for a microbrew event. Very cool.
After lunch, we headed downtown to the Arts District so that we could walk across the walking bridge and the art museum. It was a nice leisurely walk across the bridge. It is just a spectacular view. It is hard to describe. At the end, we walked across the glass bridge to the Hunter Museum to see history of the area as well an Eudora Welty photographic exhibit. The museum is in a nice old converted mansion. I love old mansions and houses. I love the architecture. There is a new section and the older section. Kelly tells me that she will be attending a wedding in October. Fabulous. This sounds fabulous.
After the museum, we walked back to the shops to peruse what there was to offer. We went into a frankfurter place that has 100 different varieties of hotdogs that had "Who Stole My Hotdog?" in German. We were not hungry but had a nice ice tea to cool off. This was a nice funky place. I thought of my friend Bruce while we were in this shop. We then wandered to All Thing Groovy for an eclectic mix of things. I purchased a little cloth wallet with a peace sign to stick in my pocket.
As the afternoon winds down, we find our way to the car with the top down again and on our way to Bar Louie for Kelly's Scentsy party with some of her co-workers. They had the Chattanooga beer. So good. We also ordered calamari. It was nice sitting in an outside area.
We finally made it home for another round of television shows - Grey's Anatomy and Scandal - while Kelly is on the treadmill and I am writing on the blog.
It is time for some shut eye and hitting the pillow. Peace out!