Day 9,10 and 11 were a write off.....
I had lunch out on Friday at the Downtown Diner for $8.50. I wasn't overly excited about the burger I had, but the fries are like chip wagon fries with sea salt...they were yummy and I would have them again. Apparently the pork sliders are their thing so I will have to try those one day and see. I got gas for $30.00.
Saturday was the day my niece stayed over. We got a movie that I had a gift certificate for that was no cost to me. We ate at the Honest Lawyer which has just opened. I had the full coverage burger and it was tasty although I didn't get a lot of flavor from the caramelized onions and sauteed mushrooms, they had sea salt on the fries as well but this time coarse sea salt like you would get on a pretzel. It was so enjoyable I dipped the fries in mayonnaise and then whatever little pieces of salt I could find on my plate. She had the mini burgers and enjoyed 2 of them and some of my fries before she was full. She had a coke and I had a beer they suggested that is similar to Stella but made by Molson, I was pleasantly surprised. They charged me for a side of mayonnaise.....other than that prices were good and the experience cost me $38.00. They have a number of games like pool, the basketball shooting game, a bowling alley and numerous video games that are mostly a dollar per play. I am not sure if it was because my niece is so cute and sweet, they were not busy or because they were new and trying to make good first impressions but a couple of the staff actually took her to play the games and paid for them. Service was good and food was good so I would go back again and am sure the next time my niece comes over she will want to....
Day 11: NO spending day. Maybe the weekend wasn't a complete write off. I went to the library for the afternoon while it rained and finished reading The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins and totally enjoyed it. It was interesting, kept my attention, moved well and wasn't written at a teenager level as I had expected. I will have to see the movie now. I cooked for myself....I hope you didn't fall off your chair. I made tilapia and rice, nothing too exciting but I did crust it in panko and I didn't eat out.
I had lunch out on Friday at the Downtown Diner for $8.50. I wasn't overly excited about the burger I had, but the fries are like chip wagon fries with sea salt...they were yummy and I would have them again. Apparently the pork sliders are their thing so I will have to try those one day and see. I got gas for $30.00.
Saturday was the day my niece stayed over. We got a movie that I had a gift certificate for that was no cost to me. We ate at the Honest Lawyer which has just opened. I had the full coverage burger and it was tasty although I didn't get a lot of flavor from the caramelized onions and sauteed mushrooms, they had sea salt on the fries as well but this time coarse sea salt like you would get on a pretzel. It was so enjoyable I dipped the fries in mayonnaise and then whatever little pieces of salt I could find on my plate. She had the mini burgers and enjoyed 2 of them and some of my fries before she was full. She had a coke and I had a beer they suggested that is similar to Stella but made by Molson, I was pleasantly surprised. They charged me for a side of mayonnaise.....other than that prices were good and the experience cost me $38.00. They have a number of games like pool, the basketball shooting game, a bowling alley and numerous video games that are mostly a dollar per play. I am not sure if it was because my niece is so cute and sweet, they were not busy or because they were new and trying to make good first impressions but a couple of the staff actually took her to play the games and paid for them. Service was good and food was good so I would go back again and am sure the next time my niece comes over she will want to....
Day 11: NO spending day. Maybe the weekend wasn't a complete write off. I went to the library for the afternoon while it rained and finished reading The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins and totally enjoyed it. It was interesting, kept my attention, moved well and wasn't written at a teenager level as I had expected. I will have to see the movie now. I cooked for myself....I hope you didn't fall off your chair. I made tilapia and rice, nothing too exciting but I did crust it in panko and I didn't eat out.