Wednesday, June 4, 2014

When Kathleen's Sixty-Four

Yesterday, we celebrated my sister Kathleen's birthday!  The participants were my brothers Bob and Joe, my sister Patty, Patty's husband Dan, their son Danny, and Danny's daughters Amy and Emily.  The celebration started at Perkins in Brooklyn, OH.  Most of the group enjoyed breakfast items (The birthday girl had the Everything Omelet.), but I had Salmon with Apricot Teriyaki Glaze, Rice, Broccoli, and Country Toast (They were out of rolls.).  The food was quite enjoyable.

After dinner, the group (except Joe) went to Honey Hut in Cleveland to enjoy ice cream and to honor the memory of my Godfather and the Founder of Honey Hut, Frank Page.  I had Cookies and Cream Ice Cream.  The others had various flavors.  Most of us had it in a cup, but Amy had it in a cone.  The ice cream was tasty.

When we were finished, Kathleen took Bob and me home.  The other guests almost came to the house for a brief visit, but they changed their plans.  (Amy is still finishing First Grade.)  Bob and I relaxed for the rest of the evening.  The climax was the Peanut Butter Silk pie slices that we took home, so we could enjoy our ice cream. 

Kathleen's birthday was an event to remember.        

Monday, June 2, 2014

The Pilgrimage

After leaving Horseshoe Casino, Bob and I did our annual trip to where most of my brother Dan's ashes were scattered.  This led us to Chippewa Creek in Brecksville.  After saying a few words and tying in the death of my Godfather Frank Page of Honey Hut fame who died almost two weeks ago, we headed to Marc's to take care of business before we took the first of two buses towards home.  By the way, we walked by a Honey Hut on the way to the Pilgrimage, but we didn't visit because dinner was coming soon, and we are going to our local branch tomorrow as part of Kathleen's Birthday Celebration.

Before we came home, we visited the Wendy's on Broadview Road in Parma to enjoy a simple dinner of Singles, Baked Potatoes, and Cokes.  Bob had a Junior Chocolate Frosty because I had purchased a key chain that gives free Junior Frosties with a purchase.  The food was fine, though they held the onion instead of the lettuce on Bob's burger.  Thankfully, I gave Bob my onion.  He reciprocated with lettuce.

After dinner, we took the bus home and spent the rest of the evening relaxing.

Tomorrow will be another family filled event.  


IF I Cleaned Out Horseshoe Casino, the Free Mop May Have Been Useful.

Today,

My brother Bob and I joined our sisters Kathleen and Patty, our brother Joe, and our Aunt Rita at Horseshoe Casino in Downtown Cleveland.  Bob and I did some gambling, then we joined the Total Rewards Club.  It was free to join.  After our cards were processed, we were presented with mops.

We then went looking for Patty and Aunt Rita.  We found them and learned that Joe accompanied them. We also learned that Kathleen was also coming, but she was meeting us at the Buffet around 12:30 P.M.  When Joe came back from parking the car, (We came by bus!  Kathleen took the Rapid.) he also joined the Total Rewards Club.  Patty then took our mops to the car.  We will be getting ours back tomorrow.

We gambled for a little bit, then we headed for the buffet.  It had a variety of food "genres" such as American, Asian, Italian, Carving, Desserts, and Salads.  The food was okay, but the choices weren't exciting enough for me, and I didn't want to overdo it.  Just like at Foxwoods Casino in Connecticut, I did not finish my dessert.

After lunch, we gambled some more until we had enough.  I came home empty-handed while Bob came home with more than he started.  We then said our goodbyes, so we could catch a bus for our next adventure.