Bone Fish

I slept poorly after probably a little too much beer the night before. Yet despite my Friday night antics, I woke without a hangover, albeit a bit on the tired side. It was already nearing 9am when I headed downstairs and started some coffee. After starting coffee I completed my sit-ups and push-ups with some PC time sandwiched in between. I had oodles of alone time with Mindy doing one of her infamous Saturday morning sleep-ins. I don’t think she was up before 1030am. When she finally came downstairs she was sporting some serious bed head. She looked like Cindy Lou Who. After wisely leaving our car at Barley’s, we needed a plan to fetch it sometime during the day. Before any of that, however, I wanted/needed to complete my daily run. Mindy advised that she intended to do some shopping during the afternoon. I left for my run no earlier than 11am and ran four miles. It was pretty mild – about 43 degrees. The run went really well. It must’ve been around 1pm when I drove Mindy to Barley’s to pick-up the Honda. She decided to go inside and say hello before heading off shopping. I headed back home. Not 100% sure what I’d do with myself, I eventually settled on a few miscellaneous chores. For one, I tidied up the garage by putting the coolers back on the shelf and hanging up a garden hose that had been lying on the floor most of the winter. That aside, I spent most of my time playing around with my iTouch and PC trying to move my AVI movie files into iTunes. I eventually learned that the deed was impossible. I’ll need to convert them to MP4 files first. I also bought my first album from iTunes – Krokus – a late 70’s big hair band. A lot of my digital music collection is poorly labeled and consequently poorly organized. I could spend a good weekend on that alone. I also moved about 12 CD’s from my personal collection into iTunes. I must have about 150 CDs that I’ll eventually need to add. I didn’t pay too close attention to the time, but I’m guessing that Mindy got home around 4pm. She asked my thoughts on dining out – Bone Fish was her choice. Truth be told, I didn’t really feel like dining out, but I also didn’t want to rain on her happiness. Sure honey, that sounds terrific! We tentatively planned an early dinner and then possibly a movie back at home. I hoped to finally watch Inglorious Basterds. We left for the Bone Fish near 600pm. The lot was packed to the hilt, so I dropped Mindy and went and parked the Honda. Inside she placed our name and ordered herself a wine and me a beer. She claimed the wait would be 45 minutes. I wasn’t real excited about the wait, the beer selection, or the stuffy crowd. We finally settled into a couple of bar stools. I watched the NFL network whirling on their barside flat panels. The couple sitting next to us were Minneapolis transplants, the wife a longtime Viking fan. She sounded very excited about Sunday’s championship game. Hey, so was I. Our wait lasted nearly 1.5 hours, according to Mindy. I was getting sleepy and fading fast. I had all but lost my appetite when our table was finally ready. And even then, that wasn't until Mindy went back to the reservation desk to inquire for the second time. The slow service didn't stop there. Our server was a little slow too. But I must say, we ordered some bacon wrapped scallops for an appetizer, and they were excruciatingly delicious. They brought some freshly baked bread as well. It was equally pleasing. For our entrees', Mindy ordered their Chilean sea bass, while I went with a 6oz sirloin and shrimp special. The shrimp were gargantuous, and very tasty. Mindy loved her sea bass, too. The food was exceptional, the service, however, lacked expediency. We left for home around 825pm. I got the check. I thought we might watch that DVD but Mindy insisted on going directly to bed. I did manage to concoct and drink a rum, fresca, and grapefruit juice before heading up. We were asleep quite early for a Saturday.