It was Friday, my favorite day of the week. I was up late (555am) after trying to steal a few extra winks. I didn’t stress out, however. I knew that I could manage my time and get back on schedule without having to dramatically alter my routine.
Exercise wasn’t as easy as it normally is, but I got through it just fine. I was outside with Frankie around 610am when I heard a nearby explosion. The power went out simultaneously. Must’ve been a transformer. Lucky for me, the coffee was already finished brewing. Because of that, my morning wasn’t altered much at all by the loss of power, at least for the time being. I proceeded with my normal routine, including heading out for my run. The power was still out as I took off for my run.
Almost immediately I noticed most everyone else’s power was on. That could’ve been bad news. But I am happy to report that the power restored while I was out on my morning run. Almost like it never happened.
After toweling off the sweat after my run, I started my breakfast and packed a lunch. I made sure to pack my second chocolate bismarck from the Der Dutchman. I took Frankie out for romp # 2 just before the morning hand-off to Mindy.
Bella and Mindy joined me downstairs for coffee before I left for work. Mindy and the kids planned to run some Father’s Day errands, but not much else. I drove the BM’er to work for the third day in a row. It was sunny and warm and was supposed to remain that way throughout the entire day.
The work day was crazy busy, and to that end I worked without the benefit of a formal lunch break. Plus, I would be on-call over the weekend so I couldn’t get too comfy. I talked with Mindy at some point mid-afternoon. She was out picking up gift cards for both Kaileigh and my dad. Said we’d be having leftovers for dinner, but I suggested Dewey’s Pizza instead. She concurred. Dewey’s is a new New York-style dine-in pizza place in Grandview that also serves microbrews. Hearing lots of good things about it.
I left the office for home around 540pm and arrived about 20 minutes later. And after a brief greeting, I set-up my work laptop at the desk then took to the livingroom recliner for a quick nap. I didn’t sleep much at all, but close enough to decompress. Not sure the exact time, but Mindy & I both freshened up with me changing into shorts and t-shirt. We left for Dewey’s a couple minutes later.
I had talked about inviting Bob and Mary Ann when we talked earlier, but never got around to it. It's real close to their GV home. Mindy’s cell rang during our commute. It was Bob declining her invite. Apparently Mindy made the call. Maybe next time. Bella invited neighbor Makayla to join us.
We were told we had a 5-15 minute wait for a table. OK by me. I bellied up to the smallish bar and ordered a CBC IPA. Mindy ordered a glass of wine. The kids went to the large window separating the kitchen to watch the pizza makers put on a show. We had just started sipping our beers when we were asked to a table.
Jacob was excited to try their buffalo chicken pizza. Meanwhile, they had a number of suggested topping combinations named on their menu, but they also had an extensive list of ala carte ingredients for one to create their own pie - lots of familiar ingredients, but also a list of your not so run-of-the-mill toppings. We ended up getting two 17” pies. One, half pepperoni and half cheese. The other, their buffalo chicken offering, complete with celery and ranch dressing.
I ordered a second CBC IPA soon after our pizzas arrived. The buffalo chicken pizza was good, but after a second slice I couldn’t eat anymore. I moved on to the pepperoni. I ate four slices in total. Mindy got the check.
We opted for a stop at the Boulevard Carry-out on the way home. I wanted to see if they had the Great Lakes Monster DIPA or possibly even the new Southern Tier XXIPA. They had the Monster. I got a 4-pack. I picked up a 4-pack of Weyerbacher’s Hersey Stout for Mindy. Homeward.
We arrived home around 830 – 9pm and then headed down to the neighbors. Kenny showed me his day's work. He spent the entire day raising the elevation of the area just off his back deck that holds a lot of water (even more than ours), and then laid new sod. Used a laser to make sure it had the proper slope away from the deck.
We ended up hanging out for a couple of hours before calling it a night.
It was Friday, my favorite day of the week. I was up late (555am) after trying to steal a few extra winks. I didn’t stress out, however. I knew that I could manage my time and get back on schedule without having to dramatically alter my routine.
Exercise wasn’t as easy as it normally is, but I got through it just fine. I was outside with Frankie around 610am when I heard a nearby explosion. The power went out simultaneously. Must’ve been a transformer. Lucky for me, the coffee was already finished brewing. Because of that, my morning wasn’t altered much at all by the loss of power, at least for the time being. I proceeded with my normal routine, including heading out for my run. The power was still out as I took off for my run.
Almost immediately I noticed most everyone else’s power was on. That could’ve been bad news. But I am happy to report that the power restored while I was out on my morning run. Almost like it never happened.
After toweling off the sweat after my run, I started my breakfast and packed a lunch. I made sure to pack my second chocolate bismarck from the Der Dutchman. I took Frankie out for romp # 2 just before the morning hand-off to Mindy.
Bella and Mindy joined me downstairs for coffee before I left for work. Mindy and the kids planned to run some Father’s Day errands, but not much else. I drove the BM’er to work for the third day in a row. It was sunny and warm and was supposed to remain that way throughout the entire day.
The work day was crazy busy, and to that end I worked without the benefit of a formal lunch break. Plus, I would be on-call over the weekend so I couldn’t get too comfy. I talked with Mindy at some point mid-afternoon. She was out picking up gift cards for both Kaileigh and my dad. Said we’d be having leftovers for dinner, but I suggested Dewey’s Pizza instead. She concurred. Dewey’s is a new New York-style dine-in pizza place in Grandview that also serves microbrews. Hearing lots of good things about it.
I left the office for home around 540pm and arrived about 20 minutes later. And after a brief greeting, I set-up my work laptop at the desk then took to the livingroom recliner for a quick nap. I didn’t sleep much at all, but close enough to decompress. Not sure the exact time, but Mindy & I both freshened up with me changing into shorts and t-shirt. We left for Dewey’s a couple minutes later.
I had talked about inviting Bob and Mary Ann when we talked earlier, but never got around to it. It's real close to their GV home. Mindy’s cell rang during our commute. It was Bob declining her invite. Apparently Mindy made the call. Maybe next time. Bella invited neighbor Makayla to join us.
We were told we had a 5-15 minute wait for a table. OK by me. I bellied up to the smallish bar and ordered a CBC IPA. Mindy ordered a glass of wine. The kids went to the large window separating the kitchen to watch the pizza makers put on a show. We had just started sipping our beers when we were asked to a table.
Jacob was excited to try their buffalo chicken pizza. Meanwhile, they had a number of suggested topping combinations named on their menu, but they also had an extensive list of ala carte ingredients for one to create their own pie - lots of familiar ingredients, but also a list of your not so run-of-the-mill toppings. We ended up getting two 17” pies. One, half pepperoni and half cheese. The other, their buffalo chicken offering, complete with celery and ranch dressing.
I ordered a second CBC IPA soon after our pizzas arrived. The buffalo chicken pizza was good, but after a second slice I couldn’t eat anymore. I moved on to the pepperoni. I ate four slices in total. Mindy got the check.
We opted for a stop at the Boulevard Carry-out on the way home. I wanted to see if they had the Great Lakes Monster DIPA or possibly even the new Southern Tier XXIPA. They had the Monster. I got a 4-pack. I picked up a 4-pack of Weyerbacher’s Hersey Stout for Mindy. Homeward.
We arrived home around 830 – 9pm and then headed down to the neighbors. Kenny showed me his day's work. He spent the entire day raising the elevation of the area just off his back deck that holds a lot of water (even more than ours), and then laid new sod. Used a laser to make sure it had the proper slope away from the deck.
We ended up hanging out for a couple of hours before calling it a night.
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