DDD: Garlic Burger, Wildflowers and Wizards

On Pioneer Day, Tracie, Angel, Amy and I decided to check out a local dive/bar, the Cotton Bottom.

When we arrived around 12:30, the tables on the patio were already packed with patrons and had to go inside to find a table. The bar is run down and dark, but clean enough as far as I can tell. The bartender came over to serve us and we told him that we were there for what makes them famous. "Four garlic cheeseburgers coming up! Anything to drink?" Our Cokes came in red plastic cups and as far as I can tell, free refills.

The presentation was simple, just the burger, a bag of chips and a pepper. It wasn't too garlic-y (which I am grateful for) and the burger is on what looks like a nice soft french bread. It was delicious! The burger was large enough that I should have stopped at eating just half of it, but it was so good I didn't want to waste it.

After that big of a meal, we had to somehow work off the calories, so we went for a little nature walk at the nearby Albion Basin.

Due to the large amount of snow we got this year, I think we might have been a little early for the flowers, but the few we saw were pretty.

As I just got done listening to "A Room With A View", this is my impersonation of Miss Honeychurch ... without the white linen dress or the field of violets, but good enough to remind me of the novel.

Although the skies were overcast, it was plenty hot and we finished the day by cooling off with a frogurt (frozen yogurt) and into a movie theater and saw the last installment of the Harry Potter movie franchise.

A good day's outing with good friends, good food, some exercise and a little bit of nature and some good entertainment.

Aqua Zumba

In our attempt to be more active and have a buddy to be accountable to, Julie and I went to an aqua zumba class at the local community rec center. The class KICKED BUTTS!

I wasn’t thrilled about having to get into a bathing suit, but there were 59 people in attendance in all shapes, sizes and activity level and that made me feel a ton better. The music was loud, the water cool, the muscles worked … It was a lot of fun and I came home sore, but feeling good. I’m looking forward to making this a regular routine. Anyone want to join us?

HoJo Concert

Yeah, I know ... I'm stuck in the 80s. Went to a concert tonight featuring Howard Jones (aka "HoJo") with my friend, Dave. HoJo performed songs from his "Human's Lib" and "Dream Into Action" albums. Still a great voice and performer. It was as sold out concert and the fullest I've seen the amphitheater. The local chapter of the HoJo fan club was definitely there. I had to smile hearing the people around me sing along. I thought I knew most of his songs from listening to his greatest hits album, but I think I may have listen to the songs on the two albums performed. We felt a couple of raindrops, but never amounted to anything. Great evening, good concert.