Reds, Receptions, & Rides!

Shando is a bit under the weather today, but I am trying to push through to write you all an amazing blog. I have been quite the busy little bee lately and no time has come up for me to write a new blog.

I will start with Friday. I went into work early because I needed to leave early to look at another reception place. Once again it was a dud. It was just one big gym that smelt like a gym and stale smoke. There was also a big puddle on the floor from what I am guessing was a roof leak; we had a lot of rain the night before. There are no pictures of this place as it was so dark inside you wouldn't have been able to make anything out.

After the disastrous reception hall Ando, ED and I went to Marribelle's for some grub before the Reds game. ED and I had our own tickets and Ando was going with Teed, Mo and Jenster. Marribelle's was good food, but ED's chicken wasn't cooked all the way through. She sent it back and of course there was no charge for her sandwich.

We headed to the Reds game, which was apron give away night, but were too late to procure one. Thank goodness, I don't need more crap sitting around my house. Ando met up with Teed, Mo and Jenster to get his ticket into the game and ED and I went into the ballpark to find our seats. We weren't sitting near each other and the game was crowded, they were playing the Indians, so I really didn't get to see the rest of the gang that night. It was a fun game though and the Reds won!! The bad part came when we tried to get out of the garage. My car just sat in line for 20 minutes before we finally started moving. It's worth paying $1 to park further up town than to get a free parking pass by the stadium. I thought we would never get to leave that parking lot.

Saturday was a whirlwind of reception hall shopping. We, and by we I mean me, Ando, my sis and parents, were going to look at 5 reception halls on Saturday. I came to the conclusion that a reception hall is a reception hall and I don't like them. They are way too stuffy and formal which is not what Ando and I want. I think I may go into the business of renting out a space that mixes indoor with outdoor in a woodsy setting that isn't too expensive. I would make a killing because that doesn't exist here. We still have no idea what we are going to do about the reception, but I am guessing we are just going to have to pick something that we aren't in love with and go with it.

When we were finished looking at all of the halls I decided to treat myself to some Putz's. I didn't have it all last season and I really needed something to take the edge off. I just got a small twist cone with rainbow sprinkles. It was oh so good and just what I needed after a long day, even though it was only half over.

Ando and I finally made it home and then proceeded to leave again to buy some bikes. We have been talking about buying bikes for a couple of weeks now so this was our opportunity to make it happen. Ando wanted to get a bike to try and ride to work a couple of times a week. He thought about buying a scooter, but thought he should first try the bike. We went to Campus Cyclery in Clifton to test out some bikes and eventually buy them. I hadn't ridden a bike in ages and was nervous to take it out for a test spin, but it really is true what they say, "it's like riding a bike". It all came back to me and I was fine. I have never had my own bike so this is exciting for me. I just hope Ando and I stick with our promise to go for a bike ride together once a week.

That evening Ando and I rode our bikes to Jenster's house for a grill out. The ride up is literally up, one big hill, but it is a short ride. We just hung out on the deck, drank some beers and ate some burgers and sausages. Teed brought over the cake he bought for Molly's birthday for all of us to share in, but no one wanted any. Teed bought a kosher cake on accident and kosher cakes do not taste like regular cakes. We all thought it would be fine, but it really wasn't good. The bike ride home was much easier, all downhill. The first test with the bikes on the road turned out well.

This post is getting a bit long so I will end it here, but stay tuned for Sunday. It was another fun filled day, even though it was when I started getting sick.