Rainy Day Bristow

Life Is Good At Old  Bust Head Brewery

Well, we both must be sleep deprived because I did not get up until 7:40 and it's now 8:50 and Evie is still sleeping. as is the rest of the family except for Drew and me.  It's overcast, the deck wet from an early morning shower and it looks like that kind of day.  It's 40º here, with a freeze and wind warning for the day. At the moment, it's hailing outside, turning the deck white with ice.

Yesterday was a day for most of us to relax, for Evie and me, a chance to recover from a week of living it up at Folly Beach and some long car rides.  After the girls left for schoo  Jill, Evie, and I decided to hit Trader Joe's,  a stop we always make here in Bristow, mostly to pick up some two buck chuck and other goodies, like our favorite cheeses.  So I ended up with a couple cases of wine, not being able to pass up some of the 'deals' on their wines.  Our tastes our so pedestrian that we really like both the shiraz and sauvignon blanc.  I guess we are wine snobs in reverse.  By the time we were finished driving there and back, it was lunch time, so we skipped, thank goodness, a stop at Target and came home to eat lunch.

While we were gone, Drew made a dent in the 50 bags of mulch, spreading it around the  front yard beds.  So, we all ate lunch together, talked about what we might do with the rest of our day but decided to be spontaneous, plan on going out for dinner and that's it.  I took a delicious nap, woke up energized, and went out with Drew, and together, we finished spreading the rest of the mulch.  Inside, a local couple, friends of Jill and Drew's, painted and were now reinstalling the kitchen cabinets, a creamy white, making their kitchen look like something out of a food show.  The light color really makes the room look spacious and light.  When they finished, we were done with the mulch, so the four of us decided to go to Drew's favorite pub, The Old  Bust Head Brewery, one of numerous buildings on the abandoned Vint Hill Army Base.  We have been there a couple of times before; it's a great indoor and outdoor micro brewery, lots of choices and it had the Masters on the TV.  Lots of people enjoying the afternoon.  We brought along, guacamole, salsa and Tostitos and we limited ourselves to one pint a piece because we knew we were going out for dinner.

Jilly Bean, Our Youngest, Enjoying A Night Out

We were back in time to watch the end of the Masters and get cleaned up before heading off to Gateway, a vast conglomeration of stores, restaurants, and fast food joints.  We went to B. J's  Brew House, a chain, and it was really hopping.  It's a huge bar/restaurant, packed with people, lots waiting for tables, with TV's on around the bar.  We fortunately were able to get a table for four, not having to wait for the restaurant tables.  We ordered their craft beers, and all our meals were great.  Drew's perhaps the most popular, a jambalaya,  and Jill had a salad with seared tuna.  I had a burger, Evie a salad, as we enjoyed the early evening.  The girls, by the way stayed home, as Hayden had a friend over, and Halle decided to stay and have pizza and wings with them.

We were home around 8:00 and all of us settled down to watch the previous nights American Idol.  It was the last show after 15 seasons so if you had been a fan, you were able to see many of the past winners.  It was fun to watch, to see what some of the winners looked like after 10 or 15 years.

Not sure what today will bring because of the weather.  Drew leaves for the Ukraine today around 6:00, for ten days, and Halle has her second volleyball game this afternoon at 3:00.  It should be fun to see her play.