I Love Meetings in Emporia
Posted on June 23, 2013 by Ching under Food and Drink.
I love meetings in Emporia because it usually means lunch at Bobby D’s and a trip to the Sweet Granada. Here are some pictures I took at lunch.
Can you guess which plate is mine?
I can give you a hint. I didn’t order a salad. I’m pretty sure it’s good because I’ve yet to try anything at Bobby D’s that I didn’t like, but I know better than to order salad at a BBQ joint.
I got the chicken fried steak. It was delicious. The breading was loaded with flavor. Actually, my whole meal was delicious. I didn’t even need to salt anything.
I will need to take Brian to this place so he can try it out for himself. I just know that he will love it.
Before heading back to Wichita we stopped by my favorite place in all of Emporia: the Sweet Granada. It had been over a year since my last visit. Since I only get to go about once every year or so, I always have to indulge.
I didn’t indulge as much as Darcy though. She bought about $50 worth.
I spent about $35, but I was sharing with Brian.
I surprised him with the chocolates after work that day. I got a couple of the chocolate and caramel covered pretzels — one for each of us.
I also got a few of their delicious truffles.
Finally I got a dogwood bark. I had it the other day. It was very good. I’m going to have to get more of those on my next trip (which is probably a year from now). LOL.
I wish we had more meetings in Emporia. 😉
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Miller’s Meadow
Posted on June 22, 2013 by Ching under Things to Do.
I had no idea that we lived by an amazing bike trail until recently. We’ve lived here almost a year now and didn’t know about Miller’s Meadow until Isaac mentioned it to me the other day. He and his wife biked the trail last weekend.
Granted, Brian and I are not as adventurous as these two, but we can’t let an amazing bike trail that’s practically in our backyard go to waste.
The discovery of this bike trail has inspired us to dust off our old bikes. And by old, I really mean old. I think our bikes are almost 20 years old. I had mine in high school and Brian’s is my dad’s old bike that was purchased around the same time. LOL. We probably need new bikes, but we need to do some biking first and see if we really like it before we invest.
The plan is to buy helmets first. Then do some pavement biking before we tackle an actual mountain bike trail. Miller’s Meadow didn’t look like it was ideal for a couple of people who hadn’t biked in several years. The last thing I need is for either of us to get injured. We don’t want that.
Oh, yeah. I skipped a step. Get life insurance for Brian. Then buy helmets. Then do some biking. We’ll keep you posted on how this goes. Check back!
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Bebot Takes a Bath
Posted on June 19, 2013 by Ching under Babies.
We found this carwash kit at Sam’s Club on Sunday and it inspired us to give Bebot a much-needed bath. I think it’s been over a year since his last carwash. LOL.
Brian and I agreed that, though we wanted a West-facing house so that the deck and yard are shady in the afternoon, having an East-facing house is actually convenient for washing the car because our driveway is in the shade every afternoon.
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My Mom Cracks Me Up
Posted on June 18, 2013 by Ching under Family.
Mom went to brunch the other day with an XS sticker still on her top. She had no idea it was there. I didn’t notice it until after brunch. LOL.
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Father’s Day Brunch at Granite City
Posted on June 18, 2013 by Ching under Family, Food and Drink.
Here are some pictures from our Father’s Day brunch at Granite City.
Grandma and David
My Eggs Benedict with Roasted Red Pepper Sauce
Bloody Mary and Mimosa
The Dessert Tray
Granite City capitalized on Father’s Day by charging $2 more for their regular Sunday brunch which is usually $16.95 (had no idea it was that much). It would have been cheaper to go to Legends. LOL. Even Hereford House only charged $17.95 for their Sunday brunch on Father’s Day. We’ll know for next time.
Other than the price, the food was pretty good. Granite City offered several options, including salmon (which was good, but not as good as Newport Grill’s salmon). The only thing I missed was rice. I guess I could have gotten rice if I had some of their jambalaya, but mom said it was spicy. I enjoyed what I had though. And we had wonderful company.
The dad’s seemed to like their presents. We got Star Trek: Original Motion Picture Collection (Star Trek I, II, III, IV, V, VI + The Captain’s Summit Bonus Disc) [Blu-ray]
For Brunch next year, Brian and I decided that we can save money by serving brunch at our house instead of going out to eat. We just have to remember not to throw a party the night before so the house isn’t a mess. LOL.
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