Fun-o-rama!
Last night, as I was finishing what I'd been writing about Penzey's, Bryan (the groom), Krista (the bride), and Brad (her brother) came by to invite us to join them at Dave and Buster's. I like D&B a lot more than GameWorks, which is Tampa's lame excuse for a grownups' arcade. I had mentioned going there while we were at Al's Pizza in Riverside, blocks away from the wedding site.
So Jodi and I drove -- it was about a quarter mile, but chilly with 20-30mph wind -- and we got there at the same time as the pedestrians. Brad used to be a manager at this store, so he was greeted by the guys at the door, who let us in without a cover. He even got Jodi a game card (and I bought one for myself).
They mostly played classic games; I played a trivia game that could have up to six players competing. Alone, you can get about 20 prize tickets for the game. With six players, the player with the most correct answers (and, as a tiebreaker, the least total time elapsed) can win up to 190 tickets.
Even though Jodi and I took a break for a drink and a snack at the restaurant area, I still quickly and easily racked up enough tickets to win her a Care Bears plush. Appropriately enough (it was after midnight), it was the beshamrocked Lucky Bear. (Shut up, Firefox, I know beshamrocked isn't in your spelling dictionary.) I've had no luck convincing this laptop to recognize the camera, so I might not be able to post photos for a few days. But there's a cute photo of Jodi and her new stuffed animal, and you'll get to see it eventually.
This morning we gathered at the house my aunt Linda (mother of the bride) bought when it was a foreclosed-upon crack house and improved the hell out of. We had brunch, featuring a chocolate fountain, champagne punch, homemade egg-a-mooby-biscuits, etc. (Linda runs a cafe in Riverside and has also had a catering business--thus the chocolate fountain--so she was happy to be the brunch walla.) They weren't asking for gifts, but they happily accepted a few. They were excited about Penzey's and would have gone for themselves if they'd had time. Oh, and by the way, since Linda's cafe is in another part of town, she's selling the house brunch was in.
This afternoon I fetched some lunch for Jodi from Dave and Buster's and walked over there with my aunt Susan. I showed her a few of my favorites, and we shot up some aliens together while we waited for Jodi's food. When Jodi called to see what was taking me so long, Susan answered my phone "Hello, Dave and Buster's", which got a laugh. Jodi is now napping, and while I'd like to be out at D&B for the next half-hour or so, I accepted "how about you stay here and Internet for a while" as a compromise. I'm sure I'll be back there tonight after the reception anyway.
I really wish the camera would connect to the laptop. There are some wonderful shots in there.
So Jodi and I drove -- it was about a quarter mile, but chilly with 20-30mph wind -- and we got there at the same time as the pedestrians. Brad used to be a manager at this store, so he was greeted by the guys at the door, who let us in without a cover. He even got Jodi a game card (and I bought one for myself).
They mostly played classic games; I played a trivia game that could have up to six players competing. Alone, you can get about 20 prize tickets for the game. With six players, the player with the most correct answers (and, as a tiebreaker, the least total time elapsed) can win up to 190 tickets.
Even though Jodi and I took a break for a drink and a snack at the restaurant area, I still quickly and easily racked up enough tickets to win her a Care Bears plush. Appropriately enough (it was after midnight), it was the beshamrocked Lucky Bear. (Shut up, Firefox, I know beshamrocked isn't in your spelling dictionary.) I've had no luck convincing this laptop to recognize the camera, so I might not be able to post photos for a few days. But there's a cute photo of Jodi and her new stuffed animal, and you'll get to see it eventually.
This morning we gathered at the house my aunt Linda (mother of the bride) bought when it was a foreclosed-upon crack house and improved the hell out of. We had brunch, featuring a chocolate fountain, champagne punch, homemade egg-a-mooby-biscuits, etc. (Linda runs a cafe in Riverside and has also had a catering business--thus the chocolate fountain--so she was happy to be the brunch walla.) They weren't asking for gifts, but they happily accepted a few. They were excited about Penzey's and would have gone for themselves if they'd had time. Oh, and by the way, since Linda's cafe is in another part of town, she's selling the house brunch was in.
This afternoon I fetched some lunch for Jodi from Dave and Buster's and walked over there with my aunt Susan. I showed her a few of my favorites, and we shot up some aliens together while we waited for Jodi's food. When Jodi called to see what was taking me so long, Susan answered my phone "Hello, Dave and Buster's", which got a laugh. Jodi is now napping, and while I'd like to be out at D&B for the next half-hour or so, I accepted "how about you stay here and Internet for a while" as a compromise. I'm sure I'll be back there tonight after the reception anyway.
I really wish the camera would connect to the laptop. There are some wonderful shots in there.