a night on the town in Marietta, Georgia. Jenny, my little sister, joined us for a night in Hotlanta (well actually Marietta) on her way to spend some well deserved time off from work and real life responsibilities with her friends in south Georgia.
The evening started with dinner at one of our favorite Italian restuarants (just exactly HOW many favorites can we have?) Scalini's. Think Olive Garden, but much, much better. They also have bottomless bowls of garlic rolls that are literally swimming in a pool of real butter and minced garlic. Mmmmm....... Only problem with that is, you'll be tasting garlic for awhile, but if you're like us - you'll consider it a necessary sacrifice. Jenny had chicken parmesian, Robert - veal marsala, and me, mussels. The photo ops also began at Scanlini's and continued on into the night with Jenny and I playing dueling cameras.
Next stop, Marietta Square. When we arrived, the Square was hoppin' with a 'Concert on the Green.' Don't know who was playin', but they were makin' a hit with the crowd. We proceeded to our favorite neighborhood pub, Crystal's. The patrons are mostly our age, which didn't really dawn on me until Jenny remarked that she was the only one under 30 in the place. My guess is that she was the only one under 35 for at least 45 minutes. The band, Hound Dog, was pretty good, playing mostly 70's folk rock. Not really sure how many of the songs Jenny had heard before, but we knew all of the words. (Repeat after me, we are not old - just more experienced and wise than some!) At one point, the lead guitarist was asking the crowd to join in on the chorus of, "Take a load off Manny." We all joined in and he said we sounded like the "Marietta Tabernacle Choir!" After the first set concluded, we decided to leave and walk around the Square a bit for some additional photo ops.
As we walked down the street, a group of early twenty somethings' were sitting outside the ice cream parlor (which by the way was closed, darn!) discussing the local rubber stamp store. I can't tell you how funny it is to hear a young man talk about bunny rabbit and butterfly stamps! We head home to download pix and chat a bit.
This morning Robert had to work early, so Jenny & I slept in. I made belgain waffles with real whipped cream for breakfast. Jenny added some additional chocolate and strawberry toppings to have a virtual sundae waffle. It was a good visit, catching up with Jenny - we ought to do this more often.
Sheri
The evening started with dinner at one of our favorite Italian restuarants (just exactly HOW many favorites can we have?) Scalini's. Think Olive Garden, but much, much better. They also have bottomless bowls of garlic rolls that are literally swimming in a pool of real butter and minced garlic. Mmmmm....... Only problem with that is, you'll be tasting garlic for awhile, but if you're like us - you'll consider it a necessary sacrifice. Jenny had chicken parmesian, Robert - veal marsala, and me, mussels. The photo ops also began at Scanlini's and continued on into the night with Jenny and I playing dueling cameras.
Next stop, Marietta Square. When we arrived, the Square was hoppin' with a 'Concert on the Green.' Don't know who was playin', but they were makin' a hit with the crowd. We proceeded to our favorite neighborhood pub, Crystal's. The patrons are mostly our age, which didn't really dawn on me until Jenny remarked that she was the only one under 30 in the place. My guess is that she was the only one under 35 for at least 45 minutes. The band, Hound Dog, was pretty good, playing mostly 70's folk rock. Not really sure how many of the songs Jenny had heard before, but we knew all of the words. (Repeat after me, we are not old - just more experienced and wise than some!) At one point, the lead guitarist was asking the crowd to join in on the chorus of, "Take a load off Manny." We all joined in and he said we sounded like the "Marietta Tabernacle Choir!" After the first set concluded, we decided to leave and walk around the Square a bit for some additional photo ops.
As we walked down the street, a group of early twenty somethings' were sitting outside the ice cream parlor (which by the way was closed, darn!) discussing the local rubber stamp store. I can't tell you how funny it is to hear a young man talk about bunny rabbit and butterfly stamps! We head home to download pix and chat a bit.
This morning Robert had to work early, so Jenny & I slept in. I made belgain waffles with real whipped cream for breakfast. Jenny added some additional chocolate and strawberry toppings to have a virtual sundae waffle. It was a good visit, catching up with Jenny - we ought to do this more often.
Sheri
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had a great time, sis! I had a CRAZY weekend, and I'm SO GLAD I got to hang out with you guys. Thanks for everything. LOVE YOU.
Jen
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