We went to check into the hotel where we stayed for both our honeymoon and first anniversary, the Townhouse Inn. We originally chose it because it was one of the few hotels in our town that has a room with a jacuzzi for a decent price, and since then it's just become tradition to stay each year. We forgot that their check in is at 3:00 PM instead of the more standard 2:00 PM, so the room unfortunately wasn't ready yet. We headed off to Hastings, which is probably my favorite store, to waste some time looking at books and movies. A guy I knew from middle school was playing an acoustic show live in the Cafe, but I'm not particularly a fan of his style of music so we didn't stay and watch.
Returning to the hotel we noticed a sign saying there would be renovations that might affect our stay. After checking with the desk they assured us the pool and sauna would still be available. This is a big deal for us, because bringing family over for swimming is part of our anniversary tradition. We got settled in and went out for a preliminary swim and hot tub stay as we had some time to spend. The hot tub felt great after all that walking earlier! We were pretty tired from all we had done already, so we took a short nap before getting ready for dinner.
We had planned on eating at the newly opened Macaroni Grill because we both were in the mood for some great pasta, but there was a very long wait and we hadn't got reservations, so we went off to Jaker's instead. Their soup and salad bar is something that we love to indulge in every now and again. They hand make their own croutons and cut them very thick, and have several amazing soups like the lobster bisque. Megan got the salad bar (and I picked off her plate every now and again!) and I chose the lobster linguine. There's just something awesome about mixing lobster with pasta, especially lighter Alfredo or wine based sauces. It can be good with a heavier tomato based sauce, but that takes a little more effort to pull off well. Jakers is one of the few places in town that offers Guiness on tap, which we both love. I had a Guiness and Megan had a Beltian white with a slice of orange, which we both shared with each other. Stuffed to the brim, we went back to the hotel and waited awhile to let our stomach's settle before bringing our guests over for swimming.
Megan was planning on making a rum cake for our gaming session this week, so we had a lot of extra Captain Morgan's Tatoo and Bacardi 151 around, which we took many shots of before and during hot tubbing. Yeah, yeah, the sign says not to drink and then get in the hot tub, but trust me on this one, it's one of the great pleasures in life. It was incredibly hot out, so moving between the relaxing hot tub and the chilly pool was a great time!
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