Ohio, cont'd.

The next morning, Steve and I went to King's Gym in Solon to work out. Then Steve, Dan, Karen, and I went to Miles' Market to get food for Christmas.

Dan's usual spot:

That night we went to Alfredo's for dinner with Tommy and Emily. Steve, Karen, and I tried some of the seasonal cocktails:

Steve and Tommy:

Emily and I after a few too many cocktails:

The next day we met Phyllis and Frank and Phyllis' longtime friend, Rick, for breakfast at Yours Truly. After breakfast, we went and learned how to use a present they got us. The...

We went to the Vitamix store and they made us a smoothie, some peanut butter, and some dessert. It was all very good and very informative. I am super excited to try this thing out!

Since we clearly hadn't been meeting our calorie goals for the day, we went for lunch with a friend of Phyllis' at Hudson's, in Hudson, Ohio. It is a really cute town.

My turkey sandwich was terrific, but these were the worst sweet potato fries I've ever had. How does someone mess those up? They're naturally perfect. It was a sad day.

After lunch, Steve and Frank went shooting while Phyllis and I went shopping.

Revy, again, made himself at home.

Maggie is pretty used to him by now.

We ended the night with dinner at The Rusty Bucket, a sportsbar that Dan frequents for Cavs/Browns/Indians games. I tried the Great Lakes seasonal Christmas ale and fell in love... It comes with a sugared rim!