When You Don't Have Plans.*

Due to some last minute cancellations, Jason and I had the whole Saturday to ourselves. It was rainy and cold and the perfect day for us to check out the Ghengis Khan exhibit at the museum that we have been meaning to go see.

^Waiting in line to get into the parking garage.

Though a bit crowded (I'm guessing with the bad weather, everyone had the same idea we had) it was interesting and educational. Afterwards, we headed out to go eat because well, there is nothing like looking at mummified Mongolians and watching a film reenacting warriors drinking their own horses blood for nourishment to build up an appetite. Haha. We were in the mood for seafood and couldn't resist the charm of this place:

We got to try oysters rockefeller for the first time and definitely weren't dissappointed! Two thumbs up!

Then we proceeded to have a sword fight with our blood mary plastic olive swords because, well that is what you do when you are old and married and matured, you play with your food.

Not wanting the evening to end just yet, we talked about where we should go next. Ryan had called me a few days before and mentioned that there was a blues/rock band playing at his bar that night. I hadn't seen him in several months and he has been begging us to meet up and see the new renovations he has done and let me drink on a free tab all night. I don't argue with things like that. We paid for our meal and headed over to his bar. It looked so good! The bar was quite seedy before he bought it which gave it it's character but he has definitely cleaned it up a little while still maintaining it's seedy charm.

^He is the leeetle bitty guy behind the bar.


^You can kind of see Jason by that pole.
Yes, that is a Wii on the big screen on the left. I was in heaven.

We had the entire place to ourselves for several hours before people starting filing in to see the bands that night. I fed money right out of the cash register into the touch screen game and the jukebox (One of the perks of being the bar owners little sister! Haha) and caught up with Ryan on the past few months.

It was so very good to see him.

We hugged and said our goodbyes and headed home. Sometimes, the fly-by-the-seat-of-your-britches days are the best days of all.

*EDIT* Jason reminded me I left off one of the best parts. We couldn't show up to see my brother without bringing a bar-warming gift so we snagged this to give to him:

Can't see it, how about a close up?

"Feeds 5000 with 5 loaves and 2 fish!" "Turns water into wine!" "Glow-in-the-dark-hands!" Wait, WHAT?