Great family weekend!Had a great weekend, full of family events. Friday night was Mike's birthday dinner at Macaroni Grill at Hillsdale. Great place and great food! Even daddy Mike got a little drunk towards the end of the night. Seemed like all the people there were either married, engaged, or just had a baby. I guess it's about that time in our lives.
Saturday my family and Alan went up to Cache Creek for Kitchie's Valentine birthday! We stayed Saturday night, it was a pretty nice hotel room ... reminded me of the Heavenly beds at the Westin. Also a nice big tub in the bathroom and robes in the closet.
But the most exciting part of the weekend was that I finally played slots and won! I didn't just win pocket change though...I won $486! And at dime slots! I was so excited... the counter just kept on going and going, and as people started to crowd around me, I realized that I won a lot. I didn't really know until I finally read the machine and calculated how much. I was down to 10 coins ($1!), and it had to count all the way up to 4870, so I was sitting there for quite a while... :)
Valentine's Day with the hubbyWe went to TGIFriday's for Valentine's Day, and it's good I called ahead to ask how long was the wait. I didn't know you could call in and put your name down, did you? So I did that, and Alan met me there straight from work. I got there and I was 2nd next in line! Alan had the yummy Jack Tower and I had the 3-course meal deal with Mozarella Sticks, Jack BBQ Chicken, and the Vanilla Bean Cheesecake... mmmm.
Alan surprised me with this HUGE valentine's balloon bouquet and a dozen roses, and a cute card that reminds us of us. :) Thanks bubba!
Food while waiting in line?I've seen this twice this weekend, at Macaroni Grill and at TGIF, but while you're waiting in line, a waiter has a plate of sample appetizers and passes them out to you. I've never seen this until recently. I guess it keeps people from leaving to find another restaurant with a shorter line.