Day five found us once again basking in sunshine…amazing. The original weather forecast threatened rain every day, yet here we were in 82 degree weather with little humidity…a little piece of heaven.
We all headed on the hike to the Great Dane Brew Pub where we had about a bazillion beers from which to choose. Kurt, Tom and I got into a good habit of each buying a different type of beer so we could do the taste testing. Once again, the hops were “ick” and the wheats were the winners. We shared a nice lunch of calamari and Caesar salad.
After a filling lunch, we went back to the hotel and there we divvied up to head to the Capitol City Brewery. It was a great little microbrewery with an equally great guide. We sampled three different types of beers they brewed. All were excellent, but of course, I favored the malty darks. I just don’t get tired of them even if I really tired of beer in general.
Once we arrived back at the hotel, we had some free time before the evening concert on the lawn of the capitol. Tom and I took off down State Street in search of a Laundromat…it was time to get that chore out of the way. After an hour of watching the clothes dry, we started back up the street to be ready for the evening dinner.
Kurt took the opportunity to “disappear” a bit into the college population and had a ball checking out cd stores, tea shops, and Indian and sushi places. I think he was having a bit of B-town withdrawal…can’t blame him. Tom and I had a need for a good ice cream cone, so we wandered back to a shop we’d found earlier and then sat on a bench on State Street and watched the world go by. Wow at all the different types of humanity we’ve spawned over the centuries…someone for everyone surely.
The little concern on the lawn at the capitol turned out to be about 5 thousand people pouring into the square. Not being crowd people, Tom and I were happy to figure out that we could sit on the edge of perimeter and people watch and then head up to our 8th floor suite, open the window, and hear the concert clearly—perfect!
After the concert ended, we headed back to the party room for our last evening together. Earlier Tom and I found the infamous macaroni and cheese pizza and bought a couple of pieces. Kurt called dibs and was looking forward to a lovely breakfast the next morning of this concoction…awww the college-aged J. We were more than happy to partake of chocolate martinis graciously offered by Georgia. (I always owe a debt of gratitude since it was Georgia who introduced me to my first chocolate martini…I’ve been a big fan ever since.)
During the evening, we laughed, told stories, and made some loosely constructed plans for possible meet-ups in the next few years. What a delightful bunch of people. And even though I DID wear a t-shirt that said, “I should’ve checked a bit deeper into my husband’s family”, I believe I’ve been fortunate to no end. ttyl
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