The hubs surprised B and me by taking us to King Pinz in Leesburg Friday night. Wow. Not like any "bowling alley" I've ever been in. They were right in their description of an upscale lounge-like atmosphere. They take reservations! And you better make them if you want to bowl on a weekend. We were told they were all full up when we got there but she took our name just in case and we went to the bar to order dinner.
The bartendress who served us in our modern and roomy booth was very personable and attentive and was able to recommend good items on the menu. Her Cosmos were kick ass! I had 2 and 1/4 of them and had to lean on the hubs to walk to the car. After insisting to the hubs that I had to update my FB status, I went straight to bed. Since the economy took a turn for the worse, we have noticed lighter and lighter pours in drinks. Have any of you? Well, not at this place last Friday night.
While waiting for our food to cook, we walked around. They have arcade games to play but they don't take money. You put money on a card at a machine, similar to fare cards for the Metro. Each game is activated by swiping your card. You earn points for each game you play and your points total is kept on your card. When you leave, you can go to the prize counter to check your balance and either cash the points in on prizes or save them for another time. Just like the tickets at Chuck E. Cheese.
Anywho, we were almost done with our dinner when the hostess came over to us and said they had a cancellation and we could take our food and beverages up to a lane. They only have 12 lanes, another good reason to make reservations. I had never put my feet in new bowling shoes before! :o) Each lane has a couch facing a coffee table you share with a lane on one side of you and the waitress up there was also friendly and attentive. In the alley floor, there is a dotted line down the center of each lane and a squiggly lined pattern throughout the floor that lights up from the black lights in the ceiling. 3 jumbo tron TV screens span the alley wall over the pins and the music they played was great.
The lane we bowled in happened to be part of the "VIP Suite" that you can rent for private parties for a minimum of $500. They have curtains to close off the suite (lanes 9 - 12) during those private parties. There were 2 kids' birthday parties going when we 1st arrived, but neither were in the VIP Suite. They were done by the time we bowled.
It was a very fun night for all of us, but the cost of the whole evening (drinks, games, dinner, bowling) would make it a special occasion thing only for us.
Living on a prayer with love, laughter, faith and food.
Monday, July 12, 2010
Allergies
Over the last couple of months, we have been trying to identify some intolerances in this house to make all of us look and feel better. The hubs has had success removing a couple of things from his diet. By removing olive oil and gluten containing skin care and makeup products, I have eliminated most of my dietary and skin allergic reactions. No more welts and my cheekbones have reappeared - yeah! I did not realize I had facial swelling until it went down; I thought I had just gained weight in my face. Hello again, cheekbones. I missed you!
We brought almonds into the house last month. B is not allergic to tree nuts anymore, just peanuts. However, most tree nuts are processed in the same plants as peanuts so he could not eat them due to cross-contamination. Blue Diamond does not process peanuts nor share processing equipment with peanuts. It is so nice to be able to eat nuts! We have offered them to B and he knows they are there whenever he is ready, but he won't eat them; he says he is afraid. I don't buy it.
To further eliminate dietary issues that B and I have had for years, we are trying to go gluten-free. There is no celiac disease, thank goodness, so it is not a life or death issue. I can't believe how good I feel on the days when I don't eat any gluten and how fast gluten effects me if I do eat it. B is having to adjust to his body functioning differently without gluten, but he is doing well with that. However, he is starting to push back as we are cutting out more and more gluten containing foods. His response to the hubs and I telling him something has gluten in it is, "I don't care!" *sigh* Work in progress...
Different topic...I have to vent about something that bothered me during the end of the school year but I never got around to blogging about it then. I wish the cafeteria workers would not let your child buy snacks when there is no money in the lunch account. The balance is $0 for a reason - I don't want my son buying snacks and ice cream! I can understand if a child does not have a packed lunch and needs to buy and there is no money b/c the parent forgot. But when the acct is at a $0 balance and a child goes through the line to buy chips or ice cream, they need to be told "No" instead going overdrawn on the account and sending a message home that the account needs to be brought into the positive. ERRR! It takes a village people! 7 year olds are selfish by nature and no matter how many times I tell him he is not to buy anything w/o previous permission from the hubs or me, he's going to go for it sometimes. I feel better now that that is out.
We brought almonds into the house last month. B is not allergic to tree nuts anymore, just peanuts. However, most tree nuts are processed in the same plants as peanuts so he could not eat them due to cross-contamination. Blue Diamond does not process peanuts nor share processing equipment with peanuts. It is so nice to be able to eat nuts! We have offered them to B and he knows they are there whenever he is ready, but he won't eat them; he says he is afraid. I don't buy it.
To further eliminate dietary issues that B and I have had for years, we are trying to go gluten-free. There is no celiac disease, thank goodness, so it is not a life or death issue. I can't believe how good I feel on the days when I don't eat any gluten and how fast gluten effects me if I do eat it. B is having to adjust to his body functioning differently without gluten, but he is doing well with that. However, he is starting to push back as we are cutting out more and more gluten containing foods. His response to the hubs and I telling him something has gluten in it is, "I don't care!" *sigh* Work in progress...
Different topic...I have to vent about something that bothered me during the end of the school year but I never got around to blogging about it then. I wish the cafeteria workers would not let your child buy snacks when there is no money in the lunch account. The balance is $0 for a reason - I don't want my son buying snacks and ice cream! I can understand if a child does not have a packed lunch and needs to buy and there is no money b/c the parent forgot. But when the acct is at a $0 balance and a child goes through the line to buy chips or ice cream, they need to be told "No" instead going overdrawn on the account and sending a message home that the account needs to be brought into the positive. ERRR! It takes a village people! 7 year olds are selfish by nature and no matter how many times I tell him he is not to buy anything w/o previous permission from the hubs or me, he's going to go for it sometimes. I feel better now that that is out.
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