A Fantastic Time

Sorry that I haven’t been on here in a while. Chris, who I met online at the beginning of my first blog way back in AZ many years ago, came to visit with her husband. They came last summer too and we just loved both of them. So we invited them again. They are quite a bit younger than us so they drove to us again.

They arrived on Sunday and we stayed in because it was so hot outside. Every day they were here it was the hottest it had been here all summer. On Sunday evening, my Hubby made his famous onion soup(he won a contest many years ago in a competition with it). They loved it as we did too. Then I made a very large Caesar Salad with chicken strips. It was the perfect dinner for such a hot humid day. For dessert we had carrot cake. We stayed up until midnight chatting. We have so much in common. Chris and I like the same things and our husbands are both engineers. So they get along so well.

They again brought us gifts: different beers made in her state, a bottle of blueberry moscato wine, a homemade rub that her husband made for us to put on chicken, many cheeses and many chocolates that they got at a big market in Cleveland on the way here, a large bag of vidalia onions that I have trouble finding here, another pretty grocery bag, a toy for Eloise, and 2 toys for my Hubby that her Hubby made on his 3D printer, etc. I told her not to bring anything but she didn’t listen. She says she enjoys doing it.

After a good night’s sleep. I made breakfast: scrambled eggs, sausage, avocado, and English muffins with my homemade peach jam. Then we left to go to Seneca Falls( 2 and 1/2 hour drive one way) to the Women’s Rights National Park. The first convention for women’s rights was held in the Wesleyan Chapel next door. We were happy that we didn’t live back then. But very thankful to those women for fighting for our rights that we enjoy today.

After we spent a couple of hours in the museum and the chapel, we walked down the main street in Seneca Falls(cute town with many little shops) to:

https://parkers-on-fall.res-menu.com

The name of the restaurant is Parker’s on Fall. The food and service was very good. I was happy that they had a Beef on a Weck which is a WNY specialty. Chris’s Hubby tried one and liked it too.

It was a full day for us because we didn’t get home until almost 5pm. Since we were stuffed from lunch, we had a late dinner. I made a charcuterie board of the cheeses that they brought, some of my cheeses, pepperoni, olives, turkey and ham, and French bread, etc. That way we could just pick what we wanted according to how hungry we were. Then we had some of the chocolates for dessert. It was off to bed early because we were so tired. Heat and humidity just wears us out.

We decided we would have a lazy day when we got up. Hubby made blueberry pancakes and I cooked a pound of bacon for breakfast. I took Chris and her Hubby to my Niagara Produce market. They were surprised at all they had in there. Chris picked up some chocolates for her grandchildren and a couple of other things. I grabbed some chuck eye steaks. I had been looking for months and was quite surprised that they are butchering them now. They are just one step below ribeyes and sit right next to them on the cow. Since ribeyes are now $20. a lb. here, I want to see if these will be as good. I also got two big beefsteak tomatoes and picked up 2 containers of Hershey’s ice cream.

We ate turkey and ham sandwiches for lunch with chips and pickles.

We chatted all afternoon until we went to dinner at:

It is our newest brewery in the city north of us. Hubby and I went there a few weeks ago and wanted to take Chris and her Hubby because he likes beer too. We had the best service and the food was so delicious. They make the best fries in the city or the town. Their smash burgers are to die for.

The four of us from the left: Chris’s Hubby, Chris, Me, and My Hubby.

Chris and I, windblown hair and all, before we dig in. When we got home, we dug into that ice cream that I bought earlier in the day.

After we got home, we again chatted the evening away. By 10pm, we went to bed so they could get a good sleep to leave after breakfast in the morning.

Eloise hid from both of them the first day or so that they were here. But finally on Tuesday, she came out to greet them and even let them pet her. She was very happy with the cute mouse toy they brought her. After they left she was in the guest bedroom they stayed in looking for them.

I made eggs, sausage, and English muffins with my homemade peach jam for breakfast before they left. I also sent them on their way with turkey sandwiches, chips, and bottles of water for lunch. We miss them already and can’t wait to see them again. I am going to have to check out plane tickets. Don’t worry Chris. that won’t be anytime soon.

Chris and her Hubby took a side trip on the way home so they didn’t get home until late today. That is why I am just posting this today instead of yesterday. I never let anyone know when someone isn’t home.

I am off to catch up on the comments. I should have a small post tomorrow.