One week ago today we were on vacation, and it was grand.
And cold. Want to travel with us (virtually, of course!) to see what we did a
week ago today?
When we
woke up in our hotel, we headed to the breakfast room to get some food, and as
we walked through the lobby, Ryan pointed to a woman sitting in a chair and
said, “Is that Rhonda?” Rhonda is on our church staff, and while I initially
said there was no way that could be her…it actually was her! She and her
husband had gone to the Colts game and spent the night in the same hotel. What
are the chances!?!? Despite my bedhead and lack of makeup, I did get a picture
with her, and we had fun chatting with her for a bit.
Breakfast
was yummy! Ryan lamented the lack of biscuits and gravy, but they did make an appearance
the following day.
Back in
February, when we went to the marriage conference in Ohio, we were in a gameshow
and won a gift card. It could be used at multiple places…including Top Golf! We
decided to hang onto it until we could finally visit one, and this was our
time! I have to say, I think going during the day on a weekday in the winter is
the way to go. We nearly had the place to ourselves. It was grand.
It was
cold that day, but the bays are heated. (So are the seats!!!) We left our coats
on to stay warm when we stepped out to play, but we really stayed pretty comfortable.
We
ordered coffee to drink while we played, but we waited to eat until after our
game. We played for an hour, and with just the two of us, we were able to play two
games. We had four turns each during both games, so we felt like we got our
money’s worth.
For the
record, we were not great. (Yes, I know my form is abysmal.) But we did have fun. I made a note that if there had
been people in the very next bay, I think it would have been less fun for me –
unless I knew them. Those bays are pretty close together, so if you’re not a
great player, that might be awkward.
After we
played, we went into the restaurant at Top Golf and had lunch there. It was also
pretty empty, so we were served quickly and had a great server. The food was so
good! Ryan got a salad in a wrap and some fruit, and I had chicken tacos. (They
were tiny but filling.)
IKEA
was across the street, so it seemed wrong to NOT go there. We hadn’t been to IKEA
for a while. It was also pretty empty on a Monday afternoon, which I loved. Sometimes,
if it’s very busy, I can’t fully enjoy looking around, because I feel pushed by
other shoppers. I took my time, picked my favorite room layouts, and picked out
a few treasures to buy! (The octopus was not among them.)
A few
weeks ago, I shared a link to a bunch of great thrift stores in Indiana. We checked
out a couple of them while we were in town. The first was the Wheeler Mission
store. Wheeler Mission is in downtown Indianapolis, but their thrift store is
in Fishers, and it is HUGE. The prices weren’t super thrifty, in my opinion,
but we were in a high end neighborhood, so maybe they were thrifty there. We
did find some good things, though, and enjoyed our time looking around.
We were both in the mood for coffee by that time, so we went to The Well. We had been there before and knew we liked it. We checked the weather while we drank our Americanos and discovered it was going to start snowing soon.
We had planned to
walk downtown for dinner that night but we changed our plans. Ryan had a craving
for Chinese food, so he ordered some from a nearby spot. By the time we drove a
couple miles down the road to get our food, the snow was coming down.
We were
17 miles from our hotel, and it took us an hour and a half to get through town
with our food to get home. WHEW. I appreciated that people were driving
cautiously, but the roads were pretty slick. We didn't have a ton of accumulation in that hour, but the slickness got us.
We
snuggled in on the couch to eat and watch The Gilmore Girls!
It was
a great Monday, despite the snow!
1 comment:
Top Golf is so fun! I wondered what they do in the winter! Glad you had a good first day!
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