1. Ed, Mike, Terry, and I waltzed into Traditions, the casino's buffet room, and enjoyed a fine breakfast together. After breakfast and a shower, I got myself organized and joined the others in the hotel lobby. We got everything figured out at the check out counter. We ended up paying very little for our two nights of lodging thanks to coupons, card points, and another discount or two. We settled up, headed to the parking lot, shook hands, and all headed off for home.
I enjoy relaxation and variety. This year's Pendleton weekend was just the way I like it. I got to have a relaxing dinner with Colette; I wrote; the boys and I had a fun outing to a state park, Meacham, and the distillery; I got to splurge on the one big steak dinner I eat annually; and, most important, every minute together with my lifelong friends was easy going, comfortable, and laid back. I'm already looking forward to going back to Pendleton next year.
2. On the way back to the Silver Valley, Ed and I stopped in at Country Mercantile, just north of Pasco, right off Highway 395. This store is packed with fresh produce, copious varieties of chocolates and other candies to scoop into bags and buy by the pound, boxes of gourmet chocolates, copious varieties of chips, salsa, crackers, cooking sauces, salad dressings, pickled vegetables, green and black olives, and other products in jars. The Country Mercantile serves homemade soup, deli sandwiches, enchiladas, tamales, coffee, soft drinks, and homemade ice cream. In addition, home decor items, collectibles, and cards and gifts are for sale here.
Ed and I nibbled our way around the store's many sample tables. I bought some black licorice and chocolate covered peanuts along with a couple of big Honey Crisp Apples. We each purchased a cup of coffee for the road and leapt back into the Sube and made out final push back home.
3. I picked up Charly at Carol and Paul's and relaxed for a couple of hours at home before strolling over to Christy and Everett's for tonight's family dinner.
Christy had made a pitcher of delicious apple pie cocktails and before long we dove into tonight's very delicious comfort food: Swiss steak, mashed potatoes, green salad, and dinner rolls.
We talked about all kinds of stuff: dogs, local elections, the basketball season, and a bunch of other things. As always, I discovered that because I do not have my hair or my nails done in Kellogg, I miss out on a lot of what's happening in the Silver Valley, so I learned a lot this evening, but I'm not really sure I kept it all straight!
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