1. Jake, Terry, Mike, Ed, and I met in the casino's Traditions restaurant and enjoyed breakfast and storytelling time together. No, we didn't have a storyteller come, like at a library, and read us stories, we told them. It's what this group of friends does really well and the combination of meat, eggs, potatoes, coffee, and tales worked perfectly to start the day.
2. Later, Ed, Mike, and I piled into the Camry and I taxied us to downtown Pendleton to check out two businesses that carry clothes made by prisoners incarcerated at the Eastern Oregon Correctional Institution in Pendleton. One of the stores was closed, but we ambled down to Piece of Pendleton and looked over the Prison Blues line of blue jeans, jackets, work shirts, suspenders, and other products. Very impressive.
Afterward, we stopped in at the Pendleton Woolen Mills store and admired their blankets, shirts, coats, and other products.
3. Terry and Jake golfed. Ed, Mike, and I relaxed. I worked puzzles, played some machines, and eventually we all congregated in the sports bar for another session of storytelling and I enjoyed a delicious latte.
A couple or three hours later, we all congregated again for dinner at the resort's steakhouse, The Plateau. We come to the Wildhorse Resort twice a year, usually in April and October, and always have a steakhouse dinner at The Plateau on Wednesday evenings.
I used to automatically order the Whiskey steak, but recently I've switched things up a bit. Back in October I ordered salmon and tonight I savored a thick juicy pork chop accompanied by parsnip puree and beautifully prepared carrots.
I miss the pre-transplant days when I started my steakhouse dinner with a martini and often enjoyed a glass of wine with dinner, but tonight I ordered a non-alcoholic Heineken Zero beer and enjoyed the taste of a cold beer, even though I didn't get to experience the slight euphoria that real beer gives me!
We were all satisfied with and sated by our delicious dinners and ended our evening together wishing Terry and Jake safe travels. They will hit the road very early Thursday morning. Ed, Mike, and I will spend another day and night at the resort.
Our host took this picture of us just before our drinks, bread, salads, and dinner came out:
Starting with me and going to my left and around the table, here are me, Ed, Jake, Terry, Mike
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