Yesterday was a nice day. In addition to the run that I had in the morning, the rest of the day went very well. Mer got home (from getting groceries) soon after I got back from my run. She suggested we go back to the Vue restaurant in Hudson for lunch. I was very happy to accept. Mer still wanted to shower, so I had a cuppa (of hot chocolate) and mellowed on the couch, occasionally with feline company.

Once Mer was ready, we drove the 15-minute drive to Hudson (have I mentioned how nice it is to live near CVCA now?). It was a very pretty day, but cool, so we ate inside at Vue. The restaurant is a strange fusion of different art forms inside. I’m not an artist, so I cannot say what was what style, but the restaurant interior was interesting without being too distracting. What was a little odd was the hostess seated us right next to the server prep station which is adjacent to the kitchen. This was not a huge deal, but it did add some noise to our area of an otherwise very uncrowded restaurant (we were seated around 1:00, so any lunch rush was over).

Mer and I both had a cheesesteak sandwich with shoestring fries. Both were quite good (although I think the cheesesteaks from vendors in Philly were just as good at half the price). The shoestring fries did have the unfortunate effect of being belched up for most of the rest of the day, so I’ll probably stay away from those in the future.

Since this was all on a gift card that Mer had received from the senior class (class of ’07), we splurged for desserts. We are huge dessert fans, and there is rarely a question that we will get them, but the Vue’s desserts were pricey – our two desserts came to $21; and, while the desserts were very good, they were fairly small. Again, I’d probably not bother getting desserts again at the Vue because of the cost; I can walk one block and get ice cream at Cold Stone, or I can walk three blocks and get to Main Street Cupcakes.

After our leisurely lunch (we finished up about 3:00), we went home and napped until about 5:00. We then went back to the store in Akron where we went last weekend to see photographs. The store was having trouble keeping some of the photos on the wall (probably from the blaring music next door?), so we got a call that we could come and pick up our two photos. It was still very pretty out, so it was a nice drive (even just to Akron!).

We then drove by Ombudsman’s house. Ombudsman was cleaning out his garage and had some furniture that we could have if we wanted it. We did like an entertainment center, so that will be coming to a living room near us soon. The entertainment center was nice, but the real entertainment was Ombudsman’s kids. They are a hoot – the little boy had to show us his room, and the little girl was helping to make muffins. When we went out to look in the garage, it was a family affair – Ombudsman and his son came out with us, but then we were joined by his daughter, and then by his wife and infant son. We had a very amusing 30 minutes of talking and watching the kids scramble around the yard. They are good folk.

We wrapped up the day by coming home and eating homemade calzone while watching Battlestar Galactica, in season 2.5. After dinner and the show, we queued up “Wait, Wait, Don’t Tell Me” on the computer and had a good time laughing for an hour. We then went to bed after deciding to go to the late service at church, so knowing we would get about eleven hours of sleep. A very nice way to spend a Saturday indeed.