Friday:
After work we went to dinner at Royal Scam in downtown Mobile. It has been one of our favorites but is usually a little further away than we prefer to drive in the evening. It was a long weekend and felt like a good day to change things up so we hustled across the bay to get there at a decent hour. After arrival, it didn't take long to realize that they had changed their decor and we were not the biggest fans of the change. It had previously been a nice, dimly lit dress-up dinner place. I guess they wanted to attract a more casual crowd so they put in more lighting and made the seating cafe style. We, being unaware of this change, showed up a little over-dressed. The food was still excellent, but we wont be going back. We finished up our meal and decided to try and throw in a little entertainment. Jillian had read that there was some young local artist playing guitar at Joe Cains so we walked down the street and took a peak. The place was nearly empty, but the music wasn't half bad. I had a Guinness and after chatting with the bartender, decided I would walk out with the nice Fairhope Brewery pint glass I was drinking from. Don't worry, the bartender suggested it and was compensated for "his loss". To continue the fun we ended the night at Felix's Fish Camp for some cheese cake and alcohol; the perfect combination.
Saturday:
Nothing says busy weekend like a morning trip to Wal-Mart followed by a flee market run with Stella Blue. Wal-Mart was the typical one hour grocery trip. The flee market was out of the ordinary as we actually purchased something. Jillian found an old Denver Broncos penant for the garage and an oversized clothes pin for the wedding. Probably the best $2.25 spent the entire weekend. Our friends Gavin, Jessica and their kiddos happened to be in town visiting his mom so we were able to meet up with them for lunch at Panini Petes in downtown Fairhope. Panini Petes had been featured on the Food Networks' 'Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives' so there were high expectations. I will say that the food was really good but, in my opinion, not really worth the hour wait, outdoor seating and bug bites. Jillian happens to disagree with me; probably because her sandwich was better than mine. If you go, get the Turkey Sandwich. After lunch we went home and attempted to take a pre-baseball nap but a miscalculation in alarm setting kept that from becoming a reality as we woke up an hour early. The Mobile Bay Bears were playing the Mississippi Braves at 6:05 so we got ready and drove back across the bay. This was Jillian's first baseball game in Mobile and our first baseball game together... I think. One chili-cheese hotdog and five innings into the game and I tried convincing her to leave and get hamburgers and milkshakes from Steak'n'Shake down the road. Luckily she declined and we were able to see what was nearly an eight run, nineth inning comback by the Bay Bears. They ended up losing by one run, but it was still exciting. Slightly less entertaining than the game was a little league baseball coach (Coach Brock according to his shirt) sitting in front us with half his team. I'll say that I don't have a problem with someone REALLY enjoying baseball, but it's really not necessary to comment on every pitch, or at least mix it up a bit. "COME ON UMP! THAT WAS <low/high/inside,etc>". In the end, I did get my Steak'n'Shake meal. I always forget that they are open 24/7. Nothing like a strawberry and banana milkshake with cheese fries at 10pm. At least I was sober and could enjoy it.
Sunday:
We rested. Throw in the occasional meal.
Monday:
There was a little more sleeping. Nothing wears you out like a good long day of television and grilled meats. Jillian was in the mood for some sun so we packed up for the beach and took off around 11. It was a nice afternoon, but I get burned out on beach a lot quicker that she does and were home by 5pm. To make the day as American as possible we fired up the charcoal grill again and cooked some pork chops for dinner. A game of UNO for dessert and we called it a weekend.
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