Day 3 (Posted 6/21)
Jun. 20th, 2008 08:32 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
rosieknightToday, the Dog decided she was actually going to let us sleep! Hooray!
Breakfast - eaten around 10am - was chocolate-chip bagels from Dorothy Lane Market. DLM isn't actually on Dorothy Lane, rather the original location was near Dorothy Lane. It's expanded through out Dayton since then, but still sells locally grown food and daily made baked-goods. I recommend the bagels, if you ever get a chance to visit DLM.
Mom got her hair styled, and we got the dog groomed.
Then, we went to visit friends of my parents. This wasn't boring for Bro and I because these people are like another set of Aunts and Uncles to us. (Not that two of us need any more Aunts and Uncles. :D )
We had lunch with Mom and Dad's friends. It was just fruit and sandwiches curtsy of Panera Bread, so nothing too fancy.
During lunch, we got the call to pick the Dog up from the groomer's, so Dad and I headed out. Animal Castle - the groomer's - did an excellent job with the Dog. She was bright white, fluffy, and not drenched in the perfume our usual groomer prefers. As Dad said, if we lived in the area, Animal Castle would be our permanent groomer for the Dog. The Dog seemed pleased with her cleaner appearance, too!
Why did get the Dog groomed on vacation? Well, all of us were invited to visit with my Dad's family at his sister's house.
It would be the first time that side of the family had met the Dog, and we wanted her to make a good first impression.
Pretty much all of my Dad's side of the family was there - spouses and children included!
Since it was such a large gathering, we had pizzas from a local chain called Marion's. I normally don't like peperoni pizza, but theirs is delicious.
The conversations with my Dad's side of the family were... interesting. They actually took an interest in what my Bro and I were saying. It was... both gratifying and somewhat disconcerting. I had to scramble to think of topics that would engage several of cousins that I hadn't seen - or spoken too - in years. In three cases, I hadn't met the cousin in question. (One of my older cousins had gotten married and I hadn't met his wife or infant daughter. The other case was my 2 year old adopted cousin. All were very nice.)
Still, it was a good night.
'Till tomorrow.
RK.
Breakfast - eaten around 10am - was chocolate-chip bagels from Dorothy Lane Market. DLM isn't actually on Dorothy Lane, rather the original location was near Dorothy Lane. It's expanded through out Dayton since then, but still sells locally grown food and daily made baked-goods. I recommend the bagels, if you ever get a chance to visit DLM.
Mom got her hair styled, and we got the dog groomed.
Then, we went to visit friends of my parents. This wasn't boring for Bro and I because these people are like another set of Aunts and Uncles to us. (Not that two of us need any more Aunts and Uncles. :D )
We had lunch with Mom and Dad's friends. It was just fruit and sandwiches curtsy of Panera Bread, so nothing too fancy.
During lunch, we got the call to pick the Dog up from the groomer's, so Dad and I headed out. Animal Castle - the groomer's - did an excellent job with the Dog. She was bright white, fluffy, and not drenched in the perfume our usual groomer prefers. As Dad said, if we lived in the area, Animal Castle would be our permanent groomer for the Dog. The Dog seemed pleased with her cleaner appearance, too!
Why did get the Dog groomed on vacation? Well, all of us were invited to visit with my Dad's family at his sister's house.
It would be the first time that side of the family had met the Dog, and we wanted her to make a good first impression.
Pretty much all of my Dad's side of the family was there - spouses and children included!
Since it was such a large gathering, we had pizzas from a local chain called Marion's. I normally don't like peperoni pizza, but theirs is delicious.
The conversations with my Dad's side of the family were... interesting. They actually took an interest in what my Bro and I were saying. It was... both gratifying and somewhat disconcerting. I had to scramble to think of topics that would engage several of cousins that I hadn't seen - or spoken too - in years. In three cases, I hadn't met the cousin in question. (One of my older cousins had gotten married and I hadn't met his wife or infant daughter. The other case was my 2 year old adopted cousin. All were very nice.)
Still, it was a good night.
'Till tomorrow.
RK.
