Liz's and My 35th Anniversary-- A Day in the Life As It Were

Yesterday, Liz and I celebrated our 35th wedding anniversary. As my Dear Old Dad would sing....


NOT SO FUN STUFF

It started with me making a Japanese beetle sweep out in the yard. Then, I called the Allstate Motor Club and had someone come out to look at the 2003 Malibu. It turned out to be a very dead battery. Didn't turn it off and drove the car over to Five Star Repair and they put a new battery in right away.

Then had the real joy of going to the bank and paying my second installment on the 2007 property taxes, a cool $3,929. Now mind you, I already paid the same amount back in June. That puts us just shy of $8000 and over $500 more than last year, even though the price of our home dropped significantly. You'd think that if the price of the house dropped, the taxes would also drop. That is the excuse they alway use to raise taxes.


SOME FUN STUFF

We then went out for a cruise and float on Fox Lake. Weather was comfortable, but a bit too windy, so lots of white caps.

Even a bad day on a boat is better than a good day at work. Hey, wait a minute, we don't work any more.

Then, we drove to Richmond and NOT SO FUN filled the gas tank at the NOT SO FUN price of $3.89, but AT LEAST IT'S UNDER $4!!!

Had a great meal at Dilar's. We have been going here since we were in high school when it was Mr. Sitka's. So it is one of those "special places" for us. I had a house specialty of chicken breast de joghne which was quite good. Then, there was that fantastic onion soup.


DONOVAN'S AGAIN

Then, it was to the International House of Wineand Cheese where we looked for a bottle of Blue Nun. Liz's dad Amby had given us a small bottle of it before we left the wedding reception back in Dekalb, Illinois, was back in 1973. We were to drink it once we got out to Galena and that has been a tradition ever since. Alas, no Little Blue Nun for us.

We also stopped at a liquor store and Sentry in Twin Lakes, but no Blue Nun either.

Went to Donovan's. a favorite hangout and had a complimentary bottle of champagne with our many friends there. Played NTN and had quite a few national rankings.


Not a Bad 35th. Even with What Dad Sang. --RoadDog