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After that enjoyable week off, we got back into our normal routine of “nothing” this past weekend. \u00a0I dropped comfortably back into my normal Friday happy hour schedule at Relish<\/a>, with a few hours on their nice patio. \u00a0After that we went home and ordered delivery from Mountain Mikes<\/a> pizza, which I’ve wanted to try since we moved here. \u00a0I’d say it was just as marginal as any other pizza we’ve had here, with the added bonus of bringing it to my door, so it’s officially in the ordering rotation now.<\/p>\n

Saturday was the dreaded “shopping” day. \u00a0Gotta do it sometime I guess. \u00a0We’d effectively emptied the fridge before leaving town the week before, so we needed a full restock. \u00a0 That, of course, meant the dreaded Costco trip, ugh. \u00a0After we circled the aisles a few times, though, we decided there was no way we were going to wait in the checkout lines so we ended up just leaving. \u00a0Guess we’ll be eating out or making nightly grocery runs this week, which actually we usually do anyway. \u00a0After that we took a trip to Lowe’s, again buying nothing, then went by the new house to check up on the progress. \u00a0After all that pointless driving, we decided to stop by this Farmer’s-Market-looking place just outside of town. \u00a0We’ve driven by this place countless times, but never stopped, preferring to just pick up our produce at the store. \u00a0Well, we didn’t feel like going to the store, so we decided this was the day. \u00a0Alas, the one day we finally made it a point to go there, they were having their annual “Strawberry Festival<\/a>.” \u00a0Apparently it’s a semi-big deal, as we had to park out in the middle of some distant field and hike all the way to the grounds, only to find a bunch of vendor booths selling jewelry and stuff once we finally go there. \u00a0Any produce they may have had earlier in the day was long gone. \u00a0Sigh, off to the good ol’ grocery store. \u00a0We picked up some Copper River salmon<\/a> for dinner, and fixed it on the grill. \u00a0First time I’d ever plunked down the extra coin for this supposed delicacy, and it was indeed a tasty piece of fish. \u00a0Worth the 3x premium over the Atlantic salmon right next to it in the case? \u00a0I’d probably be hard-pressed to go that far, but at least I can say I’ve tried it now. \u00a0After dinner we settled in for a movie night. \u00a0Bad Grandpa<\/a> was the selection for the evening. \u00a0I guess I must found it at least moderately entertaining, as I actually stayed awake through the whole thing.<\/p>\n

Sunday looked like some particularly nice weather, so we decided to head out on one of our local brewery tours. \u00a0After negotiating some nasty construction tie-ups, our first stop was at Rubicon Brewing<\/a>. \u00a0We hadn’t actually been to the brewery itself, but we’ve had their brews before, so our main focus was the lunch menu. \u00a0It was definitely delicious, but their portions were a little over the top. \u00a0The first thing we ordered was a large guacamole, to tide us over until the food arrived. \u00a0I guess it’s our fault for not asking how big a “large” was, but I swear it came out in a mixing bowl. \u00a0I’ve never seen so much green goop in my life. \u00a0We should have just called it a meal and been done, but of course we then ordered sandwiches too. \u00a0We were so full by the time we left it nearly ended our entire day, but we fought through the adversity like troopers, and headed off to Track Seven<\/a>. \u00a0This one featured the seemingly popular format around here of opening a brewery in a warehouse row, then throwing the overhead doors open and pouring some pints. \u00a0Hey, it works for me, even if the surrounding scenery is a bit bland. \u00a0At any rate it was a fun place, but we were so stuffed it was definitely a one-and-out stop. \u00a0After that it was on to New Glory<\/a> brewing. \u00a0We’d been to that one before, but it’s a nice place (another warehouse) and is right on the way home, so it made the list.<\/p>\n\n\t\t