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Kids at La Salette Shrine – Christmas 2017

Kids at La Salette
Photo-A-Day #4625

We made a last minute decision to head over to LaSalette Shrine to see the lights tonight. When Allison and the kids came home from school we weren’t in the mood to make anything for dinner so we decided that we’d do our annual La Salette trip. We got there right before the lights went on. We left in such a hurry, however that both Allison and I left our wallets at home. That was unfortunate because we were going to go to Bliss for dinner. So, while Allison and the kids walked through the Nativity sets I ran home for the wallet. Luckily for us we live right around the corner from La Salette.

We enjoyed the lights very much. As we walked around the pond Eva and Allison took turns reading the Christmas Alphabet signs. Eva did a really good job considering that they were all in a cursive script. Andrew even helped out a little. It wasn’t too cold, but it had snowed the day before and so a few places were closed. Mostly spots with steps.

After our trek around the shrine we went to Bliss for dinner. Out annual post La Salette meal was a good one. Although my order came out first messed up but went back and was fixed. I do love their burgers. I had been getting the Bliss Specials for years but now they have a Blue Cheese burger and I like that even more. And, of course, this is the one day during the Winter that we have ice cream.

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Adulting and Lunch at Aroogas

Aroogas
Photo-A-Day #4587

We started our day out by being adults. Allison and I got new passports. We let them lapse from back in 2001. It is one of those things that we just put off until we really needed them. Well, we will in February but I’ll talk more about that another time.

Today we also went and checked out Aroogas. This is a new restaurant near us. It is a giant sports bar that has many different wing flavors. If we had stuck to just wings I think it would have been better but we ordered an appetizer because I had a coupon for a free appetizer. That would have been great if the waiter actually had brought the appetizer. We got the wings first and it was supposed to be at the same time as the appetizer. The appetizer never came. Then Andrew wanted some wing sauce as a side with his meal and it never came but was on the bill. I got that taken care of but it left me annoyed.

The menu is full of extra charges for things like a side of sauce and more.

Allison and I split a burger on a pretzel roll. I asked Allison if this was as good as the pretzel roll from Smashburger and it wasn’t. It was an okay burger. I don’t think that is what we’d get there next time. Maybe after they’ve been open for longer.

The kids enjoyed the place. They had fun.