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Brett Favre earned his keep!

admin — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:27:30 +0000

The best Vikings game I ever watched was today. The Vikings played San Francisco and with 2 minutes left to play, Favre through an amazing touch down pass to the endzone. Speaking of The Endzone, that is where we watched the game (most the game). My chicken sandwich was a bit dull and could have used a slice of swiss cheese and a ring of pineapple. But our waitress was a sweetheart, making sure The Kid had ample entertainment with colors and paper.

Anyway, we were feeling cranky about the game and left The Endzone. There was 2 minutes left to play and San Fransisco had just got a touchdown to give them a 4 point lead. Well that pissy attitude certainly wasn’t necessary because when we got back to the condo and turned on the tv (with 2 seconds to go) we see Brett Favre perform a miracle.

AMAZING!!

Last Weekend of the Season

admin — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 23:51:42 +0000

There is always one weekend that I don’t look forward to at the lake. Aside from the work involved in taking the boat out of the water, cleaning out the condo fridge and packing up everything, it’s just depressing to know the summer is over. Now, most people think of the summer as over on Labor Day Weekend, but we still like to have a last hurrah then.

Saturday morning we decided to met up with some Sioux Falls friends: Heather, who is my neighbor, her mom, Linda, and Heather’s son, Jacob. They don’t come to Okoboji often so we were eager to show them a good time. The weather was a little chili on the water, so we piled blankets and towels in the boat.

Our friends were staying at Village West so we boated over there for a great brunch the girls cooked for us. From there we showed them the Harbor and then off to The Barefoot Bar. We spent a couple hours there before heading back to our condo. I wanted to show them The Barn Swallow and that took another hour so we were ready for dinner after that. The girls took The Man’s truck back to their time-share to get ready and by 8 we were ready to go.

Geppettos was our choice for the evening since we wanted to show our friends the finer side of Boji. The Kid and my friend’s kid were a little tired and consequently they were a it fidgety during dinner. The restaurant wasn’t very busy so I don’t think any other diners noticed. Our meal was fine but it was obvious that the season is over since the list of “out of stock” menu items was longer than the available ones.

After dinner, Heather’s mom offered to watch the kids so we could go out. The music from Captain’s was sounding pretty good from the street so we decided to stop there for a drink. The Fishheads were playing 70s and 80s and for some old white guys, they sounded awesome!

Stories will be told for years to come about that night…

Fisherman’s Wharf

admin — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 19:17:30 +0000

So The Man slept till 10:30 (but he probably needed it.) So we were going to eat after he showered. He assured me that the shower would only take 2 minutes and it was as promised – but his hair took an hour. I am the hair stylist in the family, and I swear I can do my hair in 3 minutes as I walk to the car…
It was too late at most places for breakfast and since it was such a nice day, we decided to eat outside at Fisherman’s Wharf. This is one of those places where the food is pretty good but you have to fight for an outside table. Today The Kid was no different. As I eyed a newly cleared off table and ran to set my purse down, a 75 year old woman shoved me out of the way and waved over her 3 friends. We had a bit of a stare down over it but I decided to concede since I was not about to argue with 4 seniors who clearly planned on eating at THAT TABLE – Plus they all carried large bags.

The Kid and I each had our customary grilled cheese and it was yummy. Grandma complained about her pork loin like grandma’s do who are used to eating a farm cooked pork loin. She said her potato salad was great. The waitress was really nice even though every other diner was ignoring the large sign that said: PLEASE DON’T CHANGE TABLES AFTER BEING SEATED.

Labor Day Weekend

admin — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 23:21:24 +0000

Love reading the boat names on the wall while waiting for my food:
Obsession
Life to the Max
Okorosie
UV WAVE
Nautitime
Cash Flow
The Okie from Boji
Keg’ers

Horseplay
Alota Colada
Lake Livin’
Tequila Jack

Tons of bikers here today. Perfect weather for motorcycles! Food was great and I’m amazed at how the waitresses can be so cheerful with all the people packed in here!

4th of July Breakfast

admin — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 19:52:44 +0000

Everyone in the condo woke up at 11am (there were 2 little girls that decided they had been quiet long enough) and spent the next hour deciding where we should have breakfast. The decision was finally made that The Lighthouse was the closest and we were starving.

I should have known we would get going too late to order breakfast at The Lighthouse again. This time we missed it by 10 minutes. DAMN. I was in the mood for pancakes and bacon but settled for a grilled cheese from the kid’s menu. The Kid and Her friend ordered mac & cheese. When it came I thought they had brought the wrong thing. Have you ever heard of deep fat fried mac & cheese? That is exactly what it was – shaped in little 3 inch triangles. I was going to send it back but we all tried it and decided it was quite good. The rest of the meal’s conversation consisted of wondering who thought up such a thing and thinking up other foods that might taste good deep-fried.

The service at The Lighthouse today was quick and the food was good. I was surprised that we were the only people in the whole place, considering the 4th being a very busy time at Okoboji.

Maybe everyone is sleeping in today.

The Coffee Cup

admin — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 22:44:02 +0000

My favorite place to eat in Okoboji is The Coffee Cup. Nothing fancy about it and you might as well bring a novel to read while you wait for your food (it’s that busy!) but really – it’s the best. The food is excellent (HUGE caramel rolls), the place is casual and the people are nice. The people are ALWAYS nice. We love it and feel it is worth waiting to get in the door after church when the waiting line spills out onto the highway. Really. It’s worth it. If I could complain it would be only that they close by 2pm. The best restaurant in Boji and they only serve breakfast – bummer!

And since The Kid pointed out the tiny spider on the ceiling in the bathroom, there aren’t any bugs either! There are bugs EVERYWHERE in Boji.

The Lighthouse

admin — Sat, 23 May 2009 17:24:17 +0000

Went to The Lighthouse for breakfast but I guess we were too late. I saw a sign upon entering that said “breakfast served” but apparently by the time the waitress made it to our table it had been erased. Had a patti melt and fries which were ok but I found it curious that we had to ask for napkins and silverware (considering they were not busy at that time.) The waitress was apologetic and said she was new but I felt a little irritated again when the water I asked for never came. It was probably just my mood since The Kid was being a little shit and I didn’t get much sleep last night.