One Year

This weekend marked our first anniversary of introduction (see July 3rd post) and indeed, we celebrated. Although it wasn’t until a few months after we met that we decided we liked each other (or rather, Jon pulled his head out of his ass & decided he like me). Jazz fest was fun again this year. Our merchandise sales were not as high as last year, perhaps it was a different crowd or perhaps our novelty has worn off. Regardless, it never ceases to amaze me how generous people are with their donations and their volunteer hours. We are a fortunate group indeed.

Went to the new Squatter’s tapas restaurant “Zola” last night. It does not officially open to the public until Wednesday. The menu was eclectic and the ingredients organic, mostly locally grown, I believe. And while I am certainly no true “foodie” the menu offerings we sampled were tasty, and the wine list was fairly extensive; as well as their offerings of designer cocktails and of course beer. The service was not great, but we expected that since this was more or less a dress rehearsal for them before they actually open later in the week. I am sure with a few more days of getting into the groove they’ll have it all together. The place was very crowded, and that I’m sure that did not aid much in the ‘keeping things running smoothly’ department. We had a nice time. Warning, though, this one will not likely be an outing that is easy on the wallet….