Feb 26, 2017

While Becca went to work and to her friends' party I spent most of the day lounging at her place and watching shows. It was a nice day to stay inside, but once she got back later we decided we should get outdoors for a little bit. We did the loops at Silver Run bluffs until it started getting dark. It was nice to just walk them instead of running. As always it felt good to get outside.

We went to Walmart for some supplies and we were hungry and ready for a good dinner when we got home so we cooked up some eggplant parm and added jalapenos and olives as toppings which made it so much better even though they were already great. We enjoyed the foods and then played some Mario Kart Wii.

Feb 25, 2017

Since we got to bed early and realized that the weather wasn't going to be bad until later we decided to make a disc golf day of it. We went to Delaware and started at Brandywine. We had the course to ourselves so early in the day and had a fun round. It was cloudy but already nice temperature.

We went right to Iron Hill next and played the short tees for once. It was fun playing slightly different holes even if some of them didn't change much. We passed by a couple of groups toward the middle of course so it went pretty quickly. It was starting to get warm by this point. This is still one of my favorite holes aesthetically. The first part of it is just long.

We had worked up an appetite so we headed to Drop Squad Kitchen for some V Steaks and soup for lunch. We sat in the lawn chairs along the river and enjoyed this view while we scarfed down half of our sandwiches. They're so salty, but so good.

Next up we decided to try out Greenridge DGC in Newark. A guy at Camp Sankanac told me about it and said I would enjoy it. It's still a little rough around the edges, but overall it's a great, fun course. This area where the trees had recently fallen isn't part of the design obviously, but it did make for a uniquely challenging shot. Some of the holes seemed unnecessarily tight and not thought out. We each put our disc in the water at least once, and I had to take the long way across a flowing stream and climb down to retrieve one from the other side of a riverbank. All said, I would definitely play this one again.

I was kind of surprised it was still somewhat early in the afternoon after that long course, so after sitting on the park bench and having our leftovers at Greenridge we headed to White Clay Creek to play one last round before the rain. It had been a long time since I'd played so I forgot a lot about this one. It's a fun short course to contrast all the long ones we played earlier. It's a nice little gem and I definitely like it more than Lum's Pond. We'll need to get out here once more before we leave.

We were just about to go to Iron Hill Brewery when Chuck told me we were invited to Alex's Dad's birthday party at the sailing club. We drove home in the torrential downpour of rain, picked up a few growlers at Glasstown, and headed over to join the party. We met some of the family, played a couple of stupid party games that we were goaded into, and mainly just spent the time talking and having a good time. I'm glad we went. We left with a couple tubs of hummus to boot.

Feb 24, 2017

When I started my day at Silver Run my meeting schedule left much to be desired as far as free time on such a beautiful day. As it turned out the first two meetings I wasn't needed so I had two hours off right off the bat! I went to Becca's and we immediately headed to the park to play disc golf. I thought we could play the long tees for a change. Well, I was once again reminded why we don't. They're not much fun and some aren't much different. And Becca ended up throwing her disc into the thick brush on hole 10. We used my hoodie as armor and she got her disc back.

I had to go back to work for one meeting, but then I had a long lunch so I met Becca again for Wildflower lunch at Corson Park. It was so nice out. I want to have more meals outdoors.

After going back for a very short time I was done early so Becca, Chuck, and I went to Glasstown. I was excited to try the Super C, their new IPA with Centennial, Citra, and Chinook? hops. It was very citrusy and delicious and maybe my new favorite IPA there.

We had a great time and ended up staying for a long time. Adrian even cruised through! Chuck pretended to be grumpy. It was a proper evening at the bar. 

Feb 23, 2017

I worked at Memorial for a Social Studies class in the morning. At first I thought it would be a long day with fourth block off, but it ended up being great to get done work early and be able to go out to play disc gold with Ryan and Becca. It was a beautiful day to be outside.

Alycia and I took advantage of the weather as well, albeit a little later than we planned since she got stuck at work and in traffic. We had a nice bike ride through her area as the sun was going down. It started getting a little dark so we turned around.

We were still a way from her house when I felt my tire go flat. I didn't have a spare tube so she had to ride home and get her car to pick me up. I walked a long way before she got there to keep occupied and people really don't yield to pedestrians on a road with no shoulder. We went to get dinner at a Chinese place after deciding not to meet Chuck and Alex in Mount Holly. It was just too far and we were already late. After we ate we went to Target and killed some time before going to Telford Inn for trivia with her friends. The upside of this was that Becca could join us. It was a bit awkward with the seating and already established team, but we had fun on our end playing together.

Feb 22, 2017

I worked at Holly Heights covering meetings with a new CST person. It was a decently easy day. I spoke to Ryan from Flo-Foto on the phone about upcoming races. Even though I canceled our ski trip this weekend because he wanted me to go to possibly go to Florida it turns out he won't need me for a few weeks for our new race. The day went by pretty quickly. Becca and I headed up to The Abbaye for a standing room only start to the Evil Genius U Buy the Glass Night. We got a table within a half hour so we were saved.

We ordered our cheesesteak and wings and the beer was amazing. The O'Doyle Rules IPA was great as was the Hooray! Sports! and the Han Shot First DIPA. They also had Purple Monkey Dishwasher on which is always great, but I don't have it much. Christie came to join in on the fun a little later. I'm glad she could make it out. We had a great time there and ended up staying later while our waiter kept on pouring beer after the event was over. I drank quite a bit and it was a great night!

Feb 21, 2017

I had a fairly mundane day of work at Vineland Memorial where I had a decent amount of time to sit and edit photos in the break room. I had some coverage and classes to cover, but it was mostly quick until the end of the day. After work Ryan came over to play some Mario Kart for a little while and then I went home for a bit. I went to Becca's later to hang out and watch this week's Walking Dead. So mundane I didn't take any photos today.

Feb 20, 2017

I woke up after a nice night of sleep and decided to go through some of the stuff in the garage that I might be able to sell online or get rid of if needed. I made the progress of taking photos but not actually posting anything.

Becca finally had her big test in the morning so after she got done with that we headed to Stafford Woods DGC to play a round. The leaves there are ridiculous and I ended up losing my ZZ Buzzz on hole 13. We looked for the better part of a half hour before finally giving up and leaving. We went to Yards and got some flights, including one of very dark beers. The Golden Hop IPA was great and so was the Heavy Manners coffee stout. Quality work as always.

We tried going to Memphis Taproom, but they changed their happy hour and since that was the main reason we decided to go there we left. We made a brief stop at 2nd Story Brewing which was uncharacteristically disappointing as well. Next stop was the packed out Loco Pez for beers and food. They had a good beer on so that was a nice start. We were waiting to be seated when we spotted two spots open at the bar so we grabbed them.

We got this pile of deliciousness along with a couple tacos and all the disappointments of the evening faded away. We went to Little Baby's for an ice cream finisher afterward and walked back to the car happy and stuffed. Along the way I spotted a ten dollar bill on the ground! Then I saw a one dollar bill. Thus began the scouring of the general vicinity which turned up three more dollars. The night really turned around and ended up being really fun.