"Visitor weekend" number three was my little brother who came up last Saturday. We decided not to spend the entire time working on the house, so instead we found some local activities to try out! I loved spending three days with two of my favorite boys in the universe!Tobogganing - This was something we were excited to try out as they don't have toboggan chutes in Kansas City, but the wait was an hour and it was a frigid 28 degrees out. It's annual though so we can test it out next winter! Click the link to watch a video to see what it's all about. We had never heard of it before moving here.
Dave's Cosmic Subs - GREAT sandwich place. The "cosmic" sauce is really good and the subs were packed with ingredients!
Lakewood Dog Park - After Mike helped me clip the dogs' toenails, we ventured out to the off leash park to release some energy. The girls (obviously) LOVED it and Mike got a great ride through our beautiful Metroparks.
Winking Lizard - We had heard about this bar from several people before even moving to the city. There are a few locations in the area and our house just happens to be within walking distance from one of them. It was definitely worth the hike to not have to worry about getting a car home. It was also fun for the boys to amuse themselves by pushing me into the 2 feet of snow and pelting me with snowballs the entire walk!
Cleveland Auto Show - Exactly what you'd imagine. People from all spectrums of life enjoying new and old cars, boats, trailers, etc. I tried my best to convince Derek that I'd love a brand new Mercedes SLR, but I think the eye rolling meant a big fat 'no'.
West Side Market - My brother and I ventured over Monday to this indoor "market". You can seriously purchase anything and everything including from pigs feet, the largest tuna you've ever seen, any cheese you can name, cakes, and of course - the very best natural meats!
Steve's Gyros - Voted "best gyro in the US" a couple years ago by Maxim magazine, we had to try these gyros out. Thankfully, we were there on a Monday afternoon as they told us the line on a Saturday can have a 45 min to an hour wait! Also, the travel channel and Man vs. Food was just there literally 7 days before us. One word = scrumptious. Huge, juicy and WONDERFUL!
Angelo's Pizza - Another recommended food joint that we tried and fell in love with. Very unusual sauce and yummy pizza crust made the pizzas there REALLY delicious!
All of that, combined with a few hours of our favorite game, Mario Kart, made for a great weekend! I'll miss you tons Bean, but glad you were able to come out and enjoy the city a bit with us!
I'm still full from Steve's/Angelo's. I had a great time and appreciate the hospitality. Hopefully they'll be a weekend after the big test in June that I can come back for round 2. So you have a bit more than 3 months to practice Mario Kart...probably not long enough.
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