Monthly Archives: November 2018
Taking the First Watch . . .
For lunch/breakfast today we decided to give First Watch another try. They’re another of these breakfast places that keep springing up.
We weren’t real crazy about the place when we first tried them back in May, but decided to check them out again since we may not have a choice much longer.
We both like The Egg and I better, but recently found out that First Watch actually owns Egg and I (and several other breakfast chains like Le Peep and Good Egg) and they’re in the process of converting most/all of the Eggs over to First Watch’s.
We got there about 1:30 and pretty quickly experienced one of the reasons that we weren’t real happy with the place last time – slow service. Plus they don’t have the delicious Hazelnut coffee that’s our favorite at the Egg.
But they did have Jan’s favorite Avocado Toast,
as well as the Dressed Greens with Lemon Vinaigrette she likes.
She wasn’t sure why, but Jan said she didn’t like the eggs that came with her Toast as much as the Egg version.
Rather than my usual Eggs, Bacon, Fruit, and English Muffin, I went in a different direction with the BLT Benedict,
along with an order of their Million Dollar Bacon.
Which is four slices of their hardwood-smoked bacon with brown sugar, black pepper, cayenne and a maple syrup drizzle. And although the BLT Benedict was pretty good, the bacon was the best part of the meal.
But isn’t that the way it always is. The only thing better than bacon is . . . more bacon, right?
After today’s visit I’m not sure we like FW any better than after our first visit, and apparently it’s not only us. As I was checking out at the counter I asked the guy if he knew if they were planning to convert the Webster E&I over to a FW.
And he said, “Lord, I hope not. I like their food better than here. Unfortunately I started working here before I ate there.”
So it’s not just us, I guess.
Afterwards we went right across the street to pick up a few things at WalMart. We were a little leery of the post-Black Friday crowds, but it wasn’t really any busier than a normal Saturday.
One thing I’ve noticed in the last couple of weeks that, rather than going up in anticipation of Thanksgiving traveling, gas prices have been dropping even more. This past Monday when I got gas at the new Costco, it was a new low at $1.98/gallon.
But now it’s at $1.91. And it looks like the Sam’s Club right up the Interstate has started matching them.
A gas war is a good thing.
Thought for the Day:
“Spock, I’ve found that ‘lies’ usually triumph–unless the ‘truth’ is very, very careful.” – Dr. McCoy in “The Omega Glory”
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Black Friday . . .
I felt a lot better this morning, almost back to normal. Of course maybe it’s because Jan is back home. I certainly think so. And so does Miss Karma.
About 2pm Jan fixed us both a plate of the leftovers from the Thanksgiving feast at Brandi’s yesterday.
Then about 5 I fixed coffee and we had it with the pumpkin pie also left over.
Other than that, we stayed hunkered down, trying to keep out of the stampeding hordes on Black Friday. Or maybe Black and Blue Friday if you’re trying to fight your way through the crowds to grab that last Instant Pot or Grinch doll.
However we did order several things online that will just show up next. No fuss, no muss, no crowds. Nice.
The stuff we ordered last week from Costco came in right on time, matching Amazon. And besides gas, Costco is cheaper on a lot of stuff. The Rotisserie Chicken we got there week before last for $4.99 runs $7.98 at HEB. However I did get a Rotisserie Turkey Breast from HEB this last Monday to flesh out our leftovers.
Yesterday I got up to Brandi’s about 11, bringing the Cracker Barrel Cornbread Dressing that I had picked up the night before.
Of course, we had the Turkey that Brandi fixed,
a Honeybaked Ham that Chantelle brought,
Jan’s Green Bean Casserole,
and much more.
Then it was time for everyone to line up for the feast.
Even Miss Piper.
How she eats like this and still stays this svelte is a real mystery.
This is my 1st plate.
Emphasis on ‘1st’.
Tomorrow we’ll probably sneak out for a bit, for some groceries and probably breakfast somewhere. Hopefully we can still avoid the leftover hordes.
Next week, on Tuesday, I’ll be taking Jan back to Brandi’s so she can dog-sit while Brandi, Lowell, and Landon, along with Chantelle, who’s also our travel agent, her husband Eric, and son Maddox, head down to Disney World for a week.
It’ll be Landon’s first trip to see the Mouse.
Then I’ll go back up on Monday afternoon to pick her up.
One thing about all these to/from trips to Katy is that they’re giving the recent transmission rebuild in the Dakota a real workout. With almost 300 miles on the meter, it’s still purring right along with nary a bobble. So far, so good.
Thought for the Day:
Crazy is like diarrhea. You can only hold it in for so long.
adfsa
