{"id":906,"date":"2011-09-10T15:31:00","date_gmt":"2011-09-10T15:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/yogisden.us\/?p=906"},"modified":"2014-06-15T04:58:06","modified_gmt":"2014-06-15T04:58:06","slug":"22-years-23-miles-10-happy-toes-drinks-dinner-and-a-fire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yogisden.us\/?p=906","title":{"rendered":"22 Years, 23 Miles, 10 Happy Toes, Drinks, Dinner, and a Fire"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ieFriday was the 22nd Anniversary for Sweetie and I. Also, it was my day off. So we dropped SuperPizzaBoy off at school and then had breakfast together. Then we went on our annual Anniversary Bike Ride.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/28381904@N06\/6133197340\/\" title=\"IMG_6100 by alnbbates, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"IMG_6100\" height=\"375\" src=\"http:\/\/yogisden.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/6133197340_0d5e032a88-300x225.jpg\" width=\"500\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We rode a little over 23 miles, not bad huh? I&#8217;m not sure we could have got to 24.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/28381904@N06\/6132664385\/\" title=\"IMG_6110 by alnbbates, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"IMG_6110\" height=\"375\" src=\"http:\/\/yogisden.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/6132664385_738a334028-300x225.jpg\" width=\"500\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>As a special treat Sweetie booked his and her pedicures. I had been kidding her before about getting one so she did it.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/28381904@N06\/6133206810\/\" title=\"IMG_6106 by alnbbates, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"IMG_6106\" height=\"500\" src=\"http:\/\/yogisden.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/6133206810_a77baca8a6-225x300.jpg\" width=\"375\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Above is the &#8220;before&#8221; picture. &nbsp;Not too bad huh? &#8220;Hah!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/28381904@N06\/6132662225\/\" title=\"IMG_6108 by alnbbates, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"IMG_6108\" height=\"500\" src=\"http:\/\/yogisden.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/6132662225_5f80196cc8-225x300.jpg\" width=\"375\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Man what a chair, it kneads and vibrates and all sorts of stuff.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/28381904@N06\/6132663327\/\" title=\"IMG_6109 by alnbbates, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"IMG_6109\" height=\"500\" src=\"http:\/\/yogisden.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/6132663327_f0ac44f8a4-225x300.jpg\" width=\"375\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s Lee, my nail technician. A very nice lady with a great sense of humor. It took almost an hour. She nipped, tucked, used a cheese grater, gigantic emery boards, and various instruments of torture to get the crap that has been hiding behind the nails for years. &nbsp;I had some strange calluses that seemed to befuddle her but she kept on at it.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/28381904@N06\/6133213700\/\" title=\"IMG_6111 by alnbbates, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"IMG_6111\" height=\"375\" src=\"http:\/\/yogisden.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/6133213700_5cc6b740da-300x225.jpg\" width=\"500\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s the after. These toes have never been so pretty, or so happy, my feet felt great. I&#8217;m scheduling Lee on the afternoon after the Tulsa Run in October. My only regret is that I didn&#8217;t get color. I could have got a reddish orange to match the colors on my sandals. What do you think? Or what do you think about a Dallas Cowboys Star? Sweetie now knows that she created a monster. Do you think that I&#8217;m going to let her get a pedicure by herself from now on?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/28381904@N06\/6132622793\/\" title=\"IMG_6764 by alnbbates, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"IMG_6764\" height=\"243\" src=\"http:\/\/yogisden.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/6132622793_45876ab9ef-300x145.jpg\" width=\"500\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>So we picked up SPB from school and later dropped him off at Nana&#8217;s. The world&#8217;s greatest MIL. Then it was downtown for drinks at the elegant <a href=\"http:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?ll=36.1508888889,-95.9919888889&amp;spn=0.01,0.01&amp;q=36.1508888889,-95.9919888889%20(Mayo%20Hotel)&amp;t=h\" rel=\"geolocation\" title=\"Mayo Hotel\">Mayo Hotel<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/28381904@N06\/6132611731\/\" title=\"IMG_6752 by alnbbates, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"IMG_6752\" height=\"375\" src=\"http:\/\/yogisden.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/6132611731_7430215d8f-300x225.jpg\" width=\"500\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We went to their Penthouse Bar. They have seating out on the roof. It was great.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/28381904@N06\/6132594437\/\" title=\"IMG_6735 by alnbbates, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"IMG_6735\" height=\"375\" src=\"http:\/\/yogisden.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/6132594437_94ece57585-300x225.jpg\" width=\"500\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The drinks. This is a great place for people watching. My favorite sport next to eavesdropping on other&#8217;s conversations.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/28381904@N06\/6133138446\/\" title=\"IMG_6732 by alnbbates, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"IMG_6732\" height=\"375\" src=\"http:\/\/yogisden.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/6133138446_1b07341f0b-300x225.jpg\" width=\"500\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s the gas company!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/28381904@N06\/6132599769\/\" title=\"IMG_6740 by alnbbates, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"IMG_6740\" height=\"375\" src=\"http:\/\/yogisden.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/6132599769_172a6ba6cf-300x225.jpg\" width=\"500\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Updating Facebook Status.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/28381904@N06\/6132605539\/\" title=\"IMG_6745 by alnbbates, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"IMG_6745\" height=\"375\" src=\"http:\/\/yogisden.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/6132605539_237c69b70c-300x225.jpg\" width=\"500\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Skyping with the kid in Tokyo.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/28381904@N06\/6133155460\/\" title=\"IMG_6748 by alnbbates, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"IMG_6748\" height=\"375\" src=\"http:\/\/yogisden.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/6133155460_0e33a6a064-300x225.jpg\" width=\"500\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A beautiful sunset from the roof.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/28381904@N06\/6132670125\/\" title=\"IMG_6114 by alnbbates, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"IMG_6114\" height=\"375\" src=\"http:\/\/yogisden.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/6132670125_47e28c7356-300x225.jpg\" width=\"500\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Dinner at the <a href=\"http:\/\/palacetulsa.com\/\"><b><span style=\"color: #38761d;\">Palace Cafe<\/span><\/b><\/a>. Our favorite place. They had just reopened after a major remodel so it wasn&#8217;t the quiet experience we were hoping for. The food was fabulous though.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/28381904@N06\/6132623741\/\" title=\"IMG_6765 by alnbbates, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"IMG_6765\" height=\"375\" src=\"http:\/\/yogisden.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/6132623741_54cd6136cd-300x225.jpg\" width=\"500\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And then home, a pinion fire, wine and music on the patio.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks Sweetie, for twenty two years, and looking forward to many more, and a Great Anniversary Day!<\/p>\n<div style=\"height: 15px; margin-top: 10px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.zemanta.com\/\" title=\"Enhanced by Zemanta\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Enhanced by Zemanta\" class=\"zemanta-pixie-img\" src=\"http:\/\/yogisden.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/zemified_e.png\" style=\"border: none; float: right;\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ieFriday was the 22nd Anniversary for Sweetie and I. Also, it was my day off. 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