Labor Day

This morning, I learned that we can thank President Cleveland for Labor Day. So, let me begin with that...Thank You! Labor Day typically signifies the end of the summer season, after which many schools are back in session (if not before). Even more notably, Labor Day weekend kicks off the college football season and is followed the next weekend by the NFL kickoff (which they actually hold on Thursday for some idiotic reason). College football has not traditionally been a sport I have followed in my life. Rather, it was a periodic interest depending on friends and significant others throughout my upbringing and adulthood. Over the past two years, I have gotten reacquainted with the NCAA and fully intend to enjoy all that football can bring me in a weekend...Saturday is full of college action and then, Sunday's NFL action.

Labor Day weekend started off on a good note...Happy Hour. I find it quite amusing that of a Happy Hour list of approximately 30 people or so, we end up with a party of 6. Not to be one to turn down a small, intimate affair with close friends (those of us that comprise the regular not-more-than-10 people at Happy Hour group), I enjoyed the evening immensely. Sadly, the rain, amongst other things, downplayed the fun nature of a night out, but we make the most of our time together, regardless. Plus, with long weekends, Happy Hour festivities tend to run throughout the three days! Combined with college football kickoff, this stands to be a great weekend!

Back on the Happy Hour note...Bentz Street is our newest favorite locale, with $1 drafts, local brews on tap, 1/2 price food specials and the awesome new deck. Last night, we not only were blessed with the usual aspects, but there's an entirely new menu! This is not to suggest they redid everything, as many of the favorites are still there, but things are certainly different. One of the new items worthy of note - homemade potato chips. Certainly these chips have been sliced by hand and now come with the option of flavoring with the sauces used to make their wings so freaking awesome. What's a girl to do? Well, I was lame and got plain and someone else was lame and got french fries, but another got sweet and spicy thai and someone else got the garlic. Reports were favorable.

Tonight, there shall be a girls-only Cacique visit for dinner (boys like football too much), followed presumably by an evening of Rock Band. On the new PS3 Rock Band, there are music downloading capabilities, so I have yet to join in on that immense fun. Provided we don't overdo the sangria with dinner, it should be great. With that, friends, I better get my sequences loaded, hit the liquor store and maybe the mall. By then, Aura's nap time should be complete and it'll be time for dinner!