Got to work early despite all the pre game traffic around campus, so that was good. Then work was so extremely slow they sent me home a half hour early.... I'm not complaining too much since I'm working 8 and a half hour days from Friday to Monday, plus my normal hours next Tuesday because of the Labor Day holiday. Called a friend to see if they were still at McDuffy's for the Bush campaign party and coverage of the RNC. They were already done but she was meeting two of the Republican candidates for the Senate election at a place called The Boathouse, so met her and went over.
The Boat house has been closed for the last 4 months while they were doing renovations, and it is AWESOME! It's on the side of a residential lake, and it's all outdoors. I was a little worried it was going to be hot, but they have misters going full blast, and fans around the perimeter, as well as the lake to cool things off. There are strings of lights all across the patio, and vines hanging on lattices all over. The bar was a stone circle in the center, and they had just had their grand reopening last night. One of the guys running for the senate office was good friends with the owner, so he sat and chatted with us, and ended up comping our entire bill at the end of the night. There were 6 of us, and we were there from 9 till just before midnight just relaxing, having a drink or two, and enjoying the atmosphere. A couple college aged persons trickled in around a quarter to 11, and I have decided this place is going to be my hang out. The chef is a grad of the Scottsdale Culinary Institute, and we were given pieces of both their key lime and raspberry cheesecake..... OMG!!! All you could hear was MMMmmmm.....MMMMMMM.... Here! Try this!!! then another MMMmmmm. The sangria I had was yummy. The place was quiet enough that I could hear everyone without any problem, and the rest of the food was good as well, even though we only ordered a few appetizers and shared. Best three hours I've had in a while
