Joy and I noticed some others celebrate their birthday for days.\u00a0 Justine did 28 days of Justine and Sara celebrates for two weeks before and after her birthday.\u00a0 Since we are older we needed to scale that back a little.\u00a0 Anyway I would like to thank Joy for making the days around my birthday wonderful.\u00a0 Here are the details.<\/p>\n
Wednesday April 9th, the Birthday eve was celebrated at a place called The Beer Market. Thy have a very extensive beer selection.\u00a0 There where twenty beers on tap.\u00a0 I sampled all the IPAs, a couple of Wiessens, and one bottle of Samichlaus. The Samichlaus was their most potent offering.\u00a0 I remember reading about this beer ten years ago, but never thought I would get to try it.\u00a0 Well, it is very strong.\u00a0 The body was full and on the sweet side.\u00a0 It is a good thing that is was sweet or the alcohol taste would have been overwhelming. Lizet, a coworker, really enjoyed the\u00a0Lindemans Framboise they had on tap. She and I share a birthday.\u00a0 I have worked with a few people that share my birthday.\u00a0 Joy drove me home the Beer Market so I could really do a good sampling.<\/p>\n
Joy Commentary: \u00a0Rich definitely enjoyed his night out at The Beer Market. \u00a0We had good company and food for the evening. \u00a0It was several beers and \u00a0five and half hours of fun. \u00a0Good thing I drove though.<\/p>\n
Thursday was a little slower for some reason.\u00a0 Joy and I went to the DMV so I could renew my license.\u00a0 She was worried that it would take a long time, but the DMV in Woodstock is ranked number one in customer service. They are very busy, but extremely efficient.\u00a0 I was out of there in 20 minuets. I then washed my truck. \u00a0Then I was allowed to open my gifts. They gave me a metal work bench, diamond plate peg board, a stress toy that says Boss on it, a collection of gourmet salts, and Vietnamese Cinnamon. For dinner, we went to the best BBQ place in McHenry County.\u00a0 It is called BBQ King. They are located just off the square in Woodstock. \u00a0It’s a busy place.<\/p>\n
Joy Commentary: \u00a0Who know that a DMV could be so exciting. \u00a0From the time you walk in the door until you leave, they keep you moving. \u00a0Of course, I discovered it was a great place to people watch. \u00a0In the 20 minutes there, I got 5 or 6 good stories on my observations.<\/p>\n
Friday is my Bowling Day.\u00a0 Joy joined me at bowling followed by a visit to Sports Page, our favorite sports bar.\u00a0 They have the best Buffalo Chicken Wings.\u00a0 She also got me Birthday Donuts for work.\u00a0 In my old group, people would bring in donuts for their birthday.\u00a0 I am trying that idea out on my new group.\u00a0 I am not sure if it will stick. \u00a0They just don’t seem to eat that much.<\/p>\n
Saturday, we finished the Birthday celebrations at the Schnitzel Platz.\u00a0 Bob Beilfuss and Hank Mitchell were playing popular German fest music. This went well with the fine German food and Dunkle Wiessen we where drinking. Even Ricko was enjoying the food and music.\u00a0 He was our designated driver for the evening.\u00a0 He did a fine job of getting us back home after the festivities.<\/p>\n
Another shout out to Joy for making the past week very special.<\/p>\n
Joy Commentary: \u00a0Think he’ll remember all of this when it’s my birthday? \u00a0Happy birthday, darling. \u00a0Glad you enjoyed it. \u00a0Sorry, but I could resist the urge to edit the content a bit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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