Weekend Getaway

We just returned home from a weekend in Indianpolis.

Other than the rain which hampered some of our plans for Saturday, it was a great weekend. 

Gary had never been to the state finals for girls basketball before, so that was our first event.  I had attended a couple of the games several years ago when Kathy and I took a group of West Central Lady Trojans to the game to try to inspire them to want to be there the next year.  It didn't work, but it was a fun excursion.

Our seats were great - at the end of the floor, top row of the lower level.  Lots of leg room, good view.  During the first set of games there were no other people close to us either. 

During the break between games the rain had stopped so we walked to Hard Rock Cafe for a late lunch, early dinner.   I found a salad that had low calories and ordered it.  Just after our food came to the table, Clay and Karen came in and joined us.

After dinner we checked into the Hampton across the street and spent some time in the room which had a bedroom with a king sized bed plus a sitting room with a pull out couch.  Nice room for the four of us!

The evening games were the ones I really wanted to see, specifically the 3A match-up between the Northwestern Lady Tigers and Greensburg Pirates.  Kendall Bostic is a sophomore on the Northwestern team and her dad Kevin (I worked with him at Ivy Tech) was an assistant coach.  We could tell why they are ranked #1 in the state and why Kendall has already been recruited.  It was a great game, albeit a lopsided one in scoring, so it was just fun to watch.

By the time Zionsville and Warren Central began to play, we were all ready to leave.

Rain, rain, and more rain prevented us from walking the streets and getting something to eat so we ordered a pizza and watched tv.

This morning after the breakfast at the hotel, we went to the Indiana State Fairgrounds to the Boat and Camper Outdoor Show.  I had never been to anything like that before and I was impressed by how much I liked it!  Really.  I didn't think I would, but it was fun to look at all of the boats and especially the campers and just dream.  Maybe some day.....

After we left the fairgrounds, Gary and I drove up Michigan Road and stopped at Outback for a late lunch, early dinner.  Our first choice was Texas Roadhouse (packed), then Olive Garden (lots of cars there too), so Outback it was. 

Next stop was Kohls for some shopping for the cruise.

On the drive home we checked out a couple of houses that are for sale in Carroll County.  One we liked; one we dismissed quickly.  We are not really sure that moving is something we want to do right now, but at least we are talking about it and weighing our options.

It was a beautiful day today, even though the temps were still cool and there was some wind.  Much better than all of the rain that has been pelting us for many days now.

It was good to have a 'weekend getaway' and going to Indianapolis was something I had wanted to do for a while.

Good company. Good games.  Good food.  Nice weekend.