It was going to be a quaint little party of four Mallory, her Mom Amy my sister, my daughter Samantha a.k.a Sam, and myself.
Well that Sam ended up sick, so down to three.
Amy (my sister) rented a limo from a Groupon, she kept referring it to Craigslist ( I wouldn't get on that limo!).
Ok we are on our way to pick up the limo, my wonderful husband drives us to a mall where we are to meet the limo, no specific address, so we drive and drive to find it, we drive by a bus, pretty scary looking, black tinted out windows, skinny little tires, some strange emblem on the side of the bus, we all say "Lord I hope that's not what they call a limo"!!
Somehow after questioning if that was it, we see people loading up into the contraption, my brave sister walks over there peeks her head in.
The young woman said to her with fear in her eyes, yes this is the "limo". My sister describes is as basicly cheap, tinsel, a mannequin head and blacked out.
A. this is not a limo B. not private C. Scary AF!
Someone was in the bus checking people in, no sign to indicate that this is it.
This woman never to be seen again. kidding
We had a group huddle about it, decided we would NIX this idea and head to Stillwater - a sure good time!
If you follow my blog, you know that I know Stillwater pretty well.
So I am the tour guide of the day (kinda sorta)!
We get there get dropped of at the edge of town after driving over the new bridge for the heck of it. Twice! I have a fear of heights but managed to keep my eyes open the second time over & it was a beautiful fall filled sight.
First we did a quick walk through of the Fall Festival that coincidentally was going on. Tents set up with things for sale, drinks, food and music.
There was a pumpkin race but we could not get a view of it, to crowded.
Made our way over to a cool looking building Tin Bin's for a cup of java - the girls had spiked coffees, I tried a sip of each, very good.
Really a cute place, they were pretty busy but, we did manage to find a spot to sit.
They also have food if you're hungry :)
Here's my pretty niece (hope she doesn't kill me for sharing her pic)!
First we did a quick walk through of the Fall Festival that coincidentally was going on. Tents set up with things for sale, drinks, food and music.
There was a pumpkin race but we could not get a view of it, to crowded.
Not my photo - but isn't this the craziest thing ?! HAHAHA!
Made our way over to a cool looking building Tin Bin's for a cup of java - the girls had spiked coffees, I tried a sip of each, very good.
(not my photo)
Really a cute place, they were pretty busy but, we did manage to find a spot to sit.
They also have food if you're hungry :)
Here's my pretty niece (hope she doesn't kill me for sharing her pic)!
Not in any special order but, here are some great spots we hit up!
Maple Island Brewing - we stopped here twice hahaha! Great venue, outdoor seating great view of the lake.
Good Beer, we shared a couple flights so we could try each beer, they also have root beer and sell growlers.
There was a band and the rental room above was hosting a wedding reception, we witnessed the first dance - that's when you all say AAAHHHHHH.......
Right next door is a Northern Vineyard Winery. The ladies did a tasting, I'm pretty sure there was rooftop seating here. The women who were working there were very friendly and informative.
Stopped in at Wedge and Wheel, one of my favorite stops in Stillwater - wine & cheese!
Fantastic cheeses, paired with meat, nuts, warm bread and those yummy little French pickles Cornichons. This was a chef's choice pairing.
The Tilted Tiki - such a cute place! They too have a patio and a special little seating area, it looked to be inside and outside, reminded me of the Golden Girls veranda LOL
The Tilted Tiki has a very large specialty drink menu they were SO pretty!
We shared a plate of fried rice, it was one of the appetizers offered - kinda strange to be an appetizer if you ask me, but it was good.
A few spots we wanted to get to but did not have enough time would be Nacho Mamas, they have the best street corn actually everything we have had there is very good & affordable!
My sister says she makes the best street corn. But, I have yet to try it HINT HINT Amy!
Lion's Tavern, they have a great patio.
I always wanted to go to Luna Rossa wine cave tour, while there we thought it was just under construction. Seems to be permanently closed according to the web.
It wasn't all drinking we did do a little shopping antique shops and cooking stores.
Overall a pretty great day - Happy 21st Birthday Mal - Love ya!
