So we pulled off our anniversary. A little late but well done if I do say so myself. It was a beautiful room in Seattle at the Pan Pacific Hotel (sorry no pictures). The staff was very accommodating and very professional (example of that in just bit). So just to review things a bit... it has been a chaotic time over the last two weeks and we had decided to forego our anniversary until a couple of nights ago things get settled down and my Bride says she could use a big tub and some time away from all of the mess. So we sat down filled out some Christmas cards and looked on the internet for some deal on rooms with big tubs. Things were not looking good and we were starting to get frustrated and grumpy when we called an end to the search and went to sleep with me telling her to forget everything and I would handle it tomorrow when she was at her swim meet. So after a few hours of sleep my Mrs. goes to work and I get up a little later to do some last second mail, gift buys, kid planning, kid sleep over at her dad's, and web searches for a room with a tub. At about 2 o'clock things are wrapped up on my end. My wife gets home earlier than planned (YAAAYY!!) and we work on getting the kid/teens handled. We get on the road at 845-ish when the idea of obtaining a bottle of wine becomes a good idea for later in the evening. So we do what comes naturally....for us any way. We stop at the Circle K and grab 2 bottles of Boones Farm and hit the road!
You see Boones Farm is an inside joke we had a very nice dinner in Crete and I brought a bottle of wine and a bottle of Boones Farm (Strawberry Hill) and pulled out the Boones like that was a good bottle of wine! I shortly brought out the "good" wine but all the Americans had a nice chuckle. Turns out the Greek, Swedish and French were confused and wanted to try the Boones Farm, which we did. After multiple objections by myself it was tasted after dinner with such unforgettable comments such as "I don't think this is good but I like it" etc, etc. I wish I could have taken a picture of our Blonde friend as she sat on a low step, wine glass in one hand, bottle of pink "wine" in the other puring and drinking, pouring and drinking until the bottle was empty. So there is the joke!
Anyway we grabbed the Strawberry Hill and the bottle of Drano colored Blue Hawaiian and headed to a nice room in Seattle. We checked in and the staff was pleasant and well mannered however when we got to the room and settled in we realized we forgot the "wine". So we called to arrange to pick it up from our valet parked car and the front desk said it was no problem and would have it delivered, Now that is service! Now this is a nice hotel. A hotel fitting of an nice anniversary and designed to cure my wife of her ills after 2 rough weeks it is also much nicer than I would ever prefer to stay in. Unless someone else was picking up the tab. So here we are, slightly frazzled and a touch sleep deprived, when the young man from the desk knocks to deliver 2 bottles of Boones Farm and some tic tacs in a plastic bag bag labeled Circle K. He smile politely wishes us a good evening and a happy anniversary and hands over the bag. I had to tip the guy! The Mrs. and I both had a good a good laugh because....well of everything! Well the evening was fantastic and far too short but well worth it! I applaud the Pan Pacific Hotel and their staff for making a rotten stretch into a very happy memory!
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