Friday night started off with a happy hour gathering with some folks from my work at the Peanut. Kim stayed home and did a little cleaning, until I met up with her and then we headed out to Fred P Ott’s on the plaza. We met up with Christie and Todd there and had a few rounds of drinks. It was a good time, and I’m not sure why we don’t go there more often, since it is the closest bar to our place, and probably the cheapest on the plaza.

Saturday we got up and headed to the airport to pick up our visitor. Kim’s brother Jason came out as a surprise for his 21st birthday, which is actually today. We went over to the newer Granfalloon north to watch the end of the Ohio State and Michigan game. Thankfully the bucks pulled out a victory! From there we went back to our apartment for a little bit and then met up with a group at the Cashew, the “upscale version of the Peanut.” It was actually a pretty cool looking place. My only complaint was that the service was pretty slow and they were not even busy. From there we went over to the Westport Flea Market for some darts. I beat the combo team of Kim and Jason, but it was a pretty good match. The rest of the night we spent back at our place, and went to bed fairly early since we all had a long day.

Sunday we went back to the Flea Market for some lunch and to check out the shops. I guess I should explain this place a little more. It’s part bar, part restaurant, and part flea market. It’s the only place I’ve found in Kansas City with real darts (although their boards are in terrible shape) and it is supposed to have the best burgers in KC. After spending some time there we headed out for a few errands and then ended up at the Brooksider to watch the Bengals game and to hang out with the usuals. That takes care of the excitement for the weekend. Now I am back at work, luckily it’s a short week!