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Thirty years.  A milestone for me and my DH.  Today is our thirtieth wedding anniversary and we spent the day doing not much!  Well, we did drive to Walla Walla and go to the courthouse and health dept. to try and get some info on the property we are intending to purchase.  But the people we really needed to talk to were not in the office today.  That's okay, it was a pretty drive, even if the temps went from 55 F to 35 F and then back to 55 F in a short space of time.  Then we went to dinner at a new 'family' style restaurant in town.  The building used to be a local tavern that was moved to this location about 10 or so years ago.  It was weird going in there.  I remember getting really really drunk there, (I blame Gary L) and the layout is pretty much the same.  I wonder how they were able to get all of the 'smoke' smell out of it.  I had a steak that was pretty good, but the side dish of mixed vegies left a lot to be desired.  Now, I would say that I am kind of a food snob.  That being said the yellow squash in the side dish had a huge chunk ( about 2" square) that was absolutely raw along side a razor thin slice that was grey from overcooking.  Stuff like that makes me cringe.  A couple next to us had their salads served and then had to ask for cutlery.  When we were just about done eating the waitress plopped the check on our table, even though we really wanted dessert, we had to ask.  I know, I know.  Well dessert did arrive and I asked for a second fork so DH and I could share the lovely cheesecake.  It was almost gone before we got the fork.  It wasn't terribly busy, it wasn't rush time, it was just bad service.  I'd give it maybe 3 out of 5.  My husband is more generous.  It didn't help that when we were seated that I was looking straight into the men's room everytime the door was opened.  Guh.  I traded with my husband.  This was also the first table into the dining room so we were really in the way of all of the coming and goings of staff and customers.  I feel like writing the owner a "critique".  I want them to do well in their business there because this is the 4th or 5th business that's tried to make a go at this location.  Any ideas?

Any way.  30 years.  Mostly good.