Wendy's trip log: Spring has Sprung.

Central, NY

April 2022-May 2022

Spring has begun and we are all awaiting the warmer weather of the season. So many things to do at the house as we entered into a new season. Got to get the pool open and cleaned up. Lawn furniture back out on the patio, gardening, and yard clean up. Perhaps some spring cleaning as well. Organization of the things that need to be sold for a potential garage sale. The opening up of camp and all the cleanup that goes with that too. So much work, I am questioning why am I so ready for the season to begin?

BUT, there are always the fun parts of spring, like the paint and sip party that Mark and I attended at the Turning Stone Casino.

I have gone to several of these paint parties over the years, but this was the first at Turning Stone and with my husband. He and I are both questioning his artistic abilities. I reassured him he'd be great and it would be a ton of fun none the less.

The theme is Paris in Spring. The painting, the Eiffel Tower. There was wine and hors d'oeuvres to part take. YUM. We had paint, a canvas, food and alcohol. Now we just need some instruction.

I think they turned out GREAT!

It was such a fun time, and now we have some art to add to our walls. Well, maybe not. I think the experience was much more fulfilling then the art we get to take home. At any rate, it was a nice change for a date night and left us with a smile for the effort.

Another date night was again at the Turning Stone Casino. Mark was offered a preview of the new and improved buffet at the casino. We were selected to be some of the few who got to sample the new buffet before the opening date the following weekend.

The 7 kitchens name is to infer that the buffet will have choice selections from each of the 7 main restaurants on the casino properties. I was just glad to see some of my old favorites. I love the oriental chicken. They pretty much had anything you could want. Our neighboring table had these little gems. Thats a whole lot of crayfish, and he got more. He can have em, I am anti crustration.

The desserts were the biggest improvement. Before, they had some good desserts, but this time they really stepped it up. I'm lovin the new dessert buffet. (Don't tell Del Lago, they have been replaced as the best buffet desserts.)

It was a lovely evening and a wonderful meal.

Spring also means HORSES in this home anyways, and we of course had Derby Day on the calendar. We celebrated at Mark's mother house with dinner.

I wish I knew the back story on the surprise winner, before the race I may have bet him. Rich Strike, the winner, wasn't even always on the derby ticket. He was thrown in last minute after Ethereal Road was withdrawn. A long shot from the start this horse came in from the long shot to take the crown.

Great meal and a great race.

This spring also brought me to the theater. Just like Rich Strike, I was not on this ticket, but when my son was unable to go, I won the prize. This play was hilarious.

From props that fell apart, forgotten lines, and stagehands playing lead rolls.

It was exactly what the play was named, everything that went wrong did.

Spring also means getting outdoors, my mother and I took a hike at a local trail. I had started the 52 hikes in January, but had not made it out in some time. Sorry, I might have to start this later this year. (How many weeks in 2020 do we have left?)