A weekend in Tallahasse, FL
Last weekend. Mike and I went to Tallahassee, FL. We decided to take a trip up to see our son Scott who’s in his last year at FSU (Florida State University.) We surprised him by showing up at his door unexpected. Normally, it might be a problem to surprise a college student at his residence but, I have a wonderful relationship with both of my sons, so I knew this wouldn’t be a problem. This might not be advisable for all parents. I guess you’d have to know whether or not your relationship with your college student will allow this. So, anyway, we showed up at Scott’s door and he was thrilled. Deciding to meet up again when his girlfriend, Liz got home we headed over to the hotel to check in.
I had previously booked our room through Orbitz.com at the Day’s Inn on West Tennessee, which was the closest hotel to his apartment, at the cheapest rate. We checked in to the hotel with no problem and headed to our room, great location, right next to the pool. Upon entering our room we found clay colored sand, all over the chairs and floor. This compelled Mike to wipe down everything in sight feeling that it just wasn’t clean. The WIFI that was promised didn’t work; the safe in the room wouldn’t lock. I guess the saying, “you get what you pay for” is absolutely true. It’s a good thing that we’re not particular or materialistic. Being that I had already unpacked, I had decided that we weren’t going anywhere.
We relaxed a bit and then headed back over to pick up the “kids.” Our first stop together to get our weekend started was to go to happy hour at a bar called “Bullwinkles.” Yes, it’s safe to assume in a college town it was filled with college students. No big deal! So Mike and I ordered our usual drink; Dewars and water. No Dewars!? We ordered Bud on tap. With the $10 cover the beer was all you could drink; we could do that. Well, after our first drink, they were out of Bud. What bar runs out of Budweiser? Time to leave.
We headed to dinner. Scott and Liz chose the place, decent food, very long wait and apparently we won’t be going back because I have no idea what the name of it was or where it was located. Back at Scott’s apartment, we hung out for a bit and left.
Next morning we drove for what seemed to be forever to a wonderful breakfast place called “Another Broken Egg.” The area was quaint, the view was magnificent, the service was impeccable and the food was delicious. Apparently, this is a franchise that’s all over the United States and growing and very worth visiting, if you have the opportunity.
After breakfast we took a ride through an exclusive residential area so that Scott and Liz could show us a “house that looked like a castle.” 
They, being young, are still in that mode where they have their lives ahead of them and dream of things that are possibilities in their lives. Of course, Mike and I are past the point where we could ever hope to possess anything of any great monetary value and honestly we’re not the kind of people that actually ever cared for those things. As we drove, Scott couldn’t wait until we came up to the “castle.” It did look like a castle, we stopped took pictures and contemplated the interior furnishings. What do you imagine?
From there we decided to shoot some pool, have a few drinks, shoot some darts and watch the truck race. Funny how girls on the street think they have to advertise a “car wash” wearing a bikini. Actually, not so funny!!! Funny how “kids” in a bar gravitate toward the new touch screen technological games while Mike and I would rather play pool. Funny how at 21 years old Liz needs 2 hours to get ready for dinner and me who’s somewhat older and could use more work, only needs 20 minutes. We left the bar to get ready!!!
Well, 2 ½ hours later, because “Ghost” was on and I had to watch it for the trillionth time, we picked up the “kids” again and headed out to Harry’s. It’s about two blocks from the capitol building in Tallahassee, a very nice restaurant with a really nice atmosphere, good service and high priced, but delicious meals. Oh, I shouldn’t forget to mention that they vacuum the dining area while you eat! Never saw that before.
Now we were off in search of somewhere to relax. It was pretty odd to us that on a Saturday night there were so few people out. We found a place called One O One. 
It’s said to be Tallahassee’s social dining experience. “It’s coming for dinner and staying for the nightlife!” Nice atmosphere, classy place and they had Hookahs in all different flavors. For anyone that doesn’t know, a Hookah
is a single or multi-stemmed water pipe for smoking. The popularity of Hookahs and Hookah bars has increased dramatically over the last few years. The draw to Hookahs is that you are smoking Shisha which is a mixture of tobacco and treacle, honey or sugar, and distilled water with fruit flavors. Shisha tobacco is very light and flavorful with a wonderful fruity aroma. Shisha is not your typical tobacco. It’s nothing like the tobacco in cigars, cigarettes or dip. Smoking true narguile shisha is an entirely different sensation. Shisha Tobacco is smoked for flavor and not for any kind of effect. It provides a relaxing and peaceful pursuit. The most popular flavor is apple and others include strawberry, pineapple, apricot, grape, rose, mint and even cappuccino! Hookahs are generally allowed to be used in places where smoking is not permitted thus providing the “smoker” a form of appeasing their habit. We stayed for a little while testing the different flavored Hookahs. A new experience for us.
From there we headed through the city and found another bar, the name slips my mind and the only excitement 
in that place was a drunk college student making a fool out of himself jumping up and down, which I assume was his rendition of dancing. He was amusing though and gave us all a good laugh. We left, stopped for a few pics and retired for the night.
For our final goodbye and meal together we went to a nice little bagel place called Bruegger’s. They had fresh bagels, great coffee and quick service and have several locations throughout the United States.
After breakfast we dropped Scott and Liz off at the apartment, said our goodbyes and headed back to our place in Hastings, FL. The 3 1/2 hour trip was uneventful and quick. Quick because we used to take the trip straight from Fort Lauderdale, a 7 hour trip, which was definately a long ride. None-the-less, other than the fact that I starting missing Scott as soon as we left, it was good to get back to our place in the woods where the only thing you hear are the birds, the crickets and an occasional owl at night!
