Bingo and Donuts

My aunt is in town because her birthday, my birthday, and my grandmother's birthday are all within two weeks of each other, so we decided to get together and do something fun. In this case, that means playing Bingo! My high school marching band did fundraising by volunteering at a bingo hall that I just so happen to have just moved in right next to! (It still looks exactly the same inside.)

I was a little concerned about the residual smoke smell getting onto Poe (it's non-smoking except a large smoking section in the back walled off by a floor-to-ceiling glass wall, but after decades of smoking being allowed everywhere, and the volunteers walking back and forth from smoking to non, it's still present), not to mention the ever-present danger of dauber ink (it was ALL OVER my hands... really took me back to my high school days), so I left him in my purse for safety's sake.

However... we won $10 worth of instants! (For non-bingo players, they're like these little lottery tickets but instead of scratching them off, you pop open panels on the back. They're VERY addictive, especially for tactile people! If you like pulling off the perforated edge of notebook paper, you'd love instants.) Poe helped us pop them open:

We didn't win anything off of them, but it was fun anyway!

Since the game started at 1:30, and I live right next to the bingo hall, I offered to make lunch for my aunt and grandmother. My aunt brought the dessert... Duck Donuts! (I was hosting another LV when Duck Donuts first appeared in Virginia Beach, and I don't think I've taken one there since... But I should; they're delicious!)

Poe, politely asking if anyone else wants to split the last donut.

Spoiler-Free: Game of Thrones Season Finale

We've been hanging on to a bottle of Three-Eyed Raven (Ommegang's season 5 beer) so we cracked it open for the finale last night.

Cheers!

Tijuana Flats

Our local Tijuana Flats is a huge supporter of Tidewater Comicon (held right here in Virginia Beach, and one of the big exciting things Poe gets to look forward to on this trip). I hadn't been there before tonight, but TWCC was having a little event there with superhero cosplay, trivia contest, etc. So I figured enchiladas sounded good for dinner.

I only had time to grab one shot of their big superhero/military mural, because the guy who started TWCC recognized me (the libraries are also a big supporter of the Con) and roped me into some trivia.

Beach Bagel

The most exciting thing Poe and I have done since we got home from Oregon is probably going to Beach Bagel Bakery on Saturday. (It has been a quiet week.) Best bagels in all of Hampton Roads, if you ask me!

That was also the last day his sweater will probably be necessary for a loooooong time.

Room Service

Poe and I are staying in a VERY nice hotel in Portland. We got a complimentary upgrade to a junior executive suite, which I thought was nice. Since I felt so sick on the plane (I used to be a champion flier, but for the past decade, every time I get on a plane it just gets worse and worse, I don't know why) we are staying in and relaxing tonight... which of course means room service!

Coming from the east coast to the west coast, it feels like it's quite late, but actually it's not even the end of the work day here! So after we eat and get settled, we might still have time to explore the neighborhood a little!

Also, I heard a story that will make for the perfect souvenir if I can find a shop selling them... oh the suspense!