Bend it like Butler

The Sheriff and I just returned from Bend today. We went there on Tuesday to catch John Butler Trio in concert at the Bend Athletic Club. Can I just say it was A-M-A-Z-I-N-G. It was a small outdoor venue with reasonably priced beer (4.50 for a 20 oz deschutes!!!) unheard of for concert prices! Anyway The John Butler Trio put on a spectacular show. They are amazing musicians and if you like folk rock I would definitely say check them out. They do some crazy things with their instruments and are just all around great performers. After the show we grabbed some grub at The St. Francis School McMenamins and then headed back to our little "weekend" humble abode at the In of the Seventh Mountain. Last Christmas the sheriffs parental units hooked us up with a gift certificate to the bend resort and we decided this would be a great time to use it. The next day we explored Bend and stopped at a used book store. I picked up 3 used books for $15 dollars and can't wait to read them! We ate lunch at the Deschutes Brewery Restaurant and I had a portobello mushroom sandwich and it was absolutely delish! Nick had some crazy mac and cheese concoction that was quite yummy also. After we did a little exploring we went back to the Inn and rented some mountain bikes. I have learned that I absolutely HATE mountain biking. I feel extremely unstable and unsafe and needless to say we didn't last long on the mountain bikes because I couldn't hack it. We then enjoyed the hot tub and later made a fantastic fajita dinner in our room because it has a full kitchen!! We then attempted to check out the Bend nightlife but since neither of us are super familiar with Bend we didn't stumble upon a whole lot. We grabbed a drink at a local dive bar and then headed back home, we crawled in bed and I watched some project runway til I fell asleep. This morning we had breakfast and then packed up the rig and headed home. It was such an awesome mini vacation I couldn't have asked for a better time or a better person to spend it with!