Spokane, WA

My boyfriend’s best friend since middle school, also a good friend of mine, has been accepted into a great school all the way out in Kansas. For a good-bye and congratulations celebration, he chose to meet up with all of his long-time friends and have a fun time in Spokane. We spent a little [...]

The place was filled. We had good orchestra seats, of which I was most thankful for. The cast preformed magnificently. I could feel my heart pounding loudly within my chest at the riveting sound of their voices and the moving sensations of the musicians below the stage. I’ve been a fan of the Phantom of the Opera for a long time now. The original Broadway cast recording is a permanent on my MP3 player—but it does not even compare to the experience of hearing it live. Harold Prince does an outstanding job of directing this show, of which is now the longest running show on Broadway. The lead roles of the Phantom and Christine were played by Ramin Karimloo and Gina Beck—both of which offered moving performances. The entire cast, in fact, I found very effective.

Upon arriving at Anthony’s I took advantage of the complimentary valet parking and met my husband inside. We were seated quickly at a nice corner table outside over looking the river. Upon ordering our drinks we started looking at the menu.

After looking at all my options I decided upon the Sunset Dinner. This 4 course meal included a shrimp cocktail, choice of soup or salad, an entree (8 to choose from) and a desert. For my entree I chose the Roasted Garlic Prawns and it was the correct choice to make. My husband ordered the New York Steak and added a Ceaser Salad.

After we left Jump of Joe Lake and our picnic we headed home and our daughter had a surprise treat for us. She wanted us to stop at Cascade Glacier ice Cream parlor. So we did and it was fun. As you drive along Highway 395 to some of the area lakes take a bit of time to stop in at the Cascade Glacier Ice Cream Parlor. It is not far from Deer Lake Exit and is a off the road place to stop and have a fun treat with the entire family.

I wanted to go dancing so did an Internet search and found several of the Senior Citizen centers in Spokane, Post Falls and Couer d’ Alene have a dance sometime during the week. One dance was on my birthday Monday night August 11th at the Corbin Senior Center located in Northwest Spokane at 827 W. Cleveland Ave.

Chuck E Cheese’s at 10007 N. Nevada in north Spokane. We went to Chuck E. Cheese with just the intention of playing and not eating. We stuck to that too. The pizza and salad bar looked very tasty, but we spent our money on the games for the kids. Each game at Chuck E Cheese costs 1 token or $0.25. I did not think that was too bad. As you arrive at Chuck E Cheese you and your children receive a hand stamp. I did not understand the purpose of this until we left. They check your stamps and make sure you and your child have the same number. I was comforted by this security measure. They also have baby gates at the front door so your children cannot leave without you.

There is a restaurant in Spokane Valley called HuHot that is a type of Mongolian Grill restaurant. I recently planned a surprise birthday party for someone with about a group of 15 in attendance. I had never been to HuHot, but I had heard rave reviews from friends and it was the birthday girl’s favorite [...]

This year was their 30th year holding the concert and festival. The concert is put on by the Allegro Baroque and Beyond a non-profit arts organization and free to the public. It is always held the last Sunday of July annually. The main events are held in the Lilac Bowl Meadow across from the Spokane Opera House.

My birthday was last week and I got to decide where we would go for dinner. I really love Italian food and pizza is probably my favorite, so I decided that we would go to Rock City Grill in downtown Spokane because they have delicious pizzas.
We decided to have an early dinner and luckily [...]

When the weather is pleasant and not too hot, Riverfront Park is a great place to go for a walk, enjoy the scenery and have some fun. Some friends and I recently went for a stroll in the park on a Sunday afternoon. We were actually trying to simultaneously pass time and enjoy the weather and our walk did just that. We started our walk near the carousel and new fountain. We made our way northward across the bridge that crossed the Spokane River. Standing on the bridge facing up the river gave us a beautiful view of the park’s famous clock tower.