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I have a Chili’s gift card burning a hole in my wallet. On Saturday, we took my brother-in-law to the airport, and I thought it would be fun to go to Chili’s right by the airport. The parking lot looked full, so I ran in to check the wait time–an hour and a half! Ed said he had a better idea, and I knew what it was as soon as he said it.
We were going to Countryside.
Countryside Saloon used to be our place. Ed and I spent every weekend at Countryside before we had kids. It was were we would just talk and talk over a couple of beers and a pizza. The thin crust pizza is so crisp and the edges are burnt just a tiny little bit. All their other food is just as good as the pizza. During the long summer evenings, we would sit out on the deck and relax after a long week.
We don’t go to Countryside very often these days. When we do, we still order a pizza and beer. We also add a couple of lemonades to our order. Ed and I don’t get to talk as much as we used to. There are two little ones competing for our attention. We don’t mind, though. The girls love Countryside pizza as much as we do.
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I love that you have a place from way back before kids that has such memories for you. Sweet!!
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We don't have a favorite restaurant nearby but we do love to spend time together by Lake Michigan. So peaceful and so many photo opportunities!
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Oh, I love Lake Michigan! It's one of my favorite places to be, too.
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Although we haven't been there in some time, our favorite hangout is a Swedish restaurant within walking distance called Tre Kronor. Swedish pancakes with lingonberries — yum!
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Mmm, those sound delicious! I think I read your blog post a while back about that place!
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Sounds like a great place!
Back home we used to go to this tiny Indian restaurant…we love it
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I just started trying some Indian dishes, and I've liked what I've had!
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Definitely know what you mean about not being able to talk as much now that kids are involved!
We have a little Mexican place near us we go to pretty often. There is never a wait and the food is delicious.
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I love Mexican! My book club is meeting at my favorite Mexican place this week. I can't wait!
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All that pizza talk has my mouth watering! That sounds like a great place! 3-4 times a year, we'll get some time to go on a real date. We usually end up at the Irish Pub. Such a great place! Now if we can just keep it a secret so the college kids don't take over. haha
An Irish Pub sounds like a lot of fun! I think my hubby and I need a date night really soon. It's been a while!
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