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Celebrating Our 45th, Part 1: Aloft

2/26/2022

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​CELEBRATING OUR 45TH, PART 1: ALOFT

     A week ago today, February 19, 2022, Tom and I celebrated our 45th wedding anniversary.
     Here we are 45 years ago in my parent's living room where we had our wedding portrait taken by the cousin of my sister-in-law's co-worker who did photography on the side and gave us a very good deal on our wedding photos,
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...all three of them.
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      We hadn't actually been planning on doing anything special for our anniversary, with COVID still on the prowl. But then a few days before our anniversary while scrolling around my laptop screen I happened upon an ad for a new-ish hotel called Aloft located at Easton Town Center, a popular Columbus indoor/outdoor mall not far from where we live.
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      Might we dare to spend a night in a hotel for our anniversary? The COVID numbers had been actually falling of late. And we were, after all, triple-chipped, so to speak. . 
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     And it wasn't as if we hadn't recently taken a plane trip across the country to visit our grand daughters.  Or had our house occupied by various and sundry workers for months on end while our kitchen was being remodeled.
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      We decided to go for it.
      We arrived at the Aloft Hotel at Easton on Friday afternoon.

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...and were immediately charmed by the colorful pop-arty  lobby.
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    Our room was likewise arty and cute and spotlessly clean.
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    The view from our window.
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     After we settled into our room we walked a few blocks across the mall to the Rusty Bucket. A nice lady who saw me snapping pictures offered to take a photo of Tom and me.
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    We had dinner at the Rusty Bucket,
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...where, as it turned out, the food was, surprisingly, not great. However, the restaurant took the price of Tom's inedible meatloaf off the bill so it was all good. Or good enough.
​      After dinner, such as it was, we strolled around the mall for a bit,
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 ...then walked over to the Easton AMC,
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...where we caught a showing of "Marry Me," a thoroughly enjoyable rom-com starring Jennifer Lopez as a pop diva.
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...and Owen Wilson as a nerdy high school math teacher,
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...whose paths cross under most unlikely circumstances,
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...and co-starring hilarious-as-ever Sarah Silverman as a school guidance counselor.
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     Never mind the stanky reviews given by the up-tight critics, "Marry Me" is one fun, funny movie. (Or so says this movie critic).
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     After the movie we walked across Easton back to the hotel,
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...where the XYZ Lounge was hopping.
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     There was an outdoor fire pit that would have been nice to sit around, had the weather been warmer.
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    But no matter, it was nice and cozy inside,
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...where, 45 years later, we were still feeling happily aloft.
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      To be continued...
10 Comments
Janice Seymour
2/26/2022 11:28:01 am

Looks like you had a great 45th Anniversary.
Your family pictures were very nice too.

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Patti
2/26/2022 02:16:15 pm

Thank you, Janice! <3

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Joan Croyle
2/26/2022 12:54:59 pm

Patti I still have not distributed your wonderful books because we cancelled our January meeting and only a few members could make it to February meeting, I did tell those in attendance you had gifted us with your books and those in attendance stated they would love for you to come and speak to the group. Not sure if the month or date as we had previously chosen books through June, but I’m thinking of moving our May 19th book and discussing your books if that works for you. Are they quick reads where we could read both in a month’s time? Typically we only read one book per month but some have been lengthy. Your thoughts?

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Patti
2/26/2022 02:15:28 pm

Oh, thanks, Joan. How about I DM you on Facebook?
Patti 8)

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Sheila Reinhard
2/26/2022 09:08:05 pm

Loved your wedding pictures. You looked like the kids I knew in college. Congratulations on 45 years!

Were the pink chairs in the lobby as comfortable as they looked?

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Patti
2/27/2022 05:16:23 am

Thank you, Sheila! Dang, you know, I didn't try out the chairs! But the folks sitting around in them looked pretty comfy.

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Dayna
2/27/2022 01:59:57 am

Mike and I wish you both a very happy anniversary!! Loved seeing your wedding pictures. Congratulations on 45 years.

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Patti
2/27/2022 05:16:58 am

Thank you, Dayna!

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Karla
2/27/2022 06:49:44 pm

Happy Anniversary to you and Tom! We stayed at an Aloft in Dublin when we were in Ireland for Nora’s baptism during the Before Times, and it was a fun stay.

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Patti
2/27/2022 08:34:05 pm

Thank you so much, Karla! I'll bet Nora's baptism was beautiful and that you had a wonderful time in Dublin. Ah, those good old Before Times!

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    "Hail Mary"
    by Patti Liszkay
    Buy it on Amazon:

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    "Equal And Opposite Reactions"
     by Patti Liszkay
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    http://amzn.to/2xvcgRa
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