Celebrating Our 45th, Part 1: Aloft

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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,

...all three of them.

      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.

      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. . 

     And it wasn't as if we hadn't recently taken a plane trip across the country to visit family.  Or had our house occupied by various and sundry workers for months on end while our kitchen was being remodeled.

      We decided to go for it.
      We arrived at the Aloft Hotel at Easton on Friday afternoon.

...and were immediately charmed by the colorful pop-arty  lobby.

    Our room was likewise arty and cute and spotlessly clean.

    The view from our window.

     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.

    We had dinner at the Rusty Bucket,

...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,

 ...then walked over to the Easton AMC,

...where we caught a showing of "Marry Me," a thoroughly enjoyable rom-com starring Jennifer Lopez as a pop diva.

...and Owen Wilson as a nerdy high school math teacher,

...whose paths cross under most unlikely circumstances,

...and co-starring hilarious-as-ever Sarah Silverman as a school guidance counselor.

     Never mind the stanky reviews given by the up-tight critics, "Marry Me" is one fun, funny movie. (Or so says this movie critic).

     After the movie we walked across Easton back to the hotel,

...where the XYZ Lounge was hopping.

     There was an outdoor fire pit that would have been nice to sit around, had the weather been warmer.

    But no matter, it was nice and cozy inside,

...where, 45 years later, we were still feeling happily aloft.

      To be continued...