When One Door Closes . . . .

Hello Everybody!
Actually, the door was LOCKED!! Much to our dismay, when we went to the Gruet Grille to have our much anticipated lunch, the doors were locked. There was a sign that said, "We are closed for two weeks. We are having a name change and new menu!" We sat in silence for a few moments because we just couldn't believe it! Since it was about 2 o'clock in the afternoon, we knew we had to eat something. We had noticed a place in ABQ Uptown called Marcello's Chophouse. We had read the menu and noticed the white tablecloths and lovely wine glasses sitting on all the tables. We also had smelled the wonderful aroma drifting down the street. So our little car took us back to ABQ Uptown. Well, now we have a NEW favorite place to eat!! We sat in the bar at a booth table that had micro suede seats and had a wonderful view of the shopping area. There was also a baby grand piano but no one was playing it at the time. We had a great waitress/bartender who had tattos all over her body! (At least the parts we could see!) She was delightful and took great care of these two hungry, weary shoppers. We had crab cake and a chicken entree. Both were served with a salad, and of course, we split everything! It was such a relaxing time, we didn't care if we stayed or went back to shopping. While we made our decision on what to do, we split another glass of Gruet Chardonnay! :o) (We are sorry we didn't have our cameras to take pictures of the food! It was beautifully presented.)

We went to several stores that we do not have in El Paso, i.e. Williams-Sonoma, Pottery Barn, Ann Taylor Loft, Borders, and Sharper Image. It is great fun to just look at what all is available. We have decided that Sharper Image is one of the neatest stores around.

Tomorrow is Santa Fe Day. Today it was only 9 degrees up there. HMMMM, maybe tomorrow will be warmer.

As a side note, Joe is in Taos snowboarding. It was 9 degrees BELOW zero up there. When we sent him a text this evening, he was having a margarita and then he and his friends were getting in the hot tub. He said they were managing to stay warm!!!! :o)

We talked to Nichole and Michael in Copenhagen and it was warmer there than it was here!

Until next time. . ... . . .