Work hard, drink hard. I'd forgotten what a week with this team can be like.
Friday night was a big dinner and send-off of some folks heading back home with it all starting at Big River. Food was decent: I had a pizza with roasted peppers and pepperoni that sounded great but reminded me of some of the frozen English pizzas we've gotten.
After 
dinner, we split up into two groups: those who know better and those who don't. At 3AM, I found myself eating the absolutely fantastic "Oregon Burrito"at La Conga, one of my new favorite places. I had been craving some good, nasty Mexican food and this place fits the bill. The Oregon is a mix of carne asada, potatoes, and some cheese all wrapped in a giant tortilla that is then super-heated before they hand it to you. With a dose of red sauce applied per bite, it was absolutely perfect. Highly recommended.
Saturday morning, it was off to an early start at work and then we made the drive over to Portland with the intent of going to the 
Oregon Brewers Festival. Technically, we made it to the festival but were too late to actually get in. Hmm, there was some martinis between our arrival in Portland and the festival that could explain our tardiness. Dinner at Jake's Famous Crawfish was our alternative and there I had a horseradish and Romano crusted steak of coho salmon that was probably the best salmon I have ever had. The fish was like butter -- perfectly cooked and melted in your mouth. Somewhere I read they had been voted one of the top ten seafood places in the USA.
Sunday, we had a late lunch at Kell's Irish Pub in Portland before heading back to Corvallis. Kell's was ok but with items like "Irish Nachos" and chipotle sauces on the menu, they should be careful saying that it's a "true taste of Ireland." I'm certain that Gordon Ramsey would have dropped some f-bombs when describing the shepherd's pie I had.
Sunday night? More burritos at La Conga. This time I custom ordered a chorizo burrito with eggs, potatoes, and refried beans. It was everything I was hoping. I was up again at about 5AM today and the La Conga had something to do with that but that's probably more than you needed to know.
Cheers!
Monday, July 28
Deus Burritos
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striped shirts and non striped shirts split up too?
Nice weekend! I too may have indulged the booze bug a bit much myself, but not even in the same class as you. I had a weekend combo of Margaritas, PBR, Butt Light, And Summer Shandy. I think it caught up to me today at skating lessons. I couldn’t get my balance straightened out and could do nothing right it seemed. Or it might have been the decision to wait till after lessons to have dinner. Eight thirty didn’t sound that late at five thirty.
Cheers…
I think at 3am anything would have tasted good. Dog food stir fry perhaps???
Perhaps.
Dog food stir fry is a meal best savored by unsuspecting dinners.
Unfortunately I was out of town visiting my girlfriend that weekend. What was I thinking?
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