Early June Brings Out the Nasty

This exact time last year, Canyon was hit with a "massive bacterial overgrowth of the colon" and had diarrhea all over our car during a trip to the Kenai. I will spare you most of the details...but let's just say it involved liquid doo doo on every surface of our car (dashboard,front and back seats, windows, you name it).

This year, the day before our trip to the Kenai, we noticed similar symptoms. This time, Canyon was being left behind with the neighbors. We considered just feigning ignorance, ditching her at the neighbors and fleeing, cackling wildy, to the south. However, that did seem a touch, well, rude. So, we had a last minute dash to the emergency vet clinic to figure out why she had the...um...squirts. Turns out? Another massive bacterial overgrowth. WHAT THE HELL? It must have something to do with the stagnant float pond behind the house. Do you think?

So, we planned to drive to Anchorage with enough time to spare to check in to the hotel and change/relax, etc. Unfortunately, it took us forever to get out of Fairbanks and forever to drive the 7 hours and we went screeching into Anchorage in total "slappy hour" mode and straight to our favorite restaurant--Simon and Seafort's. Slappy hour is that magical hour that usually occurs during long car rides when you can't stop laughing and feel like you might just hurl yourself out into traffic as a way to get out of the car already.

The first time we ever ate at S and S's, we were young and carefree and childless. We spent an hour or two in the bar waiting for a table and drinking quite a bit while watching the beautiful sky and sea out the window. Then, we staggered into the dining room and thought we had found our own heaven. The macadamia nut crusted halibut was to die for (it seems so wrong to mention this in the same entry as bacteria in the colon)!!! Since then, we always return there when in Anchorage. However, the past few times we haven't been all that liquored up...and I have to say that the food isn't as good as we orignally thought. It is still REALLY good....but perhaps it isn't actually heaven on Earth. Damn. So, if you want the best meal of your life? Go to Simon and Seafort's and get your drink on. My mac crusted halibut was delicious, but John's salmon and crab legs were just....meh. The view was GREAT as usual, though.

Mom, are you saying you used to DRINK?

We walked down the hill from the restaurant to take in the view of the Anchorage coastline. I was struck by the disparity between the word on John's shirt and his action of pushing a baby stroller. Military people really do have to live in two different worlds. I'm glad he's back in our world now!