We left for Penticton and had a wonderful drive. I fell in love with the scenery right away. There were waves 5 feet tall, so powerful that they were splashing along the highway. I could never live there though. We stayed at the Penticton Lakeside Casino & Resort in room 601…and 602. Jeff’s Grandma was there with her Casino buddies so she rented out the adjoining room next to us. Jacob loved it. He got to stomp as much as he wanted and got full possession of both rooms. First night we were there we went out for dinner at The Black Pearl, which is located right above Satly’s just a few blocks from the hotel. Great food, great service. Jacob loved it since there were pirates everywhere. There were alot of paintings of the pirates of the caribean cast. They’re right in front of Okanagan lake and in the summertime they open up the windows (they’re accordian style). After that we took our hyper sugar fueled little man back to the room so he could have a bath and go to bed…or at least we hoped. That night it took almost 2 hours to put him to bed, he finally passed out once Jeff left him in the bed by himself. We all stayed in the same room together at night. We got up in the morning and went for a walk before we had breakfast downstairs at Magnum’s. Outside the hotel was The Hooded Merganser which is located on a warf. Ducks live below there all year round. They followed us everywhere and I was sure to take alot of pictures of them…they were so cute. Jacob had a blast since he hasn’t seen ducks in so long. It was very windy and cold there but Jacob didn’t seem to care as long as he could play in the snow. Below the hotel was also a club/restaurant called The Barking Parrot…good food there also. There’s also the casino and 3 or 4 conference rooms as well as the gift shop. After breakfast we went to see where Jeff’s parents lived..then shopping at The Cherry Lane Mall. Jeff got new jeans from Bootlegger and Jeff’s grandma went shopping as well. Jacob passed out in the van right after that as everyone else went shopping at Mark’s Work Wearhouse. We all went back to the room to meet up for dinner again. This time it was room service (which was free for us since Jeff’s Grandma paid for everything) and a movie. Movies available on the TV were still in theaters so we got spoiled even more. The whole time we were there we went through 3 26’s of Polar Ice…I don’t drink but I definately indulged myself while I was given the opportunity.
We didn’t know this at the time we checked in but that place was totally non-smoking. They charged an extra $250 to your bill if you were caught smoking in your room and even on the balcony outside. I think that’s a smart idea but sucked for us LOL. New Year’s Eve, Jeff & I watched Saw 4 (with Jeff’s Grandma no less) and spent a great night together. There were fireworks outside our room and even though it sounded like a war zone, Jacob never moved or fussed in his sleep. Jeff’s grandma had left us shortly before midnight to go party til 4am…and that she did. Jeff & I had alot of quality time together and we enjoyed every minute of it, or at least he told me he did. I must say I’ve never had sex quite as good as we did bringing in the new year LOL. I’m not ashamed to say it either. New Year’s Day was pretty quiet, Jeff’s mom was sick and his dad stayed close to home. He did take us to Wal-Mart though, so we could get some shopping done. After getting back to the hotel (Jacob had passed out in the van again) we had a nice quiet lunch while watching 30 Days Of Night. That night we went to a wonderful little Italian place called Villa Rosa. We had a nice table reserved and the owner was so nice that since we were the first table of the new year, he opened up a VERY expensive bottle of champagne and gave it to us free of charge. The food there was amazing and Jacob loved every minute of it. We headed back the next day and experienced a little bit of car trouble but got home safe. We had a good trip and I’m looking forward to going there in the summer so we can fully enjoy the amenities.
*NOTE: I’m only writing about the good stuff….not the stress that happened during the trip.
