We woke up and grabbed breakfast at a diner who's name escapes me just a couple of miles down from our hotel. Ok, I have a weird confession to make. Jason and I grade every restaurant two different ways. First, just our general feeling on the restaurant. Is the food decent, service good, etc. Second, we think about what Robert Irvine would think. Don't know who Robert Irvine is? He's the guy who used to be in the British Royal Navy and now hosts Restaurant Impossible. We absolutely love the show mainly for him. It is hilarious to see him try the food and absolutely hate everything. Anyway, I digress. So our general grade was about a B. It was your average home hometown diner. Little, decently priced, OK food. I had the chocolate chip pancakes and Jason had a waffle and they were good but nothing to really write home about. At that point I would have eaten anything that contained carbs to curb my hangover. Our RI grade was probably a D. The decor was lackluster, the service was ok, but the manager was a bleeeep. She was cordial enough to the guests, but J and I saw her yelling a server on two different occasion. In front the server's costumers! Ah! If you've ever worked in the service industry, you KNOW that this is a major no-no. It makes everyone feel awkward.
After our breakfast we decided that since we didn't want to pay $25 each to tour Thomas Jefferson's mansion we would just walk around the pedestrian mall that Charlottesville is so proud of. We were so glad we chose this! It was the coolest place. The mall is the longest one in the U.S. and has tons of fun little shops, cafes, restaurants, etc. I only wished we would've gone down there for breakfast. One of our first stops was at a little shop that had tons of funny llittle knick-knacks. Of course, I just loved it and kept saying "oh my gosh, babe, look at this! look at this!" This is why Jason calls me a "trinketeer". We bought a couple of little things, a magnet for my friend Elizabeth, and a birthday present for his BFF Eric. I can't say what we got in case he reads this, but I will say that it provided J and I lots of entertainment and giggles on our drive back to B-burg later in the day.
at the pedestrian mall
We didn't do much other than walk around and check out the fun shops while we were there, but we determined that we really loved the character Charlottesville had.
Oh, and we got some cupcakes too. Yum.
Virginia is for...trinket-eering!
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