The “free” breakfast at the hotel is marginal at best. The processed scrambled eggs (which I don’t eat) come from a plastic bag, and the sausages are typical Jimmy Dean or cheap Polish sausage slices floating in grease that look unappetizing. My only option is boiled eggs; I eat three topped with individually packaged sour cream since they are small. This doesn’t fill me up sufficiently to last more than a few hours at best.
There are “frozen” waffles and syrup, toast, donut holes, bagels, none of which I eat, and some syrupy-looking fruit. It’s not appetizing. Thus, today, we decided to go to the Original Pancake House for breakfast, where I can get a “real egg” omelet.
After our $42 breakfast with tax and tip, we headed to Chanhassen to a laundromat, which we hadn’t done in ten years since we were in South Kensington, London, in 2014. Most holiday homes have at least a washer, which works fine for us. Unlike the apps we used in other locations, it was nice that the washers and dryers accepted credit cards.
The washing was done in 28 minutes, and the clothes were dry another 35 minutes later. It was much easier than running back and forth to the hotel across the parking lot where they have an agreement with this hotel for its patrons. This time next week, we’ll be moving to a Residence Inn within a few blocks of this Hyatt, which has in-house laundry facilities. Plus, we’ll have a full kitchen, which will be more beneficial.
The Residence Inn will also have a complimentary breakfast, but we’ll decide once we check it out if we’ll start cooking our breakfasts. We’re booked into that hotel until June 11, before which we’ll determine where to stay after that. At that point, we’ll decide where to go for the remaining 2½ months until my first appointment at Cleveland Clinic. We may stay in Minnesota or head elsewhere during the remaining waiting period.
Today, we don’t have much on the agenda. At 5:00 pm, Tom will make the one-hour drive (each way) to watch Vincent skeet shoot while I stay behind, finding ways to keep myself busy. All I have to do after finishing today’s post is head to the fitness center to do my workout.
Living in a holiday home makes it easy for me to stay busy most of the day. The days pass quickly between posting, taking photos, responding to reader’s messages, and prepping food for dinner. Here, without any household tasks, the hours crawl by. No, I do not wish time to pass quickly. I treasure every moment I have left in this world. But, at this time, I am impatient knowing what is ahead, and I don’t mind if that time comes sooner than later.
There are 3½ months until we need to be at Cleveland Clinic. I am impatient and acknowledge that this is to be expected, knowing what is ahead of me. On the other hand, Tom is a solid source of encouragement and support while I twiddle my thumbs.
All the laundry is folded and put away, and we won’t have to return to the laundromat again. With our clothes on hand, we can go one week without doing laundry. By the 23rd, we’ll be moved into our new hotel and can do it then.
That’s it for today. Thanks, dear readers, for reading our posts when we have so little going on. Fortunately, we have plans for Friday and Saturday evenings and report back with those activities.
Be well.
Photo from ten years ago today, May 16, 2014: