{"id":10880,"date":"2014-08-30T22:55:10","date_gmt":"2014-08-31T05:55:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nettiesworld.com\/?p=10880"},"modified":"2017-06-28T21:23:05","modified_gmt":"2017-06-29T04:23:05","slug":"back-home-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/old.adoptedjoy.com\/?p=10880","title":{"rendered":"Back Home Again"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/adoptedjoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/BlarneyStonePub_web.jpg\"><br \/>\n<\/a>My glorious vacation and family time in Minnesota was finished off on Monday night with a late dinner at\u00a0the <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.blarneyirishpub.com\/\">Blarney Stone Irish Pub<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>with Vicki. It was definitely a place I would visit again, as were<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spitfirebarandgrillfargo.com\/\">Spitfire Bar and Grill<\/a>\u00a0&#8212; <\/strong><em>Dinner\u00a0with Doug, Sarah, Vicki, Lauren, Mom and Jeff<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.doolittles.com\/\">Doolittles Woodfire Grill<\/a>\u00a0&#8212; <\/strong><em>with Vicki, Lauren and Mom for lunch<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.carinos.com\/\">Johnny Carino&#8217;s\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0&#8212; <\/strong><em>Lunch with Vicki, Sarah and Mom<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mexicanvillagefm.com\/\">Mexican Village<\/a>\u00a0&#8212; <\/strong><em>the tradition: Sunday dinner after mass with the whole family<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.paradiso.com\/\">Paradiso<\/a>\u00a0&#8212; <\/strong><em>before a movie with Doug, Sarah, and Vicki (an old standby from our movie-going days, as it is right beside the theater)\u00a0<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fargobilliards.com\/\">The\u00a0Gastro Pub<\/a>\u00a0&#8212;<\/strong>\u00a0<em>After <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Guardians of the Galaxy<\/span> with Doug, Sarah, Vicki and Lauren (our waiter was hilarious!)<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ushershouse.com\/\">Usher&#8217;s House<\/a>\u00a0&#8212; <\/strong><em>Dinner with Jeff, Mom and Vicki (terribly fancy and all that&#8230; gorgeous river view, candles on the table &#8212; but tasty food to be sure!)<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-10880 gallery-columns-4 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/old.adoptedjoy.com\/?attachment_id=10886'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" src=\"https:\/\/old.adoptedjoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/ushershouse-building-profile-outside-entrance_web-300x168.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-10886\" srcset=\"https:\/\/old.adoptedjoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/ushershouse-building-profile-outside-entrance_web-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/old.adoptedjoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/ushershouse-building-profile-outside-entrance_web-711x400.jpg 711w, https:\/\/old.adoptedjoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/ushershouse-building-profile-outside-entrance_web-1140x641.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/old.adoptedjoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/ushershouse-building-profile-outside-entrance_web.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-10886'>\n\t\t\t\tUsher House, Moorhead, MN\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/old.adoptedjoy.com\/?attachment_id=10885'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" src=\"https:\/\/old.adoptedjoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Paradiso_web-240x180.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-10885\" srcset=\"https:\/\/old.adoptedjoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Paradiso_web-240x180.jpg 240w, https:\/\/old.adoptedjoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Paradiso_web-533x400.jpg 533w, https:\/\/old.adoptedjoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Paradiso_web-1066x800.jpg 1066w, https:\/\/old.adoptedjoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Paradiso_web.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-10885'>\n\t\t\t\tParadiso Mexican Restaurant, Fargo, ND\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/old.adoptedjoy.com\/?attachment_id=10884'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"180\" src=\"https:\/\/old.adoptedjoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/GastroPubBilliards-270x180.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-10884\" srcset=\"https:\/\/old.adoptedjoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/GastroPubBilliards-270x180.jpg 270w, https:\/\/old.adoptedjoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/GastroPubBilliards.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-10884'>\n\t\t\t\tGastro Pub and Billiards, Fargo, ND\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/old.adoptedjoy.com\/?attachment_id=10882'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"180\" src=\"https:\/\/old.adoptedjoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/BlarneyStonePub_web-270x180.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-10882\" srcset=\"https:\/\/old.adoptedjoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/BlarneyStonePub_web-270x180.jpg 270w, https:\/\/old.adoptedjoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/BlarneyStonePub_web-601x400.jpg 601w, https:\/\/old.adoptedjoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/BlarneyStonePub_web-1140x757.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/old.adoptedjoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/BlarneyStonePub_web.jpg 1354w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-10882'>\n\t\t\t\tBlarney Stone Irish Pub, West Fargo, ND\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>And this is only a sampling of the great dining establishments that have been coming to the Fargo area in recent\u00a0years. \u00a0I think it will take me at least\u00a0a year to recover from the festivities &#8212; but it was terrific fun, with magnificent company, and I&#8217;m not sorry.<\/p>\n<p>I arrived home bright and early at about 8:30 am Tuesday, and had almost exactly 24 hours to prepare myself for the\u00a0biopsy the next morning. \u00a0I didn&#8217;t know what to expect of myself emotionally, but I believe I was buoyed by the prayers of my loved ones before and during the procedure. \u00a0After that I took it easy for the rest of Wednesday and Thursday, waiting for The Call. \u00a0It came at approximately 2:15 and was more quick and painless than the biopsy &#8211; I remember the these words from that short conversation: &#8220;Good news,&#8221; \u00a0&#8220;fibroadenoma,&#8221; &#8220;benign,&#8221; &#8220;nothing to worry about,&#8221; and &#8220;see you next year.&#8221; All thanks and praise to God. I honestly feel undeserving\u00a0of such a gracious reprieve (but then, it wouldn&#8217;t be grace if it were deserved, would it?), and more determined than ever to address my many remaining health issues in a proactive way. If those of you who pray would keep me in your prayers from time to time, I would be so very grateful on this long, difficult journey. I know well how much those prayers avail! \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My glorious vacation and family time in Minnesota was finished off on Monday night with a late dinner at\u00a0the Blarney Stone Irish Pub\u00a0with Vicki. It was definitely a place I would visit again, as were Spitfire Bar and Grill\u00a0&#8212; Dinner\u00a0with Doug, Sarah, Vicki, Lauren, Mom and Jeff Doolittles Woodfire Grill\u00a0&#8212; with Vicki, Lauren and Mom [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10882,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[124,49,265,598,264],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10880","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","category-health","category-medical-procedures","category-netties-world","category-restaurants","entry","has-media"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/old.adoptedjoy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10880","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/old.adoptedjoy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/old.adoptedjoy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/old.adoptedjoy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/old.adoptedjoy.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=10880"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/old.adoptedjoy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10880\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10890,"href":"https:\/\/old.adoptedjoy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10880\/revisions\/10890"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/old.adoptedjoy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/10882"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/old.adoptedjoy.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=10880"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/old.adoptedjoy.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=10880"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/old.adoptedjoy.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=10880"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}