Missing

Hubby and I went missing last Friday! It's now Sunday and no one knew we were gone. It's our 30th anniversary today and hubby took me on another staycation. Since he loves Corning, New York, that's where we went. We tossed around several other possibilities but he wouldn't go for Hawaii or Europe. I've been to Corning with him but it's been many years. Everytime we went fishing in New York state he would take his youngest son and go off for a day to visit the glass museum that they have there while the rest of us fished. This time we stayed right in Corning at the Radisson Hotel. Just walked in off the street and hoped for a room. We were in luck even though there was a Nascar event coming to Watkin's Glen in a few days that would have ruined our chances if we'd have been a day or two later. A lovely young lady booked us in and proceeded to comp a free breakfast for us both and free desserts at their restaurant if we had dinner there. With our AAA membership we scored a fairly good rate. Great room except for the lingering odor of smoke. Can't ever get rid of that smell. When booking us the young lady told us not to miss walking Market Street in the evening which we proceeded to do. Too late to hit the shops but the restaurants were great. Had a great meal at an Irish Pub. Saturday was all about the museum and the glass market at Corning. A couple of demonstrations on glass blowing gave me a chance to get off my heel spur for a short time. Every nationality under the sun was there. Wouldn't figure it as a tourist trap for so many. Checked out this morning and headed home. The only negative was the Sleep Number beds that the hotel is so fond of. We couldn't get ours to hold the setting so we'd try one number and wake in the middle of the night with mine at 5(way too soft) and hubby's at 90 (way too hard). Just couldn't get it regulated. Definitely won't be ordering one of those. It was a gorgeous drive down route 15 through PA. Lot of it was following the Susquehanna River. Good to be home though!

Finished "City of Shadows" by Ariana Franklin. It's a wonderfully written book about a terrible time. The 1920's through 1933 Germany. A young Jewish woman (Esther) who gets tangled into the life of Anna Anderson who claimed to be Anastasia Romanov. Throw in some murders and bring in a policeman and the story becomes more intriguing. The ending was quite a surprise. Of course liberties were taken as with most historic fiction but it was "edge of your seat" good.

Since it was a long drive north and back, I also finished "Tail Spin" by Catherine Coulter. I usually enjoy her FBI series but this one left me dissatisfied. Not up to her usual with the main characters. Can't recommend this one.

Here's hoping I have many more anniversaries with Hubby!