An Eye-Opener

I was all wrong about this blog. I thought I would have to work hard to have a steady stream of material. But here I am in Day Two of this little project and I've had handfuls of things to discuss!

Let's live in the present (sorta) and talk about today. Like most communities, 5Ks are plentiful and the running trend isn't slowing down (pun intended!)! Today I had the opportunity to run the second annual Race Around the Park 5K, organized by a dear friend, Tony, and his church group. While I'm not entirely proud of my results, it was a nice Fall run around Schneider Park and I was happy to support a cause my friend believes in. Plus, our race shirt is pretty sweet!


It's a brightly colored tech tee!

Schneider Park is a big open area near Fairlawn. There aren't any jungle gyms or other kid-fun things and parking is all on the street surrounding the park, but it's a free place for extracurricular sporting teams to practice. Akron Rugby uses the large grassy area to practice when our Pitch is too muddy and torn up to use. We often share the fields with little kids playing soccer in their so-stinkin'-cute methods. We have to watch our language and keep a fair distance from them, but I'm glad we all have this area to share.


Drinking more expensively than I eat is not uncommon.

Afterwards, I introduced my running friends to a cute little alcohol-serving-gourmet breakfast joint, located in a little nook between Akron and Fairlawn: The Eye Opener. Nuzzled next to a bar, across the street from Coffee, Bagels, Juice, and other services, it is almost hidden yet fits right in. The wait for a table of 5 was only 15 minutes at 11am - prime brunching time. I ordered their signature Bloody Mary without a second thought and it was everything I would expect a $6 drink to be! It also complimented my build-your-own omlette of spinach and bleu cheese with tomatoes on the side and thick sliced, buttered rye toast. $4.50 Omlette base, $.60 each for bleu and spinach, $6.00 bloody mary.
Being a girl, I sometimes feel the pressure to leave a few bites on my plate so as not to look like a piggy... and that thought passed pretty quick as I looked at the lone piece of toast remaining. Down the hatch!



Please note the Bloody Mary served in a jar!

This was only my second visit to this restaurant, but I'm still impressed, as were my friends. Good food, bloody marys, and decent service.

"We never knew this was here!" friends said.

This was an Eye-Opener indeed.



Branding and logo, well done.

Old school kitchen window.