Our vacation plans fell through this year - we were going to go to the Colorado Springs area and stay at a cabin with some friends.  Because of the fires, that didn't happen - and my heart goes out to all the people who are dealing with that terrible disaster.  My cancelled vacation pales in comparison to what they are going through.  But - back to our vacation - after some discussion, we decided to stay here in Omaha and have a "staycation"!  Our plan is to dine out lots, visit local sites, and just relax.  


Day 1 was Sat Jun 30 - 
Not much going on - we just started our mini adventure and we haven't made a lot of plans.  To find some new places to eat (I refuse to cook during our staycation!), I went to Urbanspoon and looked for places that we had never been, and that scored 90% or above.  Tonight we ate at Blue Planet across Center Street from Aksarben Village.  It was really good.  Gary had a burger, I had a black bean burger, we both had fries and everything was awesome!  They don't deep fry their fries - they put them in a convection oven - and they're really good. 


Day 2 was Sun Jul 1 -
We made reservations at a lodge room out at Mahoney State Park - just for one night.  Mostly we sat on the deck, drank wine, read, and chatted.

Day 3 - Mon Jul 2 -

We took a walk this morning in the woods; then we went to the Ruth Musil Giger Memorial Waterway; then we stopped at the James Family Conservatory. When we left Mahoney, we went to the SAC Museum which is next to the park. It was very interesting and it was fun to look at the planes.  After the museum, we went back to Omaha and got some lunch at Abelardo's a little north of 90th & Maple.  Really tiny and a little bit on the "dive" side - but really good food - and not very expensive.  The drive-through is open 24 hours - this is a good alternative to Taco Bell and the food is lots better.  We went to Jazz (15th & Farnam) for supper tonight - I've been there before but Gary wanted to try it.  I really like their food so I was happy to oblige - red beans and rice, cole slaw, and cold beer!  Yum!