For a fun amusement park experience, Frankie’s at Raleigh is the place to go.

We like to play mini golf. They have 3 courses at Frankie’s. We played course #3. We were told that’s the second hardest course. I’m amazed…I can’t believe I hit 3 holes-in-one in the 18 holes!  Most were back shots. Ok, I’m bragging. Wish I could’ve caught it on film. Eric didn’t score any holes in one…thought I’d point that out since I was playing my husband. It makes for good fun. I wasn’t a good sport about it either but he knew I was kidding in a competitive sorta way . And he’s usually better at skilled games than me so I had to equal things up a bit. Last time he beat me at mini golf over one shot. I never forgot that.

You wanna know where soccer moms and roller hockey dads are on the weekends? They’re at the Dream Sports Center in Apex watching their kids. We were cheering on Jack who is # 21 pictured here. He’s an ice and roller hockey star and has a garage full of sticks. Oh and what a surprise…he also plays lacrosse.

But roller hockey unlike ice hockey is more relaxed. The rules aren’t nearly as strict. And roller hockey is not nearly as intimidating as there’s some padding on the floor compared to hard ice. It’s amazing to see how agile the kids are making their hockey stops on their inline skates. I remember when they had back stops on rollerblades but they were only really helpful on a flat surface. If you were going downhill, well…you were pretty much S.O.L. Trust me, one time I was rollerblading with Eric and his wheels fell off…

"He's Just Not That Into You" Author at Raleigh's Comedy Club

This past weekend, there was a special show at Goodnights Comedy Club. Have you been to Raleigh’s hit comedy club? It’s a really fun time, and you’re served popcorn and drinks during the show.  You can also have dinner in their upstairs restaurant before the show. And of course, they have some really great celebrity comedians perform. We’ve seen three comedians there. Bob “I’m a people person – bay-bee” Zany was the funniest…well, that was before the performance we went to yesterday with hilarious Greg Behrendt…

Does his name sound familiar? I had to double check but yes, I spelled his last name right. If you say his name to a man, he’s like “WHO?” If you say his name to a woman, she immediately recognizes, it’s the “he’s just not that into you” dude that was on Oprah for his brilliant New York Times best seller book. Here’s a photo of Greg and me if you need a photo reference. He’s winking at my husband taking the photo because he was one of the 9 brave men (dragged by a woman) in the audience. And no, don’t confuse Greg for Ty Pennington from ABC’s ‘Extreme Home Makeover’. Same spikey hair though.

So for our Saturday night date, my husband and I went to Raleighwood Cinema Grill. I’ve always known them as the Raleigh version of the Cinema and Draft House. If you’ve never been inside Raleighwood theaters, they have leather chairs and long row tables to serve you food. You should get there about 30 minutes before the movie so you can order food and drinks. Their menu is really extensive. I had their Italian sub which was pretty good. And they have all kinds of upscale junk food. We got some wings too. For dessert they have cheesecake from the Cheesecake Factory. I don’t remember hearing this but my husband said they were gonna stop the movie for intermission to take dessert orders but never did. I guess he wanted some dessert. Oh well.