The brewery...not just great beer

After many months of hard work, Bell's opened the doors of its expansion to employees and their families for an open house. I was eager to see it. What's so neat is that it's not all utilitarian--the space is really attractive, as well. The families were free to tour and enjoy a taco bar lunch. I really enjoyed seeing where Ed spends his days, and I know TJ had fun too, especially because his buddy Rowan was there. The two of them created quite a spectacle, playing chase through the brewery and then oh-so-patiently waiting in the lunch line, chanting "taco time! taco time!"

 The brew gallery. See TJ off in the distance?

Checking out daddy's office

Rowan and TJ sitting on a forklift

Later that night, there was a Bell's "Prom" with a Journey cover band at Eccentric Cafe. We got a babysitter (hooray!) and attended. The idea is to dress up for prom--either from your own era or some earlier equally dated one. The theme was "Shipwrecked in Paradise."With only a couple days' notice, I didn't have any luck scoring a fun outfit for myself, but I found Ed the perfectly dated sport coat and tie combo at Goodwill. The music was great, the company was fun, and the icing on the cake was the prom "scene" for picture taking.