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Club Sandwich

Posted on 10/04/202611/11/2026 by Mark

On Friday, Niko really wanted a club sandwich from the Lake Cafe. The Lake Cafe is a local restaurant, and a few weeks ago, Gordon Ramsey was doing some filming there for a new untitled show. The Lake Cafe has been a frequent stop for Niko and I. It’s American food, and they serve breakfast, lunch, and dinner, all day long! Niko loves the smash burger, and I can eat and enjoy anything. It was the first place I ate at when I arrived last June and was still waiting for Nina and Niko to arrive.

Usually, I would be game on, and take him, but on Friday, I wasn’t feeling well, and had no attention span to go out. I had a cold, and took a half day off on Thursday and would’ve loved the chance to nap out, but that didn’t happen.

Why? Well, on Thursday, Niko woke up with a sore throat, so Nina took him to an urgent care clinic. Fortunately, nothing serious for Niko. But, he was home that day as well as Friday.

Although we didn’t have all the appropriate supplies for a homemade club sandwich, Niko made one with what he had available, and he was OK with it. But, later in the day, he made plans for Saturday by telling me, lunch at Lake Cafe for my club sandwich! I do like Lake Cafe, but would’ve preferred to go somewhere new for a club sandwich, but I caved. Food and Niko’s company, perfect lunch date!

Of course, Niko got a club sandwich, but he only had a few bites of it because he was chomping down tater tots! Afterwards, we went to Target as I had prescriptions to pick up, and I needed to get some chocolate for Nina as next Saturday is our 16th wedding anniversary. Niko also got some chocolate for himself.

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