I was at this school for a conference this past weekend and hadn't visited since probably 2007 or…read more2008 -- wow! The school is beautiful and provides an excellent, creative education for its students. I'd love to visit again on a school day and see how students utilize all the hallway space and open-floor plan classrooms. My favorite part was that in the women's restroom, there was a huge bulletin board full of positive inspirational messages. I'm going to have to implement that idea somewhere else. :)

March 8: St Paul Baja Tacos…read more This is my inaugural fish fry review and my first time trying out St. Paul's! We usually frequent St. Al's or West's all you can eat fish fry, but decided to try a new place to start out our Lenten 2019 season. My dad actually suggested we try this for dinner tonight and it was such a great experience - so different from what we've had in the past! First off, St. Paul's takes online reservations for 3 serving times: 5, 545 and 630. We opted for the later time which may have not been a good idea because the toppings bar was sparse. When we arrived, there was a line (which we're used to from other fish fries) to the hostess stand but it moved quickly and we were seated at a round table with place settings and a light up lei centerpiece. We were given 2 premade fried fish tacos on corn tortillas, a side of rice and refried beans. At the toppings bar, we had unlimited choices of 1. avocado cream: too sour 2. diced green peppers 3. Pickled purple onions 4. Pickled cabbage 5. Pico de gallo 6. Salsa 7. White sauce 8. Cotilla cheese: so good 9. Chopped cilantro 10. Green salsa 11. Tortilla chips Everything was fresh and the line to the toppings bar was short too! There was water and coffee available as well as a cash bar for beer and wine. Our plates were cleared by kid volunteers. It was the quickest and least smelly fish fry experience I've ever had (usually, after a fish fry, I have to wash my coat because of the overpowering fried food smell!). They also had a few desserts for $1 each and by the time we made it to the table, there were only 2 kinds of cake, brownies, sugar cookies and Rice Krispies left. St. Paul has an immaculate restroom. There was plenty of space to move around the tables. They had high tables sectioned behind a curtain to enjoy drinks as well. Overall, this was a great start to fish fry season! From their website: Join us for Baja Fish Taco's the Following Friday's During Lent March 8th, March 22nd, April 12 Make your Reservations below for March 8th 5pm, 5:45pm and 6:30pm and receive a discount Day of walk-in's welcome, but will have to wait to be seated and will pay a higher price. Adult meal $12, Senior meal $11, Kids $5 and no family discount Reservation Costs: $10 Adult Meal/$9 Senior Meal: 2 Baja Fish Tacos, toppings, sides and drinks $5 (12 and under) Kids meal: Mac N Cheese and drinks $1 Desserts will be sold at the event If you purchase 4 or more tickets in reservation, get $5 off purchase with discount code: Family Proceeds will benefit St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church & School