A couple week-ends ago Mr. J and I went on a date in the big city. We were given a gift card at a restaurant as a three-year-late wedding gift, so we were going to go use it. I really dislike eating out. I hate how loud some restuarants are, I feel like everyone stares (there's my self-absorbed self again...), and I often feel I could make equal or better quality at home myself. Anyways, I gave in and off we went to the city.
That's us driving in my car listening to my sweet stereo.
"We wined and dined
Did them things that couples do when in love (you know)
Walks on the beach and stuff (you know)"
I seriously just quoted a Black Eyed Peas song?? We didn't visit any beaches as there was a horrible snow storm that started as we were leaving our small town and ended when we just drove back into town... so the ENTIRE time we were gone. Anyhoo.. we went to the mall and a few stores and I got spoiled with lots of stuff.
Then we went to the restaurant to use our card. We had both never been to this franchise before and didn't know if we would again. So we decided to order whatever priced items we wanted so we'd use the whole gift card up and be able to use our debit for a bit of it so we could leave a nice tip for the waitress.
I ordered a delicious pasta dish... it was SO good! And Mr. J ordered a pizza that he figured was to die for! Which could have perhaps been quite literally considering what happened next.
He was working away at his pizza when he all a sudden stopped chewing and pulled something out of his mouth. Usually he has pretty great table manners so I thought that was a bit strange.
It was a chunk of plastic in his pizza! We were like "huh. that's interesting..." so we looked through the rest of the pizza so there wouldn't be any more surprises.
The waitress was really nice and mind you more conservatively dressed than her co-workers. Apparently at this restaurant tips are much wanted as the waitresses dress in really really tight revealing clothes with lots of cleavage... and their short skirts barely cover their lady parts. I'd be lying if I didn't say it made me a bit more self-conscious of my extra poundage. Anyways, we politely told her that the food was really delicious, all except the chewy piece of plastic.
She was like "what! oh that's so horrible! Let me take that from you!"
We were all like don't be so moritified! perhaps it gave the pizza extra flavor.
And when we got the bill the pizza had been taken off and was free! Score! But this meant that we hadn't used all our giftcard! So we had to ask not charge the whole amount on the GC and put a couple dollars on our debit so we could leave a tip. But not too bad! Free meal!
But by then I was all peopled out and frustrated because it was too loud to have a conversation with Mr. J who was right across the table from me. So we left and started our trek home in the massive accumulated snow.
That picture is supposed to be the horrible roads from the view of my car. Lots of high snow banks and white out conditions, topped with really icy roads and patches of black ice. Plus the mountains and hills in the background.
So that's my happy ending story. Despite the crappy drawing... it would have sucked a lot more without them lol
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