Workin' for the Weekend

Well, it has been such a great weekend. Not over yet as...but there will be more to come.

Friday night I went out with my friends Christine and Sherry. I provided the link to Christine's blog because she gave a really good review of the evening. :) She did allude to, but probably didn't want to embarrass me, but I got a little tipsy and that was fun. I had a glass of wine before they arrived for our reservations. Yes, the filet with Gorgonzola was out of this world, with the Pinot Noir, yummy! Highly recommended.

Another thing Christine didn't mention was about her and coffee. See, there is this thing that when people go out and spend $$$ on a meal, as opposed to $$ or $, on a range from $ to $$$$, that they should receive free coffee with their meal. Most decent restaurants will do that. Well, me and ol' Jim, the manager at Bravo! decided to have a little conversation tableside. I am still not sure how sincerely he took me when I complained to him, especially since I might have been slightly slurring my words. You will have to ask my gal pals on that one. Anyway, I complained about the lack of free coffee, even though I didn't get coffee, Sherry and Christine did. We started throwing names of other restaurants at him...sort of a snobby who's who in fine dining, just to let him know we are not just cheap. Well, Jim seemed to bite and Christine and Sherry got coupons for free desserts next time they go to Bravo!. I expect them to share, especially being that I am the one that made an ass out of myself. This whole scenario led right into Christine's grand plan of writing a letter or sending an e-mail to corporate. She loves to do that sort of thing, however, I am not sure of her record of success in terms of response. Ol' Jim suggested it too. BTW, Jim can't be much older than me and he is an attentive and animated fella. I just like to put "ol'" in front of stuff. You will have to read Christine's entry for this weekend to get any further 411.

Saturday during the day Thatcher and I spent time going shopping. He ran off several times and scared me to pieces. Reminder to self...do not take son shopping any more! If the trip inside the store takes any more than 10 minutues, then I swear within the next 10 minutes everyone in the store knows his name. He refuses to go in a cart and distractions don't seem to work. I have concluded that it is just something I should avoid. I still was able to spend some good earned cashola. Still not sure what I got.

Saturday night, I went on a date to dinner and the ballet. Dinner at Bistro by the Tracks and to the Moscow ballet of the Nutcracker. Both were phenomenal. The link to Bistro doesn't seem to do much good if you are hoping to find the same menu there as it changes constantly. The owners are a husband and wife team. She used to be the executive chef at the Blackberry Inn. Great food with some interesting combinations. Service and atmosphere are superb. Highly recommended. I don't think I have ever been to the Nutcracker ballet, but it was very good. The Tennessee Theater has been beautifully restored since the last time I was there several years ago. Only problem was almost every toilet stopped working in the women's restroom during intermission. You can only imagine. The bar was also poorly staffed during that time. One guy behind the downstairs bar doing it all. I just wanted WATER! On the good side, the seats we had were great and the dancing was superb. I still don't know if I understand the story though. I probably should have read up on it before I went so that I understood what was happening. You know those darn ballets that don't have dialogue. :)

So, tomorrow Thatcher and I are going to decorate the house with all our Christmas things. If I am lucky! I am also going to attempt to wrap some presents and clean house. Wish me luck. Thatcher seems very excited about Christmas this year and I am sure will find a way to be kept busy with all the stuff I have. I am a little afraid for my glass snowmen.