Hey.. with all my whining about my kidney, I think I forgot to elaborate on our supper at the Bahama Breeze. We ate like ditch diggers and yet, using our Darden gift card, the bill came to only $14. Wow! Our waiter was very attentive to Elaine's garlic allergy and made sure that everything did not have that spice included. I gave him a big tip... he deserved it.
What did we eat and drink? First, we had some kind of crab and veggie creation. Very nice. To wash it down, Elaine got an "ultimate" Pena Colada... so frosty to the touch that she had to hold the glass with a cloth napkin. After a few sips of that, she assumed her "satisfied" look. I had a 14 ounce glass of Sam Adams draft beer. Yummy sez my tummy. So, I had another.. but unfortunately I had to stop at 2.
As for our entrees, ... I had a massive paella. My only complaint was that the scallops were the little baby ones from the Chesapeake Bay and not the giant ones that come from the seafood capital of the world, New Bedford, Massachusetts. But, they were tasty and complimented the spicy sausage, mussels, cut up veggies, and shrimp. Excellent. But, I couldn't finish it, and I get to have some more for supper tonight.
Elaine had a large plate of coconut shrimp, with broccoli on the side. Whatever else usually comes with it had garlic in it, so our attentive waiter brought Elaine a gigantic bowl of sautéed sweet potatoes instead. She also could not finish all of the dinner and will do so tonight.
Meanwhile, our quarter-pie slices of Key Lime Pie showed up. The menu said that these are 1,000 calories each! As full as I was, I ate mine. Elaine could not.. so that will be her dessert tonight.. except that as her caregiver and watcher of her calories, I might have to share it with her.
All in all... it was a wonderful supper and I highly recommend the Bahama Breeze if you want to have a nice tasting and filling meal for a relatively cheap price. (For instance, my draft beers only cost $2 each.. and Elaine's drink was half price. Of course, we were there in "happy hour.")
Speaking of "happy".. included with a small group of ladies sitting next to us was a funny little one year old baby named Ian. Ian was fascinated with Elaine's hands. This may be because he was African American and Elaine is a WASP with very light skin. Most one year old babies would have been screaming all night. Not Ian. He was very well behaved, with lots of smiles. The only time I saw him frown was when his mother tried to get him to taste a piece of lemon. He reminded me of my daughter, Diane. She was very early in learning to talk and friendly to everybody, and when we went out to eat she would strike up a conversation with anyone nearby. We made a lot of friends through Diane. Everybody loved her.
My daughter, Elizabeth was more laid-back, but she was friendly too. And, even though the two girls were born a year apart, their mother dressed them exactly alike, and everybody thought that they were twins. One year, we decided to pose the girls on our rocking chair and take a picture to put into a Christmas card. We did that... however, what I didn't count on was that a week earlier, I had put shellac on the chair and it had not completely dried. So, when our picture taking was over, the poor little girls could not get off of the chair because their panties were glued to the seat. But it all worked out in the end (excuse the pun.)
I have left my son, Chris out of this story because he wasn't born yet. But, he was a good baby too, never screaming or crying when we took him out to a restaurant. I am indeed a lucky person to have such beautiful and charming children... and now grandchildren too... and one nice great grandson. I hope I can stay around a little while longer to enjoy interacting with them.
Sorry to carry on like this .. with personal stuff. I'll return to my old style entry tomorrow.
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