My Journal and Diary
2003
June
Saturday, June 21st, 2003
On the East Side with East Side's
I came home from work exhausted, ready to crash in front of mountains of mail-- e-mail that is, when my wife said, "I thought we'd GO OUT for dinner!"The first thing that popped into my head is what probably pops into many men's minds: "That's gonna cost money." (emphasise each word)
"We can take the bikes," she said, trying to win me. "We'll ride to your favourite restaurant, East Side Mario's."
I thought I held my face like steel; I thought my emotions would stay concealed behind an iron jaw, but she said, "That's OK honey, I can make something. I can see you're tired."
"What a sweetheart," I thought, "or maybe it's all a sneaky ploy. It's hard to know with women sometimes." (No offense to any females reading this).
So I decided to go, even insisted despite her feigned retractions. "Sometimes excercise can pick you up," I said, and meant it.
It's been a long time since I've had that much fun. Ya, so it cost $50 bucks-- but I had a wonderful time. I ordered a steak sandwich with brown pop, we got sauteed mushrooms on the side, bowls and bowls of East Side's famous garden salad... Seth got pizza, Lucas his usual buttered elbow noodles, and Joanne-- I don't know what Joanne got.
Thank God for my wonderful wife. I'm relaxed and happy now. Life is good. And I don't have to do the dishes.
~Jason
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