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June 27, 2000
There's nothing like restaurant antennas. We try to ignore them but they
are
always right. The needs of parents with toddler twins aren't
complicated. We
simply yearn for some peace and quiet, adult conversation and a hot
meal.
After all, dinner at McDonalds meets this criteria. But no, since we had
the
grandparents baby-sitting and we were on vacation, we felt compelled to
dine
at a "nice" restaurant on the Bay. One nasty meal, one sent-back meal,
one
semi-quiet over-priced table later, we had learned our lesson about
restaurant antennas. Here's the bottom line: when you enter an eating
establishment and get the sense that you shouldn't dine there for no
particular reason, leave immediately. But there you are, caught in the
parent
conundrum. You're out, you're free, you're being an adult and you just
don't
feel like restaurant hopping -- so you stay. Big mistake, but oh well.
Sometimes a semi-quiet locale beats a good hot meal hands down. Through
it
all, the time alone for Richard and I was a blessing. We were actually
able
to connect, to talk as friends, hold hands … we even did a little
eye-gazing.
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