Robby
was content watching Scooby Doo all morning, but I quickly grew
restless. This is his final week of vacation, and I wanted to do
something. Anything would be better than watching the teenagers chase
yet another ghost, only to uncover that it was really a man with
elaborate make-up in the final minutes of the show. Don't get me wrong I
have nothing against the Mystery Gang, but six episodes is my limit! I
was going stir crazy and needed to get out of the house.
Wanting
to do something fun but lacking the energy to embark on anything too
complicated, I finally decided that we should go out for lunch. Robby
has been bugging us to go to the Olive Garden ever since he saw the
advertisement for the "never ending pasta bowl." He jumped off the couch
and dressed himself in record time when I revealed our plans. Who would
have thought that going to Olive Garden would produce such excitement?
I
could not have asked for a more handsome lunch date! He ordered the
unlimited pasta by himself, telling the waitress that he "had a man's
appetite, so he hoped that she had a lot of bowls because he was going
to eat a lot." The waitress chuckled and obviously did not take him
seriously. When she brought out his third serving, I think it occurred
to her that he wasn't joking!
My little
pasta monster and I spent nearly two hours at Olive Garden, eating and
talking. Much of the conversation revolved around his new school and the
adventures that he was going to have this year. Although it wasn't a
terribly active day, I thoroughly enjoyed just sitting and chatting with
Robby.
I realize that in a few years sitting
and chatting with me will be a rarity, so I plan on taking full
advantage of the opportunity when it arises. We sat, ate and laughed in
our little booth at the Olive Garden. The Summer of Awesome might be
coming to a close, but plans for the Fantastically Fun Fall are already
in the works!
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