salt grass

we have about an hour before dinner. jon's birfday dinner. he is now 38 - the same age as me!

i'm letting him rest (and snore) on the couch before we have to go, k2 is playing a video game on tv, and i thought i would get on blogger like i've intended to for waaayy too long.

jon took the day off for us to spend together for his birfday (which was yesterday). we had a leisurely morning, then went to oak cliff so he could see some of his old work buddies. he walked through the floor he worked on, shaking hands and getting caught up. he seemed thrilled to get to see everyone again.

six of us went to lunch together at vitto's, an italian restaurant that they'd all been to many times. it was amazing! they had these garlic-saturated rolls that they set out as appetizers that were to die for! i remember when he worked down there and they'd eat at that place for lunch.. i would smell garlic still on his breath when he'd come home that night. but garlic breath is a small and inconsequential price to pay for such a heavenly treat. i had the eggplant parmesan there. i was intrigued by their claim on the menu to add ricotta cheese between layers of eggplant so i had to try it. YUM! i'm so glad i have leftovers!

after lunch i snapped a picture of jon and his friends and gave lindsey my information so we wouldn't lose touch. she's jon's friend but i think she's way cool so i claim her.

then we drove up to whitesboro to visit with jon's aunt while she processed our paperwork for passports. we are going on a cruise to the bahamas in september and we are getting the logistics out of the way now. jon's mom had driven over from kingston so we got to visit with her some, too. it was nice to see them and was truly the highlight of the drive up.

oh yes, the drive. we listened to a book on cd. i had been listening for about a week or so during my short commute and jon just joined in when we got in the car this morning. we're only two discs from the end now. i enjoy the author's writing style and creativity. it is also read by the author which doesn't always work out so well, but she does a good job and we've been enjoying it. some of it made us laugh out loud.

came home to find my boy cat up and around and asking for food - YES! he is finally better after a week of moping around the house slurping snot and feeling all around miserable. poor little man. but he seems to finally be feeling himself again and has dried up significantly.

i called salt grass for 'call ahead seating' because they don't do reservations and we're meeting everyone there at 6:30pm. jon wanted pork chops! i checked out the menu and there are things there i will eat.. i am mostly excited about the range rattlers: "jumbo jalapeños stuffed with whole shrimp & jack cheese, fried to a golden brown." i will be trying them. oh yes. i will.

well, a glance at the clock tells me we should head on out.

happy birfday, my heart, even though it was yesterday! i LOVE you!