Birthday celebrations
The way it always worked in my family, on your actual birthday, you get a home-cooked meal of your choice (I usually picked my dad’s grilled lemon chicken). Then on a weekend close to your birthday, you got to go out to the restaurant of your choice (I think my brother picked Domino’s Pizza one year, but he’s weird).
I like that tradition, so I’m continuing it in my little family. Denny’s birthday is actually tomorrow, but I have rehearsal so he’s having his special dinner tonight. He’s chosen Serrano ham and manchego tapas with bacon-wrapped dates. I think we’ll save his birthday cake for tomorrow night, though. I baked it already but I still need to frost it.
As for the dinner out, I think we’ll do a dual birthday celebration some time in Rome. My late grandmother gave us money for Christmas, and in order to have something to open at the family gathering, I made a little graphic of us eating spaghetti Lady and the Tramp-style. It will be nice to remember her as we enjoy a dinner.
For the love of caloric intake, don’t forget the Maytag in the dates!
Oh, I won’t. They’ve got almonds in them, too.
I wanna see him nudge the meatball toward you with his nose!!!
Is that offer from Maw payable on non-romantic meals (not that you’d be having any of those where you’re going)? Seems like pretty restrictive terms….
Nope, strictly romance. What with the word “romance” being directly derived from Rome, I think the only unromantic meal we could possibly have would be at the Stockholm airport.