A Night Out

By now you know that I have no life, so going out to dinner with a group of "library people" is a big deal. There were, gasp, I just realized, 13 of us at dinner at a nice Italian restaurant. After agonizing over what to order, as I so often do, I ordered a thing called Chicken Terragino. (It was very tasty). As it came to the table I realized that Olivia had ordered the same thing, as well as the same salad and dressing. (I guess this was to make up for the fact that Steve was not there for me to order the same as...) So at dessert of course I also had to have the Chocolate Lover's cake. I would have ordered it regardless of what Olivia ordered. I mean, why miss a good thing just to be different? But it was interesting to discover someone with the same tastes at the same time. I, unfortunately, ate more though...and did not go home with a "doggie bag". It was also nice to be away from work and have stimulating conversation without having to stop and answer patrons' questions. There was fun and laughter too. I guess when and if we do it again I would try harder to sit my deaf side away from folks. At least RuthAnn, on my right, was understanding. And hopefully Lisa too, as I turned away from her to catch the conversation at the end of the table. Actually, I guess the middle is the best spot to be part of all the talk. It was fun! Thanks for inviting me Olivia!