Adventures In Dining

Hey everybody...a quick update, slightly happier than my last one. So far, we have dodged the feeding tube thing. Tony is doing reeeeeally well drinking his Ensure shakes...he had TEN of them today! I'm so proud. I don't mean to sound like a doting parent, but I see how hard it is for him to drink them (seriously, YOU try drinking ten of those puppies...they don't taste THAT good!) Anyway, ten shakes = 3500 calories! Woohoo! (This is what we get excited about these days).

We did have a rather humorous conversation today with our server at Los Mariachis. We used to go there all the time - as in, we didn't even have to order. They knew what we wanted when we walked in the door. But needless to say, we haven't eaten out much lately. However, Tony decided to take me to Los Mariachis today, and he ordered some plain grilled chicken. He managed to eat a little of it before his taste buds started fizzling out and it tasted really weird to him. So he had a lot of food left on his plate.

Enter stage left: concerned waiter.

Waiter: Do you need a box, sir?

Tony: No, that's OK. Thank you.

Waiter: You didn't like it??

Tony: No, it was very good, thank you.

Waiter (confused): I can get you something else...???

Tony: [pained look to wife that says, "Do I really have to do this?"]

Jess: [stifled grin that says, "Yeah, you're probably gonna have to go there..."]

Tony (to waiter): Dude, I have throat cancer, so the food's really good; it's just kinda hard for me to eat.

Waiter: Ooooooooh. I'll get your check.


Hehehe...you can't say the guy didn't have good customer service. Tony left him a nice tip. :)