Well, I hope
your Cinco de Mayo went much better than mine. I went on line early in the day
to place my order at Todo Mexico. My mouse froze up while I was looking at the
menu. I couldn’t find a way to unfreeze the damn thing. I called a neighbor and
ended up just turning the computer off per his advice. Voila, when I turned it
back on, the mouse worked.
Rather than return to the menu and
place my order, I went about my day. It was a busy one. I had to go to Fred
Meyer to get a couple of those cocoanut basket liners. Amazingly, it was
cheaper to buy two whole new baskets ($4.99 each), as opposed to purchasing
just the liners.
Back home I returned to working in the
garage and sorting through piles of crap. It’s coming alone, though, even if it
doesn’t look that way. I’ve almost completely cleaned out this big green
cabinet that has 36 drawers. I can’t believe some of the stuff I’m finding in
there.
It got so hot in the garage I stopped and
read for a while in the cool of the house. Then, since I knew it was supposed
to rain today, I got busy planting the remaining plants I purchased last
Friday.
Suddenly, it’s going on 6:00 pm and I’m
starving. I went back to the computer to order my Cinco de Mayo dinner. They
weren’t answering the phone, but the listing said Todo Mexico was open. So, I
got in the car, figuring I’d place my order and wait in my car. Well, the
parking lot was empty and the restaurant was closed.
I’m already out in my car, so I drove
to Azteca in Mountlake Terrace. I couldn’t believe the crowd of people standing
around outside. I rolled my window down and talked with a young man who said
they’d ordered on-line and had been told 15 minutes and they’d been there for
20. There was a big sign with the phone number. I called the number and no
answer.
On the way back home, I stopped by Las
Espuelas by the grocery store I patronize. Again, a hoard of people waiting all
around this restaurant as well. My next choice would have been Taco Bell in
Kenmore, but I gave up and drove home.
Rather than those yummy cheesy
enchiladas I’d so looked forward to eating, I celebrated Cinco de Mayo with a
packet of Chinese BBQ pork, half an avocado, and some cottage cheese with
blueberries…with my tot of gin.
I sincerely hope you were able to
acquire or make whatever you planned on for Cinco de Mayo. As for me, I’ll just
have to look forward to the next one and hope I can plan ahead a bit better. Actually,
I’m really really really hoping I can make a reservation for myself and my
friends for the next one.