Here's to The Ladies Who Lunch

I'll drink to that...and they certainly did! A party of 30 ladies from the same housing development dine out once monthly, and this time they chose Dos Locos. Age range best guess, between 50 and 80 years old, they were an absolute delight.

The margaritas and sangria (a few Manhattans & whiskey sours in the mix) flowed like mother's milk and the laughter was contagious. Other diners got swept up into the festivities and, I think, new friendships were made in the process.

These gals were not out for a cheap lunch, hell no, they ordered from the main menu.  The 3 servers were perfect for this bunch and enjoyed the 2.5 hours the ladies were with us.  Table hopping was the norm and it took a while for the staff to figure out who moved where when the food came out, but no mishaps were detected and the otherwise noisy dining room became suddenly quiet and these gals chowed down.

As they finished their meals the table hopping resumed and more drinks and even desserts were served until they were all giggling like schoolgirls at recess. We all got hugs as they left quite full and very tipsy, thanking us for making them feel at home.

That 30, plus the regular walkin's bumped our lunch total to well over 100, and for a Thursday after Easter that's pretty good.  Enjoyed a golden margarita with the lunch crew before heading home and as we talked about the day and shared stories about the big party a few insights were gleaned.  About half of the group had never been to the restaurant and many of them said they'd be back with husbands and family in tow. That really made all of us feel very good.

I arrived home, checked email and found a notice that the iPad is ready for pickup.  I could go and get it tonight, but I really hate that store and it's always busy at supper time. I'll get it tomorrow before work, plug it in to charge and tomorrow evening - look out world - this Cajun will be wielding another technological biggy.   Well, at least for me.

A sales reps from the liquor distributors arrived today with a bottle of Lavender liqueur for me, so I will also pick up a bottle, or two, of inexpensive bubbly and try out the champagne & lavender spring cocktail I read about last summer.  I'm told that Barefoot is a good, moderately priced champagne, (it is served at the local country club, so it can't be bad) and I'll give it a shot.

And so it goes.
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