Today was a bit different. We had the Mormon Missionaries over for dinner, so we did a To Go order, and it was wonderful. But first, we had an intimate lunch.
An Intimate Lunch
Ariel and I went to the business district Olive Garden for lunch, and it was empty. We didn't even go early. We got sat in a booth, a huge booth, a booth for eight. And there was no one around us. It was super weird. It was like our own Olive Garden refuge, with a weird light fixture.
We sat in our booth, together, alone. We listened to a rendition of Mr. Brightside by Paul Anka, which I highly recommend ( https://youtu.be/OIZU1_Irm9Y ). And then finally our server, Curly Sue came to take our order.
Curly Sue was the exact opposite of Asian Kitty (see yesterday). She was pretty slow to get to us. And then she wanted to small talk with us (which is fine if it's not compensating for something, which with Curly Sue it was). She took our order, brought out our drinks and soups, and then we didn't see her again.
You would think that giant potato chunks would be delightful in the Zuppa Toscana, but it didn't do anything for me.
Our food was brought out by a food runner with a higher voice than someone with a high voice. Rigatoni with Pesto Alfredo and Crispy Chicken Fritta. Soon after, our Dr.Peppers ran dry.
Herein lies the problem with your own Olive Garden oasis, no one sees you. I tried to catch anyone's eye, no luck. Curly Sue didn't come back. It went on so long I even used the "call server" function on the ziosk, no help. I was stuck sucking up melted ice.
When the time for the check came, Curly Sue tried to make a joke about us not wanting refills on our pasta, saying how could we give up with just one bowl, if their record was 14. Let's worry about refilling drinks before we worry about refilling pasta, eh Curly Sue? She did bring more drinks after we'd gotten the check, but not To Go cups. Too little, too late.
Visit 32:
Monetary value: $32.35
Total: $1,043.68
Mormon Take Out
The Mormon Missionaries texted me and said they needed to be fed tonight. No problem I told them. The cool thing about To Go orders with the Pasta Pass, is that you can get two meals at once. The Pasta Pass allows for as many dine in meals as your body can handle everyday, and two To Go orders a day. Luckily, you can order both those meals at the same time. I just did two separate orders, one for my pass, one for Ariel's
So I got four Never Ending Pasta Bowls, two salads, two soups, Dr.Peppers, like nine breadsticks, and a bunch of mints, for free. I loaded it all into my car and drove it home.
The Elders in our ward are the Japanese speaking elders, well two of them are. They are a threesome and the other one is from Idaho. One Japanese speaking Elder is from Japan, the other Hawaii. The only Elder that had ever eaten Olive Garden before, was the Elder from Japan. Disgraceful.
Visit 33:
Monetary value: $64.70
Total: $1,108.38
Weight Fluctuation today: -1.2 lbs
Total: + 5.6lbs from beginning weight, I lost my 200lbs status... for now.
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