Bloa-ted.
I very rarely eat out at restaurants, we do get take out, but eating "in restaurant" is different.
Anyway, we went to The Olive Garden for lunch, it was me, the teens, my friend and her son.
The food was excellent, but I ate way too much.
I just love their bread sticks and alfredo sauce, omg yum.
I hadn't been up their in quite awhile, so a lot of things have changed in that plaza.
There's a ton of new stores for clothing, diners, a mailing type store, another craft place, and just a whole bunch of stuff that wasn't there the last time I really had a chance to look at everything.
They must have added on to the strip mall too, because there were noticeable changes in the end of the building structure, and one of them appears to have a completely different column style in front of it than all the others. They didn't look like cement, they looked more like fiberglass columns, they were a different shape, different color.
It doesn't look bad, just doesn't "fit" with every other storefront there now.
Tomorrow, Jo and I and the teens, will be going out for lunch somewhere, then we're dropping the teens back off here with her laptop so they can play Wow, while her and I go do some shopping.
She needs some new shoes, and I need some sort of school field trip appropriate clothing.
I can wear my standard black, but I think t-shirts and shorts won't be ok, so I'm off to find and purchase an outfit I'll wear once.
I'm not much into fashion, I could care less "what's in", and I have no desire to look like or fit in, with every Sarasota PTA soccer mom.
I can't believe how bloated I still am from lunch though.
When you don't eat out often, your body, ok my body, just isn't used to that kind of rich food, and I end up feeling sluggish and bloated for hours afterward.
4 Tums later, and I still feel like I'm bulging at the seams.
Comments
I always do jeans and a t-shirt for field tripping. Comfort is king when you are supervising kids!
Posted by: Chickie | April 3, 2008 11:42 PM
I'm feelin' you on the bloat right now--I feel awful--with heartburn on top! Woo!
Posted by: Jade | April 4, 2008 12:12 AM
Olive Garden is the best ever..!!
I used to way over eat at that place. Good thing is I cannot eat there anymore, but I sure do miss it...
Have fun Shopping..!
Posted by: Scott | April 4, 2008 9:45 AM
I hear you on the fashion thing! When I need to *dress up*, it's usually plain black pants and shoes, and some sort of top that doesn't have a baseball or beer or some other logo on it.
If the place you're going to doesn't have a dress code, I really wouldn't worry too much. I'm with Chickie about the comfort thing. Nothing is more uncomfortable then wearing an outfit that's not *you*.
*giggling at thought of Kat dressed like a PTA soccer mom*
Posted by: Christine | April 4, 2008 11:42 AM
I have a theory about going out to eat and avoiding the bloated feeling. You must go pee right before the meal, then again in the middle of the meal. If I don't need to go right off the bat, I suck my first drink down then go before the food arrives. I don't know what it is but it works for us. My husband thought I was nuts til he tried it.
We usually go shopping after we go out to eat and we will make ourselves go again during shopping lol! It helps.
Posted by: Kelly | April 4, 2008 1:51 PM