Morning started out with Starbucks (after a quick run on the treadmill)... The Starbucks would be a requirement since it is attached to the hotel! Can't pass that up!
I threw a banana and trail mix in my bag which was a good thing because when we got to the meeting, all the food was gone. (and we weren't even late by the way, thinking people were just hungry) and yes, we walked this time! *smile*
As the meeting is going on, I chomped on my munchies and then it was lunch time.... Walk in to the food room to find 100% barbecue food! What is the deal with Meetings and barbecue... Sooo, I quickly walk back to my seat and finish my munchies...
Meeting ended early and I was a tad hungry... So I ended up going all by myself to the Mexi place next to the hotel... With the good Veggie Fajitas... And let me just say... YUUUUUMMMMM!!!!! The bartender decided to come talk to me and tells me all about how he is vegetarian too, but he eats fish! I guess it goes back to that question from my last business travel adventure "Are you a "real" vegetarian?" Needless to say he was not.. But he claimed to be, and also thought it was a good idea to tell me about his beliefs etc. And then he actually told a cute story about how he threw a peach outside one day because he was angry and frustrated at the world. 3 years later he has a peach tree in his yard, and says the fruit is delicious!
Hmm, they say that everything is a learning experience, maybe I was supposed to hear this story so I could turn bad days in to peaches? Wow, wouldn't that be nice??
OK, so back to the food situation: My lunch was great... and then several hours later, I met my traveling companions in the lobby for our walk to Dinner. Lets just say, we wandered and meandered... Although the two I'm traveling with are GREAT people, they are incapable of making a decision. One wanted fish and the other wanted steak. One of them was worried about me and at this point I just wanted a Cold Iced Tea... Not hungry from my big lunch, I would have settled for just a tea! But one guy was happy with any place that had food and couldn't decide which. The other wouldn't settle for anything that was a "chain" restaurant...and we actually sat in one of those chains then got up to leave.... So he calls, and he maps, and he web browses, and we walk and we walk, its HOT, its Humid, and I wasn't complaining (too badly)... I wasn't taking the lead... I wanted them to choose what they were feeling like, I wanted them to make a decision.....alas... I could no longer take it.... "GET IN THAT DOOR AND SIT DOWN!!! THEY HAVE FISH, THEY HAVE SEAFOOD, THEY ARE NOT A CHAIN AND THEY HAVE ICE TEA"
While the two people I was with have seen me get bent out of shape about work, I'm not sure they have seen me in a "needing a cold ice tea" frame of mind!!! So they quickly walked right in and had a seat, no more questions asked. Look up on the walls and there are dead animals... Lots of dead animals. Furniture, light fixtures, pictures, and stuffed, all over the place.... The menu consisted of four categories...Fish, Fowl, Cow and Game... You know, I was right at home... ha ha!
I ATE A HOUSE SALAD, But by golly, I got my Iced Tea!!! Their food was good and conversation was good. The walk back was nice and breezy, and we didn't get lost! WooHoo!!