Italian Restaurant

Coker, Alabama

Weather: low 76 degrees, high 101 degrees, foggy early, mostly clear in the middle part of the day, cloudy with light showers late in the day

As I stated a couple of times this past week, we were not going to do any work over the weekend. So far, we have not done anything except go see Terri and Thomas this afternoon in their new apartment. We did not get up this morning until 0700 hours, which is late for us. I could get used to getting up at that time. After a slow couple of hours, I went to the library to trade our books. On the way back, I stopped at WalMart for a couple of things we needed. Then it was more laziness, with some meditation thrown in until the middle of the afternoon. That's when we went to Terri's apartment.

On the way over, we stopped at Sonic Drive-in to pick up a milkshake for Thomas. His new braces are making his mouth sore, so it is difficult for him to eat. The braces are not so cool now.

Terri and Thomas are getting settled into their new home. Both of them like being closer to all of the advantages of town living. They also like having a smaller place to take care of.

When we started home, it was past time for supper. We decided to stop at a restaurant we had not tried before named Mr. G's Italian Restaurant. This restaurant is different from all the Italian restaurants we have eaten at before. In a normal restaurant, you go to a table where you read a menu and give your order to a server. Then, drinks are brought along with a salad if you ordered one. After a little while, the meal is served by the server, who comes back to the table several times to see if you need anything. At Mr. G's, you enter the restaurant, walk up to a counter where your order is taken and your drinks are given to you. After paying for the order, you receive a serving number. After 5-10 minutes, your number is called. You go back to the counter and pick up your order on a serving tray, which you take to your table.

Now, for the food. We chose the daily special, which was zita with meat, garlic bread, and salad. Was it good? Only about as good as the best Italian food we have ever eaten. And that includes in New York, which was the best Italian food we had ever eaten before today. As I said, the food was very good, there was plenty of it, and the price was very reasonable ($6.99 for the special). We were able to only eat about half of the serving, so we know what supper will be tomorrow night. Will we go back? Absolutely!!

After eating, we stopped at K-Mart to pick up a couple of things that we like to buy there. Then it was on to the RV. On the way, we observed a great light show from the lightning that was playing across the clouds. It looks like today's heat is causing this display. We expect this heat wave to continue another 2-3 days, then it should cool off a little.

More later, be safe.

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