We were very excited when Venesa invited us to a couple’s dinner for Ben’s birthday last month. It was just a low key night out with old friend, no kids, at a wonderful restaurant I’d been wanting to go to (Tillman’s Roadhouse in Dallas.) Perfect plan!
Millie and Luke came over to play house with the kids, and Anna even joined us before so she could fix my hair. It took forever, but the curls lasted all night! (First time ever to have curls last that long!) I was so proud I even took a self-portrait in the car. (Nerd alert.)
Ben didn’t know about this dinner, and obviously Venesa did a great job of keeping it quiet. When we walked in, they were sitting in the little bar area with some neighbors, just having drinks. He was so surprised to see us, but since we were the first ones there, he thought it was a very amazing coincidence that we had come to eat there, all the way from Fort Worth, on the same night that they were there. I was just trying not to giggle, and keep up the act. While ordering a drink at the bar next to Ben, I looked over my shoulder and Kirk had gotten there. I said, “Oh my gosh, Kirk’s here too!” and his face went from surprise to acknowledgement as he said, “I’m beginning to think this isn’t a coincidence.” Then his face turned bright red. Hilarious!
Soon the whole clan was there, so we (tried to) take a couple of group pictures. The guys’ picture turned out great. These are some of Jeff’s best buds from Texas Tech:
Steve, Ben, Kyle, Jeff, and Kirk (Goose)
And this is what the pitiful attempt at a girls’ picture looked like.
(trying to corral)
(on the phone with the sitter)
(the one that would be good is blurry)
Meg, Cristine (in back), Venesa, Andrea, Joanie
Oh, well. Fun times!
It was a wonderful night. And I still dream about Tillman’s macaroni & cheese and the salmon I had there!
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