Just a nappetizer
Her: I’m going to take a nap.
Me: A NAP?! It’s 6:21PM. How do you fall asleep at night?
Her: (shrugging) It’s never a problem. That’s just a nappetizer.
Me: Oh my god…
It was the Firecracker’s birthday, recently so tonight, we packed up the kids and headed to that Japanese BBQ place around the hood that we like.
Her sister and niece were available, so they joined us, my kid, and the Firecracker’s kid for dinner.
My producer for Scenic Fights essentially told me that I had to lose some weight, so I stuck to protein, fat, and rum and diet cokes all night.
All-in-all, it wasn’t terrible.
The copious amounts of meat swimming in butter didn’t hurt matters.
The kids were, decidedly, not eating keto as they filled up on dumplings…
…and eggrolls, which were all hits with them.
Seeing as my birthday is only a few weeks away, we got to talking about our (somewhat sizable) age difference, and how our childhoods were kinda similar but also, very different.
Me: Let’s do an experiment. Honey, quote that show you showed me on YouTube and see if she can guess it.
Firecracker: She’s gonna know. But ok. (pauses, affects a voice), “I’m so excited!”
Sister: (immediately) Oh, that’s Jessie Spano when she ODed on caffeine pills.
Me: (shakes head) That’s ridiculous. You two are ridiculous.
Sister: You totally missed that era of pop culture, didn’t you?
Me: So, it would seem.
The kids were more focused on their screens and the deep fried oreo cookies that we got for them.
Him: This is amazing!
Me: I told you you’d like it.
Everyone was stuffed but I legit coulda eaten another 2-3 plates of food.
But, I figured that I’m supposed to be dieting so I called it as we wrapped up.
Afterwards, we decided to walk the mile home just to work off some of what we just ate.
It was a good evening and everyone was happy, which is all you can hope for.
Me: Did you have a good night?
Her: Were you there?
Me: (laughing) Yup.
Her: Then I had a good night.
Location: 620 Amsterdam Ave, with lots of kids, protein, and drinks
Mood: moderately tipsy
Music: standing ’round this corner, tall enough to touch the New York sky (Spotify)
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