The Lounge of Sandy

Don’t count me in because I love it, lol!  Yesterday, we went out for dinner with my husband’s cousin and her family who are in town from Seattle for a late summer vacation.  We went to Applebee’s; actually, it wasn’t our first choice to meet up for an early dinner, we were on our way to the original place we’re supposed to meet up when all of a sudden my fickle minded husband asked me if it will be alright if we’ll head down to Applebee’s instead.  Of course I did not argue because I also love Applebee’s especially their WeightWatcher’s menus (I had the Cajun Lime Tilapia, it was soo good!).  Our only dilemma then was if Cheril and her family’s already in the restaurant waiting for us.  Good thing we arrived first and so we just called them and asked Cheril if Applebee’s sounds alright to them, they approved the idea and so we just met down there.

We arrived in Applebee’s around 5:30PM and our orders were taken immediately.  We got so busy visiting and we didn’t realize it was almost 6:30 and our food hasn’t arrived yet.  We just let it go but I was kind of anxious because I had an appointment at 7:30 and that’s the reason why we scheduled that dinner earlier than normal dinner time.  After a few minutes, the manager approached us and was looking very apologetic only to find out that our server forgot to give the orders to the cooks!  We actually did not say anything nor complained about it but he immediately told us that EVERYTHING WILL BE FREE FOR US INCLUDING DESSERT!  Sweet!!!  He even offered to give us mozzarella sticks while waiting for our dinner, and of course, we did not say NO!   Heck, I wasn’t even planning on ordering any dessert but who can refuse it when they’re pushing you to have it?  I love their sizzling apple pie with ice cream so I ordered that and split it with papsy.

Anyway, everything turned out really well and we enjoyed visiting and of course our free dinner courtesy of Applebee’sJ. 

Silent Auction for the troops in the Middle East

The reason why I was so anxious about having our meal delivered soon was because of the closing of our week long activities at work which was a silent auction of different donations from local businesses intended for the troops in Afghanistan and Iraq.  I wasn’t really planning on auctioning anything except for the Thomas Kinkade painting that was so awesome.  I realized that it would be impossible for me to get it because the original price of the said painting was actually $600.  I wasn’t willing to shell out that amount because I told myself that I would only go up to a maximum $125 if ever I will spend on something.  After I realized that it will be impossible for me to get the painting, I just scouted on something interesting around and bid on different stuff.  Well, I did not go home empty handed last night because I got a 6 months free gym membership for Aspire Fitness worth $250 for only $60.50.  It wasn’t bad at all and with the $60.50 I spent for that gym membership, I feel so happy to be a part of those who are donating for such a good cause….