I've had three birthday dinners. One with my dad and siblings(parents are divorced), my mother, sister, and best friends, and yesterday with my mother, siblings and aunt and uncle from Saratoga. Jennifer came with, since she was the last to leave my birthday party anyway. We drove to my aunt and uncle's house before we drove to the restaurant. I have never been to California Cafe before, nor have I ever heard of it. But once I got there, I remembered seeing the restaurant as I shopped from across the street in Los Gatos.
They squeezed us into a tight little table, since they didn't have any bigger ones. The appetizer plates were huge, so we were passing all the plates around instead of fitting them in the little space around the vase of flowers. Jennifer is a somewhat picky eater, so I was nervous that she would starve, but she didn't. She ordered the cheese pizza, trying to stay safe. I ordered the roasted half chicken with mashed potatoes and steamed carrots. (= My dish was delicious! It made Jen's mouth water, but her pizza was good too. During dinner, my uncle kept telling stories that made Jennifer laugh. "He was very rude, so I told him, 'I sue doctors for a living.'" LOL. It was kind of a you had to be there kind of things. After dinner, my aunt surprised me with a cake from Icing on the Cake. It was burnt almond, and may I add pretty darn delicious. The waiter kept frenzying with my sister since she speaks Spanish and he was Mexican. "It feels like I'm in Mexico," he told her. Jennifer thinks he had a crush on her, but I think it's because he's working in Los Gatos, one of the whitest areas in town. He probably hasn't spoken Spanish in a while. Poor guy.
On the way out, my uncle grabbed a handful of mints on the counter when the lady left and stuck them in Jennifer's pocket. "Take it and run," he joked. And she started freaking out. What a little thief who happens to be a lawyer. Lol. It was raining cats and dogs, so my mom had my brother fetch the car that was parked across the lot. "I don't wanna use this burberry umbrella!" he complained as he walked towards where the car was parked. "Who gives. You're in the white area," his girlfriend shouted.
It was a pretty fun night, and I think I'm done with birthday dinners. Best birthday everrrrr.
Helllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllo. (=