I ate well for Thanksgiving. This was the first (I think) time I didn’t spend the holiday with my family. I spent part of my Thanksgiving break during my senior year of high school in Washington, DC on a choir trip, but I think I was home for the actual celebration. My friends Britt and Kayla invited me to Kayla’s parents’ to spend the day, and I feel so blessed to be included by them. The food was wonderful (some of it was better than back home- sorry, Mom… it’s just that you’ve never made some things). They invited me back Friday to eat with them, and my way of thanking them was to do a family portrait.
Saturday Britt, Kayla, and I hit the town. (It was best that I didn’t watch the Iron Bowl this year.) After helping Kayla work on a project for a few hours, we spent the evening running around the University Park area of Fort Worth and then Sundance Square downtown. We visited Barnes and Noble, where Britt showed he can, in fact, read (below left). We visited the Apple Store to feel trendy and intelligent, and look at expensive aluminum things.
Just for the heck of it, we walked from the Apple Store to William Sonoma, which must be the coolest kitchen store of all time. For me, it’s the Apple Store of kitchen stuff. Then we drove across the street and grabbed dinner at the Ol South Pancake House (since 1962). You know what? Aside from Golden Corral (and other buffets), any place that caters almost exclusively to the 65+ crowd is worth frequenting for good food. I’m convinced. After looking at the menu of over 7000 (I may exaggerate) variations of waffles, pancakes, and french toast, we ordered. Chicken tenders for Britt (didn’t want breakfast), German Pancakes for Kayla, and Peanut Butter Pancakes for me. We approved of both the atmosphere and the food.
See? Two thumbs up. After dinner we drove down to Sundance Square in the heart of downtown Fort Worth to get photos of the Christmas tree. Kayla promised it was 50 feet tall and spectacular. (Perhaps hyping the situation a little too much, I found myself expecting to see the tree in Rockefeller Square, New York.) Upon seeing the thirty foot tree, we were convinced another must be nearby- THE tree must be somewhere else. We searched at the Tarrant County Courthouse. Alas, no second tree.
Because it was cold, we stopped into the busiest Barnes and Noble Starbucks I’ve ever seen, so Kayla could get some tea. Here’s something you should know before making my mistake: the Starbucks inside bookstores do not take the Starbucks card. Luckily I had cash for my Chai Frappuccino (which still wasn’t as good as anything I’ve found at Eurotazza).
Then we went back to Britt and Kayla’s and watched The Holiday. I’m going to miss these days on the town when they leave in January.
by Joe Kennedy
2 comments