A Sit-Down at Olive Garden

I picked up Kate at the airport the day after Mad Munch's first farmers market appearance.  She had been in Nashville for three nights for her college friend, Ashley's bachelorette party.  We had a lot of catching up to do & she had a gift card to Olive Garden so we went out for lunch.

"How was Nashville?" I asked.  "It's awesome, right?"

"Yeah, your list of places to go was definitely helpful.  Ashley loved a few of those spots on West End," Kate said as we looked over the menu.  "Some of the places we couldn't find though."

"Well, it's been a while.  I'm sure a lot has changed since 2008," I said as they brought out some of their famous breadsticks & our salads.  We each placed our order for entrees.

"So how did the market go?" she asked.  I gave her the lowdown- told her about Tammi stopping by & how Fran noticed we didn't have a sign.

"Oh, damn.  I'm sure it was fine.  Did you forget anything else?"

"Well, at one point we ran out of butter.  No big deal, though.  Kris watched the tent while I ran over to get more," I explained.  "There's a liquor store right there & they had it."

"How was it working with Kris?"

"He was great.  He took peoples money & relayed over the orders & I made the Cheezers," I said.  "He heated up soups for me, too.  We had a good system.  I think he had a good time out there."

Our food arrived.  She had the Shrimp Fettuccine Alfredo, I got the Meat Lasagna & the breadsticks kept coming out.  We each had a glass of wine as well, I went with red & she had a white.  

It was quiet for a while.  Always a tell-tale sign of a good meal being enjoyed.

"For next week, though I think we should do samples," I said.  "Brian mentioned that.  And I need to get a cash box.  Most of the other vendors had 'em & I think they sell 'em at Walmart.  I'll probably go Friday after work."    

"Did you order business cards yet?" Kate asked.  "I saw a 20% off promo code on TV for Vista Prints."

"Oh no, thanks for reminding me.  I'll do that this week also," I said.  "I gotta deposit some cash first."

It felt good saying that.  Depositing some Mad Munch earned cash for the first time.  

We clanked our glasses, finished our wine & lunch & left a 20% tip with some of that cash.