And this is why I drink . . .
RIC: Good morning!
ME: Good morning.
RIC: Happy Anniversary.
ME: You, too.
RIC: I made reservations for dinner. I thought we should go to a nice restaurant on our special day.
ME: Steiner Ranch?
RIC: Better.
ME: Perry’s?
RIC: Better.
ME: Hmmm . . .
RIC: What’s your favorite food?
ME: Steak.
RIC: Not a steakhouse.
ME: Barbecue brisket?
RIC: Nope.
ME: Well, those are my favorites.
RIC: But I know that you love Italian.
ME: Oh, God, no!
RIC: . . . and you love bottomless salad and never ending breadsticks
ME: Please don’t say it.
RIC: And it is a Sunday.
ME: Nooooooo!
RIC: Spaghetti at Olive Garden.
ME: Open the wine.