Eating out...

New Year's Eve in New York City... The day revolved around shopping and food, what else? While the 20 year olds toured the city at their own pace, Simone, hubby and little B strolled around the clothing district, hunting for (and finding) some beautiful outfits. All that walking made them hungry, and tired, particularly in little B's case. So they popped into the Mesa Grill just as staff was getting ready to shut down their lunch menu. Fortunately for Simone, they allowed them to sit and order food, in spite of the five minutes until shutdown time. After a hearty salad, Simone was ready to go again. More importantly, little B's wilting spirits had also been revived. "But I want to go back to the hotel now," he declared. "No more shopping." Okay. Simone was all shopped out anyhow. Besides, they had reservations at Tribeca Grill for dinner and the 20 year olds were due to meet them there in less than three hours. Perhaps there'd be time for a little nap? No. There wouldn't be a nap time for Simone. Time to play with little B though, and that was even better. They got to the restaurant just in time for their reservation: the place was empty at 5:30 pm! Hubby craned his neck, hoping to catch a glimpse of Robert De Niro but no luck. Even as the restaurant filled with more and more people, hubby could catch

no sign of the famous movie star. Still, the food was excellent and they were back at the hotel - in a cab that actually stopped when they waved it down!!! - before 9 pm. Hmmm... Should they stay up until midnight? Yawn... Huh? Yawn... Goodnight!