Graeme made a surprise visit to the NALC crew that was out for a "working lunch". We met; Jim Sauber (Michigan Alum and all around great guy), Tucker, Meaghan, Stephen DeMatteo, Bridgette Early and Jeremy Goldberg at Cava on 8th. Cava is a great Greek Mezze restaurant, I had my Gtreek staple, no not the Gyro (no matter how you say it), but the Chicken Souvlaki. Cava is great, however, it has a an annoying deal where if you try to sub a salad for the fries that come with the lunch special, you can't! You have to order the salad in addition, not substituted for the fries. Oh yeah and a side salad is $4.00! I know I know I sound like a cheap skate! It's just the principle, makes an otherwise fun place to eat just a bit annoying. Anyway, we didn't go so much for the food as for the company. Jenn and I had a great time and Graeme made a great impression. The picture below is of Graeme with Jim, they are deep in discussion on how to address the budget crisis we're facing and I think I heard some talk about the NFL labor dispute. Jim is a serious big brain when it comes to all things economics, in particular labor stuff. Not sure how it ended, but Graeme seemed happy enough when we left so I'm guessing he and Jim see eye to eye.
After Cava, we threatened to head over to the Capitol Lounge, one of my favorite old haunts. I haven't been able to hang out at the Lounge very often lately, however Jim has adopted this watering hole as his, so I feel adequately represented. We decided against hanging at the lounge. Instead we grabbed a fro-yo at Sweetgreen and had some family time. Sweetgreen has this AWESOME natural fro-yo, it's tart and creamy and actually good for you! I add dark chocolate, coconut and pineapple (although they had no pineapple so I went with plan B, strawberries). Jenn had the same I think? Not quite sure. Anyway, we enjoyed our sweet treat and headed home for a quiet night at Little Alex.
While we didn't make it to the lounge, that won't stop me from telling a lounge story. One of the funniest stories that happened at the lounge (and one of the few that doesn't start with, "I was bombed at the lounge when...) was an afternoon at the lounge with Jim, Jenn, and Meaghan. It was right after the "We Are 1" rally on the mall. Now, some back story, the Lounge (as much as I hate it) is a Michigan State Football watch bar, so after the rally the place was filling up with MSU alum before an MSU game. We sat down, I thought nothing of the fact that I had on my "NALC Five Day The Wrong Way" t-shirt and a U of M hat. If you know me you know I wear that hat just about all weekend long! Anyway we had a few beers, a slice or two of pizza and railed on and on about how the current cast of Republicans on the hill was ruining America for the working class (FYI they still are in case you're not reading the papers or are focused on Obama's birth certificate). When got up to leave we passed a table of MSU alumni, as we did Jenn about busted a gut laughing. After we got out side I asked her what was so funny. As Jen collected herself she recounted hearing one of the guys at the table remark as we walked by, "Wow, you don't see many U of M grads becoming mailmen!" We all had a good laugh! Might be one of those had to be there moments, but all my other stories are not suitable for publication on the web.
OK this is supposed to be about Graeme and Kayla, not good times at the lounge. Sadly for the blog, Graeme has been pretty good lately. No projectile pooping, or torturing Mom and Dad with late night tantrums. He's been pretty good. Maybe we'll have better material tomorrow. We are planning on going to my confrimation rehersal, then out for brunch/lunch some where. We'll talk soon.
Peace
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