It’s Mother’s Day! Lets do the default thing and go out for lunch!
The Outing
I researched restaurants prior, but couldn’t find a high-end place that had veg options. Google Maps was slacking here, we eventually saw many places while driving.
- We went to my mom’s choice of restaurant. They only took walk-ins and had a moderate wait (30 mins). This was too long for my mom. I respectfully disagree.
- We saw / called a couple other nice places. They were booked out
We decided to go to Thai / Malaysian place. We’d had good experiences here before. They didn’t handle the mothers' day rush. They didn’t do anything fast enough: clearing tables, seating people, taking orders, serving food, billing.
They prioritized online orders and appetizers. I don’t think this was a good use of their limited kitchen capacity.
Several family walked out at various stages: before seating, after being seated, after getting appetizers. We left after getting our appetizers and waiting an hour for our main courses.
- Finally, my brother was still hungry so we went to Panera for him.
How I Felt
The cascading failures (restaurant researching, pointless waiting and searching, feeding my brother) set me on edge.
My mind was racing. Background music and my mother’s speech annoyed me. I wanted to get out and go home as fast as possible.
How I recovered
We came home. My brother and mother went out to hang with their friends. I had the house to myself.
I did some stretches. It was very calming. I didn’t due it for that reason, I was trying to fix my posture and some back pain and just kept going.