Becoming "worldly," one small step at a time

So me and these four lovely chicas have a pact going that involves dinner and lunch dates at least once a month. It's a tradition I'd love to see carry on into our adult years, something that could keep us tied together for life to come. It's a great chance for us to bond and become closer, to keep our friendship strong.

And it's also freaking hilarious.

First date: Chinese restaurant. I ask for a Sunkist, and I'm promptly chastised. The conversation:

"Umm, could I please have a Sunkist? Orange pop?"
"NO! OTHER POP!" (with deep chinese accent)
"Umm... I guess I'll have a Coke then?"
"Angry mumble mumble mumble..."

Yes. So now, I'm not allowed to order orange pop. Now our meals have come, and because we're sharing our food, we ask for extra plates. There are five of us.

We get four plates.

Second date: Thai restaurant. One of our number is missing (dear god we missed her!!) so we're down to four. We order three meals and share them, as always.

One of us, who we'll call Lo, has an issue with spice. We've ordered everything mild, the lowest spice level, and though I'd love to bump it up to medium, I'm enojying myself.

Lo is trying not to laugh as she continues to battle the spices.

There's not enough water and Thai iced tea for her to handle the pressure. The rest of us are laughing as she tries to take a bite of fried rice ("kow pad") without drinking anything to soothe the "burn."

We won't be back there for awhile.

Today we discussed how worldly we're becoming, how cultured we are now that we've been to both a Chinese AND a Thai restaurant. We're trying new things, stepping out of our zones, you know? I recommended sushi for our next visit, but it may have to wait until one of us gets a license because we just can't walk that far...

Anyway, about being worldly. We're trying our wings out in the world, pushing our limits. Yet I can't help but ask myself if it's the world we're discovering, or if the world is discovering us.

If it's the latter, the world may need some time to cope...

Abigail<3>