Oneshi, Twoshi, Sushi!

It was always easy to remember my Dad and Sister's birthdays while growing up.  Hers falls two days before his.  Back in '04 we had a joint celebration because d hit 21 two days before Chet made it to 50. 

Last year, I thought they were kidding when they told me my sister's new beau's b-day was the day right between theirs.  I started a tradition of taking the three of them out to dinner.  No shopping req'd, get it all out of the way in one fail swoop.  Kinda like ripping a band-aid off of a hairy surface.

I tease and torment my sister because she has yet to join the 21st century and send/receive txt msgs.  Thursday morning, not a minute later than 0615 hrs I got the idea in my had that we needed to do dinner on Saturday 18 July.  It was the only day that would fit into the schedule.  I'd gladly just send her a txt and have her get back to me, but she's too reluctant to shell out the $0.10.

So I called her, right around the ass-crack of dawn.  Half way into the phone call I learn that she doesn't usually get out of bed for another 45 minutes.  She still refuses to upgrade her technological know-how, I refuse to let her keep sleeping.

She called me back around Noon the same day, trying to wake ME up.  No luck, already got my zzzz's, started my day.  I told her we could do dinner wherever she wanted, my treat.  Her decision was a Sushi buffet outside of Philly, Minado.

We had a great time, I cried a little inside when the bill came, but I'll get over it.

Dinner for six at sushi buffett: $254.73 w/ tip. Some people think that's expensive - I think: "that's the nuts in Deuce to Seven!"

-- @OnAFoldDraw