The other evening, my husband and I went to a local restaurant for dinner. We like to sit at the bar, so we can play the Trivia game. It's easier for me to see the TV screen close up (even with my glasses!), and he likes to have our "own personal waiter" handy. We also usually get a seat right away, which is always nice.So this past Tuesday night, we expected to see our usual guy/girl bartending team, who've had that shift for quite a while now. But this evening, the guy was missing. And wouldn't you know, it was packed! Almost every table in the bar area was full, as was the bar, and the girl half of our team was doing it all.   Oh, she had occassional help from other servers, but it was mostly her watch...and she was fantastic! Not only did she not get flustered, being pulled in 50 di... 04/03/2008

Thank you, Karen Rice, for meme-ing me! Here's how it all began:  http://activerain.com/blogsview/27305/The-First-ActiveRain-MemeAnd now I have to think of 5 things that you don't know about me.  Hmmm...considering I haven't been around AR all that long, there's probably LOTS of things you don't know about me.  But since I have to choose just 5, here goes: 1)     I LOVE elephants!!   One of my favorite places in the whole world is the Cleveland MetroparksZoo!                They've even taught the girls how to paint...and yes, I have one of Moshi's paintings on the wall above my piano.  : )                                                     I've been collecting all things related to elephants since I was 13 years old.  If it's got an elephant on it, I probably own it.  If it's shaped l... 08/11/2007