Friday night with Laurel

Sue still isn't feeling great, and Bryce is a little off his game as well, so Laurel and I decided to have a daddy-daughter night.

I was looking for a dinner spot that would work for a picky eater like Laurel, and we settled on Palacio Chino, a Chinese restaurant, as a change of pace. It was actually really good - Laurel enjoyed her pollo naranja (orange chicken). The service had a few Mexican touches: The rice was served in a plastic tortilla holder, and we got Spanish fortune cookies afterward. Laurel was even able to decipher one of them, which was pretty impressive to me.

After dinner, we went to the Jardin, as there is always something going on in the Jardin. Besides the general atmosphere of young people and mariachis, we saw an unusual wedding party. There were the bride and groom, and about 40 people gathered around them, with one person passing out wine. A band was playing for them, and several of the guests were dancing. There were also two giant (ten foot tall) paper mache people dressed like a bride and groom, and they each had a person inside who was also dancing to the music. This was all happening in the street. It looked like a blast. Maybe one of my kids will have a wedding party like this someday. I think it would be great.