Dinner With Friends

Last night I did one of my favorite things--dinner with friends. Jer was in Milwaukee with Chris Botti so he couldn't come with us. Jay had choked on a chicken bone and needed the Heimmlich manoevre, which resulted in a cracked rib, so he didn't go. Jason didn't go cos Jay didn't go. So it was Nancy, Stephen, Paul and me all in Stephen's Jeep with the roof off.

We went went to Thai Sticks which is the new restaurant in the old Boulevard Bistro space. I really enjoyed it--great prices, tasty food, pleasant decor, excellent service. Nancy almost burned the place down when she held Paul's Greek villa vacation info over the candle. We tried several appetizers and then I had something entitled Prikh King (as opposed to King Prikh) which was a red spicy sauce with green beans and chicken. Delicious.

After dinner Stephen, Nancy and I came back to our place for wine, chatter and laughter on the deck in the hot and humid Houston weather. Patois loved the company too. The downside was that when I finally went to bed I realized that I hadn't put the clean sheets on the bed (laundry day). It's slways such a drag to have to concentrate on making a bed when you are in that tipsy state!

I am flying to Paris tonight with pretty much my dream crew, which will be most welcome after having just flown with whom I deemed the crew from hell. It makes all the difference to work with great people who do their jobs well and have fun at it. The entire crew, including the pilots (that's right, even them!!) has been invited to Don Brantley's Paris apartment for drinks then dinner in his hood. Should be lots of fun.