Feb 18, 2009

I'M NOT A DOCTOR, I JUST PLAY ONE ON TEE VEE

So it turns out that I didn't actually go to medical school, and I have no business diagnosing myself. (With anything at all, as a matter of fact). What I thought were sinus headaches are actually cluster migraines and I will probably have to go get some meds to deal with them once and for all. Damn, drat, and phooey. I thought I had outgrown these once I made it out of my 20's. With my stupid luck, this is probably the vestibule to menopausal hell.

My purpose in writing to you again this evening is that I just HAD to share the fact with y'all that Aunt Chrissy and I have just returned from a simply WONDERFUL RESTAURANT EXPERIENCE, and I feel like my faith is restored in humanity once again. Woo Hoo! We went to Carraba's, and it was, to put it mildly, perfection. The server (Hi, Jessica!) was lovely, the salad plates were ice cold, the entree plates were steaming hot, and Jessica even concocted some pasta dish for me that was just what I needed after two days on the bathroom floor. (Now as for the cold salad plate and hot dinner plate....my dad always said that was one of the marks of a restaurant that was paying attention.) And yes, in case you were wondering, I did call the manager over to gush about what a nice meal we had and I left a $15 tip. So there.

Now before you think that Aunt Chrissy and I dine out every night, I should probably clarify that it is a real treat for us, and we actually don't do it very often at all. I love to cook and we probably only go out once a month or so, so when we DO manage to do it we are tickled purple when it's a good experience. I would imagine that we're not alone in this thought with the current state of economic affairs, so why can't AppleFreakinBees get a damn clue and step it up a bit? Huh?

No matter....we'll go back to Carraba's again and will most certainly have another wonderful meal. Thank you, Mr. Carraba! Good night!

11 comments:

  1. Yummmm! My favorite place to eat. ALWAYS great service. ALWAYS great food. The biggest plus is that everything is ALWAYS clean. I'm a creature of habit at Carrabas and either get the mussels as a meal with a side of linguine to help soak up the butter/wine/garlic sauce, or the rib eye steak. I'm salivating just thinking about it! Glad you are feeling better. Hope you get the migrain thing figured out. Ouch!

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  2. Oh, Carrabas is wonderful! We go to the Rochester NY restaurant when we visit the Cadet and the Lovely Jenna. It's her very fav place to eat!

    Glad your feeling better and I hope Stewey is taking good care of you!

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  3. Congratulations on the nice meal and feeling better. So sorry about those headaches ... it's hell to have a daily headache. Is Stewey's owie better?

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  4. Carrabas ROCKS!!! The first time we ever went I discovered their mezzaluna ravioli and I refuse to go to Olive Garden again. I'm glad you were lucky enough to have a good experience to erase the bad one from that other place.

    Glad you are feeling better!

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  5. I ADORE Carrabas! I've never ordered anything that wasn't to-die-for-delicious!

    I might have to get DBF to take me there Friday night!

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  6. Wow. I think you did indeed go to medical school! You just diagnosed me. I just looked up cluster migraines.

    In high school, I had migraines every day for a month at the same time in the morning. It would hurt so bad behind my eyes that it would make me throw up. After I threw up, I had to sit in a cold, dark room and rock myself to sleep. After I woke up, I felt fine. I had an MRI done and the doctors found nothing. The migraine meds they gave me did nothing for me. As suddenly as the headaches came, they went away. I haven't had them (knock on wood) since I was 18 and in my senior year of high school. I'm totally hoping they don't come back.

    One good thing, one day child birth should be a breeze. From what I read, most women say that giving birth is a cake walk compared to having cluster headaches!

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  7. Carrabbas is absolutely wonderful! We've only been twice 'cause it's too expensive for us (we were treated by family both times), but we totally enjoyed it. Great food, great service, great atmosphere . . . what more could you ask for?

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  8. Carrabas - oh yes - many a great meal to be had at Carrabas. Just wish they would take a table booking as although I don't mind waiting a little while to get seated, sometimes over an hour is just too long. When I'm hungry I want to eat now!

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  9. We have a Carrabas by us too, and I really like them. I love the Lobster ravoli. YUM

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  10. Mmmmmmm.... I love carrabas. Their Sausage and Lentil soup is the absolute best!!! I'm so glad you had a good experience to make up for the bad one. You deserved it! :)

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  11. Can I just tell you that I have never had a good experience at Applebees either?

    Also, I have suffered from migraines on and off since I was 18 and childbirth WAS a breeze for me, so perhaps those two facts do work together!!!!

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