The last time Bill and I ate out was the previous evening - dinner at Elements. We closed it out in style. My kids were in town. You may have heard that my ex-husband died on Friday. Bill and I had just cancelled our wedding dance - and the kids had cancelled their tickets and plans to visit us in April. Suddenly, they had to travel and I was glad to get a visit. After helping Sky and Kevin clear David's apartment in Raleigh and attend to other details over the weekend, everyone was physically or mentally exhausted or both. The kids really wanted to take Bill and I out for dinner to celebrate our marriage before they left on Tuesday morning. It turned out to be excellent timing.
When we got to Elements, I apologized to the waiter for breathing their air. It seemed we were very underdressed but were we so tired and the place was so empty, it didn't matter. The waiter was just glad we came out to eat. We were the only customers until later a couple sat at the bar area and 2 women at a table far away. We had the best table - the one surrounded by windows with dozens of orchids, and we got lots of attention. The waiter even told us it was ok for us to be loud. For some reason, we had been speaking quietly. So we started taking group photos, which didn't turn out too well - very amusing. As usual the food was terrific. I had the halibut special with mushroom risotto, asparagus, and some indescribable sauce. Bill and Sky both had bun cha - Bill's was pork and Sky's vegetarian with tofu. Kevin had the hot and sour soup - quite spicy. Sky ordered bread pudding dessert for the table. I think we couldn't have planned it better.
To finish the story, both Sky and Kevin were able to return home on Tuesday morning. Trudeau's order closing the borders of Canada exempted US citizens for now. Kevin's flight had only 5 passengers and he said customs was a breeze.
