Yesterday Jack and I talked about how we haven't gone to the Cheesecake Factory in a long time. I think we subconciously go more often in warm weather because they have great air conditioning. Anyway we decided to go for a lunch date today since he has the flexible schedule for it and I don't have anything time-sensitive happening at work today.
The date was like many previous Cheesecake Factory dates, but that's great because they're generally pretty nice. We talked a bit about current news and more about why people might find it easier to talk while sitting side-by-side instead of facing one another (less brain power used to process facial expressions and body language and to force yourself to look at one person instead of around the room while you think/talk). We also talked about how our tradition at the Cheesecake Factory feels like a cheat, because we just walk in past the line of people waiting to be seated for lunch and we walk right up to the bar and immediately sit. We get service faster, food, and our bill faster because our server is the bartender and she is always within like 5 feet of us, and typically on a weekday afternoon she isn't super busy with alcoholic drinks anyway.
This is the first date to the Cheesecake Factory in a long time where I wasn't calorie counting, so instead of getting the tiny albeit delicious flatbread I got lunch-sized carbonara, and, equally importantly, I got to eat the bread and butter while we waited for our food. That was pretty nice.
Anyway, I love when Jack and I get the chance to take a break from everything and eat delicious food and talk to each other free of distractions. Good date.
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