Lovely Evening, Great Food

Last night we took our son and daughter-in-law out for a lovely birthday dinner at The Waterlot in New Hamburg. We started the evening meeting in Woodstock for a pre-dinner libation and great chat at East Side Mario's, arriving there in three separate cars from three different directions. Busy lives!
Then we all drove together to The Waterlot where we passed a couple of lovely hours talking, eating, sipping, exclaiming over the food and just catching up. We were a couple of months late in celebrating our daughter-in-law's birthday, a mark of the busy lives we all lead, but that didn't matter. It is always pleasant to sup together and the birthday just gave us a good excuse. Two of us had a hazel nut encrusted pork loin with awesome mixed vegetables and small potatoes, while the other two tried the steak with garlic mashed spuds, veggies, and fresh onion rings--those looked yummy but no one offered to share:-( The restaurant offers a palate-cleansing sorbet in a tiny cone and also a free sample appetizer. Ours was somewhat wasted on us as two of the group didn't try it and the rest gave a ho-hum review.
Nevertheless, the meal was so good that we all cleaned our plates and were too full for dessert, a rare occurrence for a couple of us. The only complaint I have is that our water glasses were never refilled and since I was 'DD' and wasn't drinking wine, I ended up stealing my husband's glass. I like my water. All in all, though, the evening was delightful, making the drive to New Hamburg well worth while, especially with the happy conversation both going and coming.
Another wonderful family time. Gotta love it.