Curbside

Oh Chili's Curbside Ordering.

Where have you been all my life???

It was cold on Saturday evening.

(Cold in Florida terminology...

61 and breezy in South Florida

is COLD!)

Anyhow.

I was sick all week last week.

And it was cold.

And I'd been teaching all day.

And I was tired.

The thought of sitting in the lobby

of a restaurant for 45 minutes or more

waiting for a table

and then sitting there for another 45 minutes

while ordering, waiting for it to arrive

and then eating,

all while listening to others LOUDLY

enjoying their evening

and also while FREEZING

(turn the A/C off people!)

just didn't sound worth it.

I was seriously considering just

hitting the Chick Fil A drive through

and eating in my hotel.

(They gave me an executive suite... fancy!)

And then I remembered

Chili's has online ordering

and curbside pickup.

Decided to give it a try.

I knew just what to order, since I eat

there often (it's just a couple of blocks

from my school).

Ordered a guacamole burger with 

a house salad with bleu cheese and

onion rings.

YUM.

It said it would be ready in 23 minutes,

so I finished up my class paperwork

and then hopped in my car.

Texted "here" when I arrived and 

moments later a nice young lady handed

me my bag of food and I was on my way.

I was in my hotel room and getting

ready to eat my dinner in my nice warm

jammies in a comfy chair while watching

my choice of television show in 

half the time it would have taken

me to get a table!

It was AWESOME!

And I'm hooked.

And then, as a bonus, the next day

I downloaded the Subway app on my

phone and pre-ordered my lunch

and picked it up at the drive-thru window.

All while enjoying my 

heated seats in my VW.

Yup,

I'm spoiled.