A Lady Who Lunches

When I first enrolled Monkey in Mother's Day Out I had elaborate visions of how I would spend all my new found free time.  The most frequent day dream was that I would morph into a 'lady who lunches'.  I'm sure you've seen them around town.  Invariably she's the most fashionably dressed woman in the restaurant.  The one you know has three kids and a full time job but still manages to have nary a chipped nail or hair out of place.  I just knew it, this would be me!  Minus the additional kids and job of course.  All the better because I would have time to get a manicure and go to the gym let alone wash and dry my hair.  Sadly, this has not been the case.  Most of the time I'm lucky to get a solo trip into Target in between all of the other day to day errands I try to squeeze into my days 'off'.  But today was different!  My friend B and I were meeting for lunch as we both had a few precious kid free hours.  Of course, said lunch had been rescheduled a few times already due to Monkey's ear infections, but today he was healthy and we were on!  The plan, meet at 11:30 at Wolfgang Puck Bistro.  Small problem, Wolfgang isn't open for lunch yet (sign on the locked door says lunch to begin Jan 2011).  After a brief call, we met down the street at Sonoma Bistro & Wine Bar.  Back on track, we enjoyed a delicious meal, great conversation and best of all, no spills, tantrums or dirty looks from other eaters!  I may not be able to go out for a long, leisurely lunch every week (or even every month), but it sure is worth it when I do!  Chipped nails, messy hair and all...