Foodie in Training

I just had the most amazing dining experience ever in life!!!

So my job flew me to DC to meet with my boss, who is based here, and the rest of the DC team. My hotel is actually in Bethesda though, and its nice as hell. Hyatts tend to be. I have the cutest little almost-rooftop, outside patio that I cant wait to have breakfast on in the morning, and I tell ya, if its like this all the time, they can send me outta town anytime!

So back to the restaurant.... Morton's Steakhouse. Heard of it, but never ate there before. After the long day and even longer cab ride out to the hotel, I was starving. I went inside and took a few minutes talking to the hostess, trying to decide whether to dine in or order my food to go and take it to my room. In the end, I decided to eat there, and FYI for anyone who wants to try to go to dinner alone, but feels uncomfortable, a hotel restaurant is always the way to go. Hotels tend to have a lot of lone travelers, so youre likely not to be the only table for one.

So Im assigned the most adorable Latin waiter God ever gave a place, accent like heavy cream LOL, and he was really good at his job. Turns out this place is one of those restaurants you hear about but never see, that actually show you the cuts of meat and different menu items, before you get the menu, so you can see what youre getting. They had a tray of various cuts of steak, fish, crablegs, vegetables, and a live lobster as a visual aide, as they tell you all the different ways you can have it made. By the time I got the menu, my brain was on overload. I wanted everything LOL. Took me a while to pick, but I decided to have way more food than I knew I could eat, just because I needed to feel better. I eventually ordered chilled maine lobster cocktail, chicken "somebody" (I forgot LOL), sauteed mushrooms and creamed spinach, topped off with two bacardi and cranberries, and a slice of $12 hot chocolate cake. Never got to the cake, cause I was about to combust by the time I maxed out on the other stuff, but I brought it up to my room with the rest of the leftovers. For the record, it was all DELICIOUS, and I recommend Morton's to anybody with a la carte money to blow.

At the end of dinner, the hostess came over and gave me a choice of seven complimentary after-dinner drinks - I chose the port. Too warm, and better for cooking than drinking, but I enjoy anything that's free.99 LOL. meal came to $103 and I left the usual 20% percent tip for excellent service. I might be mad about it when Im down to my last $8, waiting for a damn check, but for tonight, it was soooo worth it. Last night, talking to my son, took so much out of me, I feel like I was in a fog all day. This experience revived me and put my focus back on the long term benefits of having made this move. Im going to get my babies the second Im able to, and Im more focused than ever on making it happen.

I stopped at the hotel bar for two more drinks to bring up to the room with me, and Im enjoying them now in this incredible bed, with the patio doors wide open, wondering if the people in the hotel across the street can see me LOL. I really dont care - I feel free - and Im gonna hold on to this feeling for as long as I can...