WHAT DOES HK DO ON A CLOUDY DAY??

Right... he goes SHOPPING!!
I love shopping! I could spend days at shopping malls or factory outlets, or just in town!

Yesterday was one of those days. The aftermath of the Tropical Storm Claudette wasn't all that bad. The impact the storm had here was just a lot of wind and a lot of rain overnight. No real damage fortunately.

So today we went to the Silver Sands Factory Stores, a couple of miles east from here in Destin. This is one of the nation's largest designer outle centers their brochure says. Well over 100 brand-name stores with great offers!

All of us went, but I took my own tempo. Didn't want to go in all the stores the rest of the family wanted to check out.
Bought som nice shirts and pants at Aeropostale and at Calvin Klein.


We had dinner at Chili's. Well that was another experience. Our waiter Jimmy was a great guy, but his assistant Caty (or Katey) definitely was one of the worst waitresses I have ever had at a table.
Main course was brought to the table when we hadn't even finished the apetizer plates, so there was hardly any room on the table.
Her face was that of a kid taking the same History class he doesn't like for the third time. Man... did she like her job!
We had to clear the table to make room for the plates she was bringing.
The food was GREAT though! And a very good deal too! 2 dinners for only $20: a shared apetizer (we had Mexican cheese fries), each our own choice of entree (Half a rack of ribs for me!) and a dessert to share: Chocolate Chip Molton Cake.

Well, that's when I almost called for the manager.
We were all still enjoying the main course when she came and brought the desserts.
Forget about waiting until we were done, or leave alone cleaning the table... I don't know where she learnt about her job, but she was definitely NOT fit for it!
She even took my aunt's plate who wasn't done eating yet. Unbelievable!
Just left us with a full table and put the desserts there.
Jimmy apologized when I told him, but it wasn't his fault.


Oh well,... the food was excellent. Let's stick to that thought...

Enjoy,

HK