When my siblings and I were younger, our family used to go to dinner every other Sunday with my Grandma. My Grandma, as I have told you before, only has a few favorite restaurants. I’ve spoken about her love of Bennigan’s. She also loved to go to any buffet, Bohemian restaurants, or Chili’s. At Chili’s she would always order a margarita and the fajitas. She chose the fajita’s because she always had a lot of leftovers to take home in a “doggy bag.” That is actually her main reason for going to most of the restaurants she likes to this day. Now, while out to dinner, we had to accommodate certain needs of other family members as well. My Mom never wanted to sit by a vent because she was always cold. My brothers and Dad always wanted to be within range of a TV with a sporting event on it. My mother also always requested a booth. She has a thing for booths. I think I have inherited this gene from her as well. So, imagine three adults and three kids jammed into a booth at Chili’s. We barely had enough room for my elbows and my plate of …

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