A Surprise!
I expected Carrie to do a drive by pick-up when I flew down to the bay area for Big Game weekend. I stumbled across Nilay instead, just on the other side of the security area. “What are you doing here?� I said, in my half awake state (It was 11:00, I’d been up since 5:30 and I’d had enough time to try Vino, the new wine bar at Seatac before the flight, which by the way, was decent). After chiding me for not being happier to see him, he explained, "we have a surprise for you."
After a slight snafu with directions and restaurants, Carrie and Emil greeted us at Cesar in Berkeley. “Happy (late) Birthday Schelley!� A bottle of Moet and desserts (pots a creme, bread pudding and goat cheese drizzled with honey, my favorite) decorated with a festive candle and a Happy Birthday song. We caught up on life, details, made fun of each other.
Surprise!