Celebrity Sighting!
Scotia, David, and I had dinner out tonight because our tiny refrigerator was empty, and none of our favorite fromageries, boucheries, and boulangeries are open on Mondays. We returned to our old haunt Chez Omar near our apartment where we always feel welcome and where they are always so nice to Emmett.
We were seated in our usual "no-smoking club" and had just ordered when I spotted Yoko Ono being seated at a table nearby! Because I'm always accused of false celebrity sightings, I had to verify my claim with Scotia and David. Fully expecting to be told I was wrong again, I was both shocked and pleased to find that I was correct! Not only that, a few minutes later, they asked to be moved to the table *right next to us*!!! AND, after sitting down at their new table, she switched places with another woman in her party so that she was right next to Emmett (we're not sure why they switched).
We barely managed to behave ourselves. Scotia forgot to eat for 15 minutes and drank all her wine too quickly. I dropped a forkful of couscous into my lap, and David started talking rather loudly as he does sometimes when he's nervous. Emmett was, in fact, the most appropriately behaved person at the table (and he was staring).
But the staring caught her attention and she was so nice to Emmett. She talked to him throughout dinner, patted him several times, and seemed quite charmed by him even though he was staring at her. (I think her sunglasses were fascinating to him.) She seemed amused as she watched him eat spoonfuls of chicken, couscous, vegetables, yogurt, and Oatios while playing with two sugarcubes, one in each little fist.
We debated about whether to ask for a photo after they finished dinner and ultimately decided that for the comfort of everyone, we'd leave them alone. David was able to get a photo of Emmett with her in the background, but that was as far as we ventured. When she left, she left him four more sugarcubes on his tray, patted him good-bye, and whisked herself away with her party.
We were seated in our usual "no-smoking club" and had just ordered when I spotted Yoko Ono being seated at a table nearby! Because I'm always accused of false celebrity sightings, I had to verify my claim with Scotia and David. Fully expecting to be told I was wrong again, I was both shocked and pleased to find that I was correct! Not only that, a few minutes later, they asked to be moved to the table *right next to us*!!! AND, after sitting down at their new table, she switched places with another woman in her party so that she was right next to Emmett (we're not sure why they switched).
We barely managed to behave ourselves. Scotia forgot to eat for 15 minutes and drank all her wine too quickly. I dropped a forkful of couscous into my lap, and David started talking rather loudly as he does sometimes when he's nervous. Emmett was, in fact, the most appropriately behaved person at the table (and he was staring).
But the staring caught her attention and she was so nice to Emmett. She talked to him throughout dinner, patted him several times, and seemed quite charmed by him even though he was staring at her. (I think her sunglasses were fascinating to him.) She seemed amused as she watched him eat spoonfuls of chicken, couscous, vegetables, yogurt, and Oatios while playing with two sugarcubes, one in each little fist.
We debated about whether to ask for a photo after they finished dinner and ultimately decided that for the comfort of everyone, we'd leave them alone. David was able to get a photo of Emmett with her in the background, but that was as far as we ventured. When she left, she left him four more sugarcubes on his tray, patted him good-bye, and whisked herself away with her party.
posted by Lynna | 6:57 AM
1 Comments:
Okay guys...
If she HADN'T been patting Emmett, and was NOT paying any attention to you guys, then yes, DON'T ask for the picture.
But because she WAS patting Emmett, paying him attention, then it was TOTALLY appropriate to ask for a photo with her, because SHE broke the ice...Amy's dead on right!!!
Excellent. Very cool.
And admit it...you guys were quietly singing to yourselves that Barenaked Ladies' song, Be My Yoko Ono. LOL!
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