tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7623646572960851448.post4518413574456725415..comments2011-01-21T02:13:15.016-08:00Comments on Goodbye Debt!: Eating Out...Sick of Debthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08823916489556418817noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7623646572960851448.post-76278084208167839802007-03-07T05:44:00.000-08:002007-03-07T05:44:00.000-08:00Ok, crazy idea. I've been known for those though,...Ok, crazy idea. I've been known for those though, so bear with me. Be crazy. Get dressed up and go to McDonalds. Live dangerously....order value meals AND dessert! :) Dress to the hilt if you must. <BR/><BR/>A few things will happen....<BR/>You will talk about that for the rest of your lives...."remember the time...."<BR/>You will give other people something to talk about when they get home to their families...."you wouldn't believe the couple I saw in McDonalds....."<BR/><BR/>Because of a crazy week we have (see www.pediascribe.com and look for "Tech Week Crazies,") my daughter and I have been eating a "picnic" dinner in the car. Now, it's Ohio, so it's about 30 degrees, but yesterday I mentioned something to her about "heading into the theater to eat" and she was totally against it....she wanted to keep having her picnic in the car. :)<BR/><BR/>One of our most memorable "meals out" is the time we were driving to Florida on Thanksgiving day and NOTHING was open. It was mid-afternoon and we finally found a grocery store open. We got some prepared chicken, some rolls, and some prepared Jello cups and we popped open the back of the SUV and ate Thanksgiving dinner there!!! Everyone STILL talks about that as being one of their favorite meals on the road! :) (oh, and the LOOKS we got...I'm sure people went home to their traditional Thanksgiving meals and said "you wouldn't believe the family I saw.....")<BR/><BR/>You'll have to tread carefully. If you keep pushing this, and your wife keeps resisting, it will set up resentment and tension. It's a tricky situation and I wish you luck.<BR/><BR/>Gosh, I'm longwinded, eh?Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07690731008883628777noreply@blogger.com