Last Saturday my wife and I went out on a date (our 22nd anniversary date). We have wanted to visit Crown Sterling ever since we moved to Lynchburg a couple of years ago. We've been told how good the food is and we have smelled the wonderful aromas wafting about the area near the restaurant, but we had not visited as patrons yet—until this past Saturday night when we decided to celebrate our 22nd anniversary by eating at Crown Sterling. It was wonderful!
David took the opportunity to try lobster for the first time. He has been asking for lobster for a couple of years now and we have not wanted him to try lobster at a cheap restaurant because lobster needs to be enjoyed at its best. Although I don't like to admit my Yankee heritage, I was born in Maine and have high standards for lobster.
Kim recommended that David order the lobster and fillet so he would have a steak to eat if he didn't like the lobster. He ordered the surf & turf. He prepared for the entree by visiting the outstanding salad bar three times and returning with very full bowls of salad (including many, many sardines—yuk!). When the waiter brought our food, David loved the lobster. He loved the baked potato. Then he loved the fillet. Then he loved the remaining half of my rib-eye. Then he loved the Brownie Volcano desert. The staff was enjoying watching this boy who had obviously never had a meal before. As we paid our waitress, David went to the front of the restaurant to see if he could see any trains go by on the nearby railroad track. As we walked past the hostess station on our way out, our waitress good-naturedly teased us that they had cut David off from the candy. Yes, he had grabbed a handful of candy from the hostess station candy dish on his way out the door. The boy never stops eating! But it was a lot of fun and we really enjoyed watching him enjoy it.
When we got home, we watched one of our favorite romantic movies—A Walk to Remember. This movie has a lot of chick-flick aspects, but is such an inspiring movie that I think even men who are not as romantically natured as I am would enjoy it. I highly recommend it—especially for the men who would like to treat their wives to an enjoyable movie night watching something other than John Wayne, Clint Eastwood, or Monty Python.
Here's the trailer:
Awww...I love the Crown Sterling. Whenever my Dad was on Dr. Falwell's tv progam we would go to the Crown Sterling with the Falwells. What great memories I have of that place. I'll never forget the time my brother (he was in jh at the time)started talking to Macel about mixed drinks...not a good topic. ha-ha! :)
ReplyDeleteI've always sensed that your brother might have a wild side!! I love it.
ReplyDeleteBy the way - Your new profile pic is very nice.