Dinner With Your Buddy

You know you're not single anymore...when the first time your family has a late appointment that keeps them away from dinner, you realize you could go home and eat leftovers but instead you call up one of your buddies and go out to eat...not just at any restaurant...but you pick the one restaurant you used to eat at but don't anymore because no one in the family likes that kind of food....ahhhhh...Japanese hibachi!....As you eat, you start to realize that you are not the same person who last ate there...the changes are subtle but you sense that life has taken on a deeper context; you have responsibilities not just for yourself but for an entire family...you know that you are grateful for your family and all the changes that are taking place around you....but meanwhile you savor every bite of your steak and shrimp combination dinner!