Looks simple, right? Fried chicken, green beans, and mashed potatoes and gravy, compliments of GG. She made this for us during our "back to school" weekend. I tried to make myself pay close attention to the dipping in milk, dusting in flour, and the frying of the chicken so I could duplicate this meal. I have tried and I still don't get it. The crust does not stick to the chicken, and it takes me so long to cook, that people lose interest, the potatoes go cold, and the beans turn soggy. If I had to choose a last meal, it would be GG's Sunday Supper.
The girls needed some school clothes so GG was ready to hit the mall with them. South Padre Island Drive is the road we take to go to the beach, but right before you take the bridge to the sea, you pass two malls, tons of restaurants (like Crab Shack, Grimaldi's, and PF Changs), and all my weakness stores like Marshall's, Ross, Academy, and Target.
We sped through the mall as if we were being timed (or was it because Jonathan was there)? He is not exactly the best shopper. The amount of people you have to deal with (at any mall) scares him, and then throw in the fact that it was Tax-Free weekend, all this was almost too much for him. There were lines just to get into the dressing rooms. I tried to talk the girls into changing in a hidden corner of the store, but Madi is a rule-follower and wasn't having any of it. By the time we scored the necessary bargains, J was close to a nervous break-down. We deceded upon TGIFridays. I tried to talk GG into splitting a drink with me, so we could better deal with Jonathan, but he vetoed before I could order one. We told him to just put the mall behind him and try to relax. He just needed a good lunch and some beach time.
We took the ferry to Port Aransas, drove up on the beach, and all was finally as it should be for Jonathan - no other humans for at least 40 feet. We boogie boarded long enough to work up an appetite for Mexican food. MC starts craving queso each weekend afternoon around 4:30 and then starts her campaign to shoot down anyone else's dinner suggestions. We caved and wound up at a very interesting place in Port A. We kept ourselves entertained watching the reactions of the other diners as they spotted the lady wearing only her swim suit, no cover-up, no shorts, no shoes. We are all about self-confidence, but realized that modesty is a very good thing too (as we tried to eat our food with a straight face). At one point, I caught the eye of some of the family members at a table across from us. We all burst out laughing and could not stop.
It's time for another race through mall like we only have 20 minutes-try to score a drink at Fridays-Sunday afternoon chicken dinner- weekend, GG. We are ready whenever you are!
