Tonight Heather and I took Jenry, Margarita, and Adrian out to eat at a pizzeria here. Jenry's sister and her family came for a visit from Lima, so we decided to take everyone out. Jenry's sister's name is Silvia, her husband is Angel Santos, their son is Angel David, and their brand new baby is Silvana. So all of us, 6 adults and 3 kids, crammed into a taxi that was sort of like a small Subaru Outback. The two men were nice and climbed into the back, each of them with their sons, and the rest of us women situated ourselves in the seats. We drove like that to the other side of town and it cost us 4 soles, which is about $1.30.
When we arrived at the restaurant, everyone was excited. It was obviously a really nice pizzeria. Our friend Alberto Puertas has recommended a few places for us to go to and the funny thing about it is they're all at the level of what you would find in the United States, which is REALLY rare around here. Jenry saw Alberto's list and he commented that all the places were really expensive, but it's kind of nice to occasionally go to places that are really nice and feel comfortable and familiar.
So after we arrived at the restaurant, we ordered three pizzas and sodas for everyone. Heather and I invited everyone and so we were paying. I started to feel a little nervous because the prices were definitely much, much, much higher than what you normally find in Peru. But in the end, it was totally fine.
Everyone had a good time and Adrian and Angel David reminded me of what it's like to eat with my nieces and nephews. They never want to sit still and eat. They want to get up and walk around and so one parent--usually the mother--is constantly following them so they stay entertained. Poor Margarita didn't get much time to eat. In Angel David's case it was Angel Santos who had to do the following so that Silvia could hold the baby.
Angel David likes to do everything that Adrian does, so when Adrian said he had to go to the bathroom, Angel David said he did too. Adrian and Margarita returned from the bathroom but no sign of the two Angeles. Adrian wanted to go to the bathroom again. Still no sign of the two Angeles. Finally Margarita let Adrian go to the bathroom by himself and he returned running saying, "Aunt Silvia! Aunt Silvia!" (in Spanish of course) "More toilet paper!" We all started giggling, so Margarita went with him to the bathroom. They returned but still no sign of the Angeles.
We all just continued eating and talking. We had a really great time laughing and just enjoying ourselves. When all of us were pretty much finished eating, Angel Santos finally emerged from the bathroom carrying his son (who is only 2 years old) who was completely naked from the waist down. We were all in shock and started laughing. Angel Santos was carrying his pants rolled up tight. Angel David had had a little problem, but Silvia and Angel Santos had never had to deal with this before so they hadn't brought a change of clothes. Angel Santos plopped his son down in the high chair totally naked and let him continue eating. He hadn't finished eating himself, so Silvia looked at him and said, "Eat fast!" We were all laughing and just a little embarrassed at the same time.
Every now and then Angel Santos would look at his son and say, "Where are your pants?" And he would point in the direction of the bathroom. Angel David is such a cute kid. He was kind of embarrassed by all the laughing and attention and he knew he wasn't wearing his pants, so he kept giving everyone this shy look. We're going to post a picture here. Angel Santos, on the other hand...we were trying to be supportive and say, "Oh, that's so awful, what a bad experience," and he said, "No! It's funny. I started laughing." Only a dad would look at it that way.
1 comment:
is that picture of his shy look, or his demon look? just kidding. that was a great story. i relate to the pain of parents who have to chase around their kids at restaurants instead of enjoying the indulgence with the rest of their party.
was the pizza tasty?
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