We made our annual trip to the House of Prime Rib (lovingly called HOPR) this weekend. Again, we went to the Expolratorium first. Lucie loved the orange/white circling circus tent thing-y and the house of perspectives, which reminds me of both Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Beetlejuice. One of my favorite science exhibits there that I liked as a child are these two big shell shaped seats that sit about 50 feet away from each other. The idea is that you can talk at a normal conversational volume and clearly hear the person sitting 50 feet away. My mom, Mark, and I were sitting next to them, watching a guy and a girl try it out. All of a sudden the girl said "yes" and started crying. Turns out, the guy just proposed! From 50 feet away! I thought it was a clever idea.HOPR was as delicious as always. It was Lucie's first time and she chowed down the meat. I couldn't cut it fast enough. It's always surprising how well all three girls behave at restaurants. HOPR is a great place for kids, actually, because it's loud and the service is really good. The wait staff even helped us look for the missing "K" from Mirabelle's alphabet puzzle.
Megan, who is about 10 months pregnant, proved the myth about HOPR: she ordered a second helping of Prime Rib, which she got for free! She even had a few bites, but then got to take the rest of it home. Those are the kinds of things you should do when 10 months pregnant.
Until next year...
