Week Five Complete

I finished the week with dinner at a New Mexican place I'd eaten at last summer and enjoyed very much, El Patio (on Harvard).

For those who know El Patio, you also know that it's not possible to get there and not have to stand in line. We got there around 5:30; which is pretty early for dinner I know, but we were meeting people with a small child who wanted to beat the crowd... of course our friends weren’t the only ones with that idea and so the crowd met us there as well.

Nearly 45 minutes of small talk later, we were seated and served! The carne adovada was nicely flavored and came with both red and green, but no tortillas. Was it worth it? Um, let's just say that while the conversation was interesting, I wasn't overwhelmed by the food.

Now that I think about it, the week was kind of like my dinner experience. There were some reasonably high expectations going in, but one too many obstacles were thrown up as the week progressed, to the point that I didn't get half of the things finished that I'd scheduled.

Ah well, after a quick, midnight "run to the border" week six is looking better already.