Each Friday the gardener arrives to make our yard beautiful and I make him a little lunch.  Without fail, I always worry that he’s not going to like what I give him.

Will he like the raisins and applesauce?  If not, hopefully he’ll like the banana, yogurt and trail mix bar.

His lunch with a spoon slipped in, I hope he likes something.

covered…Then I take it out to the patio set with plenty of bottled water.  What if he doesn’t like water?  Don’t be silly, I need to remind myself.

Then I worry about the sandwich.  Oh dear, does he like the 3 Seed Oat Bread or spicy mustard and mayo?  Would he prefer just the plain stuff?  Does he like turkey and Swiss or would he prefer cheddar…He never tells me his preference but he always shows appreciation. So today when I offered him a different kind of fruit…Oh nevermind, I drive myself nuts.

I do the same thing with my hubby too.  Much of the time I second guess what I think he will like as making him happy, makes me happy.

That’s the same reason I left the house to meet hubby for lunch without lipstick/gloss.  I know he really doesn’t like kissing me with lipstick, so it’s a rare occasion I put it on.  Makes both of us very happy and it proves to be a win win situation.

The pretty day as I pulled out of our driveway to go meet my hubby.

But when our lunch was involved, I told him I really didn’t care where we went.  There are times I have a hankering but today was not one of those days.

We came to the conclusion of just the place to dine.  As we approached the stoplight hubby said “then again we could do BBQ.”  Allow me to insert, there’s only one place here that has BBQ to match our craving for Texas BBQ.  So, I knew just the place he was talking about.  Then he said, “no, lets stick to the plan.”

Soon we wheeled into the parking lot of Panera Bread (plan A) and made our way to the door.  But allow me to back up.  Before we got out of the car, BBQ was brought up again and I chimed in saying “ya know honey, there’s just something about that sliced brisket and sweet potato fries…”  And at that point he was just about to reach for the door of Panera Bread when hubby exclaimed “Would you like to go to BBQ tonight”  But before I had a chance to answer he said “Lets have BBQ now!”  And just like that we spun around and pointed ourselves in the direction of one of the best BBQ joints ever.  If you were to ask us.

The beef brisket platter is always way too much for one, so we split the plate.  My generous portion, I cleaned the plate.

As you can see, they do not put a lot of thought into fine china.  But I do enjoy where they place top priority.  THE MEAT ~ So tender a knife is not required, it truly falls apart.  Oh, and lots of BBQ sauce on the side for dipping.  The sweet-potato fries with sour cream, SO GOOD!

This joint has a cool relaxed atmosphere.

We didn’t read any of these articles prior to our first visit.  And we don’t need anyone twisting our arm to come back for more.

And they have a nice sense of humor…

It was just one of those perfect lunch dates where our tummies and conversation hit the spot.  I left feeling so complete in every way.

And here’s a shot of what autumn looks like in SoCal.  Hello neighbor as I passed by her house prior to pulling into our driveway.

Now I have a few hours before hubby comes home.  I hope to have this place in order for our upcoming weekend.  I’m thankful hubby shows appreciation and blessed to be able to do all the things I grew up wanting to do for my husband one day.  I’m living out my childhood dream with so much pleasure.

Blessings – Debbie