I love going out to lunch. Even more than dinner at a fancy restaurant. Even more than a down-home eggs-n-bacon breakfast. Just take me to lunch. I think it’s because, for most of my teaching life, lunch was an elusive luxury. Now that we’re retired, my husband Ed (also a former teacher) and I go out for lunch often, usually frequenting our neighborhood sandwich shop. We go there so often the staff knows our names and our order. Always on the lookout for a good story, I’ve observed our fellow lunchers and grouped them into four categories. I couldn’t help myself. It’s a teacher thing…
The Toddler Lunch
The Toddler Lunch
- Prefers outside tables away from the crowds
- May include high chairs, wet wipes, juice boxes
- Menu: Mostly finger foods
- Adult lunch is secondary to the feeding of the young
- Duration: until the toddlers loose interest and become “free-range” Children