chinese buffet, quesadillas, and car keys

Here's the rundown of our most eventful night this week . . .

On Tuesday, Natalie & I were out shopping and decided to meet Joe for dinner when he got off work. I was starving and craving some chinese buffet so we met at Jade Palace. We went in and were told that they only have a buffet at lunch time. I was sad but still starving, so we decided to go somewhere with quick service. We ended up at Habaneros where I had a yummy quesadilla.

When we got up to leave, I couldn't find my car keys anywhere. I searched Natalie's bag and then figured that they were probably still in my car. I was right. In my hurry to get food, I locked the keys in the car. It was time for Natalie to eat and she was getting fussy so I went back in Habaneros and asked if I could sit in there and feed her. While I did that, Joe took his car to the auto store and bought a slim jim. He got back and tried for about 20 mins. to unlock my door. By this time Natalie has finished eating and she and I are just camped out in the booth in Habaneros (getting strange looks from other customers and waiters who didn't know why we were just sitting there). Joe was having no luck with my door lock so I decided to call AAA. When I called, they told me that I'd used my 4 free service calls for the year and that I'd have to pay $65 if they sent someone out. I told them nevermind.

Joe continued to fight with my locks for another 45 minutes to the amusement of everyone having dinner in Habaneros. Joe was determined to open my doors himself, but after an hour of trying, I insisted that we call a locksmith. We called, he came... and charged $45. He used some weird tool (not anything close to a slim jim) because apparently my car can't be opened with a slim jim.

We finally made it home around 9pm.

I'm blaming this entire escapade on Jade Palace.