Chick-fil-a to the Rescue!

Texas Days complete, twenty-one and counting.

Yesterday was one of those days, restless kids, oppressive heat and lack of knowledge of anywhere fun to hang out. So like any responsible parent I looked for the first fast food location with an inside play area. Hello Chick-fil-a a welcome departure from Mickey D’s and in my mind better than hamburgers any day, right? Well we rolled into the “palace of poultry” at around 3pm and it was a ghost town and I started to second guess my choice of East Texas eateries. Now let me be clear Tyler has some very good places to eat and there are many to choose from in fact, I would say more choices than are previous home. But the fact is most of those don’t have a play area or as I like to call it, a snot, slime and saliva covered den of germ warfare. So as Jack began to initiate his immune system Lauren and I sat down in an empty Chick-fil-a on S. Broadway in Tyler Texas. Then as the time went by an amazing thing happened, people started coming to this restaurant in droves. I mean like cattle to a salt lick they just kept coming even the drive through was packed. Families, young college kids and singles alike all hankering for chicken. I don’t think I saw one healthy thing on that entire menu but this is East Texas and I think the mantra is quantity not quality. I began to feed Lauren her bottle while I watched Jack inside the play area momentarily. It’s so weird for me to think that less than 30 days ago I sat in a Starbucks contemplating our future and now I’m sitting in Chick-fil-a doing the very same thing. After some time went by I was able to extract my children and I’m sorry Chick-fil-a, no purchases today but when we need deep-fried chicken fixed a million different ways, You the Man!

Quest for Museums and responsible play areas commencing!