The Hero and Princess experienced a bit of unusual adventure this Christmas...
'Twas the night before Christmas and while at a restaurant
'Twas the night before Christmas and while at a restaurant
There was great flashing of lights while eating our croissant.*
An EMS vehicle and ladder truck too
Stopped on the street right in our full view.
Feeling a shiver of fright, we looked all around,
No danger seemed imminent, so we all calmed down.
Then we swiveled our heads and what did we see
But several big men, not in jeans and tees.
In full uniform through the emergency door they came,
We sure hoped they weren't there to put out a flame.
They strode to a man a few tables away
And asked if he'd like to go out in their sleigh.**
Shaking his head, he protested “I'm fine!” But his wife
Thought a sleigh ride was best for ensuring his life.
So he walked to the sleigh and got all strapped down
Then proceeded to ride to a hospital across town.
As they roared out of sight we thought we heard him exclaim,
“I'll be back for the rest of my glass of champagne!”***
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*Not really, but it rhymes better than “salad with marinated beef tips.”
**Again, no, but it's difficult to rhyme anything with stretcher. Not as hard as rhyming with orange, but still.
***Or possibly tuna tartare.
2 comments:
You guys get to have all the fun. Where were you and what did you have for dinner?
Well, we certainly had more fun than the gentleman in the "sleigh." We dined at Cacao Lane, which offered uncharacteristically speedy service, and enjoyed beef sirloin tips on a bed of greens (the Princess) and a rockfish sandwich (the Hero). We declined dessert in favor of multitudinous Christmas cookies we knew were lurking at home. We're sorry that none made their way to you.
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