Once again we find ourselves in the car having the same conversation we've had a thousand times before knowing it will end the same way it always does: at the McDonald's drive-thru unless there's not a long wait at Chili's.
"Are you hungry?"
"Starved!"
"Where would you like to go?"
"I don't care. Some place different. Some place we haven't been before."
"Ok."
[long awkward pause]
"Got any ideas?"
"Umm... well... what about that one place downtown?"
"We go there all the time."
"Not all the time."
"A lot of the time."
"Fine. Pick some place else."
Ugh! This conversation is getting old. We have great intentions but something happens in the confines of that vehicle that prohibits any inspirational ideas from possibly forming. I find my mind completely blank of any and all restaurants located within the entire county except the two we always go to.
And so, it is with great excitement that I introduce this week's challenge to you. A challenge designed to introduce you to new places, new food, new conversation and new memories. This week your goal is to write down 10 restaurants in the area that you have never been to before. Write down their names, addresses, hours of operation and phone numbers. You will then place one copy of The List in the glove compartment of each vehicle you own.
The next time dinner is mentioned go to The List. Pick a place and go to it. Don't even question it. Don't discuss it other than, "I'm so excited to see what this place is like!" Don't hesitate. Just drive to it.
Life is short. Try something new.
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