Always ask

This weekend I had a experience that I want to talk about.

Last year we went to a restaurant in Ontario Place and had a wonderful server. Well this year we went back to the same restaurant but I had forgotten the server's name, which I should have written down and didn't. So instead of describing the server we just sat with another server. It was a disappointment this year but it did get better. We spoke to the Manager and said we were there last year and described our good server from last year and believe it or not he still works there.

The manager was kind enough to go and get the server so that we could at least say hi. The amazing thing is, he was thinking about us since Friday as he knew we enjoyed the Air Show so he was hoping to see us over the weekend. That is what puts a smile on someone's face, knowing that someone cares and understands your allergies and that makes things a little easier.

We finished our day at the CNE and decided that before we left we would go back to the restaurant and have a drink and sit in our server's section to at least let him know how much it meant that he remembered us. A drink before the restaurant closed and then we headed home but I had a smile on my face as I felt normal even with my many allergies.

So remember if you have a good server, write down their name and if you don't do that at least try and describe the person when you go back to the restaurant. I was lucky that the manager remembered us so she could help identify the server.

Now Mark's name is on my blackberry as well as my husband's so next year we will make sure to ask for him. Thanks again for making a shellfish allergic person smile.