[bloodrayne]

@ Cheeba (Phalanx...I'll never get used to that...)


In reference to your post:


The reason I didn't understand why Dustin seemed uncomfortable is because we were NOT treated any differently than anyone else...

We actually sat almost right in the CENTER of the side of the boat we were on (one side is for smoking, then there's a 'gang-way' (I think that's what it's called) that leads to the other side of the boat, which is for non-smoking)...We were on the non-smoking side which was the BEST side, because the entire side of the boat was windows, and we had full view of the water flowing past us, and the Cincinnati skyline and bridges (which were all lit up because it was at night...It was absolutely beautiful)...

The smoking side faces the shoreline, and has the bar in it...Nothing special...You could barely even see the water on that side...and you can't see the city skyline from that side either...We always eat in the non-smoking section of any restaurant, and on the boat that choice REALLY paid off


There were 3 women and 2 men at the table closest to us...They were your typical 'business types'...They started a conversation with us (about the baby) while we waited for our dinner...We chatted, laughed, they tried to get Ash to laugh...He smiled at them...It was cute...

Our waiter was EXTREMELY nice to us, always made sure we had everything we needed and there were 2 other guys, too that kept asking us if we needed anything.....Everyone was very polite and friendly....The food was great...There was no dessert menu, there was actually a guy who just tells you what the desserts are (when you're finished eating) and he describes them...There was no way that any of us could have eaten anything else...I thought I was gonna explode.......The 'dessert guy' was really nice, too


And even though Dustin seemed a little nervous, we still had a good time...The kids enjoyed it, we laughed, Dustin was smiling the whole time, I walked the boys over to the window so they could look down at the water (we could see the entire river from where we were sitting, but kids always like to see it 'close-up' ya know?)...and of course we had to walk across the 'gang plank' when we boarded the boat, and they were looking down at the water then too (and saw a turtle)...but still...

As we were leaving, everyone said "Thank you", "Hope you enjoyed your meal", "Have a nice evening", etcetera...

Like I said, I really think Dustin was just paranoid...It was as if he was just EXPECTING someone to give him a dirty look, or say something wrong, but no one even noticed us really, if anyone DID happen to look our way, they would just smile and/or nod, just like every place else we go......THAT was what I didn't understand...People just aren't like that (with the dirty looks and whatever) around here...I seriously thought he would have realized that by now...