Second Father's Day

I had bacon and eggs in bed this morning (with fresh hot coffee and a yogurt smoothie), acoompanied by my wife and daughter. Gayle gave me a baby carrier backpack, which we used to take Rachel around the Brookside Flower Gardens on the last perfect spring afternoon of the year. Before that, we joined my father for dim sum at Good Fortune, Wheaton's best Chinese restaurant. We window shopped at Border's for a little while before discovering that Bertucci's is actually a very family friendly restaurant. Rachel managed to eat a little bit of the macaroni and cheese that did not end up on the floor, while Gayle had a personal Neapolitan style pizza and I had steamed mussels. (The mussels, although billed as appetizer, were more than sufficient for an entree). The complimentary appetizer was herbed oliver oil with bread — delicious, although it does not really allow the flavor of the oil to come through. The desserts — chocolate mousse cake and tiramisu — were also very good, but so large that we decided that next time we would order only one and share. After we returned home and I rocked the baby to sleep, we spent a little time jiggering email accounts, and I plan to read for about a half hour before bed. It's a great feeling to be a father when I am blessed with such a wonderful wife and daughter.