The one where we actually ATE at the restaurant

So Marissa and I go to Restaurante Ramirez all the time, like the weeks where we don't have trips, I am there probably five times a week.  In general, all we ever get is a cafe con leche and occasionally toast with peach marmalade, which is DELICIOUS! They don't mind; I think they think we are funny, sitting there for an hour or two on our laptops doing who knows what or talking to "ourselves" while we are actually FaceTiming/Skyping friends and family.

Paella mixta

The point is that this weekend, we actually ate there for dinner on Saturday night.  In Spain, the best deal is usually the menu del dia, which consists of two courses of some sort, plus usually bread and a dessert and sometimes a drink as well.  All of this for around 10 Euros and I am a happy girl, so after some consideration, we asked about this.  Marissa and I both got Paella Mixta for primero plato, and then she got croquetas and I got pork for segundo plato.  What we later learned is that they don't typically do menu del dia at dinner time, mostly because the big meal of the day here is lunch.  But because they know and love us there, they let us order it :) Our favorite waiter, who I think is named Manuel, even had to come over to tell us how happy he was to see us and express surprise that we were doing something different, i.e. eating! lol  So cute.  We had made it a goal to ask one of the waiters his name, because he keeps trying to speak to us in English to practice.  We finally did it, and it is Fran, which is a little different, but now when I walk in, he says, "Hello, Sandy!" and it is pretty great.  We may even try eating dinner out again for reals!  Mostly we haven't before because we weren't paid until right before Christmas break, so we had been on austerity measures.  Now we are out in full force!! Which really means that we haven't changed hardly anything.  What can I say?  I am a naturally frugal person!!!