eating in the rain

One of the things I enjoy about living downtown is being able to get to good restaurants, in nice weather, without driving.  This afternoon a friend called and asked if I wanted to get a drink or dinner at Tolon's.  She wanted to see some art that one of her cousins had done which was on display there. Happily, I didn't have other plans and agreed to go with her.  We decided to walk over since it's only four blocks away, and once there, we decided to eat outside at a table under one of their large canopy/umbrellas.  It was a cool and misty evening at 5:15 when we sat down at our outside table. Within 10 minutes it was pouring down rain pretty heavily but our canopy was large enough to protect us.  We enjoyed a yummy corn soup with crab salad, sipped on our drinks and were enjoying a good conversation when it gradually dawned on us that we didn't have a car handy to drive back to my apartment.  Of course we hadn't thought to bring umbrellas.  What to do?  We could call a cab, or take our chances walking home in the deluge, or we could delay our trip home by indulging in some delicious coconut pineapple pie.  Well, it was a tough decision but we opted for the pie and were rewarded when, after a time, the rain let up and we could walk home without getting too damp. A happy ending.