Lunch with Jake and Sydney

We had a fun lunch today.  On Friday's I try to go have lunch with Sydney and Jake.  It's pretty rare that I don't make it over there.  I give them a break from the typical Elementary School Cafeteria food and get to reminisce about my youth while listening to all the conversations that go on.

I ask them what they want for lunch.  Mostly it's fast food type stuff but it's really the time with them more than it is an opportunity to add some nutrition to their diet.  Sydney ofter chooses Chipotle, which by the way you can order online and schedule your pickup.  It even saves previous orders.  Very cool.  ...And Jake usually picks something else.  McDonald's, Dairy Queen, and Burger King have been the most recent options.  Like I said nutrition is not the top priority.  Anyway they get something they like and I get something I like. :)

Today Sydney sat with her usual friends, Sasha, Gretta, and Anushka (on a side-note, I love the diversity of their school), and talked about going out to the playground for lunch recess and playing tetherball.  I was invited to join them but took a raincheck.  I had to get back to the office for a call.  I'm sure next time i'll be out there.  They also chatted about tom and jerry of all things.  I find it very interesting that tom and jerry have remained intriguing after so many years.  They also talked about soccer and this weekend's games.

When Jake comes in Sydney often tries to keep me from going over to his table.  I think it's more a brother sister thing but i like to pretend that I'm so much fun she likes having me around.  I escaped her grasp and went over to visit with Jake.  He had a Happy Meal today.  He always goes with a burger with cheese (not to be confused with a cheeseburger) and a coke.  At the boys table we often play with whatever goodie is in the bag and conversation centers around that for a while.  Today it was the "all knowing" meatball from iCarly.  I haven't seen that episode yet but apparently Spencer would ask the meatball for advice and it would respond yes, no, or ask again later.  That's what this thing did.  The boys passed it around and asked if so and so like julia, or emily or christine.  it was funny.  none of them seem ready to admit that they like girls when I know secretly they do.  so we passed that around for a while and then the mean lunch lady came by to see what all the commotion was about (every lunch room has to have the mean lunch lady) and immediately stopped the out of control horseplay that was going on. ha!  I always get the boys in trouble.  but it's not like they wouldn't get into trouble anyway right? :)

In the end we had a blast and they all went out to recess to have a little more fun before going back to class.  It was a good lunch.