So this evening we had dinner at a local Japanese steakhouse. We've been meaning to go there for awhile but it is fairly new to the area and the crowds were still rampant. We waited until the "new" wore off the place and we could get a table easily.

We sat around one of those grills and watched the chef guy toss spatulas and throw eggs as well as grill our meal. There was another family sitting around our table also. We did not know them. That is the nature of these hibachi steakhouses: they seat you where there is availability. The other family was a couple and their four children who appeared to range in age from about 5 years to 14 years old.

When we left the restaurant and settled back into our vehicle to leave, I turned to Dan and asked him if he paid much attention to the other couple. Did he notice that something about them was off?

His answer: mail order bride. That one threw me because I was thinking the same thing but wasn't sure if my instincts were right.The woman had something of an eastern European accent. The guy was straight Texan. They didn't talk much. Their children were extremely well behaved. But I got these weird vibes. Hmmm....maybe we're just imagining things. But maybe not.