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This past Saturday we had plans to go out to dinner with friends of ours from New Jersey and therefore we were dining in a place that was in between our homes. Our husbands had picked a place that they thought would be convenient for us relative to the drive we would have to make. None of us had ever been to this restaurant so we were taking a big risk. LOL We went to a place called PORTOBELLO in Oakland, NJ. All that day it had been raining and by the time it came time to leave it was a virtual monsoon. But we headed out anyway since it was just rain. Our drive took us a little over an hour because of the weather and when we got there it couldn't have been raining any harder. We pulled up to this absolutely beautiful building and the parking lot was packed. Not a spot in the lot. Thank goodness for reservations!

After getting dropped off at the front door, the husbands dropped the cars at an adjacent lot, (thank goodness for umbrellas!) and we were seated after everyone was all in. They don't seat unless your whole party is there. Inside and out the place is absolutely gorgeous. They handed us each 2 full menus (not sure what that was about) and I was so aggravated that I hadn't thought to bring my camera! They had all types of food and we were told that Mediterranean style food was served on the second floor. Very interesting! I had a seafood dish and my husband a chicken dish that was delicious! The whole point of my post is to say that the service was excellent, the food terrific and I would highly recommend the Portobello Restaurant to anyone. It was well worth the long ride and I would do it again! But make reservations because they were packed for every minute of the several hours we were there.

Another great joke received in my email inbox!

A guy is driving around the back woods of Montana and he sees a sign in front of a broken down shanty-style house: 'Talking Dog For Sale ' He rings the bell and the owner appears and tells him the dog is in the backyard.

The guy goes into the backyard and sees a nice looking Labrador retriever sitting there.


'You talk?' he asks.


'Yep,' the Lab replies.

After the guy recovers from the shock of hearing a dog talk, he says 'So, what's your story?'

The Lab looks up and says, 'Well, I discovered that I could talk when I was pretty young. I wanted to help the government, so I told the CIA. In no time at all they had me jetting from country to country, sitting in rooms with spies and world leaders, because no one figured a dog would be eavesdropping. I was one of their most valuable spies for eight years running. But the jetting around really tired me out, and I knew I wasn't getting any younger so I decided to settle down. I signed up for a job at the airport to do some undercover security, wandering near suspicious characters and listening in. I uncovered some incredible dealings and was awarded a batch of medals. I got married, had a mess of puppies, and now I'm just retired.'

The guy is amazed. He goes back in and asks the owner what he wants for the dog.

'Ten dollars,' the guy says.

'Ten dollars? This dog is amazing! Why on earth are you selling him so cheap?'

'Because he's a liar. He never did ANY of that stuff!'

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