It was so funny when we were on the ship. Nobody in my crew drinks. My folks did, and my brother is in recovery, but Ken and I don't. Our kids don't either. But when I do have an occasional drink, my drink of choice is a nice frozen margarita - with extra salt sprinkled in it for good measure. There were only 3 places on the cruise ship to smoke - the casino, a separate area on deck 14, and in a little bar called "Snookers." One night the casino was closed (something about being close to Canada or some such nonsense)and it was way too cold on the deck, so we went to Snookers. We each ordered a frozen margarita. The bartender, an adorable little man named Roberto, made us our drinks and brought them over. A few minutes later he came back over to our table and said, "I make big mistake. You enjoy." and he gave Tam a Pina Colada. I told Tam, "Well, at least it isn't blue" and then I had to tell her what I meant. We had a good laugh about it - even Roberto thought it was so funny. So a day or two later on formal night we went back there and both ordered a margarita.
Well, in a little bit, here comes Roberto. "I make some more mistake. You both look lovely. Here - you enjoy" - and he gave Tam a Long Island Iced Tea and me a blue margarita, extra salt, and a big straw. He walked away laughing. I just looked at him standing behind the bar grinning at me and I said something about not being held responsible for whatever happened after I drank it. He said, "Oh, you have to drink it - it matches your eyes." Tam looked down at her Long Island Iced Tea, then looked at me with her big green eyes and said, "What's he trying to tell ME?"
So the last night, we stopped at Snookers, ordered our usual margaritas, and he just lost it when we both waved our hands over our drinks and said, "Roberto, no mistakes!"
