Dad's surgery day!

Thursday was the day!  The check-in appointment was at 6AM, so we all woke up around 4:30AM to get ready, which didn't take too long;  dad wasn't allowed to eat, and both mom and I decided to have breakfast at the hospital restaurant.
We checked in, went into the prep room where dad got dressed into a hospital gown.  A nurse, an assistant surgeon, and an anesthegiologist came into ask questions and to get an IV set up.  Dad got teary-eyed as they whisked him away to the operating room.  As for mom and I, the waiting game has just begun.

I brought a book (Better Homes & Gardens Annual Recipes 2000 ed.), so I read through that while mom dozed off.  Across the waiting room, a service dog, was also waiting for its owner to return from the surgery.

The poor dog was having a bad separation anxiety--he had the saddest look on his face, and whined nonstop during the entire three-hour procedure :(
Mom and I went up to the Point restaurant at the hospital to grab a smoothie (for mom) and an energy drink (Monster Rehab for me).  Every few hours we got a call from the nurse in the operating room, who gave us updates on the surgery.  It sounded like everything was going well.
For lunch, we again, went up to the Point restaurant.  Neither of us had much of an appetite, but we had to eat something (preferably solid).  Mom got the clam chowder and I loaded up at the salad bar.

 The clam chowder was flavorful, but had more potatoes than clams.
We went back to the waiting room and waited a few more hours--finally, the surgeon emerges, announcing that it's done, that dad's doing well, and is in the ICU!
We got to see him once he woke up.  He was still woozy and sleepy but seemed OK otherwise.  We finally left the hospital at 4:30PM.  Goodness, we were at the hospital for 10 hours!  Seriously, this waiting thing is extremely draining, mentally and physically.
Since neither of us had the energy to cook, we went out to eat at Kathmandu, an Indian & Nepalese restaurant.
Since we've never been here--and we still didn't have much of an appetite--we ordered an appetizer and a salad.
This is the Combo platter, with lamb kebab, chicken tikka, chicken tandoori, paneer pakora, aloo tiki, sami kebab, and assorted grilled veggies.

We asked it to be "mild" spiced, but it was still very hot.  The meat was dry, and not a whole lot of flavor other than the capsaicin.  The veggies were good though.

For the salad, we got the Desi salad.  Now, we were expecting a little more than a plate of quartered lemon, raw onion, and raw serrano (or jalapeno) peppers, with a small cup of mysterious pickles.  Silly me, I ate the peppers first, just to see how hot it was.  YIKES.  It was so hot it managed to numb my tongue, making it impossible for me to taste any of the appetizers.  Not to mention they were pretty hot anyway.
Would I come back here?  Uh, no.  This is their second restaurant located in downtown.  I've heard good reviews about their other place on Highland, but we both left, very disappointed.
All in all, a very eventful day...