Monday Monday
Yay! Short week this week and today is almost over... Have I accomplished everything on my "to do" list for today? Er, no, but have done some of it...
Had a weekend filled with social engagements. Friday night instead of heading to the gym, I headed for 2 for 1 cosmos with some work mates at the hotel bar down the street. Then it was off to stop by and see a friend. As I was in the neighborhood, afterwards, I had to head to La Sirenta for some carry out tacos- 2 chicken, 1 ceviche tostada and a quesadilla. Oh, and some gaucamole. Brought them home and shared with Paul who was sleeping on the sofa, lazy sod. ;-)
Then, Saturday it was all about the laundry, loading up the iPod with more choonz, and various other around the house stuff. Went for a run/walk in the hood and discovered that the high school up the road has got a track. Took a few spins around. Then, that night was Lisa's going away. She's moving back to TO this week. Found out she's been dating this guy who looked familiar- turns out he's a friend of Sheila, which is how I know him- from her parties. Saw Paige who is heading off to India for 3 months- had to beg off her going away invite as we're flying to Mexico City early the next morning.
Ramon was there, and made some pretty tasty paella- just like his daddy taught him in his restaurant in Valencia. Lisa and Kelly told me he rode around town all day looking for the ingredients. He had to beg and borrow a proper paella pan off the folks at Tio Pepe. It was like a cooking show in the kitchen there for awhile. Had a pleasant time.
Next morning it was off to Mama's on the Half Shell for brunch with the family (sans Bill, Diane and Juliette). Nice place! Worth a trip back for brunch- was very heavy on brunchy stuff with seafood (my fave). Had eggs benedict with crab and spinach, hash browns and raw oysters. Also a bloody mary (a proper one, with Old Bay) and coffee. Mom gave me a cute purplish purse/handbag (not sure what I'll wear it with though..) and Dave and Erin gave me knitting stuff, including the feminist knitter's manifesto "Stitch and Bitch". Hope to learn to knit sometime in the near future. I think it'll make a nice hobby and maybe keep me from snacking in the evenings (can't unwrap chocolates and knit one, purl two at the same time ;-) ).
Picked up a NY Times and went home and read and napped and generally got some well needed loafin' time in. Went to Dan and Spoon's last night for the Pachyderm Pot Luck. The parade to the train cars was very brief, though. Seems it's only the elephants they walk that way anymore- no more horses, zebras, llamas, etc. to be seen... we were thinking of writing Ringling Brothers and asking them what was up!
Met a nice girl, Mindy, who moved here a couple of months ago from Austin (by way of North Dakota, Japan, France and Spain). A real kindred spirit. It's been awhile I realize, since I've met new people and chatted away merrily like that. Dan had a fire going in an old Weber Grill, which was nice- as were the "fill your own Vaccaros cannoli" someone else had brought. Yum.
So tonight we may be going to a britishexpat meetup if Paul get out of work in time. I hope he does. Don't feel like cookin' and missed the last one as I was painting the downstairs bathroom.
Okay, that's enough of my ordinary life for today...
signing off,
B
Had a weekend filled with social engagements. Friday night instead of heading to the gym, I headed for 2 for 1 cosmos with some work mates at the hotel bar down the street. Then it was off to stop by and see a friend. As I was in the neighborhood, afterwards, I had to head to La Sirenta for some carry out tacos- 2 chicken, 1 ceviche tostada and a quesadilla. Oh, and some gaucamole. Brought them home and shared with Paul who was sleeping on the sofa, lazy sod. ;-)
Then, Saturday it was all about the laundry, loading up the iPod with more choonz, and various other around the house stuff. Went for a run/walk in the hood and discovered that the high school up the road has got a track. Took a few spins around. Then, that night was Lisa's going away. She's moving back to TO this week. Found out she's been dating this guy who looked familiar- turns out he's a friend of Sheila, which is how I know him- from her parties. Saw Paige who is heading off to India for 3 months- had to beg off her going away invite as we're flying to Mexico City early the next morning.
Ramon was there, and made some pretty tasty paella- just like his daddy taught him in his restaurant in Valencia. Lisa and Kelly told me he rode around town all day looking for the ingredients. He had to beg and borrow a proper paella pan off the folks at Tio Pepe. It was like a cooking show in the kitchen there for awhile. Had a pleasant time.
Next morning it was off to Mama's on the Half Shell for brunch with the family (sans Bill, Diane and Juliette). Nice place! Worth a trip back for brunch- was very heavy on brunchy stuff with seafood (my fave). Had eggs benedict with crab and spinach, hash browns and raw oysters. Also a bloody mary (a proper one, with Old Bay) and coffee. Mom gave me a cute purplish purse/handbag (not sure what I'll wear it with though..) and Dave and Erin gave me knitting stuff, including the feminist knitter's manifesto "Stitch and Bitch". Hope to learn to knit sometime in the near future. I think it'll make a nice hobby and maybe keep me from snacking in the evenings (can't unwrap chocolates and knit one, purl two at the same time ;-) ).
Picked up a NY Times and went home and read and napped and generally got some well needed loafin' time in. Went to Dan and Spoon's last night for the Pachyderm Pot Luck. The parade to the train cars was very brief, though. Seems it's only the elephants they walk that way anymore- no more horses, zebras, llamas, etc. to be seen... we were thinking of writing Ringling Brothers and asking them what was up!
Met a nice girl, Mindy, who moved here a couple of months ago from Austin (by way of North Dakota, Japan, France and Spain). A real kindred spirit. It's been awhile I realize, since I've met new people and chatted away merrily like that. Dan had a fire going in an old Weber Grill, which was nice- as were the "fill your own Vaccaros cannoli" someone else had brought. Yum.
So tonight we may be going to a britishexpat meetup if Paul get out of work in time. I hope he does. Don't feel like cookin' and missed the last one as I was painting the downstairs bathroom.
Okay, that's enough of my ordinary life for today...
signing off,
B
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