Food = Good, Food Coma = Bad
I’m thinking of trying this recipe…anyone want to be my taste tester?!
The 2-H Club reunited Friday night when I went to visit Heidi…it’s been at least a year since I’ve visited her place (she usually travels up to SF) and it was really cool to see all the improvements she’s made on her home. I think it’s hysterical that she has a mini-refrigerator in the kitchen in addition to the regular one. I also really like her high ceilings and skylights…I think she should install a rock climbing wall on one side! She and Scott grilled up a delicious backyard BBQ spread for me (you guys are the best!) and we ended up playing blackjack and singing cheesy karaoke (is there any other kind?) late into the night. I went home very, very happy and very, very full.
My Saturday was pretty busy. I had to watch Lauryn in the morning until my brother, his wife, and the new baby finally came home from the hospital. It’s cute watching Lauryn try to interact with Elyse…she’s very curious about the baby, but I think she’s still a little jealous of the new arrival, so she spends a fair amount of time pretending to ignore her little sister. I met up with one of my aunts for a huge lunch at Quan Hy, a new Vietnamese restaurant in Little Saigon, and spent a few hours chatting about life with her. She also showed me the “secret” place where she buys her favorite homemade beef jerky and we had fun shopping at a 99 cent store. I’m going to have to find the nearest one up north as these places are awesome!
Tanie came over in the evening to see the baby for the first time as well as hang out with me. We went to Olive Garden for dinner and were informed that there was a 45 minute wait! We decided to stick it out, but because we were so hot waiting outside, we drove to a nearby McDonald’s, picked up some sundaes, then returned to Olive Garden where we proceeded to enjoy dessert before dinner. =9 By the way, did you know that McDonald’s now offers the nuts in a separate sealed package instead of sprinkling them directly on the sundae? Smart idea! Anyway, when we were finally seated, we stuffed ourselves with endless bread sticks (I swear they put crack or something on these things…I can’t get enough of them!) and many bowls of their yummy pasta e fagioli soup.
