SUPPER CLUB - New Year's Day!
Posted: Sun Jan 01, 2017 12:59 am
Good Morning and happy New Year!! I am praying 2017 is a better year than 2016.
Yesterday morning our good friend parked next to us, Don, came over to tell us that his sister who lives here in Georgetown, died unexpectedly the evening before, Dec 30. Oddly, it was on my dad's death anniversary. Anyway, he was very upset and bowed out of dinner with us and spent the day with his family. WE felt so badly for him. So we went to supper with only one other couple and then we all came back to our campsite for a campfire. We've all had such a bad year, and so many of our friends have had rough times so we decided to write all the bad things down and have a little burning ceremony. Don and his wife, Linda, drove up just then so they joined us, too. It may sound sort of silly, but it really felt so very cleansing! Kind of gives us a new slate to start the new year.
Dinner at the Saltgrass Steak House was amazing. I eat a steak about once every two years, usually on New Year's when we are down here and last night was no different. And it was amazing! I wanted to lick that plate clean right there in the restaurant!
Today Autumn and Aaron are coming today for brunch. We are having bacon, hashbrowns, eggs, grapes, and mimosas. I'm also putting chili into the crockpot for tonite. Our evening plans were to watch the Seahawks game at Don & Linda's but since he just lost his sister, I'm not sure what will happen now. He may have family things to do or he may want the distraction of us. So we'll play that one by ear.
IRISH - What is Nick planning to study in college or has he made up his mind yet? I was wondering if he's into science (I think of him every time I see robotic competitions on TV) or wants to go to culinary school. Congratulations on your little grand-eaglet! I do think of them as yours, you know!
TINA - yes, another quilt top for you! And I've got another one under way here. I hope to finish it tomorrow. The directions for the Jan lotto have been clarified - at least in a PM to me - and now we can use whatever light fabrics we have so I might do the lotto after all. Did Kevin hear about the new job yet?
CHICKIE - we weren't too crazy lat night. We came in from the campfire at 7:30 and I watched 4 episodes of Big Bang Theory while Bill slept in his chair. Then we went to bed about 9:15, which, as you know, is late for us! lol!
CAROL - sounds like it's pizza season!
JANA - I like it! James Bond!! Glad Aaron finally got the shift he wants.
GQ - more pizza! I was thinking of doing pizza, too, but that will be later this week, I think.
Well, it's time to go get my chili started. Since my plan is to share it with Don & Linda if they are home this afternoon, I hope it will fit into his wheat belly diet. He has to lose some of his belly fat prior to having part of his colon removed later this month or early next month. So it's important to help keep him on his diet. I thought chili would fit in as long as I don't make the cornbread. But we may be eating it alone if they go to be with family instead. He's the one who lost his sister.
So what's for supper at your house? I know New Year's calls for specific foods like pork and black eyed peas and cabbage. But none of that here. Just chili.
Yesterday morning our good friend parked next to us, Don, came over to tell us that his sister who lives here in Georgetown, died unexpectedly the evening before, Dec 30. Oddly, it was on my dad's death anniversary. Anyway, he was very upset and bowed out of dinner with us and spent the day with his family. WE felt so badly for him. So we went to supper with only one other couple and then we all came back to our campsite for a campfire. We've all had such a bad year, and so many of our friends have had rough times so we decided to write all the bad things down and have a little burning ceremony. Don and his wife, Linda, drove up just then so they joined us, too. It may sound sort of silly, but it really felt so very cleansing! Kind of gives us a new slate to start the new year.
Dinner at the Saltgrass Steak House was amazing. I eat a steak about once every two years, usually on New Year's when we are down here and last night was no different. And it was amazing! I wanted to lick that plate clean right there in the restaurant!
Today Autumn and Aaron are coming today for brunch. We are having bacon, hashbrowns, eggs, grapes, and mimosas. I'm also putting chili into the crockpot for tonite. Our evening plans were to watch the Seahawks game at Don & Linda's but since he just lost his sister, I'm not sure what will happen now. He may have family things to do or he may want the distraction of us. So we'll play that one by ear.
IRISH - What is Nick planning to study in college or has he made up his mind yet? I was wondering if he's into science (I think of him every time I see robotic competitions on TV) or wants to go to culinary school. Congratulations on your little grand-eaglet! I do think of them as yours, you know!
TINA - yes, another quilt top for you! And I've got another one under way here. I hope to finish it tomorrow. The directions for the Jan lotto have been clarified - at least in a PM to me - and now we can use whatever light fabrics we have so I might do the lotto after all. Did Kevin hear about the new job yet?
CHICKIE - we weren't too crazy lat night. We came in from the campfire at 7:30 and I watched 4 episodes of Big Bang Theory while Bill slept in his chair. Then we went to bed about 9:15, which, as you know, is late for us! lol!
CAROL - sounds like it's pizza season!
JANA - I like it! James Bond!! Glad Aaron finally got the shift he wants.
GQ - more pizza! I was thinking of doing pizza, too, but that will be later this week, I think.
Well, it's time to go get my chili started. Since my plan is to share it with Don & Linda if they are home this afternoon, I hope it will fit into his wheat belly diet. He has to lose some of his belly fat prior to having part of his colon removed later this month or early next month. So it's important to help keep him on his diet. I thought chili would fit in as long as I don't make the cornbread. But we may be eating it alone if they go to be with family instead. He's the one who lost his sister.
So what's for supper at your house? I know New Year's calls for specific foods like pork and black eyed peas and cabbage. But none of that here. Just chili.
but I do like James Bond