sum-sum-summertime
after a week of truly oppressive heat, the weather has cleared and we are being rewarded with a gorgeous, clear weekend. the temps are in the 70s and the sky is like a blue china bowl overhead. my dad is here staying with me for a few days while he completes the closing on their new home on out in chagrin. i did the walk-through with him on friday. he met with the contractor who will do the work and went room by room over what they would like done. no space will be left untouched. in addition to new kitchen and bathrooms, they will update all the lighting throughout. it will be beautiful, i'm sure, as have been all their previous homes.
i had my review at work this week. my raise this time around (we are eligible for raises every quarter) was more in line with what i had expected the last time around. the fact that i am being promoted makes a bigger raise possible, too. the review was awesome! i felt like sally field at the oscars: "YOU LIKE ME! YOU REALLY LIKE ME!" it's always so rewarding to have these reviews. it gives me a great sense of what i'm doing right and where i can improve.
i've done a bit of cooking this week as well. this morning i made a little saute with calabacita (mexican squash), red pepper and tomato. plus a small peach blueberry pie with a lattice crust--very doris day. it was simple as i had the pie crust in the freezer and the fruit at hand. i love having a well-stocked pantry and being able to whip things up on the spur of the moment. earlier in the week i made a cold supper for tony and me, with a corn and roasted tomato salad; a broccoli and pepper salad; and a caesar salad. the weather was brutally hot that night and it was the perfect meal. we also had dinner last week at the cleveland grill which is one of my fave westside restaurants. i only wish they had a liquor license so i could have a beer with dinner.
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i had my review at work this week. my raise this time around (we are eligible for raises every quarter) was more in line with what i had expected the last time around. the fact that i am being promoted makes a bigger raise possible, too. the review was awesome! i felt like sally field at the oscars: "YOU LIKE ME! YOU REALLY LIKE ME!" it's always so rewarding to have these reviews. it gives me a great sense of what i'm doing right and where i can improve.
i've done a bit of cooking this week as well. this morning i made a little saute with calabacita (mexican squash), red pepper and tomato. plus a small peach blueberry pie with a lattice crust--very doris day. it was simple as i had the pie crust in the freezer and the fruit at hand. i love having a well-stocked pantry and being able to whip things up on the spur of the moment. earlier in the week i made a cold supper for tony and me, with a corn and roasted tomato salad; a broccoli and pepper salad; and a caesar salad. the weather was brutally hot that night and it was the perfect meal. we also had dinner last week at the cleveland grill which is one of my fave westside restaurants. i only wish they had a liquor license so i could have a beer with dinner.
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