the week that was..
...was, once again, not very exciting. things are humming along at work. one of the nice things about my promotion is that i have a consistent schedule from week to week. this makes it easier to plan for my days off. which is not to say that i am planning big things. it just makes it easier to think about the future.
speaking of which, tony and i spoke about our ceremony again this week. his extended family at church has gotten wind that we are planning a service in the sanctuary and invited themselves to it. i think that's great, as they people really support him. it means, however, that tony has had to re-think the idea that we would only have about 10 people present that day. it appears now that i may be able to coax him into a slightly higher number. we'll see what happens as the time approaches (later this winter).
otherwise, it's been mostly about the food. i have spent the last 48 hours cooking. i made a small leg of lamb with carrots, onions and a red wine sauce. i made a sausage lasagne. the market had gorgeous basil, so i made a batch of pesto. i made a batch of sweet corn and potato stew. an inventory of my cupboard revealed that i had only 3 jars of bread-and-butter pickles left. given that those are tony's fave, i had him help me with another batch of those last night (17 jars!). i am in the midst of a GIGANTIC batch of mustard pickle, which will include: cauliflower, carrots, red, green and yellow peppers, green beans, pearl onions, cucumbers and green tomatoes. i intend this to be the last of the canning for the season, but you never know. a windfall of something else delicious may lead me back to the stove. my larder and my freezer are chock full, so i feel positively RICH these days. i should be able to coast for a couple of weeks without cooking.
tony and i had dinner night before last at Pepper's italian restaurant in lakewood. it is thoroughly old school, with red-checked tablecloths, straw chianti bottles covered with drippings from years of candles, louis prima on the stereo and lotsa spaghetti with red gravy. i had chicken piccata, which i found to be excellent. i would go again, although tony was less thrilled with his fettucine alfredo. afterwards, we went to rosati's for frozen custard (chocolate peanut butter cup...yum!) and then we both had to lay down from over-eating. ugh!
my parents are coming next week for a few days to check on the progress on their house. it will be good to see them. my sister is having allof us over for a cookout on labor day, including tony. it'll be the first time he's been invited to her house, so i'm pleased and excited.
lastly, i would like to direct your attention to cunegonde's post of 29 august. i envy him this day, and wish that i lived in a setting where such a thing were possible. perhaps in my next life....
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speaking of which, tony and i spoke about our ceremony again this week. his extended family at church has gotten wind that we are planning a service in the sanctuary and invited themselves to it. i think that's great, as they people really support him. it means, however, that tony has had to re-think the idea that we would only have about 10 people present that day. it appears now that i may be able to coax him into a slightly higher number. we'll see what happens as the time approaches (later this winter).
otherwise, it's been mostly about the food. i have spent the last 48 hours cooking. i made a small leg of lamb with carrots, onions and a red wine sauce. i made a sausage lasagne. the market had gorgeous basil, so i made a batch of pesto. i made a batch of sweet corn and potato stew. an inventory of my cupboard revealed that i had only 3 jars of bread-and-butter pickles left. given that those are tony's fave, i had him help me with another batch of those last night (17 jars!). i am in the midst of a GIGANTIC batch of mustard pickle, which will include: cauliflower, carrots, red, green and yellow peppers, green beans, pearl onions, cucumbers and green tomatoes. i intend this to be the last of the canning for the season, but you never know. a windfall of something else delicious may lead me back to the stove. my larder and my freezer are chock full, so i feel positively RICH these days. i should be able to coast for a couple of weeks without cooking.
tony and i had dinner night before last at Pepper's italian restaurant in lakewood. it is thoroughly old school, with red-checked tablecloths, straw chianti bottles covered with drippings from years of candles, louis prima on the stereo and lotsa spaghetti with red gravy. i had chicken piccata, which i found to be excellent. i would go again, although tony was less thrilled with his fettucine alfredo. afterwards, we went to rosati's for frozen custard (chocolate peanut butter cup...yum!) and then we both had to lay down from over-eating. ugh!
my parents are coming next week for a few days to check on the progress on their house. it will be good to see them. my sister is having allof us over for a cookout on labor day, including tony. it'll be the first time he's been invited to her house, so i'm pleased and excited.
lastly, i would like to direct your attention to cunegonde's post of 29 august. i envy him this day, and wish that i lived in a setting where such a thing were possible. perhaps in my next life....
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