Well, to start my day - or perhaps to end yesterday - i got NO SLEEP last night. i was tossing and turning all night. Thinking, pondering, wondering..... once my mind gets to working i should really just get up and write or make Art, but i always think "5 more minutes and i'll be asleep" which, of course never happens. Sometime around 6 A.M., i finally started to drift off.....so, when Master started with the chipper voice "Come on sunshine, time to make biscuits for the NYboL Thanksgiving!" i was less than happy and cheerful. i was a down right frightful grump.
Once i got dressed and had some Nectar of the Gods (coffee) things looked much brighter and we got to work on an assembly line of cheese grating, sifting and mixing. 3 Batches of whole wheat cheddar biscuits and a half gallon of gravy later, we were ready to head off to be festive. We breezed in on the train and got to Jake's really early....so we were put right to work: running for ice, chopping onions and peppers... and then i heard some muffled music from my purse. An unexpected (but very hoped for) phone call. That totally made my day. OK- who am i kidding? Made my month! Whoo hoo! Yeah, happy girl did the happy dance around Jake's kitchen! i ended up with a big dorky grin on my face all day. (yeah, i admit it! Big. Dorky. Grin)
The house started to fill up with old friends, new friends and good fellowship. Not to mention good smells. i loved watching Jake run his kitchen. He's amazing. i don't know how he can cook that variety of food, get it on the table hot and have it be so darn good. That man is a keeper! (and he make s a mean flan...)
Much later, we headed home. No Eagle bar for me tonight (*big frowny face*) - the dogs have been locked up too long and we have a long train ride home.
What an awesome day. Great friends, fantastic food, good conversation, a phone call i've been wanting..... i'm settled on the couch now, big cup of chai at hand, 80 pounds of dog on my lap. i can't wait to go to sleep and catch up on some dreaming about....
Once i got dressed and had some Nectar of the Gods (coffee) things looked much brighter and we got to work on an assembly line of cheese grating, sifting and mixing. 3 Batches of whole wheat cheddar biscuits and a half gallon of gravy later, we were ready to head off to be festive. We breezed in on the train and got to Jake's really early....so we were put right to work: running for ice, chopping onions and peppers... and then i heard some muffled music from my purse. An unexpected (but very hoped for) phone call. That totally made my day. OK- who am i kidding? Made my month! Whoo hoo! Yeah, happy girl did the happy dance around Jake's kitchen! i ended up with a big dorky grin on my face all day. (yeah, i admit it! Big. Dorky. Grin)
The house started to fill up with old friends, new friends and good fellowship. Not to mention good smells. i loved watching Jake run his kitchen. He's amazing. i don't know how he can cook that variety of food, get it on the table hot and have it be so darn good. That man is a keeper! (and he make s a mean flan...)
Much later, we headed home. No Eagle bar for me tonight (*big frowny face*) - the dogs have been locked up too long and we have a long train ride home.
What an awesome day. Great friends, fantastic food, good conversation, a phone call i've been wanting..... i'm settled on the couch now, big cup of chai at hand, 80 pounds of dog on my lap. i can't wait to go to sleep and catch up on some dreaming about....
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