Culinary Adventures

So we went back to online classes for a couple days due to the resurgence of the 'Rona.  The good news is that we're not back to 100% online, which is nice.  Don't worry everyone, I'm wearing my mask when I'm around people, I'm washing my hands like I used to work at a hospital (cuz you know, I did), I'm the Queen of opening doors with my elbows (and ready for the Star Trek slide-y doors).  In the meantime it's not like this is going to cramp my social life cuz... yeah... I don't really have what would be called a 'social life.'  I do have to say, I'm excited that I have the extended editions of Lord of the Rings cuz that means I can HERMIT in STYLE!  Muah ha ha ha haaaaaaaa!!

In other news, the Indian food place that J and I have been going to disappointed her SO MUCH last time that I am hereby cooking for us on Wednesday nights for the future.  She will be providing dessert.  Well yesterday, she got us a grape cake from Paris Baguette.  I made chicken, mushroom, and zuchini pasta with marinara sauce (not my best, but it was ok).  We had dinner, then cut into the cake, tried the cake, it took me a while to place the taste (grape soda is closest) and J was... horrified.

 The following pix are posted with permission from J. ;)

I had to chronicle the experience because... I mean, it was so funny!!!  As usual, J and I had a wonderful chat and basically solved everyone's problems, but we are not going to tell anyone what we've determined in order to let things sort themselves out.  MUAH HA HA HA HAAAA.  Also in order to cleanse our palettes of the sub-par dessert, I gave J a chocolate chip cookie and I had some jalapeno dark chocolate from S.  SO GOOD!  I think next week will be chicken teriyaki stir fry. 

Since we don't have students right now, our Saturday OT was pushed back to next week.  That means there is supposed to be a rainy Saturday in my future, everyone is being advised to stay home and not travel, so I'm thinking it's the perfect opportunity for some extended edition LOTR goodness.  It's funny, on the one hand I'm a little lonely on the weekends.  On the other hand, I'd want to hang out with someone who would also want to watch what I do, who liked my food, and who didn't mind hanging out in PJ's.  Basically as my sister put it - "You want YOUR people."  Yep, I want my TX peeps and my WY peeps and my KS peeps and my WA peeps and, and, and, and.  Holy crap, if I actually listed all the states with 'my' peeps in them we'd end up with... ok I want my US peeps!!!  God I miss home.  I haven't even been able to go on base for the little slice of home that it felt like.  Sigh.

Tonight I'm going to the grocery store to stock up for the rainy weekend.  I see lots of cheese and crackers in my future... maybe some nachos... ooooo nachos.  MUAH HA HA HA HAAAAA.  Much love in the midst of the madness, missing all of you SO FRIGGIN' MUCH!  Socially distanced and masked hugs for ALL!!!!  MUAH! :*