April 11, 2005
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To Me!!
Officially it's tomorrow, but the old hound and I celebrated last night.
We had a nice dinner at East Side Mario's which had the famous Italian Wedding Soup. I say famous because I had mentioned it while visiting his family and they had never heard of it. (and they are Italian!). It is chicken broth with confetti pasta, meatballs and spinach. I love it.
I had a cheese tortillini pasta dish and the old hound had another dish that had been mentioned on our last visit to his home town: Pasta Arrabiata - angry pasta! I tried it and it was a bit too hot and spicey for me. Our wine was a nice red Masi. At the end of the meal the sneaky old hound snuck away and told the waiter it was my birthday. He brought a huge piece of chocolate cheesecake and asked me if I minded everyone singing Happy Birthday. I said "YES" so managed to squeak through without the total embarrasment of a group of strangers surrounding me and singing!! The cake was great though, and plenty big enough for two to share.
The poor waiter was having a difficult night. He broke one of our soup bowls, dropped a fork and almost slipped and fell. It's just amazing this effect I have on men, isn't it......
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After dinner we went to see the movie Sin City. I thought it was great. Visually stunning and full of action. It kind of reminded me of Kill Bill, but was much more visually artistic. Very few people were in the theater and I overhead the people behind us saying that they were the only people in the theater last night. Amazing!
The old hound can be very sweet and romantic and the card he gave me was wonderful. He also gave me a beautiful set of glasses. I have never seen any quite like them, with a design etched and embossed on the outside. They are tasteful and elegent and I look forward to setting a wonderful table with them.
This morning we took a ride out to Home Depot to pick the brains of the experts on floor finishing. The young man working there was very knowledgeable and gave us lots of good advice. We also took a quick look at some paint chips, although the floors will be our first priority.
I get the key to the house (
) Tuesday evening. Wednesday morning we will pick up the equipment and see what happens. It will be a challenge, but I think it will be fun. One of the good things about buying a place that is in such bad shape is that you can't really hurt anything and can feel free to experiment and try different things. It gives you a certain freedom that I don't think would exist in a pristine perfect model home.
I will be disconnecting the computer tomorrow morning to have it at the house Wednesday for the cable guy so this will probably be my last entry for a while. It is all happening now! It's finally here and I can hardly believe it!! Woo Hoo!
Comments (3)
HAPPY BIRTHDAY MISSLILL!!! Hope you check the computer before you disconnect it. Yes, I like Wedding soup too; I think I might even have a packet of it here somewhere. Glad to hear you had such a good time. Photos to share? Keep an eye on the mailbox...
The only time I have seen it in a packet was at "Sam's Club" and I wasn't a member so I couldn't buy it. Now I'm going to be living out there, I'll get some and give it a try if they still have it.
Pictures posted to flickr will have to wait, I've used up my bandwidth for this month, but you have rogers so I'll send the big files, your high speed can handle it. Our guys look cute with their party hats on, Especially Art with his on top of his ever present baseball cap!
Congratulations and happy birthday! Who can top off a gift of a home to yourself? You're just "so full of yourself"! You deserve it and you should thoroughly enjoy it!