So much has happened over the past week that sitting down to write this blog has been a huge task hanging over my head. I'll try to capture everything in separate short posts so as not to overwhelm myself (and hopefully you won't be overwhelmed either).
Kadriye was in town from Saturday to Friday this week. While I love her dearly and we had a wonderful and very busy time together, I am enjoying the calm and relaxation that comes after house guests leave. I am sure that she will soon be enjoying the same calm and relaxation that one gets on returning home.
Saturday night I hosted a small supper and games evening for a few girlfriends. I had many offers of help but, as I managed to do most of the prep on the days leading up to Saturday, I was in fine shape on the day in question. The bourbon glaze was made and on the counter, the ham was in a cooler in the kitchen as my fridge was full, three casserole dishes of scallped potatoes were made, two were mostly cooked and one was waiting for milk and the oven, the tangerine chutney was in the fridge, the wine was bought and the wine glasses washed and set out, the beans were washed, the prosciutto was cooked, the pears washed, the shrimp thawed, the taco dipped made - I was really good to go.
Joanne came over early to help me prep and we got two large pots of beans ready to be steamed. We poured some wine and sat in the living room chatting until it was time to go and pick up Laurie, ice and Sydny - in that order. As we were on our way to get the ice, I realized that I had forgotten to put the ham in the oven! Of course, Laurie and I quickly determined that it was entirely Joanne's fault for enticing me into a glass of wine and conversation and making me completely forget the ham. Ah well, one thing about feeding guests late, they really appreciate the food when the get it!
It was a great night full of wine and food and laughter. I was the big loser at the games - but it was a ton of fun and worth losing! Thanks to everyone who brought such wonderful things - including breakfast the next day (walnut fig muffins - yum) and for all the prep and cleaning up help that meant I could sleep in Sunday morning:)
The next morning was a little lazy until it was time to take Syd to visit her paternaal grandpa who was in ICU at the Civic for several weeks. Logan was already there as he had elected to see his father that weekend. Then Kadriye and I did a quick shopping and stopped by home to pack up all the food and take it to mom and dad's for a repeat supper with Billy and family all there for a visit with Kadriye. After that weekend I could have happily slept the entire week away. No such luck:)
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