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Hey Folks,
I hope all is well with you out there in the blog world! It seems like so much has been going on, my head is spinning. Well, let me just get right down to it. First, let me say I'm a little blue as my counterpart left for NYC today for six days to do a movie. Great about the movie, sucks about him being out of town. Anyway, I have a ton of things lined up to keep me occupied and then some this weekend!
So, let me get you all caught up! It was JJ's birthday on the 26th and we took in a play at the Alliance Theater. We saw the Amen Corner and it was really good. After the show they had a little roundtable discussion about the play as well as life balance. It was all very nice way to spend the afternoon. After we left the play we headed back to my crib for me to get started on dinner. I made some grilled portabello mushrooms, sauteed garlic green beans with onions, and mashed potatoes. This meal was a throwback to one of the first meals I made for JJ that got he really enjoyed. I was able to set the atmosphere with some candles and dim lighting.
Earlier in the day, before leaving for the play, I made my first vegan cake with vegan icinig. IT WAS THE BOMB.COM!!!! I was SO pleasantly surprised. I mean, it was REALLY, REALLY good! I took a few slivers to work to my non-vegan co-workers and they raved just the same. Recipe will be forthcoming because you MUST try this recipe! You'll have to forgive the picture above. I still don't have my arsenal of fancy baking tools and such but it's the thought and taste that counts right?!
He was very pleased and said he had a very nice birthday. I am VERY big on birthdays, I think all should always be celebrated to the best of your ability. Growing up, my mom made sure that all birthdays were uniquely special and I'm happy to carry on that tradition with those that I love also. Happy B-day again JJ, you're a wonderful man and you are going to have a terrific year!
This past weekend we had to take an unexpected road trip up to Chi-town to see JJ's family. His grandfather passed, so we went up to pay our respects. We left Saturday morning and returned Tuesday night. The trip is about 11 hours, so needless to say we were exhausted by the time we returned. I don't mind road trips that much, but this one was a little trying because it was SO hot outside and we rolled with the windows down vs burning more gas so it was a little crucial with the heat at times. It's always nice to drive through new states though. Tennesse is absolutely breathtaking with it's rolling green hills and mountains. It didn't even seem real at times. The wonder of God and His creation is something mighty to behold. On the way back it was extra trying because I got sick to my stomach the night before so I was ill for the first part of the trip, it subsided thank God so the latter part wasn't so bad. This is the second time I've come back from Chi-town sick to my stomach from something I've eatin, what's up with that?! This time I'll chalk it up to possibly too much of a good thing. We went to this Vegan restaurant JJ's sister (who is also vegan) goes to called Veggie Bite. We pretty much ate there every day we were there and I think I took in too many chix-free nuggets. I'll know better next time. They had very tasty food and even tastier vegan ice cream. Yum! One night we were there we did stray from Veggie Bite to across the street to get a Vegan pizza from this place that was advertising it.
Let me tell you, I had my mouth set for this pizza. I mean Chi-town plus any kind of pizza should equal the bomb.com right? WRONG!!! It was HORRIBLE! I was SO mad. I am a woman that takes her food VERY seriously. I don't play around, so when I get something that is less than the best AND I spent a good deal of money $25 to be exact for an extra large!!! then I expect to be brought into culinary pleasures that take me into the next few days. Well, that ain't what happened. I ate two pieces and was just through. I didn't even eat anymore and I was hot, hot, hot about it. JJ tried to help by offering to get me something else from somewhere else and I decided to just boycott food altogether for the night. My evening was already ruined from this travesty of a vegan pizza. The crust was like a cracker. We asked them to go just light on the vegan cheese since JJ doesn't jibe too well with soy and just a tiny, tiny bit of garlic. Well, they translated this to mean a heaping of garlic and a few splatters of cheese in some arbitrary places on the pizza. It was PATHETIC. We got JJ's parents a vegan pizza (veg lovers also) as well and they didn't ask for light soy cheese and JJ and I tasted a bit of theirs and it was slightly, just slightly better. So, as you can tell that was not a nice experience por moi. I'm over it now, but boy was I beside myself that night.
I made some cupcakes from the cake recipe I made for JJ's b-day to take along for the trip and got some rave reviews from JJ's parents as well. I could go into more detail about the entire trip but I covered most points. Although we were in town for a sad occassion it was nice to have a change of atmosphere from the ATL and spend time with JJ's family.
I'll holla at ya next time!!
C
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