Our anniversary, No. 25 if you’re keeping track, will be December 10, a Monday this year. Rather than torture ourselves at an Applebees or another of the equally horrible chains a.k.a. just about the only restaurants serving on a Monday, we decided to mark the occasion with a nice dinner on Saturday. The Michelin two-star Coi had a table so we grabbed it. The joint only does 12-course tasting menus. Omnivore or vegetarian. Makes ordering simple. Yes, I know watching all those dishes go by is probably tedious. Sorry, this is as much about supplementing my memory as your entertainment.
A heavy caffeine day. Plus we had a little dinner party with Darren and Zach since Rich wasn’t able to make drinks on Monday. And yes, towards the end of the evening while I relaxed on the couch, Darren took control of the camera. Not to fear, I still have the final edit.
Haircut. Birthday. And Tree. Got the haircut. Celebrated Darren’s birthday. Never got around to putting up the tree because the new litter robot arrived a day early and Rich wanted it assembled right away. Never fear, tree will get up eventually.
Hard to believe it’s already December. I had a vivid, surreal dream just before waking this morning. Since it was fresh on my mind, I thought it made sense to capture it. Then I show you how to service the espresso machine, have lunch as Salumeria with M+M and get another installment of It May Be A Supercar But It’s Still Just A Car. Silliness.
A rainy week. Suddenly the Japanese maples just outside our place started dropping leaves so it looks like Fall. The cutesy stuffed animal in the neighbor’s McLaren amused me. Still don’t quite get why a supercar needs a plush toy. Then Friday I made a hearty soup for a rainy evening of nesting.
Another relaxed day. Brunch with Shari before she hit the road to LA. Polished off the last of the big meal leftovers during dinner with M+M. Symbolic end to Thanksgiving.
Very chill day. Slept in then hung around the house with Shari most of the day. Had a glass of wine (or two) with Thanksgiving leftovers lunch. That transitioned nicely into cocktails. A vodka-lime-pineapple treat I sort of winged. Have decided to defy all the hype for the next month or so. I despise the blatant commercialism. Not going to spend any money over and above what we’d normally buy.
It’s our annual Thanksgiving gathering of friends. Shari came up from LA as usual. Sean returned for the second year in a row. Matt and Miguel, of course. Joe and Jeremiah were back after missing a couple of years. Even Darren and Zach put in an appearance. I think we did good.