A New Idea

At first, my great idea was to have people over once a month, on the second Sunday of the month, for a good home-cooked meal and friendly conversation. That worked, for a while, but it was usually the same people every month, no matter how many people I invited and no matter how long/short of notice people were given.

Then, my monthly "dinner" turned into a monthly get-together for D&D, for which I still cooked dinner... but the only conversation was between the boys (and Whitney) about the game. It wasn't especially fun for me, except that I got to cook for 8-10 people, which I love to do.

Then, my "monthly" dinner turned into an almost weekly experience when the D&D game became more exciting, if you can say that. I was cooking for 8-10 people every week! It was awesome, but again, I ended up cooking, doing laundry, and playing The Sims on Sunday evenings...

Now, D&D is pretty much non-existent, due to conflicting work schedules. It's upsetting, sure, because I don't have a house full of people every week/month like I used to and there's no one here to cook for, except for Sam! haha!



Here's my NEW idea. Once a month. One person (the person picking rotates every month) chooses a LOCAL restaurant. We all go. We all have a good time. Simple.

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For example:

August: Sarah

Food: Dick's Kitchen
3312 SE Belmont St
Portland, OR 97214

Time: Sunday, August 22nd at 6pm.

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September: Whitney

Food: Delta Cafe
4607 SE Woodstock Blvd
Portland, OR 97206

Time: Sunday, September 19th at 6pm.

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Here's the rule: NO COMPLAINING.
And yes, that's coming from me.
I've decided I've come to a point in my life where I need to explore new foods, new tastes, and new places. I think this will be a good experiment and a way to see what other people want for food, not just what I want!

Yes, the thought crossed my mind about expenses, but if we all go to a place that is local, chances are the prices will be decent and the food will be fantastic! Not only that, but the "picker of the month" will be at blame if the restaurant is too pricey. :)

What do you think? :)

Happy Birthday, Sam!

The husband, Sam, is officially 38 years old. On one of my "creative" days, I found a website that had a quick tutorial on how to make a Star Wars cake... R2 D2! I thought I'd make one, but a small one, since no one was coming over for the big event.







I think I did pretty good for a first try. No fondant; just frosting. Sam was pleasantly surprised. :) Happy Birthday to him!

Today's Lesson

Previous Lesson: Life isn't fair and you don't always get what you want.

Today's Lesson: Life is a waiting game.


After talking to my doctor today, I realized that life is a waiting game. When you're in the womb, you have to wait to develop properly and your mom waits for you to come out... and sometimes, 3-4 days in the hospital later and you (the baby) still haven't arrived. (*hugs* to our friend Laurie who waited and waited for her baby boy... and he finally arrived!) Then you have to wait to crawl, walk, talk, etc... it's not a given. You have to wait and learn it/grow into it. You wait to grow tall enough to be able to ride all the rides at Disneyland. You wait to attend college until you're old enough/have a high school diploma/GED. You wait to find "Mr./Mrs. Perfect" and then you wait to marry them... however long it takes. You (generally) wait to have kids until after the wedding. You wait... and wait... and wait... until you die.

I've been waiting to get a job for over a year. I've been waiting for the money to be able to buy a plane ticket to LA to see my friend's kids and my family. I've been waiting for my computer to fix itself (HA! Not going to happen, but I'm optimistic). I've been waiting for Odin to stop acting like a kitten and act like an adult cat (and sleep more often). Heck, I'm staring to wait to be 30 so I can be a "real grown-up."



I'm tired of waiting.
I want life to be "normal," like it's supposed to be when you're older.