We’re off on another adventure this weekend. On Friday morning Dan, Bronwen and I fly from Raleigh to Monroe, Louisiana so that we can attend my niece’s wedding on Saturday afternoon. Unlike any wedding I have ever been to, this wedding is going to have about 600 people attending, 400 are expected for the reception. Truly, I cannot actually visualize what 600 people looks likes, but I can clearly imagine the bill for a reception of 400. Yikes!
I will try to take lots of pictures so that from now on, I will be able to visualize 600 people.
It will be interesting to observe the opposite of my wedding.
Thursday, May 31, 2007
Thursday, May 24, 2007
If you would like to see the city or town you live in in a totally different, new, and exciting way, take a bike ride. Yesterday I hopped onto my bike, for what I thought was going to be a brief ride around town but that turned into six and half mile study in pain. I set out from my house, the usual way, across Spring Garden into lovely Lindley Park. I cut across the middle of the park and continued down Lindell. At the intersection of Lindell and Walker, there are two ways I usually go, straight continuing along Lindell towards Matt’s house, or left along Walker over the bridge over Wendover. This time I went left, as it takes you across to the other part of Lindley Park.
The evening was lovely and everyone was out with their kids, dogs, wives, boyfriends; the trail was full of people. Normally I cycle around the park, but this time I headed off in a different direction right out of the park onto Green Valley road. Here is where I discovered that Greensboro looks very different from a bike. Did you know that there is a small river and run-off tunnel right at the corner of Green Valley and Friendly. I didn’t! And it is really beautiful.
I cut across friendly and hit the greenway right there under the bridge where Wendover crosses Friendly. The Lake Daniel Greenway is a two mile trail that follows Green Valley, then turns sharply and shadows Benjamin Pkwy down across Elam, and then under Aycock and dumps you out over in that cute little park by Tremont and Mimosa.
By the time I got to the park, I was ready to go home. Another thing you discover when biking Greensboro, it is not a flat town. Every turn you make has you taking another brutal hill. I tried to plan my trip home with the least amount of hills, but failed miserably and by the time I got home, was red-faced and exhausted.
The evening was lovely and everyone was out with their kids, dogs, wives, boyfriends; the trail was full of people. Normally I cycle around the park, but this time I headed off in a different direction right out of the park onto Green Valley road. Here is where I discovered that Greensboro looks very different from a bike. Did you know that there is a small river and run-off tunnel right at the corner of Green Valley and Friendly. I didn’t! And it is really beautiful.
I cut across friendly and hit the greenway right there under the bridge where Wendover crosses Friendly. The Lake Daniel Greenway is a two mile trail that follows Green Valley, then turns sharply and shadows Benjamin Pkwy down across Elam, and then under Aycock and dumps you out over in that cute little park by Tremont and Mimosa.
By the time I got to the park, I was ready to go home. Another thing you discover when biking Greensboro, it is not a flat town. Every turn you make has you taking another brutal hill. I tried to plan my trip home with the least amount of hills, but failed miserably and by the time I got home, was red-faced and exhausted.
Tuesday, May 22, 2007
A great party
It’s been awhile since we’ve thrown a eat amazing food, drink delicious drinks, get plastered and play stump kind of party but Sunshine and Cavin’s arrival into town was the perfect excuse.
First, the food. We had caprese salad (fresh mozzarella, fresh garden tomatoes and basil leaves cut from my potted garden), chevre with cucumbers and spring mix and crackers. Chris brought an amazing cantaloupe which we cut up and ate with our fingers. Then Nikki arrived with the baked brie soaking in brown sugar, almonds and warm black berries (this particular dish was a huge hit with Sunshine. She sat down right in front of it and proceeded to moan while she ate). Then more crackers and olives, and the mojitos were enjoyed, and the wine was broken out. The corn was thrown on the grill and Piper carefully monitored it until it was ready. (Monitoring meant periodically yelling out “the corn needs to be turned!” and Dan or I would rush over and rotate everything.) While we ate corn I prepared the salmon fillet and the whole steelhead for the grill. The salmon I covered in mayo and dill and the steelhead (which apparently is some sort of trout or salmon, no one seems to know) I prepared with lemon pepper, white wine, lime and dill. Both were delicious, but I’d have to say, the salmon was perfectly cooked. Cavin was amazingly helpful with my attempt to flip both fish, thanks!
I think it was then that we sunk into a drunken food coma and decided to play stump. To learn more about stump go here. Basically, it is a drinking game that involves a hammer, nails and a stump. Sounds dangerous? Well it is, and incredibly fun (not as fun as fire stump!) We’ve never had such a big game; I think it started out with nine people. And somewhere in the middle, the moonshine arrived. Perfect combination if you ask me.
After the stump game, we made fire in the fire pit and got out the guitars; we drank and sang, and talked and then played two very drunken games of Apples to Apples. It was a delightful night. Thanks to all who came over and congrats again to Sunshine and Cavin for their “half-aversay” and six months of marriage!
First, the food. We had caprese salad (fresh mozzarella, fresh garden tomatoes and basil leaves cut from my potted garden), chevre with cucumbers and spring mix and crackers. Chris brought an amazing cantaloupe which we cut up and ate with our fingers. Then Nikki arrived with the baked brie soaking in brown sugar, almonds and warm black berries (this particular dish was a huge hit with Sunshine. She sat down right in front of it and proceeded to moan while she ate). Then more crackers and olives, and the mojitos were enjoyed, and the wine was broken out. The corn was thrown on the grill and Piper carefully monitored it until it was ready. (Monitoring meant periodically yelling out “the corn needs to be turned!” and Dan or I would rush over and rotate everything.) While we ate corn I prepared the salmon fillet and the whole steelhead for the grill. The salmon I covered in mayo and dill and the steelhead (which apparently is some sort of trout or salmon, no one seems to know) I prepared with lemon pepper, white wine, lime and dill. Both were delicious, but I’d have to say, the salmon was perfectly cooked. Cavin was amazingly helpful with my attempt to flip both fish, thanks!
I think it was then that we sunk into a drunken food coma and decided to play stump. To learn more about stump go here. Basically, it is a drinking game that involves a hammer, nails and a stump. Sounds dangerous? Well it is, and incredibly fun (not as fun as fire stump!) We’ve never had such a big game; I think it started out with nine people. And somewhere in the middle, the moonshine arrived. Perfect combination if you ask me.
After the stump game, we made fire in the fire pit and got out the guitars; we drank and sang, and talked and then played two very drunken games of Apples to Apples. It was a delightful night. Thanks to all who came over and congrats again to Sunshine and Cavin for their “half-aversay” and six months of marriage!
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