We're Just Getting Started

So far so good on the Big Birthday Weekend Extravaganza! I went out to lunch with the CFO and CEO today. (Sounds impressive, doesn't it? It’s really just Bob and Ray. No, not that Bob and Ray.) Ray said I could invite someone so I took Kathy – she’s a good conversationalist and a good sport about these things. Years ago I used to be really nervous about this annual lunch but now it’s just fine and always interesting to see what Ray will talk about. He gets going sometimes and says stuff I don’t think he should be telling us, but there you go.

For any new readers, the CEO has always taken every single employee in the Rochester office out to lunch for their birthday, which I find pretty impressive.

I also got to choose the restaurant so I picked a favorite of mine that Kathy and I have gone to a few times, Boccacino’s. I ordered the Fusilli – pasta with chicken, asparagus, artichoke hearts, Boca spice and olive oil. I’ve ordered it every time I go to that restaurant except once. It’s my perfect dish – and the lunch portion is just the right size too.

My department had dessert for us in the afternoon – the chocolate cheesecake assortment from BJ’s Wholesale Club. I guess they somehow figured out I like chocolate. This is about 12 slices of cheesecake, 6 different varieties. We cut them in half so we could sample a greater variety. There was plenty left so a few of us took some home and I put the leftovers in the American Heart Association bake sale that’s still going on – and will continue until the food is all gone, I guess.

I had assembled the Sweet & Sour Meatloaf last night so I stuck that in the oven when I got home. I was almost glad Steve was ridiculously late getting home because I promised him, no matter what, we were eating dinner together. I’m not sure we’ve eaten together all week because he works late most nights. By the time we ate dinner it was close to 8:30 so I was finally not full from lunch by that time. I was too full, however, to think about fixing a side dish of any sort so we had crackers or chips with our meatloaf. Kind of pathetic, but easy! And of course, there’s always room for more cheesecake. I think.

Moving on from the food portion of our entry, I arrived home today to find a box from Amazon, which I assumed was for Lizz. Wait – that’s my name on that box! It was a book from my Amazon wish list from Ann – who also sent me one of her gorgeous watercolor birthday cards.

Steve and I went in the hot tub for a bit, now I'm writing this entry and soon off to bed. I rarely stay up late on weekends because I love mornings so much. So quiet, so filled with the promise of the day.