The glories of Tyleonol PM, shopping and party plans...
It's not that I have been sleeping terribly but I have been waking a lot and sleeping restlessly so last night I downed a Tylonol PM and thoroughly enjoyed every bit of my druggesd slumber! After arising leisurely
I forced myself to go shopping. Yeuch. It wasn't all bad though. When I told the boys that I was going to go shopping, Owen looked up from his Lego and said cheerfully, "oh that's nice, you'll have a little break from us." Moments later he threw himself to the floor in abject misery because when I asked for goodbye kisses Leo beat him to me. Ay yi yi.... So I took off...climbed in the van, turned the a/c up and blasted Copperhead Road by Steve Earle. It felt so good to be on the highway listening to loud music. I went to the Tuscola outlet mall, lured by the Coldwater Creek outlet. Found a couple of things but DANG, as Leo would say, that place is friggin creepy. Tried another store, hated everything, then decided to hit some stores for the guys. Went into Oshkosh and got totally overwhelmed.....too many things, too many people.....left and went to the Gap where I bought a new pair of Indiana Jones pants for Owen that are a little heavier weight and a pair of jeans for Leo. I had planned to get more but I had hit my limit in terms of overstimulation. Came back to town and did some more shopping...by the time I got to Target I was throwing odd things in my cart and figured it was time to go....
So Cathy asked me what I was planning for food for my party.... I think I'm going to keep it a little simpler than I usually do. I plan to have a platter of manchego cheese, marcona almonds and green olives, a platter of arugula rolled up in prosciutto, and then a table full of different spreads, dips and breads. I've asked Rob and Linda to bring hummus because they make the best, I might do a smoked salmon dip that I often make, then lay out little dishes of pesto, fresh tomatoes, goat cheese and maybe some sauteed shrimp---oh, and with an assortment of breads, maybe fresh as well as crisped ahead and various crudites So it will be kind of a make your own spread but hopefully there will be something for everyone. Oh, and some people are bringing sweets as well. Of course I always have to put out my spicy cheese wafers as well. I might do my black pepper almonds but not if it's as humid as it is now....
I had tried another appetizer that had all sorts of rave reviews and I thought sounded good but I think it's just too sweet for my tastes....so I think this is the plan. A couple of friends are donating a keg and a case of wine....I can't believe how lucky we are with friends....amazing....