Again...

trying to sneak a post before midnight.

I completely missed a post for Friday, unfortunately, but what's one day lost, right? If I manage to get to the end of August and I've only missed one day, I shall be very happy.

This weekend has been completely insane. And that's not a bad thing at all! It's been full of awesomeness thus far, and tomorrow promises to be more of the same.

Friday, I worked all day, but it was a slow day at work. And while I didn't use the free time to blog, I did, however, manage to get rid of one of the plot bunnies gnawing on my brain.

My muse has been throwing really weird ideas and challenges at me, and I'm not sure what to think. First it was the 'fic in second person (which I'm still working on), then it was the extreme angst piece (which I just got back from the beta [YAY!]), and now there's this newest one, which is in third person, present tense. Gah! Talk about confusing and difficult! It's even harder than second person, I think.

I'm not quite done with the piece either. I wrote a solid four pages, and I think it's pretty good, but I know there's more story to tell. I'm thinking the piece may have a few installments, given the complexities of the plot line and such. It's actually a promising little thing, if I do say so myself.

Anyway, after work, I drove an hour for ballet rehearsal and then drove back home to have a (late) dinner with my sister and a friend. I didn't get home until 12 o'clock, and I was beat, so blogging was the furthest thing from my mind. The only thing I could think was "Sleep... pillow... zzzz."

This morning, I intended to take full advantage of the fact that I could sleep in, but I was wide awake at 8am. I stayed in bed for another half hour, but then my stomach was crying very loudly for food, so I pulled myself out of bed. I'm glad I did, because it meant that I got to have tea with Scot! A very good morning, indeed!

After tea and breakfast, I did about an hour of ballet practice, did some cleaning, and then I had to head out. I stopped and got the pink ballet slippers I needed for the Opera and then went to my voice lesson, which was amazing as usual. I've been making so much rapid progress, and it's doing wonders for my confidence. Deo gratias!

Then I had to go grocery shopping for a few last minute things for tonight's dinner party. My awesome friend, Nini, came over and made authentic Chinese food. The company consisted of myself, Nini, my sister, Husband and two of our priests, Fr. Braveheart (the young, Scottish priest) and The Man In Black. (The Man In Black also sometimes goes by Fr. Wesley... both names are given because he can quote the entirety of The Princess Bride. And he does all the voices, too!!)

It was a very good time and Nini's cooking was spectacular! I don't think I've had such a good meal in a very long time. It wish I could say something more than that it was fantastic... but there are no words to describe the awesomeness of her cooking. Yum!

I made dessert, which was quite fun. To keep with the Chinese theme and to keep the dessert light after such a heavy dinner, Nini and I decided on Fried Wonton with ice cream. Then, I tweaked the recipe to make it even more fun and original. After frying the wonton wrappers, I dipped them in cinnamon and sugar. Then, I scooped the vanilla ice cream on top of the wontons (2 per serving, since they're small), and drizzled caramel on top. It made for a very artistic presentation, and it tasted terrific. The best part was that it was so easy to make!

It really was the perfect ending to a perfect meal with absolutely splendid company.

Hopefully I'll have more time to blog tomorrow... but for now, I'm off to bed. I must be up early for Mass!