Hola! Can you believe that it’s October already? Good gravy, but where is the time going?
Here are Joyce‘s questions for the week. Join in. Have fun. You won’t regret it!
1. What’s your favorite meal to serve on a chilly autumn evening?
First, this would require two things: 1) That I enjoy serving things up and 2) that I actually do so.
😉
With that said, I think my favorite thing to whip up would be warm chocolate chip cookies. My recipe is to die for. Even though I don’t eat them any more, and I rarely cook them, my family still loves them. They hover around the oven as soon as they smell them cooking…everyone eager to get their hands on them while the cookies are still hot.
2. Are you a creature of habit? Explain.
I am definitely a creature of habit. I’m not much for surprises. I enjoy knowing what’s coming up, although my life usually doesn’t allow for that…especially with my vocation as a teacher.
Still, I drive down the same roads…insisting on taking the “slow” way home, according to the Mr. and Rooster, who go nuts when I turn down the back road that’s 20mph.
3. What food product (no longer readily available) do you remember and miss from days gone by?
Quite honestly, I have no idea how to answer this! Food wasn’t a big part of my life growing up. There wasn’t much of it around, so I made do on very little. That is, perhaps, why food doesn’t mean a whole lot to me now, and why I tend to eat the same thing once I find something that I like.
4. What’s something you’ve lost that you’ve never been able to find? Any theories as to what happened?
Many years ago, I lost a diamond cross necklace that the Mr. had given me one Christmas while we were dating. I know where I lost it…the “female” doctor’s office.
Here’s what I think happened.
I, being all of 20 years old, was very self-conscious when I had to have my yearly “exam.” I didn’t want to be wearing only my necklace. It just seemed weird to me. So, I took off the necklace and put it in my purse.
I suspect that when I pulled my keys out of my purse as I was leaving the doctor’s office, the necklace came out too, falling into the bushes or on the walkway.
I returned the next day and looked for it, but it was gone. Someone probably found it and walked off with it, because it was never turned in.
Losing this item broke my heart, and the Mr. refused to buy me another piece of jewelry for years. 😦
5. Zoo-circus-carnival…your favorite?
I would have to say carnival. I loathe zoos because my main memories of them involve horrible heat, humidity, and sunburns. Circuses are okay, but carnivals are fun because of the games.
6. What song makes you instantly happy?
Oh, I love Shakira’s song, Hips Don’t Lie.
The reason why it makes me happy is because, years ago, I did a little car dancing while I was driving Chicky and her friends somewhere.
She never lived it down, and once I bribed her with it. I had downloaded the ringtone and set it as the default tone when someone called me. We were in the bank, opening an account for her, and I warned her that if she continued to sass me, and my phone rang, I would dance right there in the bank.
As if on cue, the phone rang.
Her eyes got wide as she waited to see what I would do.
I shook my butt…once.
That was enough.
To this day, if we’re together, and the song comes on, we’ll start laughing, and she will beg me not to dance. LOL
7. To what extent are you an argumentative person?
Never.
Ever.
And if you think I am, then you’re wrong.
And I’m right.
I’m always right.
So there.
😉
8. My Random Thought
Questions #1 and 2 got me thinking about my random thought.
Because I don’t enjoy cooking (except my black bean soup…every now and then), and because I work a lot, I don’t fix homemade meals often.
As a result, I’ve been frequenting three or four local restaurants. I know when my favorite meals are served on their respective days.
Well, last Friday, Rooster had a game. Podunk High School doesn’t have its own football stadium, so the kids play in the stadium at the high school where I teach. As such, I worked late and left in time to grab some food and return to the stadium for the game.
On the way out for food, I called one of the restaurants. It serves my second favorite black bean soup on Wednesdays and Fridays (my recipe being my favorite).
I was going to get the half and half…half vegetarian sandwich and half black bean soup. I called ahead to ensure it was ready for take-out.
Well, I couldn’t believe my ears when the gal told me that the restaurant didn’t have black bean soup.
Um, hello, I said? I get this dish at least once a week.
She then explained that the soup had just been taken off of the menu to make room for WINTER soups.
Seriously?
Since when is black bean soup considered a winter dish?
I told her to scratch my order.
I’m not sure if I’ll be returning to the restaurant now.
Guess I’ll have to go buy the ingredients and make it myself.
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