YOUR LUCKY NUMBER IS ... FIVE

There seems to be a recurring theme from this weekend...something about ordering foreign commodities (see post below this one) and screwing it all up.... for example:

The Boy Next Door and I ordered wayyyy too much chinese take out last weekend.
We didn't know what we were doing.

He got off the phone after hearing the total of the bill and said:

"Sarah, I think we ordered a lot of food."

Me: Oh crud.

Can you say LEFTOVERS FOR FIVE MEALS?!?

Mounds of sesame chicken.  Oopsie poopsie.

visual representation of our folly

Not to mention THE WORST fortune in the world came out of my cookie:

Your lucky number for this week is the number five.

Really. REALLY?

What kind of fortune is THAT?

Oh wait, five meals of leftovers. Riiiight.

UNFAMILIAR TERRITORY

Do you remember that feeling you felt when you took one quick, timid hop across The Line while playing capture the flag in grade school?

The surge of adrenaline

The terror that you might be tagged

The sheer thrill of rescuing from jail 

      or dodging opponents' outstretched fingers

And if you're me--

      the skittish scurry back to your side for safety

Oh, the glorious playground days.


I had very similar feelings this weekend in Ute Land at:
The Pie (π) Pizzeria
{Way cool. I know. SO fitting for my blog.}


I had two very contradictory feelings while eating here, since it is basically a culinary rite of passage for any true Ute.  Therefore:

1. I felt like a real, cool college student
2. I felt like a squeaky clean Cougar

I mean, there were beer logos all over the walls! Ah! My eyes!
Just kidding.

See this expression? What a beautiful mix of  the emotions
described above.  I just couldn't comprehend that I could actually buy
a coke WITH CAFFEINE.

I hope you hear the sarcasm dripping from my voice. 

Anyways. I had this supergood pizza called The Greek (appropriate, I know) with gyro meat, tzatziki sauce, feta cheese, dash of lemon etc. Wowzers.

I wish I could take more appetizing pictures. My bad. 

And speaking of feeling a bit out of place...I was in the audience for the Mormon Tabernacle Choir's Christmas Concert. That was a bit weird.  I even sang along to some of the songs.

(A picture of two stressed individuals after ticket, parking,
waiting-in-line, and seating ordeals.)

Oh and one last "unfamiliar territory":

I got bored waiting for the concert to start...
these are my vintage oxford shoes.

This is the only picture I have of this moment, but I went to a baptist church to listen to the Boy Next Door perform Handel's Messiah. He had a marvelous trumpet solo on The Trumpet Shall Sound.  The entire chapel was filled with his majestic melody.  Nothin' like a trumpet to proclaim tidings of good joy, in my opinion. A-maz-ing.

He was still in his tux when we went to get pizza.  OK. Maybe we do dress up to go out to eat.

A good weekend in the city, if I do say so myself. Later days!

3.14 APPLE PIES

{Maybe I should change the title of my blog to fit the season...}

Did I make this pie??

No.

Do I wish that I did?

Yes.

Do I  covet the man who knows how to 

(1) "cut in the shortening and butter" for a killer pie crust, 

(2) make impromptu pie filling with strawberry jam, and

(3) add finishing touches such as weaving & crimping to the outer edges?

Yes.

Just so you know,

 my secret plans include 

exploiting his baking skills

so that I can become

the

DOMESTIC GODDESS

that I should be.

Oh, and then he cooked me dinner.

{Ok. I'm done. This post really isn't working in my favor.

I'm stopping here.}

I ♥ FROZEN YOGURT

Yup. It's hip.  It's fashionable.

And I am totally jumpin' on this bandwagon {when I normally don't do anything of the sort}
Because it is THAT good.

Reasons:

1. Pay-per-ounce. Therefore I get to control the cost of my dessert.  For better or worse.
2. 4 different shops in my immediate location.  Listed in preferential order:
1. Earth Fruits 
2. Yozone
3. Spoon Me
4. Hello Yogurt
3. Fresh fruit topping choices (kiwi, strawberry, mango, blackberry, etc.)
4. Mochi.
5. Mini gummy bears for toppings
6. Somewhat healthy
7. Yummy yogurt flavors--like tangy mango and pomegranate.