It was a very nice New Year's weekend.
Saturday morning I made a triple-chocolate cheesecake, which turned out to be simply stunning. Buddy Cassie came over and helped with the mixing and some tips on the bain-marie(water bath). She's a cheesecake whiz. It was so easy and with such spectacular results, that I'm finding myself hoping we get invited to something or that there will a potluck at church so I can justify making another. I certainly can't whomp up one for just the four of us. Well, I suppose I could, but that would be a waste. Well, I suppose I could just freeze it in sections. The recipe was from a Fine Cooking magazine from a few years back...2001, maybe? I could look, but I'm lazy.
We took it to a party where we had low-country boil. A new experience for us. And one we could so easily have here ourselves. In fact, Mensa Boy asked the next day if we could do that. I'm quite sure that would make a nice Friday night dinner.
So the weather Friday night was great. Clear and cool but not cold. We sat around a bonfire for a bit and just did a lot of visiting. Even the guys had a good time.
Sunday it rained. And rained. And rained some more. Which was why the party on Saturday took place on Saturday instead of Sunday. But that was a good thing, because our neighbors had a drop-in on Sunday night. That was a great time too. I took a bottle of an Alsatian Reisling and it was never opened, so the hostess sent it back home with me. I'll share it with a special friend who loves Reisling. I had a glass of a Yellowtail red that gave me an instant headache. A headache which lasted most of the day Monday. I think I'll be scratching that wine label off my list.
Monday I cleaned my computer hard drive, saving 4 GBs of photos to CD and cleaning up the 2006 financial files. The guys took down the Christmas tree and later in the afternoon I cleaned out my closet. I hauled 4 lawn bags of clothes out of there. 3 sizes. They are all in the guest room now. In about 3 months I'll take them to Goodwill. I just want to be sure there isn't anything in there I might miss.
Needless to say, this week I have to go shopping for clothes. Since I hate that so much, I think I'll bite it off in small chunks. I'll look for one outfit this week and then go back for another next week and so on.
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