I need to catch up!
I have been a very busy person the last few days, but not without play. I made sure to make the most of my last week in Boston. I am really going to miss the people I lived with there -- they are all really great and I plan to keep those friendships going in the months and years to come. It was hard to leave. At the same time, I look forward to the challenge of a new base and all the new destinations I'll get to go to.
To celebrate my last week in Boston, I cooked dinner for about eight of my roommates. I cooked my mom's recipe for chicken fajitas with the pineapple mango salsa. That recipe can be found in the recipe archives. I also cooked authentic Mexican pinto beans, a recipe one of my roommates gave me. That recipe will follow later on the recipe page. And, to top it all off, I made fresh mango margharitas. A perfect meal! Fortunately, the entire meal went without a hitch and my roommates more than loved it. I was thankful for that. Since the 'ritas were free flowing in addition to tequila shots, Crown Royal shots and Skyy Blue malted beverages, we were all feeling pretty good. It didn't take long for the music to come on, the shoes off and for the living room coffee table to become a dance floor. We had a great time.
The next day I flew to St. Thomas and back. That night my roommates Kat and Sara and I went dancing in the city at a couple of clubs. I couldn't stay long since I was going to St. Thomas again the next day. I headed home around midnight. I came home Saturday night from Boston. Yesterday, I went to the UAW-Daimler Chrysler 400 NASCAR race at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway with my dad and his friends.
For the past three years, my dad and some of his long time racing pals have come down in my parent's motor home for all the festivities. In all, they attend three different races and live it up Vegas style. I think it's great he can do that. He ended up having an extra ticket to the race yesterday. It was a lot of fun. I could do without the other 139,998 people there, but it's great for the local economy. No, that wasn't a typo. 140,000 people attended the race yesterday -- a full house. And next year, there will be an additional 20,000 seats. Eek!
Today I am vegging... one of the things I do best. After a busy week for both work (I flew to London before my two trips to St. Thomas) and social, I was exhausted. Today was my first opportunity for a break. And thank god, because it's back to the daily grind tomorrow, with a new blend -- I am headed to New York instead of Boston.
I have been a very busy person the last few days, but not without play. I made sure to make the most of my last week in Boston. I am really going to miss the people I lived with there -- they are all really great and I plan to keep those friendships going in the months and years to come. It was hard to leave. At the same time, I look forward to the challenge of a new base and all the new destinations I'll get to go to.
To celebrate my last week in Boston, I cooked dinner for about eight of my roommates. I cooked my mom's recipe for chicken fajitas with the pineapple mango salsa. That recipe can be found in the recipe archives. I also cooked authentic Mexican pinto beans, a recipe one of my roommates gave me. That recipe will follow later on the recipe page. And, to top it all off, I made fresh mango margharitas. A perfect meal! Fortunately, the entire meal went without a hitch and my roommates more than loved it. I was thankful for that. Since the 'ritas were free flowing in addition to tequila shots, Crown Royal shots and Skyy Blue malted beverages, we were all feeling pretty good. It didn't take long for the music to come on, the shoes off and for the living room coffee table to become a dance floor. We had a great time.
The next day I flew to St. Thomas and back. That night my roommates Kat and Sara and I went dancing in the city at a couple of clubs. I couldn't stay long since I was going to St. Thomas again the next day. I headed home around midnight. I came home Saturday night from Boston. Yesterday, I went to the UAW-Daimler Chrysler 400 NASCAR race at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway with my dad and his friends.
For the past three years, my dad and some of his long time racing pals have come down in my parent's motor home for all the festivities. In all, they attend three different races and live it up Vegas style. I think it's great he can do that. He ended up having an extra ticket to the race yesterday. It was a lot of fun. I could do without the other 139,998 people there, but it's great for the local economy. No, that wasn't a typo. 140,000 people attended the race yesterday -- a full house. And next year, there will be an additional 20,000 seats. Eek!
Today I am vegging... one of the things I do best. After a busy week for both work (I flew to London before my two trips to St. Thomas) and social, I was exhausted. Today was my first opportunity for a break. And thank god, because it's back to the daily grind tomorrow, with a new blend -- I am headed to New York instead of Boston.
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