My sister called me last night. After gossiping at length about people we never talk to, she scolded me for ignoring the blog for so long and told me to post something – anything – just to get back on track. She also told me not to point out the long absence.
My mom and sister celebrated their birthdays this week. I boldly left gift-ordering to the last minute, and was horrified to find emails on Monday from three online retailers (or the online arms of brick-and-mortar retailers, I suppose) informing me that my delivery dates could not be guaranteed “due to extreme weather.” Now, I had gifts en route to Chicago, where it’s been storming and snowy and unpleasant. But I also had some coming to California, so I couldn’t figure out if these were blanket statements sent to everybody, everywhere, or if they truly considered California rain “extreme.” Whatever the case, no one should underestimate the tenacity of our FedEx Standard Overnight carriers! Gifts arrived, on-time and unharmed.
In other news, I moved in with my boyfriend about a month ago, and so far, so good! He still wakes up when I do, even though I get to work early and he rolls into the office, Mad Men-style, at 9:00. (But I never have to pull all-nighters, so ha!)
I sort of assumed that this new arrangement would throw off the theme, as it were, of the blog: weekly menus for a family. After worrying about it for a while, I decided that a serious retooling wouldn’t be necessary. Since the move I’ve still been having – and cooking – Sunday dinners and other meals with my family, which will be happily documented and skillfully photographed (thanks Mom!). But perhaps more significantly, the weekly menus have been sadly neglected, almost from the start.
Inconsistency can be a wonderful thing!
considering i’m eating my second bowl of cereal today (not likely my last), the fact that you still cook proper meals impresses me. we ran out of pasta, otherwise i would have it for lunch with butter and pecorino. coming up with an actual menu is apparently too much for the lazy homemaker in me!