Had 20+ people over for Sunday lunch, in celebration of JP's birthday. It takes a lot to do that, even though some people brought food; Winn-Dixie helped out with fried chicken and ribs at the last minute. As well as bread, which should have come out of the bread machine, but I forgot to load it this morning.
So yeah, the domestic god was hard at work. And it was good to have lots of people in the house again. (It looks good now, after 3 hours of cleaning yesterday, and an intense hour and a half of cleaning up this morning. Pretty much everything is in place, most of the dishes are washed, and it's quiet. J is at the K's weekly pizza and beer event, and B is at work.) So many of those people have been amazingly charitable and gracious and merciful to me over the last four years.
Pastor Skogen preached about 'judge not lest ye be judged' this morning. And you know, most of the people around me, especially the people here today, have not been censorious or spiteful or bitter, but have walked with me through various joys and a lot of sad/hard moments. That is what life is all about.
However, there were some people that weren't present. There should be some reconciliation. I guess I'll have to start it.
Tomorrow: Bonefish Grill opens. B and I are there.
Other news: J is moving out. Back to the mountain.
Posted by mike at October 24, 2004 08:49 PMSounds delightful! There is a bonefish grill here, but I have not been there yet. Is it any good?
Posted by: beth at October 24, 2004 09:10 PMBeth: I've been hearing AMAZING things about it. All the "medium-to-nice" restaurants are cowering in fear, and even the Art District joints are mildly concerned about Bonefish eating into their cold-weather rush. I'm actually rearranging everyone's schedule in our restaurant just so Mike and I can eat there tomorrow night. Should be crazy.
Crazy fun.
Mike: I sooooo wished I could have been here all day today. I really like quietly soaking up the atmosphere of your friends. You have good ones.
Posted by: bob at October 25, 2004 12:30 AM