A Romantic Meal for Four...

This year Valentine's day was once again celebrated with a romantic dinner. The participants of these meals have decreasing as they slowly retreat to college or move away. For many years it was the romantic for six every February 14th. Daughters 1 through 4 were big believers in share the love. In this case, it was share the good food and valentine treats. Now some of them are sharing the champagne too, sigh... The husband and I and daughters 2 and 4 shared steak tips on greens with blackberries, goat cheese, and a nice baguette. Then there was the traditional sharing of the valentine chocolates and conversation about appropriate valentine gifts. Everybody agreed that a pillow was not. This was what my poor co-worker received. She put up a brave front claiming her husband knew her neck hurt. We all know the truth... Leftovers disappeared the next day by someone who shall remain nameless and ought to know better. The nerve. Everybody knows the mom gets the last valentine chocolate

Working cats banned from Valentine festivities

Blogging in Baltimore

And that's about as productive as I probably will get this weekend. I am here accompanying the husband who has to judge an engineering competition. I am here as arm candy(or so I would like to believe...Hey we've all got our dreams). All I have to do is eat,drink, and look pretty. The last one is a matter of pride. Anyway, I'm lying in a bed at 4:06 pm in the Westin Hotel, contemplating how I could have smuggled some alcohol on the plane. No answers to that one. I've brought my computer, spent $13 for 24 hrs worth of Internet access (shame on them), brought books and sketchbook-I am ready to relax. Might meet friend Anita tomorrow for a dalliance somewhere off campus...I might not. Experimenting with taking a picture with my cell phone and sending it to my Gmail account to see if I can post it here. Woo hoo! It worked!