tom's twizzler straw into my vitamin water. yum.
things started out yesterday when tom brought me my favorite vitamin water (i shared with him, since he shared his favorite strawberry twizzlers with me) on his way home from work for dinner.during dinner, he told me of his plans to take me to one of my favorite restaurants, mimi's cafe, for breakfast on christmas eve!!
well, we went today, and it was divine! i had some fancy french toast, stuffed with a sweet cream cheese/orange zest mixture and topped with fresh strawberries, blueberries and strawberry syrup. it came with four slices of bacon and two eggs, which i chose to have poached (only the best way to eat eggs). tom had a crab and avocado omelette (which was also scrumptious) and his meal came with a fresh-baked honey-bran muffin (the best muffin EVER).
we came home and played our current favorite card game, casino. this game was new to tom, but he has really gotten the hang of it and has won 3 of the last 4 games we played. the tide has turned. it always happens when i teach him a new game! i win all the time at first, and then he gets really good at strategizing, and i never win again... good thing i am not super-competitive! i just enjoy spending time with tom and playing fun games!
he is at work right now, but he will hopefully get off really early tonight, because we are going out to dinner at our favorite thai place with the family j. pin kaow is amazing! eating at two restaurants in one day is very rare and extravagant for us, but tom said it was a special occasion and justified since we will be cooking all day tomorrow!
since the family j did the main course for thanksgiving, tom and i are in charge tomorrow. tom is preparing a standing roast (should be delicious) and i am making creamed new potatoes with peas and one of my favorite desserts, pretzel salad (this is paula deen's version, mine is a little different because i don't use pineapple and i don't mix the cool whip into the cream cheese mixture, but i spread it on top as a separate layer). becky is in charge of a green salad, rolls, and another dessert.
i think she is making a birthday cake for Jesus with the kids. such a fun tradition. we will eat like royalty when we celebrate the birth of our King!
i can't wait to give my nephew tuff his present! we got him two books (he loves books! even at 16 months!) and a little boy's backpack to put them in. see, his sisters got backpacks a while ago from their aunt s, and tuff loves to wear one in particular around the house all the time when i nanny. the problem is, it is patent-leather black with pink ballet slippers on it. not very manly! especially for a boy named tuff. so we got him one that has dinosaurs and skateboards on it. very masculine.
you'll have to wait until a future blog to find out what i got for tom for christmas (and vice versa)!
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