Sunday Dinner & Dessert

We were invited to have dinner this evening at Roy & Linda's home. They are friends we've known for years because we all attend the same church. Roy loves to cook. We love to eat. That's a winning combo!

Roy served Chicken Piccata with Capers and Lemons, roasted green beans, pasta shells, fresh sliced tomatoes, and lemon tart for dessert. There were seven of us around the table smacking our lips and licking our fingers (I'm kidding), but we were pleasantly plump and just having fun conversation, when I realized I had completely forgotten to take a photo. NO! NO! NO! I couldn't believe my mistake. I looked at Mr. Fun and quietly exclaimed my blunder.

When Roy realized what my whiny whisper was about, he said, "Hey, I've got another lemon tart; we'll top it with the whipped cream and you can take a photo." RELIEF! How in the world could I have forgotten to capture a photo of that delicous meal. As I am nearing my 1000th blip, I am losing the battle. My photos are crummy and any fervor seems to be all but gone.

I've had days like this in this blipping journey and it reminds me of my initial reason for starting my journal -- to write even when I do not feel like writing and occasionally I capture a decent photo.

So we've enjoyed a lovely evening and I can hardly believe that I almost missed the moment with my camera. Yikes!

Good night from Southern California,
Rosie (& Mr. Fun), aka Carol

P.S. I just have to include this bit of info: Linda, Roy's wife of many years, has been on a journey of her own -- she's lost more than 150 pounds in the past couple of years. Watching her enjoy the victory has been so good. Linda is doing "Weight Watchers." Mr. Fun has been doing "Jenny Craig" dieting for a little more than two years--we love to eat and he's always been a fatty, so the dieting victory has been rewarding (and yes at times frustrating). Mr. Fun hasn't lost 150 pounds, but he has lost a bunch and he feels so much better and I think he looks better. He no longer looks like he is about to burst! Since Linda lost all of the weight she has been able to get her knees replaced. I can remember the years that she told me many times "I'll never be able to lose 100 pounds, so I'll never be able to get these knees fixed." We laugh about her "never" statement now.