Book Club Nite
I have just joined a book club which I really do enjoy. I like having a deadline otherwise I would not ever finish the dang thing. What does that tell you about me? Well, I think everyone around me knows that about me. I also enjoy discussing the books afterwards. You need to be prepared and really no one's views are dismissed. I have found though, that some people may have read some of the book,while others do not actually read the whole thing, cause they make their little comment from the first couple of chapters and then say nothing more. Kinda like Junior year in Mrs. Von Schulick's English class. Any how the book club is great but this months was at my house. I was fretting about this for weeks. Not that I do not like to entertain, it's just that some of these ladies I do not know very well at all. I have been to their homes, and have been absolutely blown away. So I was really trying to do a good job.
Starting with the dessert. Chocolate praline cake with sweet cream topping with dark chocolate shavings on top. Sounds good doesn't it? The freaking thing fell apart! I had to make two recipes of the sweet whipping cream topping just to keep it somewhat together.
We have had quite a bit of snow down here in beauteous Jasper, so the day of the meeting, I shoveled snow for thee hours. I do not know if I even made a dent. It was what it was. An hour before the ladies arrived, I ran out to purchase wine, valentine napkins, and grapes and cheese. I couldn't get over how friendly all the clerks were. Helpful and asking questions , very attentive. So much so, I thought something was up. Maybe my medication is really kicking in, and I view people much nicer now. Then I looked at myself in the mirror when I got home. I had forgotten that I had shoveled the driveway. I still had on my colorful blue,orange and tan boots. Boots, I might add that were Robby's when he was 10/11. One pant leg was tucked in one was not. I had on my green scrubs form being at work that day, and there was a fairly good amount of chocolate on my mouth from when I was putting together my crumbly cake. I looked like I was mentally handicapped. These people were being very sweet to me cause I looked like I was challenged. Or maybe homeless!
Well the evening went fine, and the cake was crumbly but the ladies were polite. Who cares. It's done, can't wait to go to someones else's house next month.
Starting with the dessert. Chocolate praline cake with sweet cream topping with dark chocolate shavings on top. Sounds good doesn't it? The freaking thing fell apart! I had to make two recipes of the sweet whipping cream topping just to keep it somewhat together.
We have had quite a bit of snow down here in beauteous Jasper, so the day of the meeting, I shoveled snow for thee hours. I do not know if I even made a dent. It was what it was. An hour before the ladies arrived, I ran out to purchase wine, valentine napkins, and grapes and cheese. I couldn't get over how friendly all the clerks were. Helpful and asking questions , very attentive. So much so, I thought something was up. Maybe my medication is really kicking in, and I view people much nicer now. Then I looked at myself in the mirror when I got home. I had forgotten that I had shoveled the driveway. I still had on my colorful blue,orange and tan boots. Boots, I might add that were Robby's when he was 10/11. One pant leg was tucked in one was not. I had on my green scrubs form being at work that day, and there was a fairly good amount of chocolate on my mouth from when I was putting together my crumbly cake. I looked like I was mentally handicapped. These people were being very sweet to me cause I looked like I was challenged. Or maybe homeless!
Well the evening went fine, and the cake was crumbly but the ladies were polite. Who cares. It's done, can't wait to go to someones else's house next month.
posted by Jill | 10:45 AM
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