Guess Who's Coming to Dinner

Anyone who knows me, knows that I have the most amazing set of extra parents. I could not have special ordered two people who make my parents happier which in turn makes me happier. One of the benefits of this is that even my best friends from high school love hanging out with my Mom and Papa Gar. Even when I am not in town. It makes my heart warm if not a little jealous when I am away. So when I do go home to Florida, there is always a dinner party. And when the weather is nice, it is always out at Foxy’s. For the uninitiated, that would be the dock on the bayou behind their house. It’s a pretty fantastic place and this trip was no different. We had fresh (as in swimming in the Gulf that morning) shrimp, a delicious salad, patatas bravas, a beautiful night and an excellent wine, complete with cherubs. Good food, good wine, good friends. What more could you ask for?

Won't you join us next time?

Comments

Unknown said…

So glad that we always get to spend this time with you and your closest friends! Love the food, camaraderie and the vino... but most of all... YOU!!

May 24, 2011 at 11:48 PM

Gar Long said…

Happiness isn't found at a location; it's found within the people we share the location with and that night I was HAPPIER!

May 27, 2011 at 12:23 PM

My Inner Picasso

I have been working through a book on creativity the last few months, trying to let my inner artist flourish. It had been, shall we say, closeted for a while due to too much "flat on white." I have never been one to think I was a true "artist." Yes I take photos and there is art in that, but because I do not feel "gifted" at painting or drawing I always felt a little like a fraud on the creative department. It's funny too because I do have drawings from when I was younger and I have to say I think they are pretty good, so I know the ability is in there, it just has definitely not been nurtured over the years. When I visited the Brooklyn Museum a few weeks back to see the Rockwell Exhibit, I made a point of lingering in the museum after I gorged on Rockwell and found a lovely little room to sit and relax. I called it the Mushroom Forest because of the amazing fabric sculptures that had been created. It was so quiet and calming that all I wanted to d

Panama Day 5-Howard

This was the most surreal hour and a half of the whole trip. We made our way out to Howard Air Force Base (which is no longer an AFB) and found our old house. Just looking at the photos I get emotional all over again. Not that I broke down crying or anything but it was really weird standing in a place that holds so many memories. Here is me freaking out that we found it!!! Our old Street! Coffey Avenue! Exploring the old digs! This stairwell led up to the door in the kitchen. It was a little creepy so I just filmed from where I was. :-/ I don't do creepy. Here we are in front of 60A Coffey Ave! That "hill" behind my mom seemed so much bigger when we lived there. I remember my dog running down it and tripping, which led to a head over heels tumble that still makes me laugh when I think of it. And that fence used to be a favorite spot for three toed sloths to hang out. While I don't r

June 18-It's a good day

There is nothing like an early morning run to give you a total attitude shift. The birds are singing, people are walking their dogs, houses are waking up and all seems right with the world. I know, I know, there are a few of you who will argue vehemently that running, at 6am no less, is not exactly what you would call a good time. But I beg to differ and I challenge you to try it. Just once. I am not going to lie, it's been a tough week. Work has been busy, I had a free lance job that had me up until 3 am on Tuesday night, I have been on an emotional roller coaster and I have had moments where I just wanted to crawl under my covers and hide. When my alarm went off this morning, I was surprisingly not exhausted. I made a mental note that I would just take an easy run. Start out slow. I was scheduled to run 35 minutes but since my run yesterday got ixsnayed (how exactly do you spell that?) I decided to try to go a little longer so I don't pay for it on my run Saturday. SO I hopp

Revisions

Search This Blog