11 February 2008
Happy Birthday, William Todd!
I suck as a sister . . . I didn’t call. But, he’s been on my mind all day, and I hope he knows I love him. Happy birthday, little brother.
Although it’s no real excuse for not calling your brother on his birthday, I did have a pretty busy day. I had an early luncheon date with a girlfriend from TCU, that I hadn’t seen in well over twenty years! Kathy and I reconnected via Linked In, and set up this date for lunch a few weeks ago—before I left for Florida. We each have photos online, so we knew “who” to watch for when meeting face to face, and sure enough, except for the beautiful silver that now runs through her hair, she has changed very little. We met at a sweet little Thai restaurant, and had a perfectly delightful time together. We reminisced about our TCU days, and compared notes on other friends to try to catch up on who was doing what . . . we looked at old photos and laughed about the silly stuff we used to do . . . and we each shared details of who and where we’ve been since 1984!
Because my batteries died immediately after taking this one photograph, my photo today is of the bowl of rice that accompanied my Sweet and Sour Chicken order at the Papaya Garden Thai Restaurant today. The place is absolutely lovely, and the service was delightful. My food was okay, although next time I’m there, I’ll order something different. The pineapples were bland, and the sweet and sour sauce was a colour not often found in nature! But, the Thai Ice Tea was fabulous, the egg rolls were very good, and the other meal at the table was apparently stellar. And the company was world-class!
What really struck me and caused me to snap this photo, was the amazing “origami” they do to the carrot garnish! My rice bowl was adorned with this lovely little butterfly, and Kathy’s plate was decorated with a tiny orange bird. And even within my veggie mix that came with my meal, there were carrots, all cut, as though by cookie cutter-type device, in shapes like stars and hearts and flowers! It was very special. Origami probably refers only to paper art; I’m sure there must be a different word to describe the cutting and folding of food, to make figures and shapes and such. But, I’ll have to research that!
The rest of my day was full of cable repair guy and a customer fitting, and then a bite to eat with Kyle and Jill and Brett at NFG.
~MB
What a delightful blog! Marita Beth, I so enjoyed our lunch, too. My green curry with tofu was delicious as the next day’s lunch, and I really enjoyed looking at the TCU pictures.
I also linked to an English football site, in honor of Kyle. Hi, Kyle, look forward to meeting you!