Dinner guests

Tonight was our first night of having dinner guests. The menu I planned for the week listed spaghetti and meatballs for tonight so I baked the meatballs before lunch. I met Joe at 12:30 for a Chinese lunch which was delish. Then we washed the truck quick before he went back to work. You can tell it was quick because it is covered in smeared dust. So, while I was walking Gracie Joe texted that we were having Renee, Dustin and Doc for dinner. Doc is a Texas Blue Lacy Game Dog and about 3 months old. He is just the cutest damn thing and full of piss and vinegar. We had to keep Gracie outside while he was in because she is too aggressive and we did not want anything to happen to him.

Anyway, once I got home from my walk I went into overdrive instead of taking the nap I was dreaming of. The sauce I took out was not enough for 4 so I took another one out. Homemade of course. Put it all in the crock pot and started running around picking up and getting the table ready for guests. I took out shrimp for a snack while visiting and took out butter to soften so I could make the cookies I had planned to make for our trip tomorrow. They would make a great little sweet after dinner. I also needed to make a salad and get some fresh bread.

I changed the table cloth in the dining room and put place mats and cloth napkins out. Not to be pretentious but because I prefer cloth over paper. I decided to use the good dishes which means I have to clean them by hand cuz the damn dishwasher ruins everything. The water sucks but I've already mentioned that. I picked Joe up and we went to town for another box of pasta, fresh bread and milk. The bread was so fresh that there was moisture on the inside of the wrapper from the heat of the oven.

Back home and I went back into overdrive to get ready. I was working on baking cookies, spicing up the cocktail sauce, thawing and presenting the shrimp, getting pasta water boiling, chopping vegys for salad and setting the table. Joe was goofing off on the computer. I thanked him for all his help and he finally asked what could he do to help. Nothing of course because I have to do everything my way and my self. Just like to make him feel bad for shits and giggles. He did clear the table after we ate.

We had a wonderful visit. Gracie had to be outside while Doc was in the house but she did not fuss much about it. They brought a red wine but we drank the Lucky Duck wine that Joe bought for me. They ate shrimp and we watched Doc run around and be cute. I started the pasta water again and got things going. They seemed to enjoy dinner and conversation was wonderful. I sent them home with enough pasta, sauce, meatballs and bread for another meal. Neither one is in a place to make home cooked meals so I feel blessed to share with them. They will come again for my lasagna and maybe another night for my pink vodka sauce or possibly slow cooked ribs.

Clean up was easy and now Joe and I are watching an antique western DVD getting very tired. Early rise tomorrow for the the wild horse hunt.