Absinthe, Fur, Dancing and Snow

I went to the Gourmet Food and Wine Show. I assumed I would be eating all day. Boy, was I wrong. It was the wine and alcohol show, with a little bit of food if you could find it show. I started double-fisting at the second booth. They had some $80 bottles of scotch. Very nice. The one I had was aged 10 years in port barrels. They also had one in sherry barrels and others. Naturally, I could not chug the fine scotch (it was only 11am), so I had to get another glass so I could sample other things. I had wine, port and absinthe. Yes, the stuff from wormwood that the bohemians drank in the 18th century that made them go blind and crazy. They assured me the refining process has improved since then and there is no more chance of turning insane. It comes out green. You add equal parts water and it turns cloudy. Didn't taste nearly as strong as it was. It was only later I found some food.

I have been taking private dance lessons to learn Viennese Waltz and they have been going well. I covered the entire bronze and silver syllabus and most of the gold in my first 2 lessons. Now it's just technique and trying to remember everything once I am there.

I bought a fur coat. M and I spent the day shopping and we each got one. She took hers home, mine is being custom made. I should have it shortly. I cannot wait. People are laughing at me because I am wearing 2-3 layers now and they say this is nothing. I will be prepared.

It snowed on Thanksgiving. We got a few inches. It was nice. I was brave and walked around doing errands for over an hour. It's gone know, but supposed to snow again later today. I was impressed - they had new industrial-strength carpet installed in my lobby and the elevators by 3:00 that day. (We have tile floors and it would be too slippery if left alone). Oh, and I finally turned my heater on Thanksgiving. It got down to 71, so I turned it on.

I went out for dinner with friends on Thanksgiving. We had turducken! These Canadians actually think we gluttonous Americans eat turducken. I explained it's more of an urban legend than a meal. It was good. Personally, I would have liked more duck in mine. For those of you who don't know, it's a turkey stuffed with a duck stuffed with a chicken, with stuffing in between each layer - turducken.

I baked all day Friday, then we went to a place that's famous for their burgers. Really good, creative burgers. I had blue cheese with walnuts and roasted garlic. Saturday we went to a Sex And The City party. It was run by 2 groups. After the show, they had a discussion about the topics brought up in the show. Then they had a hugging lesson. No, I am not kidding. A woman wearing braided pigtails (yes, a grown woman wore braided pigtails in public on a Saturday night!) and started to teach us about the different types of hugs. I say started because it was at that point me and my friends left.

So that brings me up to date. I leave Thursday to NC for our office holiday party. Back home Sunday. But only for 1 week, as I am off to Florida the following Sunday.

Hope ya'll had a good Thanksgiving!