A Day of Food

I spend a lot of time inwardly whining because G doesn't like many of the foods that I do.  There are days when I externally whine, too.  He loves it.  But today I'm reminded, once again, of the blessing that his limited palate is to me.  It's no secret that if he enjoyed food as much as I do, I would weigh 550 pounds.  Easily.

Today is an example.

After spending yesterday at the stock show and eating my weight in greasy, sugary goodness, we woke up and went to brunch this morning.  Brunch is a thing here and most restaurants offer a special menu for it.  It's as if they knew I was moving here and they want to make me feel welcome.  It's working and I will never leave.

A coworker recommended this place to me when I was describing, in excruciating detail, the Southwest Eggs Benedict from Boulder Cafe on Pearl Street.  He knows the owners of this place (DJ's 9th Ave Cafe) and swears that theirs is better.  I call it a solid tie.  Look at those roasted chilis sticking out under the eggs!  This is how we know there IS a God, people.  And He's a fan of spicy food.

After brunch, we went home and G left to scope out a new nerd store he found.  While he was gone, Orca and I prepped for the very busy week coming up by sleeping on the couch.  When he got back we had to stop drooling and act interested in his geeky spoils.  You know what they say, A family that nerds together, stays together.  Or something like that.

Then a bunch of irrelevant stuff happened and it was time for dinner!  At a place recommended by one of G's peeps this time:

They make all of their cheeses in house.  I forget what this is called but it is cheese INSIDE another kind of cheese.  The perfect mixture of soft cheese flavor, light olive oil, and a kick of salt.

My entree was the special.  Roasted pork atop a parmesan cake, with braised brussel sprouts and wilted greens.

I am in a food coma and the only thing keeping me awake is the sound of violence coming from the living room.  That would be G on the XBox.

Tomorrow is the start of a new chapter and I'm so thankful!  When G flies back tomorrow, I'll actually be with him!  We get to stay together while I work in VA this week and when I leave to come back here, he'll start the drive out (with a couple of fun stops built in along the way).  No more living apart!  No more going weeks at a time being a single parent!  I can dig it.