As we were speaking, the housekeepers were finishing the house, the yards were in great shape even with all the rains and I would not have to do anything other than buy food. So simple.
Saturday, I made a three-layer chocolate cake from the February issue of Bon Appetit and the Ancho Macho Chili, garlic mashed red potatoes and cole slaw. I was ready.
They hit such horrible traffic they only made it to Medford, Oregon by midnight on Friday. It would be a long drive all day Saturday. They finally arrived on Sunday after they decided to spend the night with friends in Berkeley.
They looked fantastic and so very happy. The dinner was a huge hit as was the cake. We invited Wayne, Jill and the boys for dessert on Monday night. I was a bit worried that there is not enough cake for two hungry teen-aged boys so; off to the store I went.
I made the famous Fruit and Cheese Pizza on a sugar cookie dough crust covered in sweetened cream cheese covered in strawberries, kiwi and bananas with an apricot jam glaze. I had to be sure to have enough dessert for everyone!
Turns out that we brought everything – along with a lovely bottle of Jordan wine for everyone to enjoy – to their home. We had a great time with them and stayed way too late into the night. Wayne’s mom and her husband were also there as they had a medical appointment in the city the next morning.
I ran lots of errands and went to the rehab class on Tuesday but that night we found ourselves in the city having an amazing dinner at Blue Plate where a friend of Kimberly and William’s works. We met them there as they went up earlier in the afternoon to be with their friend. We got a lot of special attention! The three of them ordered a dinner of small plates, which they shares and I had the steak dinner, which as perfect for my diet and absolutely delicious. The chef there is very creative using ingredients that are interesting like pickled watermelon rind. They split the chocolate molten cake and the most fabulous toasted coconut cream pie. We were there for over two hours. They even served Four Barrel coffee. The earth opened up and the angels sang!
They stayed to hang out with their friend while we drove home to bed! Ah, we are getting so old! On a good note, we found a parking place – a hard thing to find in the Mission – but had to run across four lanes of scary traffic mid-block. I mean really run. I had my new very high heels on, grabbed Michael’s arm and we ran! We were both totally shocked that I was not out of breath afterwards. It was remarkable!
Our last day together, I cooked spinach stuffed pork tenderloin with a side of Swiss chard and a beet salad for dinner. Michael and William worked together in the evening to install the electrical system to the Mustang. I was able to pick his brain for hotel or restaurant information in the cities where we will be visiting soon.
They are leaving this morning. He begins touring next week and will continue on four continents until next April. We probably won’t see him until Christmas except for a local concert. We loving going to the very famous Fillmore Auditorium to see him work with the big band. We used to sit in the VIP section but we mostly prefer sitting on the equipment boxes in a roped off area behind his soundboard at the back of the audience near the bar. But, we know that he is working and really don’t have a chance for any real conversation. It still is so fun to watch him work. So interesting.
Off they head to the snows of the Pacific Northwest.
Godspeed.
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