Ramblings of a Madman

I don't usually review my social life, but our visit to Scott and Lori's place on Saturday was definitely a FIVE STAR visit.

The Food
The lasagna was sublime, and I wish that I'd brought along a tupperware container to sneak a second helping out to my van so I could have eaten it today. I was too full to have a second helping when I was there, because it is the DEEPEST lasagna I have ever seen! Now, I've noticed that with plain ol' regular lasagna, when it's deep it means that several layers are bland. Not so with Scott's lasagna. Each layer was a treat, cheesy, garlicy, spinachy, meaty...mmmm. I could go on, I really could. I could talk about the Feta touch and the fact that the longer the lasagna was in my mouth the more the flavours danced on my tongue. Heavenly, for sure.

I'm not sure what desert was called, but it was also tupperware-smuggle-worthy. Lori apologized that it was a little too frozen, but if it was it didn't affect the joy I got from it. It was chocolaty, wafery, and creamy and I wish I could eat some more of it right now!

The Setting
The setting of our visit was Scott and Lori's new house in Courtice. The first thing I noticed when I walked in was that the kitchen had an Island! I love kitchen Islands anywhere, but THIS one was basking in the light of a skylight. If I lived there, that is where I would sit, crunching my morning cereal as I read the daily funnies.

The decore was flawless (despite Lori trying to point out flaws). Most impressive was the artistic renderings of Sting and Tina Turner in the "Fan Room" (otherwise known as the downstairs washroom). A far cry from the old days when we'd have to cut out magazine pictures and stick them to the wall, these pictures looked like paintings, and were artistically placed in matching frames around the room.

Other notable touches were Lori's sunflower painting ("it's not done yet!"), the book displays, and of course, Scott's cool toys!

The Company
The company was wonderful, of course. Conversation and laughter flow easily when we hang out with Scott and Lori. David was there too, so it was almost the whole gang (Ted and Lisa didn't make it down for this visit).

Before the Big Move to Ontario, we were all worried that when The Boy and The Boy got together that the universe might implode or something. They've played with each other twice now without any dire consequences. Both boys shared their toys pretty easily, which surpised me because Elijah isn't exactly a 'sharer' much at home...he's been known to insist that even certain words and sounds belong to him. The girls had quite a bit of fun too, and played together well.

Just as we were about to go, Scott had to show me the Lego Star Wars video game, which is the most fun I've had playing a game in quite some time. I decided to immediately buy myself a copy for the Wii, and would be playing it right now if not for the discovery that it isn't out until sometime in NOVEMBER (Grrr)!!

Thanks, Scott and Lori, for such a great day!