Archive for June, 2005
The Corrections
Bookmark Conundrum
Lithuanian Homecooking, Decapitated Daisies, and Snake-Licking Dogs
You can thank the threatening weather for this entry. If it weren't for the thunderstorms on the way, I'd be home getting myself mentally ready for my first soccer game of the summer and first in about 6 weeks. Instead, onto Lithuanian homecooking, decapitated daisies, and snake-licking dogs.
I made it to Swedish Girl's house around 6:30 pm yesterday to celebrate our one-month anniversary. I found the table on the backyard deck decorated with rose petals, candles, and the stemless (decapitated) daisies I had recently given Swedish Girl. I hope this wasn't an omen for the giver of the daisies. Upon seeing this lovely display and then being served some tasty Lithuanian dishes, I declared that I didn't deserve it all. Swedish Girl deadpanned, "No, you don't. Not after a month. Maybe after a year, yes, but not after a month." Seeing as how that is something I would say, is there any wonder why we're together?
We moved through 3 courses, with wine (Cool Jesus was not a fan of the 1992 port wine, so he stuck with his Yellow Tail merlot), took a breather, and then moved onto fruit (raspberries, strawberries, and cherries) with whipped cream. While Swedish Girl was cleaning up, I went to my car to get my chapstick and gum (I can never be too far from these two items), but on the way, I heard some rustling on the ground. I bent down to see what made the noise and saw a snake hiding out under some steps. I called Swedish Girl out to take a look. The snake was shy and she didn't believe me at first, but it finally made an appearance, so we were all happy. We thought that was all we'd be seeing of the serpent for the night, but we were wrong.
