Spent the afternoon with my parents and Bobo. Mom and I made the Broccoi Rabe and Tortellini recipe. We made a few edits to the recipe such as blanching the broccoli rabe. We also used quite a bit more olive oil and garlic and we added Italian sausage. Really the main difference is we just did our thing. We weren’t really tied to the recipe. When I made it the other day, I was tired from a long day at work, tired from searching a couple different stores for the broccoli rabe and in my mind-dead state, I followed the recipe exactly. I wasn’t having fun cooking, I was just trying to get it on the table. All these things combined to create a pretty awful meal. On the other hand, the meal this evening was delicious, absolutely wondrously delicious. Lesson learned = don’t get roped in and have fun.

Little Bo was so happy to see me. He jumped into my arms and stayed there until I left. Outside, saying goodbye to my mom, we heard this pounding against the window. We looked up to see little Bo bumping himself against the window! My mom went inside and grabbed Bo. She said she had never seen him do that before. Apparently he wanted to be outside saying goodbye to me! I felt horrible leaving him. I miss him so much. I wish I could have an animal here with me but my schedule just doesn’t allow it. Away 6:30 – 7:30 every weekday. It just wouldn’t work.

On PostSecret, a postcard this week proclaims that the person who sent it found enlightenment but they’ll never tell anyone because it’s so easy no one would believe them. Why didn’t they just send their secret to enlightenment!?! Grrrr! Now I am sitting here trying to figure out what their secret to enlightenment could possibly be! I’m thinking it’s a tray of brownies and a cup of Oolong tea.

Tomorrow I am going to NYC. I have my sales meeting and I really should grab my numbers this evening to try to figure what I have left to close but I just simply have no desire. Tomorrow I am going to regret this choice but oh well! I made my choice and I’ll live with it.