Double Vision Quest

Spring is here. The days are longer, the weather is warmer. Not my favorite time of year because it means summer is coming. Summer is coming! My least favorite season. Ninety degrees is too hot for me. Let’s not talk about the hundreds. I melt. But there are things to be said about spring which I do love.

On a good year we start seeing thunderstorms. I love the rain. What am I doing in West Texas! I would be a happy man in Seattle. Cloudy skies just elevate my mood. I get giddy at the thought of sever storms. It’s not that I want destruction. Absolutely not. I just love weather. To watch it change. I am a self-admitted weather geek. It’s amazing I have a wife. Shocking she didn’t flee when she found out that I could watch The Weather Channel all day. What a boring guy, she must have thought. Now she wants to buy me a weather station for my birthday.

Spring also brings the blooms. The spectacle that is a field of wild flowers. Taking in the fragrances and watching the butterflies dance from flower to flower. If ever you needed a reminder that the world is actually a beautiful place, not much else tops that. The color returning to the world after the dullness of winter. So much to marvel at.

Also, people generally seem to be in better moods once spring arrives. I hear much less complaints. And boy have I heard a lot this year. I didn’t even think it was that harsh a winter. Am I wrong? Was it so miserable?

And there’s Easter. Pastel eggs and bunny rabbits. My immediate family were all in town. One of our 3 big get-togethers of the year. It doesn’t feel like so much time has passed since we were all gathered for Christmas. We always have a great time. I’ve had my share of carbs this week. I’m done with them. Feed me a salad please. And no more wine please! (Just kidding.) And my kitchen duties were scaled back this year. Only job I had was Deviled Eggs. They were almost completely consumed before they hit the table. I don’t know how it was that I got delegated making the eggs. It’s been at least 10 years. No one else seem to have the patience to peel so many eggs.

I played Easter Bunny for the first time. I didn’t know hiding eggs could be so much fun. My nephew Teddy had such a look of wonder on his face when he found an egg. The little guy is really talking now. So much vitality in this little boy.

Did I mention that Bekah was out of town? Off to Colorado with her sister. I had the house to myself. I fail to appreciate the fact that while she is here that she is the one the dogs wake up at whatever hour during the night to relieve themselves. I’m exhausted. I don’t fall back to sleep easily. Bless her heart. Just one more reason added to the list of why I love that woman.

Haiku day was Wednesday. I don’t know how many of these I had to write for my Advanced Poetry class. As far as writing poetry goes, I think I enjoyed them the most. In honor of the day and spring, I wrote one. A little morbid? Feel free to interpret that as you wish.

Sunshiny April

A dead, teary goldfish calls

Despite the cookies

So now it’s Monday. The weekend went quickly. I’ve returned to work less rested than I was leaving on Friday. I said I’d cut out the work blogging, but MY GOSH WHAT IS WRONG WITH THIS GUY!!!!!!!!!! Way too much coming out of his mouth. Way too much information. He is basically just talking to himself non-stop for nearly 2 hours. Verbal diarrhea! Did he take drugs this morning? I seriously want to know. I was unaware one person could be this annoying. I just had no idea. How naive. My tolerance level for people has always been pretty high. Bekah says he must be something because I don’t talk about people like I do the Llama. I guess it’s a blessing that I’ve made it this far through life having never met someone like this. F*** me!!! It’s not yet ten o’clock and I need a drink… This person is driving me to drink. I will need a cocktail if this keeps up all day. I will be going on a double vision quest. Wish me the best of luck!!!!

Jalapeños!!

Monday dinner was chicken, jalapeño & onions smothered in warm queso. Can’t go wrong here. What a simple delicious meal.

Hoisin steak with sriracha green beans. Pretty basic. If you don’t cook with hoisin sauce, you really should correct that. It’s even better on chicken.

Wednesday I was really wanting to grill “again” but Bekah really wanted Taco Salads. She was going out of town for 4 days so she got her wish. They did turn out great so it wasn’t a real loss.