It’s finals week. Blows my mind. Where have the last seven weeks gone? Seven f***ing weeks… I feel like I’m living the movie “Goundhog Day”. Every day is basically the same. My life feels stymied… it still remains to be seen when I will be going back. You know what, f*** it. Could be worse.
I admit, I’m kind of saddened by the semesters wrap up. I always am at the close of another school year. What a time it must be for the students. I mean, graduation is on hold. This is a major moment in their lives and they have to handle it differently than any class before them. I’ve seen lots of cap & gown photo session on campus this week. I’m curious to see what the campus will be like during the summer. It’s already a ghost town. How many of the remaining students will depart?
I vividly recall the end of my final semester. It was both exciting and scary. I loved classes. Loved the work. Love the structure. I was going to miss the professors. The familiar faces of my fellow students who had gone the long journey with me. The study sessions together. The joys of being a naive youth. I didn’t know what the world had in store for me. I toyed with the idea of taking more classes. Before that I vowed to just enjoy my final summer. This time of year I feel sort of nostalgic for those days.
I actually had a project this week. Clean up our strange little side yard. We have a section that is separate from our back yard. It’s fenced in and was wild the day we moved in. Not really a priority, I never had the desire to put in the time and work cleaning it up. Large weeds, brush & mesquite trees worked as a deterrent. It didn’t help that I had already dumped a fair amount of trees from an earlier culling. This was going to be rough. So I gathered clippers, chainsaw & weed-eater. I went crazy cutting and made a mess I was forced to clean up. 3 hours later we had an additional yard. What am I going to do with this? I’m open for suggestions.
Spicy chicken thighs & vegetable medley. I kind of threw what I could find together for this.
Cinco de Mayo!!! Steak street tacos & Bekah’s famous Spanish rice. I’m really liking these raw tortillas I’ve been using. Just spray with a little PAM and throw on the stove or grill. So delightful. Way better that the store bought I’ve been using all my life. Being the day it was lots of tequila was consumed. I got a little intoxicated. My significant other has a heavy pour. With tequila I have about a 50/50 chance of waking up with a hangover so the night was a gamble. Lucky for me I awoke just fine and dandy.
Taco Rice. Japanese street food to the rescue again. Simple, no work, cheers! Great meal. Try it please!!
Whiskey mushroom Swiss burger. I actually used a freaking bun for the first time in ages. I sautéed the mushrooms & onion in whiskey. If you have never done this, do it. The meat consisted of beef & jalapeño. Assorted seasonings. Top with some think Swiss cheese. I buttered the buns. The ketchup ended up for presentation because I didn’t need it. So good.
Friday we wanted to give some money to a local restaurant. Our favorite Asian place finally opened up for carry out so we made the call. I got double spicy chicken, 5 pepper hot, no rice & an egg roll. My lord had I missed that. And it was surprisingly warm to boot! I was a happy camper.
Cocktail of the Week: Big Red Margarita.
En Fuego 