Christmas Day is over and as usual, I got far more than I deserved. Family was here. We celebrated two different times - Christmas Eve for Julie/Bret and family; Christmas Day for the rest of the family. Julie and Bret were leaving for Oklahoma the next day, so it was good that we could be together at least for a little while.
Christmas Eve evening we went to a new restaurant to celebrate Tom's birthday, which is really December 23, but we celebrate when everyone can get together. We went to a Greek restaurant that is "on property." I guess I have been in too many restaurants AND I am too opinionated; but I was underwhelmed. Being close friends with many people of Greek heritage and eaten so much food with them, that I truly must have authentic ethnic food to really like it. This wasn't truly Greek food per se, but Greekish type food with a different flare. The saganaki (fried cheese) was a different type of cheese and had unusual spices on it. The meatballs had some sort of coating and the shrimp were overly "spiced" with something I couldn't identify. The spinikopika (stuffed grape leaves) were soggy and "spaghetti" type noodles were used in the pastichio (lasagna) instead of using regular lasagna noodles. The tsadzacki sauce (cucumber & sour cream) was great and so was the humas and flat bread. (Some of the spellings are off a little) I didn't have to pay for it. I am always grateful when I get to go out and try different food, even though it doesn't sound like it.
New Years is coming up and I am supposed to work. I have been in bed for 4 days, so I don't know what will happen. I hope I can make it to work the next few days. I'm thinking it's a good thing I have handed in my resignation. I HAVE applied for a PT job there, but who knows about that. Life is a hoot, right??
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