HAPPEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

i FINALLY made what appears to be a really incredible, moist, constitutionally sound, and completely wheat free bread i've EVER made today. It is an oatmeal spelt bread, and that's all i'm going to say, because other than that, it's proprietary. And it's SO GOOD.

So THAT made me happy.

Additionally, i've had a fun weekend. daN's brother and sister in law Nate and Tara came down to visit this weekend. On Friday night, we went to Redbones, which i thoroughly enjoyed. It was full of cornbread deliciousness, which was fantastic. Yesterday morning, we went to Johnny D's for brunch, and then continued down to the Museum of Fine Arts for fine art viewing. And, if you read the fine print, you can use the ticket a second time within a 9 day period, so we're going to go again next weekend! YAY! We hopped on the train and went to the North End for canolis at Mike's Pastries (oddly, the low part of the trip for me) and i grabbed a delicious espresso in a random Italian bistro.

Then we went to Loew's to see a movie, so we went to see X-Men, the movie that was at the intersection of our diverse viewing desires. I really enjoyed it. A lot! I will mention that there was a lot that happened in the movie that really could have handled to be explained or delivered with some more fanfare and background to it, but it didn't ruin the movie for me. There was just a lot going on.

Finally, last night, we came home for a dinner of salad and leftovers, topped off with some chocolate chip cookies that i threw together. They came out rather tastily. We played Carcassonne, daN's favorite boardgame, and i felt REALLY solid in the strategy of the game this time, and i was able to help cime in with some really good suggestions for Nate and Tara! Go me! It was a fun time. We crawled into bed around 11:30 or so. Today we had to bring them to South Station, and i was very proud of myself as i negotiated downtown Boston. Getting TO South Station was easy -- it was getting AWAY from it that proved a hastle. Still, i managed, and daN and i ran some errands, including Trader Joe's for wine and chocolate and Home Despot for plant pots and such -- yes, i have a potted vegetable garden in the back yard. Woo! It makes me happy. Hopefully it bears fruit. Well, vegetables, anyway. I heavily domesticized all afternoon, including the breadbaking, and i also made some tasty beet soup and swiss chard that we had with the bread while FINALLY watching Hitchcock's North by Northwest. It was OK.

What a good weekend. I am about to start my last week at First Marblehead. I think it will be a good one. I'm looking forward to being unemployed (well, self-employed) so that i can do things like organize the bookshelves again :)