Dinner and a Fight

Well, dinner went marvelously well. However, we had our first fight. It was over something stupid that had to do with dinner, but it had more to do with a difference in the way people "entertain" down here than we do up north. I mean, when people get there (if they're not family) dinner should be in your hands hovering over the table. Apparently, that's not how it goes here in Texas. Manny called me at about 5:30 and told me that Justin would be at our house any minute, because he wasn't going to go home from work - just straight here. Well, like most women (I think), I had planned out the day...I was going to clean and put dinner in the oven and while that was cooking, I was going to take my shower. So, I hung up the phone, ran through the shower and ran around trying to get things done out of the order I had originally planned them in. I CHANGED MY SHIRT THREE TIMES BECAUSE I WAS SWEATING SO MUCH! Oh, and did I mention that Justin never showed!? When Manny walked in, I was fuming. I had 20 minutes to make the pie, and he hadn't bought enough chicken, so we had to use frozen chicken...it was maddening. When he walked in, he goes "You look beautiful!" (I had gotten my hair done.) I said, "Hi." I essentially reamed him out, and once I had calmed down, I apologized for "lashing out unfairly". He goes, "YEAH, THANKS." So, his sarcasm just rubbed it in more, and he made me feel awful. I cried, he apologized, and we moved on. Justin and Sheri came and...they brought the BABY! YAAAAY! :) (She's adorable!) Dinner was ready about 20 minutes after they arrived, and we sat down. They loved the food, and despite our argument, Manny was proud and pleased about the dinner.

I made Mama's Parmesan Chicken, Garlic Redskin Mashed potatoes, and succotash (Sheri's favorite). AND I made homemade apple pie. I got to use our special cakeserver for the first time, too. It's an antique and it says "Manny & Lydia" on it. Manny showed it off. (I thought he didn't like it - too girly. But he seemed kinda proud of it.) So, dinner was a huge success, but by the time they left after playing a game, we just kind of organized the dirty dishes and hit the hay. I still have a lovely mountain in my sink. So, I've gotta go clean them. Manwich and Corn on the Cob tonight.

Oh, and my hair turned out really nice! Re-hilighted and everything! THANK GOD! It was looking so scraggly!