An invite was given to us by the Gardner's to join their feast for Thanksgiving this year.
We immediately gave our RSVP and counted down the days until we would be together.
Amie greeted us at her front door with a sexy little apron on her lean body, and wine on her breath.
The Gingy wouldn't admit to her exhaustion, but when I witnessed the amount of preparation she went through before our arrival, I was in awe by the delicious love that welcomed us.
Their home smelled of honey baked ham, fresh spices, and apple pie.
Along with ham, the meat trio consisted of a roasted turkey......
a smoked turkey.......
and a soaked in moonshine turkey.
Who gave this drunk ass a knife?
Amie's mother, a neighborhood friend, and her sister and family joined the gathering.
Everyone contributed to the gourmet meal.
After gorging, we sat with a cup of coffee and in a food coma while we visited.
I handed Jax the camera and asked him to take pictures of everyone.
This is what I got back.
He made sure to get an entire collage of himself, and the backs of other people's heads.
So, I'm sorry.....
I wish I could show you pics of the other guests, but Jax said NO.
OY VEY!
The next morning we started with Amie's awesome twist on mimosa's.
Almond champagne, orange juice, fresh lemon and lime juice and a dash of amaretto is the best wake up drink EVER!!!
After some good convo and lounging in our comfy's, Amie and I made our way to the local mani/pedi spa.
Things were a bit un-relaxing for Amie right away.
Her massage chair didn't work which also means that it wouldn't move back to accommodate Amie's long legs to fit in the mini tub. She didn't make a big fuss about it and was even quite calm when her foot bath was ice cold.
The Asian pedicurist sat in front of Amie, gave her a look from head to toe, and said,
"AWH! How tauw arw youh?"
Amie: "6 and half"
Asian: "Awh myh gah, youh so tauw! Youh leg soh long! It no fit in this like it posed to!
Awh, it so long!
AWH!
And youh feet!
Dayh so biiiig!
Wha size youh feet? 9? 10?"
Amie: "Yeah, they're a 10".
Asian: "Awh myh gah!!!! Day awr such big feet!"
AWH!!!!
What pedicure youh get?"
Amie: "The delux"
Asian: "It good youh gah dewux!!!! We don't know wha to do for deez kind of cowus. You have to have dewux to get cowus off! AWH.....deez awr baaaad cowus! I don't know if I have plastic bag big enough to put on youh feet! Day jus so big!"
The Asian then speaks fast jibberish to the other employees and has an abruptly paranoid look in her eye when she turned to Amie and said,
"AMIE! Youh speak Chinee???"
Amie: "Yes, a little"
The Asian straightens up and immediately becomes an ass kissing professional!
Asian: "AWH Amie!
We jus lauv youh!
Wha youh nee?
Youh nee a massage?
I wub youh shouldaw fo youh."
I was DYING at how brutal the Asian lady was to Amie, yet how Amie just took it all with a grain of salt.
Actually, I wondered if Amie was truly awake?
She was much too calm to have her knees poking her chest, her feet in the beginning stages of hypothermia, and her 'long-ness' attacked by a little mean Asian lady.
On top of it all, Amie would eventually have to pay good money for the KUNG POW assault!
Saturday was planned for the wine tasting tour of Grand Junction.
Randy and Mike bagged on us and chose to take the kids shooting.
Not that Amie and I minded, we just invited them out of FFL pity anyway!
What? You didn't know Grand Junction has wineries???
Seems crazy, I KNOW, but there is something about the climate that certain grapes thrive in this area. The scenery is delicious too!
[Check out this site. http://www.visitgrandjunction.com/wineries-tasting-rooms-0
Not only does G.J. have wineries, but they also have breweries and distilleries]
Some of the places where we sampled wine looked like Southern plantations to me.
We had a beautiful day walking and talking and sipping [no spitting]. I look forward to getting my Utah posse together to make the drive to G.J. for the Spring "Barrel tasting and food pairing" tour.
We will hire a limo to drive us to and from each winery.
I'd like to think of it as a mini-Napa valley vaca!
Our last eve together consisted of Amie's friends, Sonja, Mark and Berna coming by to enjoy appetizers, a lot of laughs and a loooooong game of Mexican dominoes.
When I say long, I mean a 3 am bedtime!
A few hours later, and we were awake [with a headache] and Amie was cookin up some good ol country fixins for breakfast before we had to head our way back home.
Thank you Gardner family for feeding us like royalty, giving up your beds for our tired old bodies, and showering us with love and laughter in a way that only FFL members would appreciate!
Love you guys ;)
3 comments:
I have a Vietnamese hairstylist.
She's a dragon-lady, but I love her
When i come in she says "oh Caroh
no styoh , no styoh and proceeds to give me a " styoh". She has several relatives working for her , and her hard work has paid off.Her daughter has recently become a full-fledged M.D. not bad for a lady who had to escape her war-torn coutry and had to learn English.
Looks like all of you had a wonderful time. The food looked yummy. It always surprises me that winery's are in places that we would never expect. It's always a good thing to know.
E
Carol!!! That is hilarious!!!!
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