Quoting myself for context
Two very full carts of groc. No booze. $600.45.
Gonna be quite the extravaganza.
It’s a long story, but basically, she has become dissatisfied with our relationship because she is an increasingly devout Christian while I’m increasingly agnostic. (We’re compatible in most other ways, but this is becoming a dealbreaker for her.) A week ago, she told me she was putting a temporary halt to the relationship so she and I can both figure things out. She’s been pretty silent since. I’m getting a sense that in the next month or two she’ll probably arrange an in-person meeting to inform a breakup. So I bought her customized gifts on Amazon, for that meeting in advance to end things on a high note, since she likes those.
Of course, chances are she might decide not to break up either, in which case giving a gift is always nice anyway for its own sake.
Oh! Holy sh(night)!
I thought I spent too much. ($387. not including sweet treats for the kids. I ain’t paying for that foolishness) I feel some better now.
Oh wait. I bought shrimp for a boil tomorrow night. Not sure how much that cost yet. It usually ain’t cheap)
Tell me more. My senior TB needs pergolide daily, and can sniff out one pez-sized pill in a bucket of pelleted feed.
StG
Coming home from Portland my wife and I stopped at the outlet stores in Woodburn. While she shopped Torrid I shopped Le Creuset. I got:
- A salt and pepper grinder set and a little teak trivet for them to sit in.
- A 14oz coffee mug.
- A spider strainer.
I was tempted to get a new dutch oven but I resisted. I have a stained and chipped Lodge that’s been faithful to me for 15+ years but is now past the end of its useful life so I don’t use it much anymore… and… uh… well… dammit, I should have picked up a dutch oven.
We got lunch at Olive Garden in Eugene. Expensive AF for mediocre food, but my wife likes it so that’s what we did.
Stopping at our local department store, I got:
- Some last minute groceries needed for Christmas dinner
- Some new cookie sheets
- A new bedspread
- Some Ice w/ caffeine drinks. Never tried them before so I’m looking forward to that. Their regular drinks are good but those I can find at Costco.
- A couple of giant zippered plastic bags to put the two Christmas trees in when we take them down.
4 years ago today I bought my first brand new car. It wasn’t a Christmas gift or anything, just convenient timing.
What IS it about Pergolide? They can sense that stuff even doused in all sorts of yummy things.
The Nickerdoodles are basically a molasses and oat treat, very sweet and squishy. Actually, German Horse Muffins are even better, but they are stupid expensive, like $34 for a 6lb bag. But generally they are like horse crack, and are also squishy enough to stick a pill in easily.
Well, you can tell her an increasingly devout Christian in your support group says a lot of couples have divergent world views (most all of them, actually…). And she should look for someone who loves and respects her and is willing to work at the relationship, even if you don’t sit together on Sunday morning.
Of course if she goes the “I’m better than you and my church says you’re evil” route, then run away.
(Damn, was that a hijack… somebody move this to Velocity’s upcoming “Yikes, I’m dating a nun!” thread.)
Continuing the hijack once more(sorry)
Dang, if she’d have told you she’s gone MAGA-ist you could get out without gifts.
Lots of odds’n’ends at the grocery store, to make sure I don’t have to come out again until Boxing Day Madness is done.
Got the pork and lard yo make tomorrow night’s tourtière; a few of Cub’s faves; stocking stuffers.
I was shopping in our neighbourhood Safeway. It was busy, but it sure felt less tense than when I had to go to Big Box territory yesterday.
Stocking stuffers:
A box of Quality Street candy
Ghiradelli %72 cacao chocolate bar
An English style Mars bar made in Poland
Violet Crumble
tiny wire whisk (seriously, they asked for it)
set of copper measuring spoons (we’re always looking for another clean measuring spoon)
cob of popcorn that you can stick in the microwave and pop. (I dunno, it’s not stocking stuffers to me without a weird gift)
For myself:
a pack of smokes and a 6-pack of beer
A thought just occurred to me: I wonder how many days go by that I do not make any sort of purchase.
Nothing so far today, but then, it’s only 6:00 am.
This thread is very hijack-able. Side discussions are part of the fun.
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Planned: nothing
Actual: Just ordered laundry detergent. I put in a load of sheets and when it was done, the app told us that it wanted more detergent. Got the last one out of the cupboard, so I need to buy more. I could go to a certain store, but the stuff’s heavy and I ordered enough to get free shipping.
It’s almost exactly 14 months since my last delivery, so I won’t have to do that again soon.
Speaking of things I don’t need to order again soon.
I ordered 400g of cheese, as the shop charges per 100g. At least that’s what is on my order. Except now the shop has updated their page, and it is now 200g for the same price. Seems they had a typo.
So I have 800g of grated cheese for fondue, instead of 400g. It’s grated by the shop (no additives), so I could use it for mac & cheese or Welsh rarebit.
5 lb Nickerdoodles are $40 on Chewy, so the German Horse Muffins are looking pretty good at that price.
https://www.chewy.com/nickerdoodles-original-handmade/dp/355201
These all look like something that should be able to be made at home, but I’d need to fool with it. And Irish has gotten so anything that’s not his regular feed must be poison. I put some sugar-free, organic applesauce in his feed and he dumped the bucket and walked away.
StG
a new bed for my (4-legged) baby gurl & some last minute things at the supermarket. We have enough to get thru tomorrow but will need food for the week, which should didn’t want to think about.
Now that today is a different day, my answers from the previous post have, of course, changed.
I bought a hot cocoa, some type of weird coffee drink that was disgustingly sweet, and some doughnut holes in downtown Detroit today, after seeing Santa Claus and getting a photo free of charge
On the way home dreading all of the work I still have to do, we bought a Hot-N-Ready pizza at the corner pizza store, and some garlic bread sticks. Cheap, tasty, and now at 18:23, instead of all of the work I was dreading, I’m here on the 'Dope.
Today, my purchase spans the entire duration of this thread to date. On the 22nd of December, from Simon & Schuster, I purchased a cookbook(Max Miller’s Tasting History for those wishing to know). I was advised to not expect said book until January 5th, yet it arrived at my door just a couple of hours ago via usps parcel post.
Nothing. Stayed home and relaxed.
For the 24th …
3 fancy coffees at an open air place mid-afternoon. A pleasant break from the rest of the day’s activities.
Nothing. But I had to work hard at it.
As earlier mentioned, I promised to bring desserts for the holiday dinner I’m attending tomorrow at the home of my closest friend.
A few years ago for my friend’s birthday, I made a chocolate cake filled with marshmallow that she loved. I thought it would be nice to recreate it for her with a few Christmas twists: I’d flavor the chocolate frosting with peppermint and crush some candy canes to sprinkle over the top.
I baked the cakes, picked up the peppermint oil and candy canes.
Too late, it occurred to me I should have made a bûche de Noël instead. I’ve made many of them and due to practice, I find them fun and easy to make. Here’s a pic of one I made a few years ago:
But never mind. I’ve already baked the layers for the marshmallow chocolate peppermint cake, so we’ll press on.
Naturally, the container of marshmallow filling for 2 layers wasn’t going to stretch as far as I’d remembered. I should have gone out and bought more. I just couldn’t face it.
I made a batch of white peppermint frosting to substitute.
Cake is layered as follows from the bottom up: Chocolate cake, marshmallow filling, chocolate cake, chocolate peppermint frosting, chocolate cake, white peppermint frosting, chocolate cake, then topped with chocolate peppermint frosting and a circle of marshmallow in the center.
All that’s left to do is sprinkle the crushed candy canes on top. I’ll do that tomorrow, just before I head over.
Made a sugar free pumpkin pie, too.
I should’ve stuck with the original promised lemon cheesecake.
But at least I didn’t have to go out and buy anything today!
Post a picture if you can. Sounds exquisite!