Kitty Deschanel | Food, Wine, and Travel Adventures Across the USA

Sexy Nerd and I have been together since 2004, plenty of time to learn all the wacky traits that irk the other.  One of my pet peeves is that he is the kind of person who will go into the kitchen at lunchtime, make himself a sandwich, and eat it in front of you without the thought that you might also like a sandwich ever crossing his mind. I've nicely (and maybe occasionally ever-so-slightly less than nicely) tried to remind Sexy Nerd that this behavior borders on selfish cruel lazy being a huge, smelly jerk not very nice. He has slowly made improvements. At least, I thought he had been improving. Sexy Nerd announced that he would be smoking a chicken for dinner. He brined it and put it inside the smoker. For hours, our home was filled with the aroma of hickory. When it would be done smoking was a complete mystery (and the source of a funny  Sexy Nerd Quote Of The Day ).  I made us a pitcher of iced tea and imagined us enjoying our chicken out on the patio, listen...

One of our 4 rescue dogs , Bernadette, likes to launch herself over the rose bushes and through the trees as fast as possible. The branches usually just break away.   Usually.  This time, a branch took a chunk out of her side. Posted before the drama: Hopefully your weekend is less expensive than mine. We just got home from the vet. All is well, but my wallet hurts. Here's Bernadette after having her temperature taken and being told she has buns of steel. After the thermometer thing, Bernadette didn't want to make eye contact. (Side note: If you're in NM, you can't beat Canyon Crossroads. Their veterinarian, Dr. Janeen Counts, is wonderful! You can tell she loves animals. I joke about the cost, but they're actually quite reasonably priced.) Posted after the drama: You know how we went to the vet? Well, we almost went again. We returned home and found a shirt to cover Bernadette's staples so she wouldn't mess with them. She actually seemed to enjoy wearing it...

After a 3 year hiatus, the beloved Souper Bowl charity fundraiser finally returned to Santa Fe, NM. Time to get excited! Whoa, maybe not that excited, crazy eyes. That's better. (Spoiler alert - totally posing in front of one of my favorite soups.) Food Depot Souper Bowl in Santa Fe, NM It was a chilly 39 degrees when Sexy Nerd and I arrived in Santa Fe. Luckily there was no need to walk in the cold because tickets included validated parking at the Convention Center...except you-know-who refused to park there. "That's where everyone is going to park," he said. It seemed we were in agreement - everyone was going to park there because that's where everyone is supposed to park. "This other place is just a 5 minute walk." As we strolled for almost 10 minutes, teeth chattering, Sexy Nerd claimed this was part of his clever plan. By freezing ourselves beforehand, we would surely enjoy the soups that much more. He wasn't wrong. Don't tell him that thoug...

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