Lovely Evening In

Yesterday was a hot and sluggish day. We managed to cross some good items off our list but nothing came easy. I got to scout some stuff and make a list for the kids for next week. That was good. We toured Duff around the site and had some good discussion, I hope he got some good ideas on things. He is on a fact finding mission to try and optimize things in his own life so sharing some learnings with him should help. The day was fine, it is the evening that was excellent. Two Glasses of Wine asked me when I was out with Duff the previous night if she could come and watch one of her passions on the television as there was no internet feed and she really wanted to see how things played out. I naturally agreed and went as far as to invite She and Brown too. Brown had to bail in advance but She came along, as fate would have it, she was in the area anyways. We collectively decided to partake in a shared dining experience. Everyone contributed an aspect. I provided the starch and flame. Cheese and 2GW the meat and vegetables. She with some dips and dessert. There were actually two desserts, shame on me for telling two people to bring that piece. A clever mastermind indeed. So we set about preparing the meal upon the arrival of the guests. I BBQ'd the burgers and crisped the buns. 2GW made the veg up, kale chips, delicious way to ingest such a vile weed. It was a nice meal and it was punctuated with a rainy thunderstorm! Not all the precipitation that I would have liked to see, nor what was promised as I have lamented but nonetheless an excellent flourish to a delightful meal. Next we huddled around my TV to watch the US national women's gymnastic trials. There is a drinking game played during such events and Cheese and I endeavoured to play. He tapped out first. I went until I was out of beer and tried to keep going with water. Due to this practice, I became inebriated. I'm sure my boorish behaviour put a damper on the event for the other guests, I had a great time! The event went more or less as expected. I learned a lot while watching with 2GW. She is very knowledgeable in that field. It was a strange affair overall from my view point. It was probably just the coverage but so much pressure and drama. I guess NBC tends to ratchet that up quite a bit but the one girl broke down pretty hard at the end when she knew she turned in a poor performance, well for their standards. The evening was a success for the gymnasts and for the four of us that got to enjoy each other's company for a few hours. I look forward to the next gathering.