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Perfect morning. Not too cold, the four days of wind we’d endured finally died down, and sunshine. No crowds to speak of, we never waited in line. And from the top, we could see tons of great places to hike and ski and all of that good stuff.

jeremy in front of south arapahoe peak - we were on the summit this summer

The conditions were pretty good and I got my downhill legs back quickly. The moguls were fun just before lunch when we went home and watched Serenity on DVD. Pretty well-done movie. More interesting than let’s say Episode I, II, or III! For dinner we finally had our bouillabaisse chocked-full of very delicious critters of the sea.



Then we watched March of the Penguins, also an excellent show. Oddly enough, the dog seems to get upset when we watch movies now. It hasn’t bothered her in the past, but Jeremy said when we watched Master and Commander she sat at his feet and stared at him wagging her tail nervously. This time, she would do the same but paw at me or him. Quirky in old age?

it feels so good to be this close to skiing - merry whatever!

A day to unwind, quilt, rent movies, and cook.
Tonight I made seared scallops for dinner. I made bouillabaisse too, but this is something that takes a day to age the flavors, so we’ll be having it for xmas dinner, without all of the work.

That new saucepan is sweet.

Tomorrow is Christmas AND a Sunday. You know what that means… Empty slopes in the morning - except for all of the other heathens.

Wow, what a day. I had a phone meeting at 10 am and then at 11:15 an email goes out from our president telling us that our offices will close at noon so everyone should go home. Those of us who came to work sort of felt like it was a freebie. Jeremy drove down to get me and we set off for a small lunch and running of errands including getting an All Clad 3-quart saucepan (something I’ve been eyeing for over 8 years) and buying a lot of seafood for our boulliabaise. That seafood would be: grouper filet, two lobster tails, six giant shrimp (I mean giant as in mini-lobster or langoustine size), 1/2 lb. wild manila clams, 1/2 lb. black mussels, 1 lb. giant dry scallops (don’t ever buy water-injected - that is just gross). We brought coolers to keep all of the perishables on ice while we wandered over to L’Absinthe for our December restaurant review.

Jeremy told me tonight that the act of “reviewing” our dining experience really makes him appreciate the food and concentrate on details that he might otherwise ignore if we were just “eating out”. The analysis doesn’t seem to get in the way of the pure pleasure of eating well-prepared foods.

my seared ahi tuna

jeremy’s flourless chocolate cake dessert

The dinner was quite good. My review is here.