Today was a much needed mental health break. I had two awesome friends (@Chibi_Tzar and @NuclearWizard) drive up from Victoria to spend a Thanksgiving lunch with me. I was so excited for this because it was my first work free day in a very long time, I got to hang out with fellow geeks whom I met through PAX AND I got to cook for someone else. I love cooking for others. It is one of the biggest things I miss about being in a relationship, cooking for someone who appreciates it.
I decided I was going to make a nice Thai peanut chicken thing. They had asked if there was anything they could bring. I told them if they wanted to, bring a salad and pumpkin pie. Yesterday, I got a phone call asking what kind of chocolate I liked. I said I like it all. I was told that was good to know.
When my guests arrived today, they not only arrived with the stuff required to make a salad as a community and the pumpkin pie, but they brought whipped cream, salad dressing, a beautiful hybrid lily plant, coffee cream, milk, a computer as mine is about to die to get me through until I can get a new one and chocolates!
We had great food, great conversation and a lot of laughs. I cannot wait for them to come up to visit me again soon!
As I have said many times before, the way to my heart is with electronics. Yes flowers are pretty and chocolates are oh so yummy but they are temporary. This flower is not temporary and it is a lily and I have a special affection for lilies. And the chocolates are from my favourite chocolate place in Victoria, Chocolat Chocolatiere de Victoria. MMM MMM MMM handmade chocolates and not just any normal chocolates.
Inside the beautiful box with the beautiful ribbon keeping it sealed are:
- 2 Chmbord – Raspberry Liqueur in Dark and White Chocolate
- 1 Chili – Fiery Red Chilies Steeped in Dark Chocolate Ganache
- 1 Pepe – Dark Chocolate and Tequila Ganache with a Splash of Lime
- 1 Caramel – Creamy and Smooth, A Caramel Lover’s Dream in Dark Chocolate
- 1 Dark Mouse – Non-Dairy, A Dark Chocolate and Hazelnut Delight
- 1 Crown – Creamy White Grand Marnier Filling in Dark Chocolate
- 2 Pumpkin Spice
- 1 Cinnamon – Creamy Cinnamon Ganache in Milk Chocolate
- 1 Saffron Flower – Saffron with a Hint of Cardamom in White Chocolate
- 1 Sambuca – All Dark Chocolate with Sambuca Liqueur Filling
- 1 Mint – White Ganache and Peppermint Essence
- 1 Almond Cluster – Almonds Covered in Dark Chocolate
- 2 Butterscotch Pecan – Butterscotch and Chopped Pican
- 2 Strawberry Passion – Strawberry Puree with White Ganache Filling, 1 White and 1 Dark.
I am having a very hard time deciding which to eat first. Eating chocolate should not be this difficult!
Today rocked for so many different reasons. Number 1 though (despite my tease with the chocolates) was spending a holiday with awesome friends.
