From a healer, to tequila, and a restaurant making goat cheese ravioli, a dish that makes me weak in the knees. If one doesn't work I can just move on down the line.
I thought to myself, today could be a good day... then I saw something that made me smile.
A boutique owner was setting up her display and I there it was in a pretty silver box staring at me as if to say 'take me home.'
I have no idea what drew me to that glittery pink flask, but I was like a moth to a flame. It was the coolest thing I had seen in a while and I was fixated on it.
I'm not a pink girl, let alone glitter, but I would make an exception for this. Perky was there with one of her clients and she kept asking if I wanted it as my Christmas present. I never answered because she certainly doesn't need to buy me a present but I know she will either way so I should have just given in.
After the boutique owner was done for the show she grabbed the box and handed it to me and said 'Merry Christmas'. I objected because I felt like I had talked about it so much maybe she felt obligated, but then she said 'You know I always give you guys gift cards for Christmas and since your the only one I know now, I'm just going to do this instead.'
Super cool! It made my day! I have no idea where or when I might have a use for a flask but I'll be ready when I do that's for sure!
From that point on I just waited for the show to end and the chefs to finish with the goat cheese ravioli so I could dig in and get myself some comfort food for my cold.
The chefs know how much I love this dish so they called me over and made a dish specifically for me. Wow! I feel a little like a princess today... first the flask, now the goat cheese ravioli, ok so maybe its kind of a jaded weird princess but a princess. nonetheless.
I started eating 1 of the 2 giant ravioli's on my plate trying to keep my contamination to one side so I could share with the intern and the boutique owner.
Before I knew it 2 girls from the morning show were in our studio. In fact I think they were there and eating before any of our staff could get a chance. Then they asked if they could have a bite of the ravioli.
I wasn't planning on eating both so I agreed and told them I had a cold and not to eat the one on the right... also hoping to preserve the dish the chefs had made for me. When they started to dig in I could feel their arms up against my side as if to push me out of the way to get a bite of the dish! Who does that???
Seriously! I was a little irked because he made it for me, I'm not greedy I was willing to share but I didn't realize a hockey game was going to break out and I was going to get checked into the boards in order to do it.
In their defense they didn't know he made it for me but even so would you try to shove a co-worker out of the way to cut a bite of food??
Whatever, I'm used to the rest of the building horning into our territory and jumping into the food before we can get to it but I've never been shoved out of the way in order to get a bite.
There is no sense of respect in our world, it's absolutely maddening.
But I guess it all worked out in the end, when the chef was packing up he put some uncooked ravioli in a container and said 'here you go'. I was stunned!
'Really?'
He said 'Yes really'
Me: 'Are you sure?'
Him: 'Yes, enjoy them just remember they cook really quickly.'
I was so happy and I had a brilliant plan! I looked at Perky and said 'I think I can redeem myself in the kitchen with these! Maybe I'll try to pass them off as my own.'
Now all I have to do is ask the wine back over for dinner again... and I hope I don't screw up the cooking process and the rest of the dish, at least the hard part is done.
Or maybe not, I still have to get him over here and try to pass off the lie.... and I'm horrible at keeping a secret or trying to play a trick on someone. I always end up spilling the beans, but I think it will be funny either way.
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