Friday, January 3, 2020

Five on Friday

It's the first Friday of 2020! Which reminds me that when I was in grade school my Friday nights usually consisted of watching TGIF on ABC, followed by 20/20! I know you've seen all the memes of Barbara Walters saying "This is 2020" and if you haven't, you've obviously been under a rock since Wednesday around 12:01 AM! 


One. Last Sunset of 2019 - Nothing too long or poetic about my first point on the list, just a couple really lovely pictures that my younger sister snapped from the front porch of the B&B where we celebrated ringing in the New Year.

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It was only after she'd shared them with me that I got all "feely" about the pictures and realized that they aren't just the final sunset of 2019, but the final sunset of a decade! It's a lot to wrap your mind around if you think on it too much - so instead, just take in the beautiful sunset snaps! 

Two. New Year's Eve Celebrations - My younger sister and I spent New Year's Eve at L'Auberge Provencale, a local (it's less than five miles from my house) B&B with a Four Diamond Restaurant. It's the same place my boss treated the office to dinner for our Christmas party and after one meal, I knew my sister would love it and posed the idea that we have dinner there on New Year's Eve!

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Lindsey took my idea a step farther and booked us a room at the B&B for the night to really make things fun! So around 5:00 on Tuesday evening, we drove the whole five minutes down the road and checked in to enjoy the final evening of 2019!

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We did the four course meal prepared especially for New Year's Eve - I chose to start with the Burrata, which is an insanely delicious and rich Mozzarella cheese! It was absolutely divine! *mouth waters* My second course was Celery Bisque and when I initially ordered it, I figured it was the option (out of three choices) that I'd be most likely to eat - y'all - it was HEAVENLY! My favorite thing I ate all night... maybe!

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My third course was the Ayrshire Farm Chicken with Risotto and it was just as tasty as the first time I had it... I'd planned to try the Short Ribs but they were no longer an option! My dessert course was something in French that I could not pronounce, but it translated to Eggs in the Snow and was it was so divinely unique and yummy! It was vanilla custard and lemon and I do believe the "eggs" were made from some sort of fabulous meringue - it was just so very yummy and I'm glad I chose it for my dessert.

 https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=17D-xeK3LgFUbRrRKBJhqpzaTu3NJHm3V 
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I had a cocktail with my dinner called French Lullaby and it's almost the best cocktail I've ever had... almost. The best cocktail was a Sloe Gin Fizz that I had at a Gin Pub on Fleet Street in London! But this one was a close second - it was just... so very tasty! After our meal was finished, we popped over to the bar and grabbed one more cocktail: Sex on the Beach - and then we headed back to our room to pass the couple hours until the New Year!

https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1M9MhXjeH_YtAFj8LGMZuP288M3dbK4Vf

Three. Watson - I figured that everyone needed to see a really cute picture of Watson since I didn't get one posted on the first day of the New Year, which would have also been Watson Wednesday!


He got his snuggly new bed for Christmas from my parents and I think it's safe to say that he's 100% in love with the thing! He has curled up in it almost constantly since it was placed on the floor in front of him! 

Four. A Few Laughs - Of course I have to share some funny memes... mostly because I like sharing things that make me laugh but also because I don't actually have that much to share on this first Friday of the year! 


Doesn't everyone feel like that the week between Christmas and New Years? It's like - I don't even know what day it is, half the time I'm clueless to where the clock is or what I should be doing... I am just all over the place as a person during that week!


The Baby Yoda meme made me smile! I wish I'd been that way on New Year's Eve - but once I got in the bed, I just flipped and flopped all over the place! I was in desperate need of a nap on the first day of January!


My sister turned me on to the Strange Planet comics and I have become a huge fan! This one hits the nail on the head because I'm pretty sure that my dog would pick food over me any day of the week! 

Five. Weekend Things - It's the first weekend of 2020 and I have absolutely zero plans! I mean; I suppose there are things I plan to do, but nothing that involves actually being anywhere or doing anything at a set time! I'd like to purge my closet of a few things, clean out a couple of my dresser drawers and such... And at some point I need to finish the final two episodes of Mr. Robot. I know - it all sounds terribly thrilling! 

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That's all she wrote for now! I'll be back sooner or later, ha-ha! 

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