Snow on the Mountain
No, it is not snowing here (although it has finally cooled down to reasonable winter temperatures), nor have we become mountaineers. We had a fun, friend-filled weekend...plus, we work for the government so we got to celebrate MLK Jr. Day from the comfort of our home. Ah, long weekends. Best part of my job.
Last week stretched out forever, due to the impending weekend visits of not one but TWO friends from the old Oxford days. Hoo-rah! On Friday night Jill, who was headed back to Massachusetts from doing doctoral research in Richmond, camped in our spare room. Mmmm, tea and late night talks. Why do these people understand me better than most after only one little semester together?
And on Saturday night Krista and her fiance Scott came through to brighten up our home again--they had been on a long-weekend-wedding-planning-jaunt, but they squeezed in dinner, a sad Redskins game, and wedding picture viewing with us--absolutely delightful! Jill and I forgot to capture the moment on film (film? micro chip?), but here's a pic of Jason, Krista, Scott and I in our little kitchen. It was wonderful to meet Scott, and now we can be old pals when we see him at their wedding in April. :)
Monday night we shared some "snow on the mountain" with some 
of Jason's friends from work. Snow on the Mountain is a very odd sounding meal, but usually a winner--who would have thought that almonds, pineapple, green onions, and celery piled on rice would be tasty? You'll have to stop by to get the full effect, complete with "snow" (coconut) and flags on top! We had a great time last night, and I'm convinced that I need to go to Africa, even to just be able to meaningfully engage in conversation about African politics.
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4 comments:
Just wanted to say ... I miss you! Glad to hear you had such a nice weekend.
Unfortunately, the Redskins game was anything but sad from the perspective of the Griffith household...but we really do feel for you...really.
That's okay, I'm just a fledgling Skins fan (it's never been worth it before this year). And I made it clear before the game that if they were to lose I would be cheering for Seattle the rest of the year.
Snow on the Mountain! I thought that was something Jenny's family made up, evedently it is everywhere! I have never gotten a flag on the top of mine though.
Go Seahawks!
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