I am not a big Valentine’s Day fan…but if we have to celebrate, we might as well do something special.  But, not on Valentine’s Day…oh no. My mom gave me a gift certificate to Chez Panisse so we are going to have our Valentine’s Day this coming Wednesday at the downstairs restaurant. Tomorrow our “menu” will be released so we will get to see what we will be eating on Wednesday night. We are also going to dinner to a place called Sauce next Friday night with my bro and his wife. Man, the past couple of weeks and the upcoming few weeks are days filled with food craziness! Maybe after work today I will go on a hunt for pants with an elastic wasteband.
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Cooper and I watched Running with Scissors the other night and both saw pieces of our own families in the movie. I would recommend seeing the movie or reading the book…both are very well produced/written.
Author: Ali Carras
At a very young age I lost site of my mom in a local grocery store in Boulder, Colorado. I did, however, have the smarts to go to the customer service counter. The kind woman at the counter asked "What is your name little girl?" My reply: "Assi." The woman gave me a look like, "Are you playing with me you little devil?" but she proceeded to blast on the loudspeaker the "We have a lost Assi at the front of the store." Customers throughout the store gagged and giggled, but my mom knew exactly who the woman was referring to: the mullet haired little girl with a tongue too big for her mouth, wearing a leotard, skirt, tights, and jelly shoes (with florescent green laces in them...even though they didn't need the laces). A shy little character for whom every little detail in life was a huge thing. I am pleased to report that today I am able to fully pronounce Allison (aka Ali), but the Assi pseudonym has always stuck, evolving into Aszi. As for the shy little character for whom every little detail in life was a huge thing? Some things never change.
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