TGIF, again!

Okay, so I gotta tell you about lunch. I talked B___ into going to Applebees, because, unless your TV is broken, or you only watch the "Mass for Shut-ins" (love you, Mom!) you would know that Applebees has contracted with Tyler Florence (renowned chef, Food Network host and one of my personal heroes) to create several dishes for them. Since I probably won't be going to New York and visiting Bobby Flay's, Wolfgang Puck's or Emiril's restaurants any time soon, this is the closest I can get to taste that kind of food. I knew it would be pricey, but, for just this once, I felt it was worth it.

I had the herb-glazed chicken breasts, topped with an arugula salad (arugula, cherry tomatoes, big chunks of fresh mozzarella, shaved Parmesan, etc.) for $9.99. B___ had the bruschetta burger (beef burger, with bruschetta and pesto sauce, more big chunks of fresh mozzarella on pannine bread, served with garlic fries for $7.99.

B___ said, although it was a flavor he'd never tasted before, his burger was excellent and the fries were good, too!

Both my salad and the herb-crusted chicken breasts were excellent! I would love to get his recipe! Although it certainly was excellent, it was WAY to much food. So, given the flavor, etc., for the first time in my life, I asked for a food container to take the rest home with me. [I feel so dirty and cheap]

Rushed home and changed clothes. Started what will be the last load of laundry until this project's finished. While the clothes were churning through wash and dry, I wiped down all the walls and ceiling (cobwebs) and then patched all the little holes with spackling compound.

After hanging up and/or folding the laundry, I disconnected the washer and then the dryer, then pulled them out of the alcove into the main room. Using that blue masking tape, I taped off all the relevant areas. Got my stepping stool (you remember it from the porch, right?), a paint pan, a three-inch roller, a two-inch brush and the primer and went to work. Had the Tigers game on TV, turned up LOUD so I could hear it if not watch it...

Got everything that was not painted, primed. But, at what a cost? Area is REALLY tight, so had primer on my shorts, my t-shirt, on my arms and hands, and worst of all, a big glob in my hair!!! It was almost 9:00 PM, when I finally got cleaned up.

Warmed up some leftovers for dinner, didn't even bother with TV but went straight to bed.