Beth needed a buddy for her errands so I volunteered. We met at Bucees to pick up some goodies then decided on going through the carwash. It gave me some anxieties since it moves and you can’t see anything half the time but I got through it. They did a pretty good job and I should have said yes to the free vaccuum. I know for next time!

We stopped by Target, HomeGoods, and Trader Joe’s before calling it a day. We got a lot done and it was only eleven! I felt very accomplished.

I went home to put down the groceries and left to meet up with Salim for lunch at Happy Lamb Hot Pot. It used to be called Little Sheep Mongolian Hot Pot but they revamped. It’s more modern, like the other hot pot places, where you order the meat but get everything else by yourself. They had a lot of veggies, various seafood, a lot of fish ball variety and noodles. They even had fried chicken wings, egg rolls, etc. ready to eat, as much as you want.

It was Salim’s first time and loved it so much he’s excited to bring his little brother. Since we hadn’t seen each other in a while we caught up about relationships and work for a good three hours before saying goodbye. We made plans to go to a tea tasting next time but I’m not sure when that’ll be.

I took a nice nap due to the food coma. Then I wrapped presents and made myself a dang juicy steak. Usually after hot pot, I cannot eat for the rest of the day so I only made it through a third of the steak and called it quits. I will say I’m proud of myself. I made this on the cast iron and it came out perfectly medium rare. I want to try the air fryer next time. I heard it comes out well in there, too.

A while week off no work. Okay, who an I kidding. I will be getting on for a couple of hours Monday and Tuesday else, so much freedom with not much planned. Yay!

Today was pretty laid back. A lot to do but Mondays are always less stress than others since the big players are too busy to bother me. Because of that, I decided to accept a lunch invite. This is with people I worked with back when I started at this company. Some have retired, others are on their way to retiring, etc. It’s crazy that it’s been over ten years since I first met them and it seems as if nothing has changed.

Gary was nice enough to drive me and Rose there where we met up with David, Floyd, and Jannie. The rest couldn’t make it but the company we had was nice. We went to Tan’s Hunan, their usual back up place. I ordered soup and wings (appetizers) since I wasn’t so hungry, and was shocked by the amount I got. I packed it all home and had it for dinner as well. Their food isn’t horrible and the soup really hit the spot for me since it was chilly out.

I declined my fortune cookie but David said I needed it to know my fortune. “Soon, a visitor shall delight you.” I posted this exact picture on my Instagram story with “How soon? Where you at? Show yourself.” And I got the most ridiculously hilarious replies back. But seriously … show yourself.