i had a blast last night...
i don't think i've laughed so much over such a long period of time in a while...& that's saying a lot cuz i laugh so much everyday w/ my ieor friends!
first, i left work early because i didn't feel like starting the next major project cuz i knew i wouldn't make enough progress to matter anyways...
i met up w/ chris in front of games of berkeley...
i saw charles from my pe class there & it was funny cuz he's new to theater rice so he was like woah! it's the legendary chris dong & they talked for a bit
oh yea chris didn't recognize me haha...how sad..he was like looking around me
we rode the bus to cheeseboard & got delicious things
then we went to my apt & we just talked & hung out like old times...w/ food network in the background...he gave me the rest of my birthday present & i felt so special! mickey ears w/ my name embroidered on the back & a double shot glass w/ frosted mickeys on it & mickey chocolate mint candies:) that are yummy...(cuz i'm eating one right now)
we seriously talked as if he never left...it was so strange....i have to admit i thought it would be awkward but it wasn't one bit....
& i realized that this is what real friends are like...
we touched on references that we probably would've before he left & everything...
it felt really great seeing him again
we talked til about 6:30 & then we started off for his old apt where we were to meet boris & shannon...
boris pulled out a slender bottle of vodka that he wanted us to try with him...
so we took it with us in the car...(though we never did open it haha)
& we were off to ashby bart to meet quinn & danielle's car of people (danielle, john, kaiya (sp?))
we actually passed quinn but didn't recogize her so we just sat there taking pictures in the car & talking about random things (weird bostonian couple in tinkerbell & spiderman shirts, etc)
then we decided it might be quinn so we went over in the car & heard someone having trouble starting their car so when danielle arrived we tried to help him out...but w/ no success
& then we were off...
the whole time we were trying to beat them even though they had a head start
everytime we passed a car boris would be like is that them?
we also decided whatever lane we were in would go the slowest...
the funny thing is that they were ahead of us the whole time but as we pulled into the parking garage somehow they were right behind us coming from another direction so we won hahahah even though i really don't think they cared
anyways...
dinner was so amazing....
i love maggiano's
we started w/ zuchinni frites & calamari frites & the chop salad (it had proscuitto & avocado & blue cheese)...& at first we were going to order the family dinner but decided it was way too much food (two in each category! (appetizer, salad, pasta, entree, dessert)) sooo we split into little sub groups & shared that...shannon, boris, & i ordered salmon oreganata & eggplant parmesan....the salmon was like the whole fish or at the very least half of one & the eggplant parmesan was incredible very melt in your mouth....we probably only finished a little over half & that's w/ 3 people!...
then onto dessert...
we ordered tiramisu to share between the three of us again & the other two subgroups got the apple crostada
theirs was really amazing it was like an apple pie but more crispy & flakey at least than the ones i've had & w/ vanilla bean ice cream on top....
as john put it: it's like a party in my mouth & everyone's apple picking
the first thing i thought about though was ...i'm going home & making this haha...i listed some ingredients that were probably in it & i looked it up when i got home & i was totally dead on...go me
(i just realized all this should be on my food blog but whatever:P)
our tiramisu was heaven too...there were large pieces of shaved chocolate on top & two chocolate cigars stuck in it...it was probably the best tiramisu i've ever had...
the only mini damper on the night was & it sucks cuz it was near the end of the night was the tab...so boris & i calculated it so that we paid for our part, tax, tip & part of chris' but the kaiya girl made it seem like we didn't even cover our portion...but i definitely came home & calculated & we paid almost half of the tab but we were only 3 people & we only ordered 2 entrees & one dessert while they ordered a total of 4 entrees & 2 desserts...& we all split the appetizers & salad....& i think chris thought we didn't chip in but that wasn't true...i mean i guess i don't care about the credit with chris cuz i was really really happy to see him but i just felt like she acted as if we were cheap when that just wasn't the case...& she mentioned it more than once which was unnecessary...boris & i just kept looking at each other & recalculating cuz we knew we did it right...whatever no biggie
we went home & listened to the "spaceship" song boris raved about all night & i have to admit it's a really weird song but i'm sure it would grow on me...& i can definitely still hear it in my head sooo yea...
spaceship song
the point of this entry was to say i think i forgot what it was like to be surrounded by amazing food & even better company....
& i thank chris for making it happen
& all the memories he adds to my life
& that i know we will always be amazing friends....this visit has proved that even with distance & time between us we can always pick up where we left off
& for the last time i say "chris, come back!" haha
but he'll be back in a couple of months & chris & connie's adventures will make a comeback
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Updated: Saturday, 7 May 2005 9:04 PM PDT
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