Tonight was the brightest full moon of 2009.
The sis hosted a dinner party for her friends tonight for which I got to help cook, which was very enjoyable. I was a little piqued when she had her friend Matt make some really fantastic gravy for the pork loin and used wheat flour, when she knows that I'm allergic, and then tried to blame me for it, but hey, what are siblings for?
For one of the desserts, I served caramels with dipping bowls containing the following:
two different types of peppers
Himalayan Pink Sea Salt
Fleur de Sel and Coffee Grounds
Mexican Cocoa
The reviews were wildly positive even from the critics in the group, and from Matt I got some ideas for marketing specialty caramels to local restaurants in Seattle.
We've had some interesting moments on this trip; I can feel my competitiveness come up at times, which is RIDICULOUS, but these are really old feelings that are tied up with my identity, who I am in relationship to who Jane is. How we grew up was pretty damaging to both of us and it still shows. I would like to think that maybe this is just a good opportunity to feel these feelings, notice them, and then try to let them go. It took me almost my whole life so far to start seeing her for who she is. She's an amazing person.
Sometimes I forget that it's not about how I see myself or how I want to be perceived, or what I think I know. It's just about how we treat each other.
We're having a really good time together, I think.
Tomorrow I think we're going to forego skiing and go to the National Western Stock Show instead.
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