I'm too tired to blog. Just plain too tired. So I'm handing the computer around the room with this screen open and letting my roommates give me a hand with it.
From Cousin Jenn -
I came up yesterday, just for the day, you know? My Boy kept telling me, "You know you're staying overnight. Why are you even playing like you aren't?" I really did think I'd only be there for the day. But when Norma, Claudia and Sylvia invite you to dinner at the CIA, how can you say no? I did have to run to Target to get new clothes (the jeans and tennis shoes just don't fly at the CIA). But it was totally worth it. Hell, the mushroom soup by itself was worth it. The huge steak, pear-blue cheese salad and caramelized banana cream pie were just icing. And seeing Claudia molest the waiter was sprinkles. Sprinkles, I tell you!
Thanks, ladies for letting me stay the night. I'm going home now to light up the butane torch and caramelize some bananas. Yum.
String theory. (Jen, Ruby & Leigh)
From Leigh
Hi! Here I am blogging again and it's not even my blog. In fact, now that I'm thinking about it, I do believe I forgot the password to get into my own blog. But never mind that, let's talk about Rhinebeck. Hmm. After sitting here and thinking for a minute or so and not typing one thing, I think I can sum up the entire weekend, in a minimalist sort of way by saying it was gimmex and the black and white cookies at the Eveready Diner are quite good.
Sandy here. Honestly, I have the most fun when I come here. You know how some people, no matter how much you love them , you can't LIVE with them? Well, that is so not the case with Norma and Leigh. We are so compatible as roomies and shopping mates it is quite gimmex.
Gimmex, by the way is THE new word. On Friday night, as we were dining at the Eveready and waiting for Leigh's arrival she texted me that she was almost there. I meant to text back to her "goody" but what my fingers had planned was GIMMEX which is funny especially when you realize that goody and gimmex don't even have the same amount of letters. And before I knew it the text actually got sent. And Leigh? Texts back "Me too, Gimmex" even though she did not know that it meant GOODY.
Yeah, so that is the word of the weekend. Please use it. Liberally but grammatically correct.
gimmex: goody, awesome
We have to check out of the hotel now. See you on my blog, eh?
(Don't you just love Norma?)
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My name is Norma and I approve this message.
The fountain at the Culinary Institute of America.
It was gimmex to see you at Rhinebeck (and help out with the yarn winding!). Did I use the word properly??
Posted by: carol | Sunday, October 19, 2008 at 12:20 PM
Claudia molested a waiter?! Sil didn't mention that!
Photos please!
Posted by: Cookie | Sunday, October 19, 2008 at 01:39 PM
I thought I recognized Jenn!
It was da bomb, ladies. Absolutely.
Posted by: Alarming Female | Sunday, October 19, 2008 at 04:19 PM
The sweater - did you get to wear the sweater? Inquiring minds are eager to know. Sounds like you had loads of fun - hope you get some sleep tonight.
Posted by: Rhonda from Baddeck | Sunday, October 19, 2008 at 05:29 PM
Haha, great post! Sounds like a blast!
Posted by: jessica~ | Sunday, October 19, 2008 at 06:10 PM
it was totally gimmex to see you and Sandy this weekend!
Posted by: Leigh | Sunday, October 19, 2008 at 10:05 PM
It was simply an attempt, not completed.
Posted by: claudia | Sunday, October 19, 2008 at 10:19 PM
Gimmex! Sounds like you had a great time.
And I want to know about the sweater, as well! Did you have to wear it with the needles still in it?
Posted by: gayle | Monday, October 20, 2008 at 06:26 AM
Dang, no wonder I didn't see you at Rhinebeck, you kept on hanging out in Hyde Park -- where I was too! (No CIA for us, just Eveready Diner -- three times, we were just across the street!)
Seriously, as I told Sandy via email, the only thing that didn't happen this weekend in an otherwise perfect weekend, is that I didn't run into youse guys. I saw Cara and Meli and said "Hi!" But I think I was hiding from the crowds when you were out and about, or vice versa, or some such. Dang. And I was even wearing the Pioneer Braid Scarf, until I made Jennifer/Gwynivar take it because she was way more cold than I was.
No problem with it being too hot to wear your lovely sweater! Looks great in the picture; and just like the trees....they were beautiful.
Posted by: Cathy-Cate | Tuesday, October 21, 2008 at 12:03 AM