Yesterday morning, I baked the strata and took it to UUFA for the new member breakfast. It was delicious, but incredibly unhealthy. http://recipes.sparkpeople.com/recipe-detail.asp?recipe=1505256 white bread, half & half, eggs... I stayed for breakfast, so also ate one of Myrna's biscuits and other unhealthy items. There was a woman joining UUFA who I knew 20+ years ago in Mothers' Center--Barbara Teskey (son Joseph Molli's age). It was pretty fun.

I was home by 9:30 and Ray and I headed to pilates, which was excellent as usual. There was only one other person. On our way home, the Captain called to see if we wanted them to pick up something for lunch, like Chinese. I said, no, we had leftover breakfast casserole and homemade bread (I didn't say I had pizza Thursday night and Mexican last night, so I need to eat a little healthier). They arrived shortly after we did. He spent a little time on his computer; I made cookies (hermits, excellent). We all had lunch and then I planted some more of the daffodils. I am more than halfway through and may be able to finish today.

About 3:30, we drove to the Gwinnett Arena to see the circus. The Captain especially wanted to go, but we were all looking forward to it. Unfortunately, the cheap tickets were all gone. We could have bought them ahead of time, but TicketMaster charges over $8 in fees and we just couldn't bring ourselves to do it. Or to pay $65 for good seats. So, we drove to Atlanta and had a wonderful dinner at Bistro Nikko. If you suggested driving to Atlanta just for dinner (which would cost over $50 per person), I would say no thanks, but we had a great time. We were there about 5, but they were clearly gearing up for a big Saturday night crowd. By the time we left, all the tables were full.

Old Fashioned

We ordered pate and cocktails, with extra French bread (mmm). Ray had a big salad and shared it with me. The Captain and Vanessa ordered the prix fixe (formule), including the white bean soup. Delicious. I had the haddock special, also excellent, followed by profiteroles. And we had a $35 bottle of Vouvray. My father's logic? Not only had we saved the money from the circus, but the $8 we would have spent if we ordered the tickets from Ticket Master! Fortunately, Ray was driving and had only a little wine. The rest of us took turns dozing and talking on the way home.

Haddock

The Captain communing with the fox statues after dinner

We managed to enjoy an episode of Doc Martin and then went to bed.