Gluttony.

Aside from a teeeeeeeeny tiny earthquake, this past week was uneventful. This weekend, however, was a good time.

Friday was my only day off this week, so I made plans to meet up with Jamie for lunch since I hadn't seen her in a while (she's been sick/working a million hours a week). Two more people from Politecnico joined us - Becky and Robert, which was just lovely. We had pizza and gelato. It was a fantastic Italian-themed lunch with wonderful company.

Friday night I made my way over to Kerensa's place for dinner with her and Martin. She had been craving tacos for a while and decided to make some. Background info: Tico tacos are not tacos. They are deep-fried, like most things in this country, and they put ketchup on them. Sometimes they slightly resemble taquitos. Tasty, but not tacos. Kerensa's tacos, on the other hand, were magnificent. Chicken cooked in onion, garlic, tomato & some spices; cheese, lettuce, salsa, cilantro, and sour cream. DE-lish.

Saturday morning I woke and got to Skype with my mom and Lily. I have to say there is literally no better way to start your day than having Lily sing you the ABCs.

After I finished working Saturday early evening I made chocolate chip cheesecake. Then, half baked, Jonathan (the Brit) scooped me up in a cab and I relocated to Jamie's to finish baking the cheesecake and eat Jamie's cooking: chicken breasts stuffed with ham, basil & cheese; breaded and fried green beans; and home-roasted garlic (she literally roasted her own garlic) mashed potatoes. Drooling yet? Yeah, I could have kissed her. There are just no words.
We had cheesecake for dinner and, if I do say so myself, it was quite tasty.

I had leftovers for dinner tonight and it was spectacular. I still have an entire container full of green beans. YUM.

I might have gained 15 pounds this weekend because I ate so well, but it was worth every bite. You should be jealous. I'm jealous of myself. Amazing food, genuinely wonderful company.