Tex Mex

It was a success! Virginia made these AWESOME tofu veggie enchiladas that blew my mind, especially since I don't particularly care for tofu, half vegan for Katia, and half smothered with the best "mexican" cheese we could find, a white cheddar type called Tasty (hah). I made traditional Clowe Nachos with refried beans, pickled jalapenos (one on each chip) and cheese, with fresh guacamole and pico de gallo on the side. I also made quesadillas with spinach, mushrooms, capsicum, garlic, onion and of course, cheese. Robbie followed with black beans !YAY!that he managed to find at the Vic Market and I also scored some Tecate from the half price wine store down the road for $9.95 a sixer, with limes and salt for us Texans. My neighbors Rob and Simon came down and enjoyed the food, although Simon refused the pico because he said hot stuff made him sweat..but all in all, a lovely afternoon and evening spent with friends and my favorite thing..FOOD! It wasn't even too expensive, as I went to the market a walking distance from our house, and picked up most of the veggies for cheap. Apparently thats the only way to shop cheaply. The markets are cheap, the grocery store is NOT, especially for fruit and veg. Kinda backwards, or should I just say different from home, where a trip to the farmers market is a hit in the pocket.
Having a party put me back in a better frame of mind, reminding me how much I love to entertain, and even though it was small, it was just the right amount of people, and everyone pitched in for the effort. I LOVE it when it all works out like that. They even stayed to help clean up! And now I have my Sunday to laze around, drink tea and read my latest purchase, a used copy of The Devil Wears Prada.
I also had a very interesting conversation with Virginia that made me realize that while I get lonely, and I mean really lonely and scared traveling alone, I am doing it the only way I could..solo. I need my space, and time and when I want company, I just have to go out and find it. Or pick up a book, or turn on the tunes (which by the way, all my local favs on my MP3 player has been saving my LIFE)
Everything is as it should be. And in due time, I am confident it will make sense to me. How, why, what, when...etc. Life.