A Bittersweet Weekend

It's been a wonderful weekend for the most part. Friday evening, I picked Armand and Irina up and we ate at El Llano, a hole-in-the-wall Colombian place that can boast of the fact that they have the best yuca I've ever tasted. I had a chicken and steak combination dish with yuca, rice, and fried plantain. Like I said in my previous post, we then saw "Orpheus Descending" at the American Theatre Company, which is a small local theatre that puts on big productions. The play was marvelous. The story is heartbreaking, with a lot of drama, sadness, violence, and an ending that will make you feel the Injustice of this world. The only criticism that I have is the southern accents were for the most part, not-so-great.

But the sad news for the weekend is that Armand's grandmother passed away on Friday. He found out when we got back from the play. She was old and she's been in and out of the hospital all year but it seemed like she was doing better... Death is one of the scariest things I have ever had to deal with in my life; a fact of life that I had to face when my grandpa died in November 2000, while I was in England. sigh. I still get emotional whenever someone's grandparent dies because it's easy to remember...

Yet, the party still went on and Saturday, Armand hosted a big Birthday/Halloween party. Here are the pictures. We had Cat Poop Cookies, Tarantulas, and Witch's Brew in a cauldron. I love Target. They have so much shit for $1!!!

I am busy tonight because I have to read applications for the Admissions Committee meeting on Tuesday.

Life is sweet.