I got my meal. The broccoli was still in the microwaveable bag. Is this normal?!
Also, no queso to be seen. So I requested it again, and I was brought out some weird cheese thing. It seemed like a melted a block of Velveeta and someone threw in some parsley. It was disgusting - so much so, my husband who usually eats anything could not even eat it. In fact, he said "That is something that will bring tears to your eyes!" The only thing I had to dip with anyway was one piece of buttered bread that was quartered.
So, I didn't eat my appetizer and opened my own broccoli and dumped it out on my plate....
It was a meal that left much to be desired.
On the house front, we decided to strip some paint off the mantle in what will be our library. It is GORGEOUS underneath that nasty poop brown paint! It's a beautiful oak mantle with l
ots of detail that couldn't be seen 
underneath the layers of paint. If anyone knows what to do with those white tiles, let me know. Do I just clean them and regrout them? I am really not sure.We are having trouble getting paint out of some of the grooves, but our friend is giving us something called SoyGel that removes paint... and we are hoping that will get it out of the detailed grooves.
For this room, we are just going to leave the mantle oak... tear down the nasty wood paneling and paint a neutral color. We plan on having big
plush leather chairs to lounge in. Also plan on having a projection tv that comes from the ceiling.
This will be the room we plan on hanging out in the most. My husband and I are happy when surrounded by beautiful things and books. It will be a great knitting spot, too!
As far as knitting, I am still working on those socks. I am the slowest knitter ever. I only do a few rounds, then I get sidetracked. I bought some Cascade 220 Heathers for a sweater yesterday. I may switch over and do the gauge swatch for it today to give myself a sock break.
3 comments:
Bread with Queso? That's not how they do it in Texas! Someone screwed you, and I would have asked for the manager. Maybe they ran out of chips. And the microwave bag. Yep, the manager would have been called. I hardly ever bitch, but I would have just asked if this is normal. I don't think so. The mantle is a thing of beauty. We made an offer on a 110 yo Queen Anne when we moved here, but the wiring was so bad, we couldn't get insurance on it, and the owners said they couldn't afford to fix it, and they wouldn't alter the selling price, so we had to let it go. I've never been so sad in my life, and I want to cry every time I drive by it. It was red too. Oh well, this house is ok, and it's starting to finally look ok. We aren't going to put much money in it since it's staff housing, and any improvements we make stay with the house, but some things, you just can't live with (like trailer house lighting fixtures, and Wal-mart plumbing fixtures). I told my husband it was well worth the money to do some stuff to keep me from bitching everyday. He agreed.
Wow, I am drooling over your mantle! Can't wait to see it done!
Applebees has been one that I avoid for a while now, they've been going downhill for a while, but your experience sounds particularly vile!
I'm glad I'm not the only one who noticed Smoky looking a little rough - or way too smooth actually.
I love your house!
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