For The Enjoyment of a Steak Burrito and the Happiness of a Christmas Present Given & Shared with the Giver

I bought Chitunga's girlfriend tickets to Syracuse Women's basketball - three games for two people (1) Boston College, (2) Louisville, and (3) Pittsburgh. She was a high school and college athlete and now coaches and teaches in upstate New York, so I figured a few games to escape to would be a positive. Besides, she could bring a friend and make an event out of it. 

Last night she sent a picture from the floor (great seats) where she went with her younger brother. I also bought her a pair of SU socks and told her I needed a photo of those, too. She delivered. And she also texted at 8 pm that the Orange won 71-64. It was great fun.

I, too, enjoyed a getaway as Leo & Bev recommended we check out the new Walnut Beach restaurant, La Catrina. It was authentic Mexican food and the nacho plate, burrito, and desserts were incredible. I took half the burrito home. Thankful Leo & Bev let me have a bit of their flan - it was excellent. And look at that, I have lunch for tomorrow. 

Alyssa probably hasn't been warned that I tend to write about the ridiculous things I make people do - hence the foot photo at a basketball game.

I'm super excited about going back to La Catrina as it was delicious. I said, "Jeepers, this is cheaper than Chipotles and so much more flavorful. I hope their little restaurant is successful, although I wonder why anyone would go out for Mexican to order a pizza. Leo said, "You shouldn't knock it unless you've tried it." He hasn't tried it, either.

Clean up from the storm was simply an act of pushing Snoopy's snow cone ice-droppings to the side. It was heavy and that was annoying, especially on the back porch where I needed to life it up and throw it over the railings. 

It's hard to believe that it's another Monday again, but I've been staying on top of the course and grade as soon as materials arrive. I've sort of mastered the art of this winter session class and appreciate that there's no choice but to push all to get the work done. I also love to see how much they progress in a very, very short time. They're slowly getting to the place where I'll be able to say, "Hey...look what you can do when you put your mind to it."

And with that, more papers came in, so back to work I go.