W.W.O.O.T. Day 2

   So, i have some WWOOT-ing* to write about.

* WWOOT: (verb) to participate in a WWOOT; WWOOT : (noun) a Wonderful Week Of Obnoxious Togetherness, originally pertaining to time spent with a family; the "Wonderful" may or may not be sarcastic.

WWOOT Day 2:

  This was Monday : Dad's Day.
  Ma had decided that each of us got a day of the WWOOT, where we would do things which that person would particularly enjoy. Keep in mind, however, that Ma was planning this so it's things that she would like, too. Therefore, to Dad's dismay, we did NOT go to a WWE fight. Sorry, Dad.
   We DID however get one of Dad's favorite foods: hot dogs. Yes, hot dogs.
   First, you should know that my Dad's life-long dream is to own a hot dog stand on a warm, white sand beach somewhere. He has strong opinions about hot dogs, and he believes that hot dogs should not be priced higher than a couple dollars. He doesn't believe it's fair, since they aren't very expensive. (i think he has a point.)
   So, Ma took us to Newburyport, Mass for some 25 cent hot dogs at a Richdale there. It was mostly for the joke of it than anything. (We are still joking about the hot dogs to my mum because they were not very good.

   We also were taken to a bakery known for their whoopie pies. The pies were small and had been in the fridge too long. They almost seemed stale or at least not fresh. Dad and i did not like that because we agreed that we like our whoopie pies room temperature. Well, Dad said he liked his out-of-the-oven fresh, but how often does that happen?

   At night, Lea - i didn't ask but i'm using her name anyway because she's never gonna read this - Lea had an audition for a play to go to that night. Lea's audition was in Salem, so we ate at the Naumkeag Restaurant near the Gulu Gulu Cafe. It was eh. The food was disappointing, and it wasn't as hoppin' of a place as we thought.

   All things considered, i felt bad for Dad. Ma and Lea were kinda rushing through Newburyport, (Lea didn't feel well), and we didn't have good food (Dad is a real foodie). It was just kinda lack-luster compared to the day before.

W.W.O.O.T!

So, WTH is "WWOOT," right?

   WWOOT is our family's Wonderful Week of Obnoxious Togetherness, in other words, our Stay-cation. (I had told Ma we needed a better name, and i have to say : her creativeness did not go wasted.

Sunday, May 22: WWOOT DAY 1

   We went on a chocolate tour around Newbury Street in Boston! It was sooo yummy! And, we stopped at places like Georgetown Cupcake and Teuscher Chocolates. Our first stop delivered with two free cupcakes from Georgetown Cupcakes, a double chocolate and a chocolate-dipped strawberry one. Teuscher Chocolates let us try their famous champagne truffles filled with a champagne cream and a chocolate ganache and covered in milk chocolate. Rich and creamy, those Swiss sure do make a mean chocolate! I also found out a fun fact that Swiss people eat an average of 26 pounds of chocolate each year. That's more than twice as much as our fat American intake of only 11 pounds. 

   For dinner that night, we ate at the famous Abe & Louie's on Boyleston. Of course, everything was to-die for - maybe even the bill! From the buttery and surprisingly sweet rolls to the peach crisp for dessert, it was all more delicious than i could have imagined! We had:

(I had a very good, fruity white wine from Spain! I was very excited. :) )

Appetizers:

 half-inch thick slices of bacon with crumbled blue cheese

 tuna tartar layered with avocado and pico de gallo on tortilla chips

Entres & Sides:

Bone-In Filet (Mine & Ma's)

Filet Mignon (Lea)

Delmonico (Dad)

Creamed Corn (with bacon)

Asparagas

Blue Cheese Mashed Potatoes

Mac N' Cheese

Desserts:

7-Layer Chocolate Cake (given to us for Ma's birthday) 

Peach Crisp

Vanilla Creme Brulee 

   I went home feeling so overly full, I felt guilty. And tired. But i was so full, i knew i couldn't sleep. Hashtag First World Problems. UUgghhhh it was so good!

i am . . .  spoiled. :)

Summer Bucket List

     I've tried doing a Summer Bucket List before, and it really only felt partially successful because the list grew and grew as the summer wore on. So, this year, I am planning - what I see as - much more "reachable" goals.

     - Projects:
          ~ Read as much as i can.
          ~ Write as much as i can.
          ~ Consolidate / clean out my college & home stuff. (project in progress)
          ~ Watch movies in certain series i have not seen yet*
          ~ Continue / catch up on blog posts from when i was in Europe. (Although they aren't finished yet and therefore not published, i did start some other posts! i am also hoping to continue writing posts this summer about my happenings. i think it is a good writing exercise for me to challenge myself to.)


     - Trips:
           ~ Cape Cod to see my college roommate, Bunky (looks like it might be the weekend before the 4th of July in order to celebrate her birthday!)
           ~ Albany to see my boyfriend and some of my townhousemates (Blogspot, you can underline this word in red, but it IS a word! i know. i use it all the time.)
           ~ up to Maine / the beach


     - Work:
           ~ Paid Internship (looking unpromising)
           ~ Paid job (probably up in Maine again this summer); the goal is to earn A.M.A.P. (As Much As Possible) in order to save up both for traveling this summer and next and - as Mom kindly pointed out - for while i am up at college this year. *sigh* The Travel Fund is looking like it will have insufficient funds for a while.
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     - Girl's Nights**:
          ~ Splatter Paint day in the yard
          ~ Movie Night
          ~ theme nights (i wanna do some more theme nights! We did a 90s sleepover and all dressed in exaggeratedly 90s outfits with scrunchies, bucket hats, overalls, and awful geometrically-patterned Dad sweaters. It was a ton of fun!)


* This includes, but may not be limited to : Superhero series movies, including X-Men, Batman, and The Avengers series; Indiana Jones; James Bond; Star Wars (i know, shocker, right? Since i am such a dork that you would think i would have seen them by now. Yeah, not so much.)

**I do a lot of "events" i suppose you could say. i host parties, bonfires, dinners, etc. And, i have a group of girlfriends - altogether, 8 of us - who have been the Constants at those get-togethers. So, we have a Girls Group, and i have - since last summer - been especially enthusiastic about doing Girls Nights with them.

i am . . . a writer. In order to get published, generally, i just need other people to know that.