My savory little summer roll.
Posted by blissandvinegar on September 10, 2007
It’s been awhile since I blogged. Nothing interesting to say?
No, I think perhaps too much.
I feel like I’m trying to fit 5 lives into the time-space continuum of 1. I am a worker/project manager (oh yeah, whoopee), a writer (well, not so much these days), a wife and stepmom (still hangin’ on to that as hard as I can), a cook (when there is time), and a strongly creative and hormonal girlie-girl with the most amazing family and friends. They still put up with me, despite my not being able to keep up with everything these days.
I’m sitting right now in the gameroom, blogging whilst my family plays Mario Kart on the Gamecube. Going from “no work” to “full-time plus” work has been tough. I can afford a pedicure now, but I don’t have time to schedule one. What is wrong with this picture?
On the flip side, life is really good. And I’m amazed by the little things.
Downtown tunnels. A small, asian food restaurant named Kuai. Dumplings. $3.50 for 5 – chicken, pork, or vegetable. And the best damn summer rolls I have ever had in my life. Thin, cool rice paper wrapping perfectly cooked chunks of chicken nestled alongside giant happy shrimp lying on a bed of cilantro sprigs, lettuce and cool, slightly starchy vermicelli.
A small dish of peanut dipping sauce. Truly inspired, and inspiring. I can make it through the afternoon after one of these rolls. And you only have access to them if you venture downtown. Ha!
Oh yeah, it’s the little things. Just you wait until I tell you about the DART express bus. Will the wonders never cease?
Michele Bernard said
Sounds yummy. Back in the single working mom (3 of them-jobs and children/1 of me) days, I found a great Chinese food restaurant AND a salon across the street from my office. Some days I ate Chinese, other days I laid in a tanning bed and slept and/or wept for twenty minutes. All of the above gave me the umph I needed to get back out there and do my thing. Sounds like you’re carving it out and finding ways to manage AND enjoy your new experiences. Can’t wait to hear more about it! M:)
spicetalk said
You forgot to mention your most important roll of part-time critiquer and card carrying member of the SCCG.
Candace said
I love the tunnels! It’s been eons since I’ve been down there – they must finally all connect, from one end of town to the other? See, I can remember back when they first started building them… [now where did i put my teeth...]
Forty Paws said
Those rolls sound exquisite! Your life sounds a bit hectic though. Hang in there!
Chris said
It is TRULY the little things that make the difference. I’m one of the owners of Kuai and it’s comments like “Truly inspired, and inspiring. I can make it through the afternoon after one of these rolls.” that keep us excited every single day.
Here’s a little update. We added (today) a soft serve frozen yogurt offering to our customers. 0 g fat, 25 calories per ounce, and all sorts of goodness. For folks that spend $7.50 or more with us at lunch, you get a complimentary one with your meal. You can also buy them separately if you are just looking for an afternoon snack (or dare I say breakfast?). We’ll be sampling the frozen yogurt for free tomorrow and Friday (4/10 and 4/11) for anyone who wants to try. We’ve got a topping station for the yogurt as well. We did a limited little sampling in our restaurant today and people went nuts for it. So if you’ve got the time, swing by and give it a try. Thanks for your comments, and thanks for letting us be one of the parts of the day worth talking about.