It’s sleet, that’s what it is! We have about 1.5 inches of sleet on the ground here, topped with a nice glaze of ice. Takaza actually made the effort to drive to work this morning – he drove about a mile (and got tailgated by a dickhead in an SUV) before he decided it just wasn’t safe and turned around and came home. About ten minutes ago his boss called and told him to not even bother trying to come in today. Yay! I know it’s not much compared to what folks up the Eastern Seaboard are seeing, though. Two feet of snow is never fun, and I know from experience that northern Virginia and Maryland just aren’t prepared to deal with that much snow at once. Y’all stay safe and warm up there, eh?

So, weekend recap. Right. On Friday, Dan treated me to a nice surprise for dinner – dinner at Ruth’s Chris Steak House. Very yummy, though we agreed we now need to go to The Angus Barn (a local favorite) to compare the two restaurants. It was a delicious meal, and the company (Thomas, Sherry, Donald, Janelle) and conversation was quite enjoyable.

On Saturday we had the same folks over and I made a nice simple dinner – Sausage baked in brioche bread (I’ll post the recipe and comments in a bit). With the accompanying cheese and crackers and wine (a nice Chateauneuf du Pape) and other munchables, we had a very tasty meal. Dinner was followed by gladiatorial combat and general socializing.

And on Sunday, we did…nothing. And it was good. (OK, Dan resurrected his iBook, that was about it)

So today…I’ll be making some nice bread – not sure what kind just yet. And doing a spot of cleaning. Oh, and job-applying, of course.