Very difficult to please......(me!)

Yep.......after a wonderful morning on the patio....with Fr. Roast coffee steaming in the cup, I made a call to one more kitchen cabinet design center in STL.....and soon we were on the road up there for an early afternoon design meeting. Well.....the meeting lasted over two hours as we once again had this individual design the cabinets.....and it became a different configuration. The design center had some cabinets that we both liked.....and this young man drew up a plan that we both liked....with a couple of reservations.

Soooo, now the waiting game begins to see what his bid will be. Sure it will be higher than our budget will allow, however, I will not get pessimistic toooo soon. Sure is interesting how different cabinet designers can arrive at different plans using the same damn measurements!!!!

Then we did some other shopping: looking for new window treatments for the entertainment/family room, lighting for the kitchen, and more looking and pricing for our new bedroom furniture. Never....NEVER enough time to do it right......as we are always watching the clock to see how much more time we have before the stores close down.

We dined at The Olive Garden and had a great meal!!!!! I had the Asiago Cheese stuffed Tortillono with shrimp in a garlic-tomato cream sauce.......oh YEAH......it was great!!!! The 1st Lady had Pasta con Broccoli in a garlic cream sauce.....and it was soooo light and tasty!!! The salad was good and crisp, but their bread sticks.....hmmmm, they do leave something to be desired for me. I am just not that crazy about them at this establishment.........they always tend to be on the dry side. I requested butter and that helped somewhat......but still just a bit drab on the flavor side. The coffee???? Well, it is dark, but leaves a real hangover taste for the finish.....and not a particularly pleasant taste at that. Some improvement is needed in their coffee offering.

Returned home about 10pm.......and lots to get accomplished tomorrow. Only two days until we leave here to head to the National Special Olympics at Iowa State University in Ames. Looking forward to that trip......and sure it will be one of those special moments each time Justin participates in an event.

No matter what occurs.......

Life IS Great.....and I hope it is for all of you, also!!!!