Day 7

Patty picked me up about noon-ish and we made our way back to her cute little town. Once in town we stopped off at the grocery and picked up what we needed to make dinner together. Baked Ziti, garlic bread and salad were all on the menu. She choose a delicious chocolate raspberry torte for dessert. SO yummy.

Once at her house we put the groceries away and chatted for a bit before starting the prep. The pasta was set to boil and the sauce started. Once everything was heated/cooked we tossed the pasta and sauce together with some ricotta and mozzarella and poured it into the baking pan. So easy to do and now it was ready to go into the oven when we were ready to bake it.

I had a first ever after the grocery shopping. We had to go to the liquor store for the wine because you can't buy it in the grocery. That is just so foreign to this SoCal girl. I can now cross *go to the liquor store for liquor* off my bucket list. ;-)

We spent the rest of the afternoon just hanging out and chatting. I have totally loved being able to spend time with Patty. She is such a delight. Her laughter is infectious and her sense of humour is wonderful.

Once Rudy was finished with his day he joined us at Patty's for dinner. We shared a bottle of Ménage à Trois Red and chatted and laughed. Blake gulped his glass of wine down and said it was horrible. LOL! I asked why he downed it and he said he didn't want to waste it. bwahaha! He quickly switched to a corona.

All too soon I was turning into a pumpkin and it was time for us to go. I was super sad to do so but look forward to a return visit some day, hopefully sooner rather than later. Maybe sooner than any of us thought - but that is a story for another day.

Tomorrow will be filled with spending the day with Rudy seeing some sights around Denver.

Happy Weekend!
~ b