Back on Track

This is what I really have going today.. my step-daughter Alex is getting married this fall, and today is the big Bridal Shower! Not only that, but it's being held at the Ritz-Carleton in Pasadena at a High Tea! woo woo! Fancy-schmantzy! So I have a pretty new gauzy summer dress (tea length of course!) and the perfect new shoes to match (I didn't have mom to ask tho, was I supposed to have gloves and a hat? I opted no, hope I'm not the only one without) (all of a sudden I'm feeling kind of exposed again) Anyway, moving along to the best part of the story: For a present I was really stuck. Shopped and shopped. Found a quite suitable fancy cookbook especially for "Bride and Groom" (useful or not, will be a keepsake kind of thing), but then, like it was being delivered from the hand of God (ok, ok, I'm sure Mom's hand was in it too) another cookbook leaped into my hand: "Aphrodisiac Foods -- Eat your way to Ecstasy" !! Oh my! Is that PERFECT for a newly-wed gift, or what?? It's a really nice book, too with beautiful pictures (some suggestive of people, some the foods themselves) lots of historical references, and of course, recipes and ideas. (Actually I think I'll go back and get another one for myself!) So I figured it's suggestive enough for a party but sophisticated enough to be opened at the Ritz. Thanks Mom! I'll let y'all know how it went when I get back!