Bloom

Today we went to the grand opening of the new grocery store right up the street from us, called "Bloom". Finally the huge dirt pile that we have driven by every day for over 8 years has been turned into a grocery store with some other small stores on the sides. Was it ever packed in there this morning, all the parking spots were taken and we had to park outside of the parking lot on the red clay dirt. Last night we finally got some rain, which has turned all dirt everywhere into sticky mud. Our shoes and car tires got covered in it, all because Andrew insisted on going to the opening. Yeah, things get real exciting down here. The store was nice, but it seemed like just a fancier BiLo or a "Redneck Whole Foods".

Andrew has been watching World Cup all day while I've been making cookies (oatmeal-carrot-raison-walnut), and reading my quilting books to understand how to make a quilt. What a shame that Mexico couldn't beat Argentina today, they lost in overtime 1-2.Bloom had an ok deal on import beer - you can make your own six pack of imports for $7.99. So Andrew got 3 dark beers and I got 3 light beers. I really enjoyed this Italian one "Peroni". Very crisp and refreshing, just as advertised. If I ever make it to Italy I will know what to order. Andrew drank all 3 of his during the matches. The Heineken Dark of his was my favorite.

Tonight we made a new dish using black beans, rice and corn salsa. It was excellent and Andrew once again had a second helping. It had sweetness from the corn and brown sugar mixed with the black beans, and a sour from the lime juice in the corn salsa. We have received 2 DVDs from Netflix and watched them both: Rumor Has It, and The World's Fastest Indian. Rumor was a typical chick flick. Indian was excellent - and being a true story it was interesting to watch the special features and see the real guy. He sure liked his bikes, and according to the movie, one of his records still stands to this day.