December 9, 2008

It is Tuesday another much needed day off after our trip to NYC. What a wonderful time we had catering our party in the City. We ran into a lot of traffic stopped on the highway on our way, veered off the beaten path and Maggie the GPS died. Denise was on the cell phone with Justin to try and see how we could get around the mess we were in. Finally traffic started moving on Route 17 and we were on our way, yet a little behind schedule. But, we arrived at our destination in plenty of time to set up and deliver great food to the guests. Thank you to Michael & Susanna for allowing us to cater the birthday party. Chef Peter is not only a talented Chef, but can can pack, plan and pull it off without a hitch. The food was amazing, quail eggs with caviar, tuna tartare, chicken liver mousse, and asparagus,proscuitto wrapped in Filo just a few.
I was navigator on this trip, (not a good idea) and we got turned around coming out of the city. We were going South, should have gone north. I figured we would be in South Beach by Tuesday, but everyone else decided we should turn around. We finally arrived back in Narrowsburg around 2:30 in the morning sleepy and very cold. It was 12 degrees when we arrived. Needless to say no unpacking got done until Monday. We really enjoyed the opportunity to cater the party. We could not have done it without Denise & Caitlyn. Denise always works so very hard and worries with me.
It seems for us that when one event is finished it is time to start planning and thinking about the next. Peter is the one that it seems to fall on, I only control waitstaff and a menu for anything is beyond my expertise. Now it is time for Peter to get ready for finals @ Sullivan Community College, plan for New Year's Eve and put lights up at our house. I am responsible for Christmas shopping(how hard is that) and just making sure we have service staff to cover all shifts.
Basketball season has started for our daughter so that is something that we have to somehow fit into our crazy time constraints. Like anyone that has their own business, there seems to not be enough hours in the day, but we always manage to get things done.
We actually have most of the week of Christmas off, which we are looking for too. We have had many inquiries about Christmas Eve, which we are typically closed. It is very tempting to be open, but Family and Gabby are too important to us to be greedy so we are closed Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Hope all who read this blog are not letting Christmas Stress them out and are enjoying the season for what it is.
Everyone have a great week and enjoy the season, spend it with family and friends. On another note, Congratulation Charles & Lisa, it is about time you know.