masterchef

in my teens, my family did a lot of barbequing. I think we barbequed almost every meal in the summer. my best friend always used to comment on it, because her family didn't barbeque at all.

joy, who filled the role of "the man" on all practical matters (plus, parenting me), did most of the barbequing. I remember one time when she shinged her hair lighting the bbq.

b and I got a small camping bbq for our wedding. it's now 6 years old, and not working as it once did (b tried to lite it recently, and the flame started going back in towards the propane tank. so he declared it unusable/unsafe. regardless, b didn't grow up with as much barbequing as I did, and many times in past summers, I'd plan a meal that we could cook on the bbq, only for b to use the stove. in my exasperation, I'd say "but it's to hot for the oven!!, but he'd do it anyway.

during our week at the cottage, b finally got a taste for barbequing. it's much more heatwave-friendly, AND there's way less dishes. so we bought ourselves a small bbq this weekend. I was very surprised by how expensive bbq's are, and how BIG they've become. I just wanted a small and simple bbq at a modest price. we did find one, but it was the only one. there wasn't a selection to chose from.

since we were in the middle of yet another heatwave on Saturday, we decided to assemble it in our living room. originally we'd planned to pay for assembly. al told me once to always pay the extra for assembly. I remembered the time Melissa and I set up hers, and it did not go smoothly! but the guy who was certified to do it, was not in that day, so we thought we'd give it a go ourselves. thankfully, it went well for the most part, and didn't take forever. especially compared to the shed we assembled that took 3 days, instead of the suggested 6 hours, it was easy-peasy.

so we're feeling pretty grown up about it. it's funny how there are still things make can make a 36-year-old feel like a grown up :p