I am the birthday champion!
August 30th, 2005 | by Scott Jennings |
Ok, here’s what happened. It seems a little incredible, so I’ll go slow.
On Sunday, I had planned to christen the new barbecue grill with a few Boston butts, just to get the hang of controlling the fire and test out the new patented Jennings blend of herbs & spices. (That would make a fantastic euphemism, but here I mean it literally.)
I was up at 8am to light the charcoal and hickory, and by 9, the butts were on the grill. I settled back for a relaxing day of doing absolutely nothing at all — I popped a few sausages in the barbecue for lunch, I kicked up my feet, put the Braves game on, and that was to be that.
Around 1, Katy started dropping some strange hints, such as “honey, don’t you think you should pick up a little around here?” and “honey, would you mind putting on some pants?” So I did a little minor housework and put on some shorts, thinking I was simply contributing to the domestic tranquility.
Then around quarter to 4, I find Lisa on my doorstep, with a birthday present (a pork loin roast), a cooler full of beer, and a weak story about needing to kill some time between appointments. I immediately suspect shenanigans.
Rossenheidi arrived a few minutes later, and it suddenly became clear that I had been tricked into cooking for my own surprise party. Nice work, kitten. Katy produced bags of chips and paper plates and the other party stuff from the kitchen cabinets, and it was officially on.
It was a nice time with many highlights, not the least of which was the arrival of my new best friend, former announcer for OMEGA Wrestling, Ted Hobgood. He brought over the promotion’s title belt, once held by Matt Hardy, which I was proud to model (pictured). I also insisted on being smashed in the head with it; Katy got my nose instead.
Some of the pork finally came off around 8:30pm, and the patient men and women who hung around were treated to the culinary event of their lives. Seriously, it was the best barbecue I’ve ever had. And the other two butts stayed on until 10:30pm or so, and were even better. I love my new toy.
Thanks for being awesome, friends. Next time, give me enough advance notice so I can get enough plastic utensils.
