Gary’s post: Today was the Southwest Chocolate and Coffee Fest in Albuquerque. What a good time and crazy event. There were over 200+ chocolate, coffee and food vendors there sharing their products. Frankly, I had no idea that Albuquerque had over 60+ micro brewers here for beer. It’s quite a scene. Of course, we bought coffee, chocolate and some biscochitos. Wendy signed us up for a chocolate and beer tasting which was quite and experience and super interesting.
The photo above does not show the other two beers, but it was 5 beers and 5 chocolates. 2 ales and 3 lagers. We got a lesson in beer brewing and chocolate tasting – brief but interesting. All of the beers and chocolates were from local companies. My favorite was the pairing in the top, middle – a Mexican Lager and Cappuccino chocolate. Really interesting how these all played out. Some complemented, some played down a tase in the beer (like a smoky Ale) and some played up a taste in the chocolate. Fun.
We didn’t get to spend a lot of time there as I had the truck in for a windshield replacement. The shop closed at 1 pm and our breakfast burrito took over an hour to make, so we missed the opening by about 45 minutes. Not sure that would have made much difference, but at least we had some time to shop, experience some of the vendors and do our class. There are a couple of other classes I want to take next year, like chocolate tasting, making truffles and some other fun classes.
With the cold weather coming today, we didn’t do much outdoors because of the wind, snow and just cold. We had planned on visiting with my father-in-law, but his wife suggested it wasn’t a good idea today since her kids were visiting. While I think she’s a decent person, she’s definitely a schemer and not a good one. I keep her at arm’s length and don’t get involved with the family drama. I let Wendy manage that part of the relationships and I support her. Jim’s wife’s daughter is worthless and a gold digger. It’s clear she doesn’t have a clue about anything other than her immediate world. Hard to take her seriously, but I do try and treat her with some respect. Wendy on the other hand makes is clear to her that she’s not Jim’s daughter. Kinda like watching out political drama – reality politics and reality family drama.
We spent some looking at appliances and lighting for the new house. We need to get on this and get stuff bought before tariffs.
Well, time for bed. More tomorrow.
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