Perfect Fall Friday Night

Everyone has their idea of a perfect fall Friday night, and I’m looking very forward to what I have planned for this grey, cool evening in Columbia. While the masses are strutting their "Strength in Stripes" (MU's official homecoming theme) my friend JP and I are attending Artrageous Friday.

What the heck is that you ask? It’s an experience. Walking in and out of shops and studio’s downtown, taking in art and visiting with the artist. Stopping along the way at a favorite bar or restaurant for a beverage, shopping, and enjoying the evening with friends.

And while dinner downtown is certainly tempting, I promised JP I would make him dinner. Grandma D’Angelo’s homemade spaghetti and meatballs is on the menu. While it’s difficult to replicate any “Grandma” recipe half the fun is trying. I’ve been saving a bottle of Peaceful Bend’s Meramec wine and tonight seems as good as any to enjoy. I LOVE, LOVE this wine, Clyde and Katie are artists in their own right creating this delicious, fantastic premium red wine. Their commitment to quality craftsmanship shows in every bottle.

No Friday night hanging out with JP would be complete without a Yahtzee throw down. I’ve been playing Yahtzee since I was 3 years old, (Grandma Beedle would add the dice for me, and sometimes still does) yet ALL that experience is challenged by JP’s beginners luck. Which incidentally has lasted for three years. I must say I have a good feeling about tonight, I’m pretty sure his luck has run out. No more bad Yahtzee ju ju for me!

It looks like it’s going to be a perfect fall Friday night artfully created by me!