The Comfort of Food (and a great boyfriend)

I just came home sick. I stuck through the day OK, then 4 p.m. hit and I progressively got worse. I'm supposed to be in ad class but called my partner to see if he can present for both of us. My nice instructor was really cool about it, which makes missing class easier, because I feel like shit.

I'm about to go lie down, but before I do so, I wanted to tell you what a wonderful boyfriend I have, because recounting how much I appreciate him reminds me that, even when I feel like crap -- because of a cold, because of craziness at work or for whatever reason -- I have Brian by my side.

As I wrote, yesterday was a horrible day at work. I called Brian at lunch time to tell him what was going on, and by the time I touched base with him at the end of the day, he had a "special dinner treat" started. All I had to do was pick up rosemary.

This is what was cooking (and sadly, my timing and camera quality does not capture it well): 

A fall risotto, comprising rosemary, mushrooms, roasted squash and a bunch of other stuff I can't remember because my head's fuzzy. I do know olive oil, butter and some type of special broth were involved. I asked him what recipe he based it off of, and he literally just glanced at a few risottos and whipped it up -- and cooked it perfectly! He knows I love risotto, squash and mushrooms. It couldn't have been better.

That's also a glass of Old Charter bourbon and Coke. I needed to take the edge off - a perfect pairing.

[Update: I did not lie down. I worked. However, it was truly advancing the "next big thing." Gotta invest to get where you want, right?]