Regina and I took a fun day trip to Charlottesville to explore their computer buying options. When we drove up to our first option, and saw a chained fence and padlocks across the windows-we decided there may just be a classier place to buy a computer. We did our shopping, even bought a new dress and sunhat---which has been used to the maximum already. Then we decided to treat ourselves to a fantastic dinner at
Mas Tapas. I discovered this place when I used to work at Rosetta Stone and my colleagues introduced me to the fantastic world of authentic Tapas outside of Spain. We started with a pitcher of Sangria, because honestly, how can you eat Tapas without authentic Sangria? Then the following is what we had to eat.....
Carne asada (marinated hanging tenderloin w/ smoked tomato alioli)
Babaghanouz (the traditional spread of roasted eggplant, garlic, and yogurt w/brick oven bread)
Pequeno Plato de Queso (sliced, aged raw-milk Manchego, local apples, on a slice of hearth-baked bread)
Datil con tocino (fat, juicy, pitted Medjool dates roasted inside of applewood-smoked bacon)
Empanada (locally-cultivated oyster and Lion’s Mane mushrooms, goat cheese, impastata in a flaky pastry w/crème fraiche)
The last time I was here had some really sad memories associated with it, so it was nice to have a dinner with someone full of truth and honesty. Something that is genuine, which was so hard to find. I think the girls in my small group and the girls that I work with are incredibly strong women and help me build up my courage and confidence each day, knowing that my powerful God is the source of it all. Someone asked me, "So, tell me, how did you do it? I mean, I know Jesus was there, but how did you come through?" As much as I hate sunday school answers, there is nothing I attest the strength towards more, than the simple and extravagant Grace of God. It is more than enough...
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