Brunch Date
You know that feeling….
When you’re on a brunch date, you arrive at a restaurant, and the hostess tells you that the wait is going to be 20 minutes…
And you think aloud to your date…’ok, great… let’s take a quick stroll around the block’… and you two take a quick stroll around the block.
It’s sunny and it’s Sunday and everything seems lovely…
Until you get back from your 18 minute stroll and check in with the hostess to find out that your wait time has increased in your absence… to like… an hour!!!
And your heart sinks. And you want coffee. And you really want some eggs. And your kinda want to kick the hostess in the knee cap.
But you’re with a date. You’re with a brunch date…. so you just sit with it. You just sit with the wait time. And you don’t complain. And you try not to think about coffee. And you try not to glare at the patrons already enjoying their eggs… those jerks. And you just wait. And wait. And wait.
And then your brunch date finds the random rogue hair that sometimes grows out of your chin. You call it your old lady hair. And you’re usually really good about plucking your one old lady hair… but you misplaced your tweezers and your old lady hair got out of control… And you’ve waited so long for breakfast that your date has taken to intently staring at your face and has spotted your old lady hair…
And now you have to have a really awkward conversation about your old lady hair and all you want to do is dig a whole in the ground and crawl into it… And you curse that stupid hostess (who probably isn’t that stupid) for making you wait for your eggs so long that your old lady hair has been spotted.
DANGIT!
And you keep your hand on your chin for the rest of the date.
You know that feeling? Yea… me too.
Let’s avoid that this weekend. Make brunch for someone.
And keep your rogue old lady chin hair in check. For your health. For your dating health.
I can not believe I just told you about my rogue old lady chin hair.
This is totally embarrassing.
Perhaps I can distract you with these Cornmeal Molasses Pancakes. They were really tasty.
This Crustless Quiche had spinach and blue cheese and walnuts.
How’s that for fancy!?
I want to marry these cinnamon rolls. I already have the dress.
…. Stop looking at me like that.
There’s cream cheese! In the cinnamon rolls!
Wait… did that picture of cinnamon rolls make you feel fat?
Me too.
Have a smoothie. I’m going to.
And while we’re in the kitchen making that smoothie… how about some 30 Minute Croissants?
There go our healthy thoughts… right out the window again.
Hm…
You might consider turning these Cheddar Black Pepper Biscuits into egg sandwiches.
That’s a good idea.
It’s up to you.
Get your brunch on… but don’t you dare wait in line for it.
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Mmmmmm those cinnamon rolls are gonna feel good in my tummy! You know, there’s a restaurant in Monterey Park called Luminarias and they have a pretty darn good brunch! what makes it so good you ask? well its all you can eat!! yup, all you can eat seafood( crab legs, shrimp) mexican food ( carne asada, chorizo, tacos), breakfast food ( bacon, eggs, huge sausages, waffles), desserts ( carrot cake, chocolate cake, pan dulce, flan, chocolate dipped strawberries) and like tons more- like an omelette and pasta station. Sorry for ramblin, its just that good and its like 17 bucks before 10am on sundays. Plus there’s hardly a wait, at most its like 5 or 8 mins. Its cause they’re cool like that.
Your post was great, I laughed so hard which I really needed today :) If it makes you feel any better the same thing has happened to me. I’m barely 28, how can this be?! On a side note, I’m having a yard sale this weekend and my awesome friend Claire is whipping up a large batch of your Chocolate Peanut Butter Cupcakes which ARE the best cupcakes i’ve ever had and giving them away at the yard sale. Just to spread the JOY, joy.
Have a great weekend!
I have a rogue hair, it just gives you more character…:) You dates should be so lucky to have a rouge haired girl who can bake like the dickens! I see some bacon waffles in the near future. I have a teen who loves waffles and bacon. I don’t know why I hadn’t thought of this before!
Keep your “hairy chin” up…I will..:)
Wait, old lady chin hairs are normal?! Thank god! :)
Oh my goodness, those cinnamon rolls look gorgeous and I’m not a lover of blue cheese but I have to say that that quiche looks… Wow.
I can’t say I’ve experienced the chin hair thing, but I have had a really long hair come from my eyebrow before which my mother noticed and decided to broadcast to everyone in the department store we were in. It was horrifying.
I’m 19 and I totally have an old lady chin hair (two, I think). Well, not now, since I plucked them a few days ago. But I know they’re hovering beneath the surface of my skin, just waiting to re-sprout.
In less disgusting news, those cinnamon rolls look glorious.
cinnamon rolls = love
You know, I just got home from a pretty annoying day, read this, and am just dying laughing out loud… Thanks!
Joy-I had to read that post twice to believe it was really real…I’m a 55 year old wife and mother and I LOVE your blog. I read it everyday. In fact, one of the best and satisfying meals I made was the one that you posted about a year ago on brownie cookies, pizza and caesar salad. My family loved it. I had never made real caesar dressing before, but I did and all were impressed! Keep smiling… keep shining….keep joyful!
Oh — and I have a hair on my chin that I really call a wire whisker…just one…totally black…and I’m almost all gray now….my sister has one in the exact same spot….
my old lady hair isn’t on my chin, it’s on my neck. equally gross if not slightly worse. *sigh*
i just thought id let you know i love youre blog. you are an amazing baker and i love how raw you are with your posts. i adore that you arent afraid to let your personality shine and be yourself. if you werent straight i would ask you to marry me ! haha
you’re absolutely hilarious! i love reading your blogs like we’re talking… your commentary is soo funny :) and love love love the pictures!
Oh gosh, it’s 3pm in the afternoon here and I’m now seriously craving brunch. Those cinnamon rolls… oh my gosh. Maybe I don’t need to go out tomorrow. Maybe I need to stay at home and make them. And then eat them. YUM!
It’s croissants for me today, the old long way, not the 30 minutes ones – rolling the pastry again and again should keep my thoughts away from wanting to dig a hole in the ground and crawl into it. :)
Joy, you crack me up! I’m sorry your hair got spotted – I’m sure you’re date still thinks you’re beautiful! And those waffles are killing me – kill-ing! I need a waffle maker!!
I have a rogue old lady chin hair too!!!!!!!! And darn it if it isn’t always my husband who notices when it’s especially magnificent. Men! Although, I will say that if he’d first noticed it when we were dating, he wouldn’t have mentioned it. There are benefits to being with a guy who grew up in a household of women…..lol!
I don’t have a rogue old lady chin hair.
Mine comes out of a mole on my cheek. Lucky for me I can trick a man into thinking it’s sexy by feeding him bacon waffles.
Old lady hair blows…
Your menu, however my dear, does not.
Thanks for the Saturday morning inspiration. You’re adorable.
You’re so cute, Joy….chin hair and all! We all get that one hair eventually. It’s what keeps us real.
I didn’t have a brunch date so I made the Single Lady Pancake instead. Holy delicious! And I had it all to myself! I’m psyched to try out these other tasty recipes too.
Since you shared where yours is I’ll tell you that mine is on my left cheek. After each time I tweeze and curse it to never return, it still shows up in a matter of like 3-4 days.
The distraction of those yummy brunch ideas worked! Wait, what are we talking about again? Thanks for sharing!
It’s hard to wait when you’re in a restaurant and feeling really hungry! Anyway, the croissants look really great, as well as your cinnamon rolls!
Nothing like a little Joy the Baker to make me laugh so hard {with the fondness of a shared distaste for unsightly facial hair}, that my after-children body has to resist the urge to pee. On my office chair.
Thanks for the giggles. You’re delightful!
I thought we weren’t going to tell people about our, you know, chin *problem.*
Those cinnamon rolls might do the trick though.
I just looked at the c-rolls recipe. Why oh why do these require such an early wake up?? I guess that’s why these are for brunch and not breakfast. Oh they look so good though. Maybe you could make them the night before and refridgerate until morning.
Why does breakfast demand so much of us??
Hee hee. Old lady hair. I have a pact with a friend in case of a medical emergency. If either of us goes into a coma the other is responsible for said hair removal. Unfortunately it means that we can no longer travel in a car or airplane, or do any dangerous activities together. However, chin hair removal security gives us enough peace of mind to make it worth it.
You are such an absolute hoot. I love reading your blogs and watching your little cooking clips which make me happy. Your Joy of life and cooking are awesome Keep it coming. I have tried a few of your recipes. I am a nurse and took them to work to share with my nurse friends and docs and everything is always gone in a flash. We need goodies at the hospital always!! Thanks so much.
I have a rogue old lady chin hair too!!! I’m not the only one!
I have a super-sneaky old lady hair that grows out of my cheek just below my eye. It is so fine, and see-through, like nylon. You can only see it when the sun catches it juuuust right. Of course, the sun always catches it just right when you’ve forgotten about it for a few weeks and it’s a healthy centimetre long.
In other news, I would like to eat ALL the brunch. ALl of it.
Such a funny post, making me smile first thing in the morning. :) And awesome ideas for brunch!
You just made my Sunday morning :) Thanks for sharing about your chin hair! Wish I had only one that sprouted :)
That’s so not nice. Now I’m all hungry again and I’ve already had breakfast. I want those cinnamon rolls. Get those little rolls in my belly, now!
But, then if I eat all that, I’ll have to make my run 10 miles instead of 5.
Gasp! Joy dear, do not get so caught up in the mortification of said chin hair that you forget the obvious – it was a wee bit rude for your date to point such a thing out, especially on a *first* date! Of course, full context is needed, but you need to ask yourself where exactly you weigh in on his behavior?
One of my exes pointed out my granny chin hair in the very moment that we were saying our final goodbye. This is the one of a few moments I routinely conjure up where listing reasons why he could never be the one for me :)
At first I had to giggle about the Rogue Chin Hair… because I have one. Okay, I have 3. (!!!) Seriously though…that quiche and the black pepper cheddar scones look to die for. I must try them. Next weekend.
Hi Joy – I just needed to tell you… I bought the Pioneer Woman Cooks book today and I’ve never been so excited to dig in! The cinnamon roll post totally got me.
eheehee! old lady hair! funny funny story. thanks for the beautiful photos, i definitely need to do some brain exercise to counteract all that brain munching i just did.
OMG. I am 27 and totally have an old lady hair on my chin, except my sister and I call it my witch hair. And I have definitely forgotten to take care of it before an important event and been in awkward situations. I feel ya, girl. Hang in there.
And keep the brunch recipes coming, please!
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA you are hilarious. and this sounds like something that would happen to me. angharad recommended your blog, and i am so glad she did. my willpower is nil and i have a rogue hair or two as well. let’s be friends?
oh man! I’m feelin’ you on this one. too bad you don’t always carry tweezers in your purse like a buddy of mine. then agian, if you did and you tweezed it, he would know that you did and wonder about the missing chin link. sigh…will you see him again? um…the boy, I mean?
Danica can suck it. You are delightful.
This just totally made me laugh out loud!! Made my day!!
Thanks!
How funny! Your post made me crack up! So relevant, too! I ran into a past acquaintance today and the subject about stray facial hairs came up. Then I came home and found your post! How weird! For those of you who can’t relate (yet), just wait. Your time will come and you’ll get it.
I have one rouge old lady chin hair, too!!! I’m 28. Lol!
You are too funny. I can’t say I have a rogue old lady hair-I’m sure it’s coming! But I do get that moment when I either have something in my teeth or a unslightly pimple. All the same, it’s AWKWARD.
I loved this post. The cheddar biscuits look soooo good. Also, I have a couple of rogue hairs on my chin and I call them my piggie hairs as in the three little pigs and not by the hair of my chinny chin chin.
Have no shame in the rouge old lady hair! Actually, I made my mom and husband promise to take care of my eyebrowns and chin should I be incapacitated. I can’t bear the thought of having visitors, doctors and nurses seeing my billy goat gruff.
This post leaves me wanting brunch…at 2:10 pm on a Tuesday afternoon. Darn you! :O)
Droooool. One of each, please!
My opinion: The only people allowed to notice chin hairs on women are 1) Their very best and closest friends, who should definitely tell you if they see one. 2) You gay male friends, who should also tell you, and then never mention it again. Anyone else that says something, stick them with the brunch check and don’t return their calls. The nerve!
TJ
about the Rogue Chin Hair… I have two. And I really agree with TJ :
“1) Their very best and closest friends, who should definitely tell you if they see one. 2) You gay male friends, who should also tell you, and then never mention it again. Anyone else that says something, stick them with the brunch check and don’t return their calls. The nerve!”
hi joy! i’ve been stalking your blog since i found it a few months ago (love it!), and this is my first time commenting. i felt compelled to break my silence in order to inform you that those hairs you refer to as “old lady chin hairs” are actually WISDOM hairs. i have two persistent ones…which i believe, means that, along with a few of your other blog readers, i am actually a bit wiser than you. ;)
Some words of wisdom for the troll (sorry, I can’t recall it’s name)….
“The more you nurture a feeling of loving kindness, the happier and calmer you’ll be.”
I believe it was said by Ghandi. Who should know.
Try it, you might be surprised at how well it works. When you’re thinking something nasty, SAY something nice. Seriously…words that may seem hard to say at first, become easier and easier and you will see your black heart start to come alive.
Joy, you truly are a JOY to visit, I love how you write, your smiling face, all of your chin hairs, and most of all, your delicious baking :) Never change the way you are!