"there's no one more taken care of by more surrogate parents than this single girl. i am the luckiest."
when today's standard dinner plans fell through... or so i thought... i wasn't really sure...
i started in on a sunday dinner of my own.
i'm not necessarily opposed to cooking a sunday dinner spread for one - it's just... so much more hassle than it's worth. but i started to pull all the ingredients out for something, a masterpiece, i'm sure, when an incoming message came buzzing in from bff holly.
holly, long time friend from my life in san diego.
the friend who, until just a year or so ago, lived across the street. a strategic move we made in 2005 to fulfill our childhood pact to "grow up and live next door to each other".
her message was about nothing related to sunday. or the dinner i was about to prepare for myself. but in an act of complete telepathy, she figured out i was flying solo and sent this message in reply:
"come up to my mom's house!!! dinner is ready right now!"
and in five minutes, i was sitting at a giant dinner table, with 34532 other people, eating pot roast + all the fixings... and too many slices of homemade bread. a far better alternative to the production i was about to create in the kitchen.
and just like that, i was taken care of.
i'm sure my parents felt an extra dose of the-kids-are-alright today because, not only was i fed good food, but i was all around swooped up and taken in by my ultimate "other family"... for the one thousandth time.
the stars aligned and we had a perfect time. eating. crafting. talking. laughing. baking. more laughing. more eating. more talking. and lots more laughing.
i have to think i'm being taken care of in more ways than one, by more than one loving parent.
ifyaknowwhatimean.
p.s. i didn't just pounce on the house without being a gracious guest. i came bearing cookie dough.... ready to be baked. not just any cookie dough, however. freshly chilled cookie dough from a recipe i found on pinterest called "The Only Chocolate Chip Cookie I Will Ever Need To Know How To Make For The Rest Of My Life." i testify to you - that is a true statement. amen.
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