What’s for Dinner {November 21, 2013}

If you are new here, read my first What’s for Dinner post to get filled in on what the heck’s going on around here. If you have been to this rodeo before, let’s get down to business.

Not sure how to start this post…..It is really hard for me to let others do nice things for me. Dinner tonight was a big dose of  humble pie.

 My friend Erin has been trying to do nice things for me ever since she found out I was pregnant and feeling terrible.  She is quite persistent and two weeks ago took my toddler for most of the morning and then on Tuesday of this week, she called to inform me that she was bringing dinner to me on Thursday night and I couldn’t say anything, because she had already worked it out with Sim. Well, well, well….sneaky little rascal isn’t she.

As hard as it is to except help, deep down I was so grateful and touched by her going behind my back.  Little did I know how much more grateful I would be by tonight.

Yesterday I had a scratchy throat all day and then by evening, my body was aching pretty bad, I decided I should take my temperature and sure enough, I had a fever. Great! Looks like I have the flu. I have felt pretty miserable today and knowing that Erin was bringing dinner was such a relief and a blessing.

If Erin’s kindness weren’t enough, around 1:00 this afternoon, another friend, Tara, messaged me that she is bringing me dinner tomorrow and not taking no for an answer. My friends are super pushy.  But again, deep down I was so touched and grateful for her pushiness.

There was one more incident this week that really had me feeling the love. My sister-in-law, Heidi, sent me this package and sweet note. The package was filled with those lovely blue Frooties you can see on the card. (Frooties are fruit flavored mini tootsie rolls and they happen to be one of my favorite things in the world and they are almost impossible to find outside of Utah.) I almost cried when I opened it.

I had talked to Heidi a week or two ago to tell her I was pregnant. I mentioned how sick I have been and how I keep thinking there is something out there, some kind of food, that will heal me and make me feel better. Of course I was joking, because my whole life revolves around food and we laughed. Well, in the card she said she hoped the Frooties would “Heal” me. If the Frooties couldn’t heal me, her thoughtfulness sure could. She knows I love Frooties and that I can’t get them here in Maryland. It was SO thoughtful!!!

All of these experiences this week have made me want to be a kinder, more thoughtful, more observant person. I want to be a pushy friend that doesn’t take no for an answer and a sister-in-law who remembers your favorite candy and sends it to you when you really need it!

Keep it Real!

Maria