Today’s Stream of Consciousness prompt is “ink.”
I signed my name in ink. There were these spaces open for Friday, Dec. 1 and Dec. 8, to cook dinner. For about 50 to 100 people, but more like 50, realistically, at the meeting we go to. I asked my husband after the meeting was over, and I saw the blank spaces for next week. He said, okay. So I signed us up for Dec. 1 with the plan to ask if people from our church will help like they did last year.
On the way home, my husband asked, “Do you know what date you signed up for?”
“December 1st.”
“Do you know what date that is?”
I thought for a second. Then I mentally hit my hand on my forehead. “Our anniversary!” How could I have forgotten? “Well, you could have said, no.”
“I didn’t realize it until just now.”
“Maybe God wants us to serve on our anniversary. Then we can go out to dinner Saturday night…. Are you mad?”
“No.” Or maybe he said, “Nah.”
I don’t think he’s mad. He will make spaghetti sauce Thursday night with meat. On Friday, I’ll make vegetarian sauce. I’ll take the sauce to the church where the meeting is and make the spaghetti at the church. Maybe garlic bread. Hopefully, I’ll get some help. My husband will join me when he gets off work. I don’t really regret signing up, though I might not have if I had remembered it was our 5 year anniversary. But maybe I would have. You can celebrate by serving. I must have been feeling energetic. And blessed. Wanting to give back. But there’s another, less generous reason too. I’m a vegetarian, and there has been little for me to eat at these meetings lately that does not contain meat. So, I’ll make a vegetarian sauce option.
Last time we did this, it was fun, but tiring. So I’m going to rest up Friday morning and take it easy in the early afternoon. Maybe we’ll go out for Frozen Yogurt afterward. Why did I capitalize Frozen Yogurt? I like the kind made with almond milk, and lots of nuts. And dark chocolate chips. Or maybe we’ll wait til Saturday night or Sunday, or a day when we go hiking. I miss hiking. And I need to go hiking with all the holiday eating coming up. Sigh. But I am thankful to have so many options for eating, serving, hiking…..
Feeling blessed.
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November 25, 2017 at 8:41 am
It sounds like a fabulous way to celebrate your anniversary. Good for you!
November 25, 2017 at 11:22 am
Thank you! 🙂 It does make sense to me, too.
November 25, 2017 at 9:57 am
You must have some large pots to make that much sauce.
November 25, 2017 at 11:23 am
Yes. We do! 🙂 And some are at the church to cook the pasta. Thanks for thinking of that.
November 25, 2017 at 10:55 am
how wonderful to celebrate
by heartfully helping others 🙂
November 25, 2017 at 11:24 am
Thank you, David. 🙂
November 25, 2017 at 4:31 pm
Serendipity!
November 25, 2017 at 5:12 pm
My husband is better at remembering dates than I am. He is very sweet remembering the date when we met. 🙂
November 25, 2017 at 10:23 pm
That IS sweet. Mine is better at most date remembering. But it takes team work.
November 25, 2017 at 5:33 pm
That’s a funny video. I’ve tried the Silk almond milk. It’s pretty good. The first thing I said when my daughter asked how I liked it was, ‘it tastes like nuts’. She laughed. 🙂
November 25, 2017 at 10:25 pm
There’s an even funnier one I posted before that refers to nuts. I think it’s called, There’s a new milk man in town. https://youtu.be/kmilAnC8e3A
November 27, 2017 at 7:40 pm
haha I finally got to watch the other video you linked to. That was great! 🙂 …. Happy Anniversary!
November 28, 2017 at 7:36 pm
Yay! I crack up inside my head every time I watch it. Thank you! 🙂
November 29, 2017 at 1:09 pm
🙂 🙂
November 25, 2017 at 6:04 pm
That seems like a good way to celebrate. The yogurt on Saturday will taste extra good.
November 25, 2017 at 10:26 pm
Right! 🙂 Thanks, Dan.
November 25, 2017 at 11:04 pm
A good way to celebrate and I’ll add happy anniversary to that. Good wishes to a wonderful couple.
November 25, 2017 at 11:17 pm
Thank you so much. ❤
November 26, 2017 at 8:06 pm
I do not make meat sauce for my spaghetti. If I’m feeling meatish, I sometimes make meatballs ON THE SIDE, lol! I want vegetarian options, too. Pretty much everywhere. I eat meat, just not often.
I can’t say I’d wanna spend my anniversary as you will, but happiness follows love everywhere, and serving is a kind of happiness of its own 🙂
November 26, 2017 at 9:51 pm
Hmmm. Now I’m thinking about vegetarian “meatballs.” We will definitely go out to dinner on Saturday. 🙂
November 26, 2017 at 9:57 pm
😀
November 27, 2017 at 2:08 pm
On a side note, your post reminded me of Carla Lee’s Nutballs… they are pricey but very tasty and go so well with spaghetti sauce.
I think of the beauty of the Anniversary continuum and how each year can be different and special…. how lovely that your brain did that! Celebrating can be done in so many ways and yet, it’s the things we don’t plan on sometimes that make the celebration even more meaningful. 🙂
Ahhh….. togetherness!
Have a wonderful time!
November 27, 2017 at 7:07 pm
Thankyou, Ka! You make a good point. I bet this anniversary will be meaningful and memorable. 🙂 Now I’m off to find out more about Carla Lee’s nutballs!
November 28, 2017 at 1:04 am
It sounds like a marvelous approach to commend your commemoration. Bravo!.
November 28, 2017 at 7:38 pm
Thank you for this commendable encouragement! Sooner or later, things do work out like they’re supposed to. 🙂