January 17, 2009
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After Thanksgiving Derek brought over some of his mother’s special salad, because he knew I liked cranberries. It was so good and so different I asked if he could get me the recipe. What he showed up with was a recipe book she’d made him for Christmas one year. She’d handwritten all their family’s favorite recipes.
We flipped through the three-ringed binder and he marked the ones he liked best, but the chocolate peanut butter pie was not in there. When I told him to ask her about it he said, “Hey, my parents are coming into town this weekend for my uncle’s birthday. You could come and ask her yourself.”
I think he spoke without thinking because he kind of laughed and added, “…if you don’t think that would be too weird.”
At the time I was glad he’d asked and was looking forward to meeting them. He’s met all the girls, my brother and a sister, and his family knows he’s been working here and that we’ve been cooking together. They know we’ve been trading commodities together and they know I’ve started going to their church. He assured me they don’t think anything is weird about it.
But then I started thinking how his mother might feel about me cooking her recipes with him or for him. They’ve recently moved three hours away and he misses her. He had been remodeling their house so they could get it sold and was practically living there. Kinda like he’s doing here I guess.
Our mutual friend was chiding me today, and I have to admit the whole thing does sound kinda kooky. The party is at a restaurant, tomorrow night, and they know I’m coming. It ought to be interesting.
Comments (5)
It sounds so good, though, even though the connotations are there
Hmmm…of course you should meet them.
This is a great thing. Have a great fun meeting his family and tell us all about it., please.
so… how’d the meeting go??? parents are such funny things!
Oh that should be interesting!
I would never have thought about how his mother might feel about the recipes. That’s interesting and very sensitive. I also hope there were some good recipes in that book! Peanut butter pie sounds like the debbil to me right now. I would eat the entire thing in one sitting given the chance and the stomach for it.
I look forward to reading how the meeting went should you choose to write about it.