My birthday is August 15th and my friend, Jess celebrates her birthday that week as well. Jess was away on vacation this year and I was sick with the
Swine-ish Flu and out of work for a whole week. Little did we know that there was a celebration that had been planned for us by our colleagues while we were out which had to be cancelled. Neither of us ever thought twice about it. Last Thursday, September 17th, Jess & I were called into a meeting downstairs in one of the conference rooms. When we walked in we were greeted with a hearty,
“Surprise!!!” from a room full of people! There were platters of cheeses & crackers, crudités, fresh fruit with dip, Buffalo wings, nachos, creamy pizza dip & cookies; it was wonderful! There were two gorgeous hydrangeas festively decorating the table as well; one for each of us. Then I spotted them… like a blood hound sniffing out a fox… like Jimmy Durante in a pastry shop…
CAKE!!! There were two huge cakes on the table; one was all vanilla and one was head to toe chocolate. To my extreme delight, the chocolate one was for me…
yippee!!! The first bite sent me into a semi-comatose contented bliss which led to me eating two huge pieces and I enjoyed every calorie, carbohydrate and gram of fat in each delectable bite!!! Someone after the fact admitted to me that they were apprehensive about entertaining and cooking for me because I do it well. This was probably the 10th time I’ve heard that said recently so I thought I should address it.
The best ingredients put into any gathering are the people who attend; the food is simply the glue that unites them. The thoughtful preparation and presentation on that day were blatant… these people put caring and friendship into everything they prepared and ordered! There were many different conversations going on and as I glanced around the room; everyone was laughing, smiling and relaxing… mission accomplished! Having only been in Boston five years so far, a week ago I would have told you that I had just a handful of friends and lots of colleagues. Today it’s a different story… I feel very blessed and want to thank all of you who participated.
So anytime you’d like to have me over… cook for me… make burgers… order pizza or Chinese… it doesn’t matter; I will cherish the time as I cherish all of you…
One quick hint though… If you serve
CHOCOLATE CAKE I will love you forever… YUMMY!!!
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