It's Not About the Food, Mostly

Monday.....ah Monday.  We walked to a store which according to my phone is 3/4 mile away.  It was a good time to walk, because it was nice and cool with a breeze blowing.  We were on a mission today (no pun intended!) so we went in, picked up the things on our list, checked out and walked home.

The rest of the day was basically preparing for the meal at 7.

SK sat at the table for over an hour dicing tomatoes for the pico de gallo.  He also trotted off to the store twice.  All with a smile!


Our two new YSA reps came at 5:30 to discuss what their responsibilities are and what they would like to plan for the future.  They are both about 20 and both cute young women, excited to have this new responsibility - and a little nervous.

Recently, SK has been asking on Facebook for the young adults to let us know if they are planning on being here, so that we know how much food to prepare.  There were 16 responses yes.  So we prepared lime-cilantro rice, refried beans, chips and chicken quesadillas with pico de gallo.

We had 21 show up!  We had plenty of food and everyone seemed happy to be here.  We had a great Family Home Evening.  It seems that most often they are content to sit around eating and talking.

I can understand that completely.  I kind of like doing that myself.

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melissa said…
My favorite RS activities are the ones where we have plenty of time to sit around and chat. And that bowl of pico de Gallo is not 5 gallons!! 🤣
February 11, 2020 at 7:10 AM
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