Food Glorious Food!

Sometimes, the simplest things can cause a tremendous reaction.  Take tonight’s meal for example.  It was just a simple hamburger from a fast-food joint, but it was as good as Ambrosia to me.

You see, I’ve been “under the weather” for the past few days and haven’t eaten much; I just haven’t been hungry.  That changed today when my appetite started to come back.  Unfortunately, today was also the day when my wife is on a “clear liquids” diet for a procedure she has coming up in the morning.  Being a good husband, I didn’t want to eat in front of her because that would just be mean.

As the day wore on, my hunger started to grow.  Cindy kept insisting that our son and I go out and get something to eat, but we refused.  Finally, we gave in and headed out to the local BK.

Once there, we ordered and waited for our food.  Let me tell you that these folks were not living up to the “fast food” moniker.  I was starting to get antsy; not to the point of causing a scene, but I was starting to eat ketchup by itself.

Finally, the food arrived and I tore into it as though I had never eaten before.  It was unusually good.  Really, it was great!  I thoroughly enjoyed every bite.

Now, my appetite wasn’t quite up to normal because I didn’t eat as much as I normally would, but I was satisfied.

You’re probably thinking, “Tim, did you just write a blog post about a hamburger?”  Well, I guess I did, sort of.  The actual point of the post is to act as a reminder to be thankful for the small things in life (like a hamburger) because they can sure become important when you don’t get them for awhile.

Cheers.

A Mid-Week Day Off

There’s just something so very nice about a day off in the middle of the week.  It feels like Saturday, but Saturday is still to come.  It doesn’t feel like a week day.  It’s nice.

My wife and I both have Thursday and Friday off for the Thanksgiving holiday.  Since we also had some personal business to attend to, we opted to take today as well and extend the already long weekend.  It’s nice.  Yes, I know I’ve already used that descriptive phrase, but it really is…nice.

Tomorrow will be a little strange around here.  Since our son has to work tomorrow, we celebrated Thanksgiving this past Sunday.  That means no cooking a big meal around our house tomorrow.  We still have plenty of leftovers.  One tradition will remain intact however.  I will be glued to the TV at 9:00 watching the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.  I’ve never missed one and I don’t intend to start now.  How about you; will you be watching?

I’m working on a special Thanksgiving post that I plan to publish tonight or tomorrow morning.

In case I get sidetracked or oversleep, I’ll take a moment to wish you all a very Happy Thanksgiving.

God bless,