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Friday, November 30, 2012

Assaulted by Romantic Food - Bio to Bs


A couple of weeks after we were married, I decided that I would make a romantic dinner for my new husband. I got out the tablecloth with matching napkins and set the table with our new wedding china, silverware and candle sticks.

I spent the day getting the spaghetti sauce just right and made tons of meatballs, trying to get a few that were actually round and not too dry.

I showered to remove the garlic smell from my hair and put on a pretty, floor length dress. As the romantic music played on the tape deck (maybe I should have mentioned, this was back in the Stone Age), I dimmed the lights and lit the candles. Everything was perfect.

When Barry walked through the front door, I raced to hug him and show him what I had done. It was going to be a magical evening.

We sat down at the table and placed the spaghetti and meatballs on our plates. A few seconds later, I heard this chop, chop, chop sound. I looked over at Barry and he was chopping his spaghetti into tiny one inch segments. I smiled sweetly at him and said, "Honey, you're really supposed to eat your spaghetti like this." With my big spoon in my left hand and my fork in my right, I began to twirl the spaghetti around my fork. Then I held up my fork and just as I was about to take a bite...a long piece of spaghetti unwrapped and glued itself, with a massive amount of red sauce, to my cheek. I was horrified and so stunned, I didn't move and neither did the spaghetti.

After Barry realized I wasn't going to burst into tears, he started laughing hysterically. For years after that, anytime we would have spaghetti, Barry would ask, "Now, how am I supposed to eat spaghetti?" To this day, I still wince a little when I see spaghetti. And if you see me eating at your local Olive Garden, more often than not, you will probably hear a chop, chop, chop...coming from my plate.

JC

12 comments:

  1. TOO funny! I've always tried swirling my spaghetti but it never seems to work out like I planned!

    Following you from the Etsy Blogging Buddies Team!

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  2. I still cringe at the thought of red sauce plastered to my cheek. =0

    I checked out your blog...love the Christmas entertainment items!

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  3. Congratulations on your brand new blog!!

    So nice to meet you through Etsy’s Blogging Buddies Team.
    I am your newest blog follower! :)

    All the best,
    Mary
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    1. Thanks for the post. I checked out your Etsy store and love your art. I especially like Green Sand Beach.

      Have a great day!
      Janice

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  4. This post made me chuckle, as it is something I can TOTALLY see myself doing....and have probably done!

    I have started following you. Looking forward to future posts! Feel free to check out mine as well.

    jsbarts.blogspot.com

    Thanks so much!

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    1. It's so cool to have a combat medic follow us! We're following your blog as well!
      Janice

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  5. I'm your newest follower from Blogging Buddies Follow Me Thread - this is my blog if you wanted to follow back: godsgrowinggarden.com
    Thanks
    Angie

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  6. Hi Angie,
    Thanks for the follow. I'm following your blog...it's lovely and yummy.
    Janice

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  7. At least you were doing the twirling at home! Trying to do it in a restaurant can land you in heaps of trouble - cutting is by far the safer option and as far as I know, it's definitely an either/or situation. Both are acceptable!! Loved the post - and am following from now on, having dropped in from Blogging Buddies. Look forward to seeing you around at my place sometime - at www.ColdhamCuddliescalling.blogspot.com.
    All the best. Isobel

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    1. Thanks for dropping by. I checked out your blog...your stuffed animals are too cute!
      Janice

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  8. New follower from Blogging Buddies! Excited to keeping reading :)

    my blog is www.studiomaisonblog.us

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  9. Love all of our new Blogging Buddies. Thanks so much for the follow. Your blog is gorgeous!
    Janice

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