Thursday, May 21, 2009

Mom and Dad and Rachel Ray


We're getting ready for a long overdue visit with my parents. This year they will celebrate their 47th wedding anniversary. They've been together forever. It's always so exciting to have your parents come to your house to stay. So grown up. I'm forty two years old and I still feel like a kid where those two are concerned. Wanting to make them comfortable. And hoping to make them smile.
Typically I spend the days leading up to their arrival cleaning everything. Everything. Things that aren't on the normal rotation. Window sills and blinds. The blades to the ceiling fans. I would wash everything that I could possibly fit into the dishwasher. The grates for the stove, lids to canisters, rarely used utensils. You get the gist.
As I grow older though, everything centers around the food. I don't even know when that happened, but I plan every meal that we will share during their visit. This is not the norm for us an a daily basis, but when Mom and Dad are coming, we pull out all the stops. I've been planning the Carne Asada Quesadillas. The individual lasagne's and the Cobb Salads. I have been to three different grocery stores this week in order to get either the best price, or the best product and will be shopping a fourth before the week is done so I can take advantage of the "Weekend Only" coupon. You gotta love holiday weekends. I can't wait to make the little Pastrami and Swiss sandwiches on English Muffins. What's happening to me? I'm turning into a food network junkie and I even created my own wedding cake. (With help)
Let's hope all the meals come off. It's always a crap shoot.
Maybe I'd better start cleaning...

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