31 March 2012

Storytelling Sunday and a Song of Praise



Today is the first Sunday in the month and so I am a bit nervously jumping in and joining Sian and many other storytellers. Over at From High In The Sky Sian encourages everyone to share storeis from their lives. I have been reading these stories for a very long time and wanting to join but the stories in my heart have not yet taken form in words so I thought I would start off with a story about this past week, a wonderful friend, a good bit of food and a prayer and hope I carry in my heart, Thanks, Sian! You can read other stories by clicking on the link at the end of my post.
                               
This past week my friend, P was on spring break (she teaches middle school) and came to visit. We only had 2 days together, only 1 of them a full day but it was such a treat. We did A LOT of talking, a wee bit of shopping and if you saw her foursquare checkins you'd think all we did yesterday was eat. There are certain places you feel you have to eat when you are near them. For Chicagoland girl, P that meant a barbecue place (I'll let her slide that to her that is barbecued chicken, cause Smithfield's does it so well), ChikFilA and Krispy Kreme. I have been eating healthy and exercising so by the end of yesterday my stomach was not too happy with what I had put in it lol. Okay, honestly Monday night might have had a little to do with that.

I met, P's friend, Mandy in a small eastern NC town for the trade off. We planned to eat there but the Andy's had closed and the Nhut Cafe was packed and just not the best fit for her 2 little ones. P and I stopped almost back home at Smithfields where she ate the chicken and I ate the barbecue, as in eastern NC barbecue.



For dinner we stayed in and had slow cooker fajitas, refried black beans and Mexican rice...and drinks.




We started Tuesday off healthy, she had cereal and I had greek yogurt. At lunch we ate at Mami Nora's and still managed to stay pretty healthy, I had a Peruvian chicken wrap but also ate fries with their amazing yellow sauce and had a glass of huracho. She had the Peruvian Chicken plate.



After some walking and shopping I drove through a ChikFilA, I passed on ordering and P decided possibly an order of waffle fries and a lemonade were the best choice ... we had 7:00 dinner reservations and it was 4:00.



For dinner we ate at one of our favorites, 18 Seaboard. We started with their amazing She Crab Soup.
The chef then sent us appetizer spoons filled with tiny diced cucumber, blood orange and pineapple, it was really good AND healthy! For dinner we both ordered the Chicken Remoulade and wilted greens.
Stephen had the Beef Brisket which was really tasty and tender. Still my all time favorite there is the Crackled Pork Shank.



As soon as the waitress placed the dessert menus down I told her we had to pass as P craved needed some HOT NOW doughnuts 2 blocks away at Krispy Kreme.




 She completely understood lol  Horrifyingly when we drove up to KK the HOT NOW neon sign was not lit up!!!!!! I explained to the girl that P had come all the way from Chicagoland, would we have to return in the morning before the airport??? Fortunately the line would be running again in 20 minutes. I sat patiently waiting, not so much the Chosen One and P and the other dozen people that came in after us.



Now don't think you can't buy any donuts or crullers or cream puffs while the line is down, you just can't get HOT straight off the belt original Krispy Kreme glazed donuts...so everyone waited.









And the wait......



was worth it!





I've introduced Patience and Chris to ya'll before. They are my friends that so very much want to be parents and are now hoping to adopt. This is a link to their website.  chrisandpatience 

                                           

 They also have a Facebook page Chris-Patience-Hope-to-Adopt. If you are on FB consider "liking" their page, it'll show on your wall and who knows you may be part of the chain of love that brings them their child. If you know of anyone in the States that might be able to pass their story on, we'd appreciate you sharing the link with them. I look forward to the day that I get to share a picture of me holding their son or daughter...the wait will be worth it!


This story is brought to you as part of Sian's Storytelling Sunday over at From High In The Sky. Click on over for links to other wonderful and varied stories from around the world being shared this first Sunday of spring.

For those of you that stop by for my weekly Song of Praise, there is no way I could pass Palm Sunday by without lifting a praise.


23 comments:

  1. What a lovely story Beverly. So glad you joined in the fun. I love hot off the line crispy cremes, and I had not idea where your story was going. As an adoptive parent, I admit to getting a bit teary-eyed by the end of your post. I'll definitely send my hopes and prayers out for your friends.
    Rinda

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  2. What a lovely story, so full of food & friendship!

    That's one of my favorite worship songs, although I will always love Amazing Grace in the old-fashioned way (without the chains part) best of all.

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  3. What a lovely story, with an unexpected twist at the end.

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  4. A lovely story - Krispi Kreme donuts, oh yes I remember those. We can get the ordinary KK donuts in boxes here now but the HOT NOW ooooooh.
    thank you for joining in.

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  5. Fantastic first story! My favourite photo is the one of your friend watching the donuts being made, willing them to hurry up and be ready. Krispy Kreme only made it to England a few years ago and they are really different to British doughnuts. Maybe you need to bring her over here to do a comparison taste test ;-)

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  6. Ummm just craving Krispy Kreme Maple glaze now lol :) Great tale glad you managed to fit in so much fun with your friend while she was visiting x

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  7. What a lovely story of friendship, love & hope. Well done and thank you for joining in with Story Telling Sunday.

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  8. I took Wookie, Ewok, Trilby & Quantum to Harrods to have Krispy Kreme doughnuts when they arrived in England nearly a decade ago. These days they're available at train stations and supermarkets but only in a couple of places HOT. It does make a difference :yum:!

    Thanks for joining in and your friend P's plans for the visit sound like mine when I visit the States healthy living is a bit trickier then :lol:

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  9. You are so very, very welcome Beverly! It's a pleasure to have you joining us today with your lovely story of food and friendship. It felt like a real celebration of the pleasures in life as I read along. Thank you for the story and the pictures of donuts - I shall enjoy them vicariously!

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  10. Sounds like you had a great time and your story today has made me VERY hungry!!! Where we are living at the moment there is no Krispy Kreme, or ANY southern barbeque. Actually there aren't any of the chains you mentioned!!! I too eat up when visiting my family :-)

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  11. sounds as though you have had a super time and plenty of good food.

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  12. It is 7:51 am here in NY and now I really really really want a doughnut!!! Loved your tale!

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  13. good friends + good food = a great time! Glad you enjoyed your visit.

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  14. sounds like u all had a fab time. i hope and pray their prayers for a child are soon answered. thanx for joining us today
    jo xxx

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  15. I enjoyed your story Beverly! I know when we have people visit it is most definitely revolved around the food! I love KK - we don't have one here, but they do in Calgary - 3 hours away! Happy you joined in :)

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  16. lovely story of friendship and love, thanks so much for sharing!

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  17. YAY! that you've joined us..a great story....and I enjoyed that version of Amazing Grace too!
    Alison xx

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  18. So happy to see you joining in Beverly and with a lovely story of friendship and food. I had KK donuts for the first time in December. My nephew had requested a box of them, instead of a birthday cake. Good choice!

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  19. Lots of good times and gastronomic delights here! Glad you've had such fun together - you look happy in the photos.

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  20. Oh how much fun!!! So glad you got to spend the time with your friend, and I TOTALLY understand about those donuts fresh and hot. There's just nothing like it!

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  21. Thank you so very much for sharing our story together and our adoption information again. I am so very blessed to have such an amazing friend who took me on that amazing eating adventure. :)

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  22. sweet story in many ways! I would love to see Krisp Kreme doughnuts being made I could just eat one now!

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