I love this picture of my sons Eric and Matthew with their friend Bill. It was taken years ago...I'm guessing 18 maybe 20 on a week long skiing trip that we had taken the kids on.
One evening we took the boys out for an Italian dinner. We settled down and ordered our meals I can't remember what everyone else ordered but I got the squid and Bill ( pictured below in the middle) had never seen anyone eat (calamari) before. Clearly Bill our guest was pretty grossed out by my choice of meal; his facial expressions said it all.
At the end of our vacation week when we dropped him off at his house his mother greeted him at the door and asked him how his week was he said " Momma you are NOT gonna believe what Jennifer ate!"
It was really pretty cute.
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| Eric, Bill and Matthew |
Now lets jump ahead to present day.
Bill is an adult who works in a city that my husband and I visit frequently for get-away weekends. It is not uncommon for us to try to meet with him for at least a drink and if his schedule allows dinner. Last time we had dinner he chose a lovely little place which happened to be Italian. The three of us, Bill, my husband named bill too and myself ordered a bottle of wine and then decided to order appetizers. My husband ordered soup, I ordered salad and Bill ordered fried calamari (squid).
I just grinned :) Then I told him what he did when he was a little boy. He didn't recall but enjoyed hearing what he had said over some tender squid and a nice crisp white wine!
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OK, this (young Bill's comment) made me laugh out loud! ... When living in Florida, a co-worker invited me for lunch, then took the liberty of ordering for both of us. When I inquired what, exactly, was this calamari business ... and learned the answer... I couldn't help but blurt, "You're feeding me BAIT?!"
ReplyDeleteThat's so neat that you and (your) Bill are still able to visit Bill and enjoy some sweet memories!
Too cute!! But it goes with my theory that our taste buds do grow up and mature as we grow up and mature. I'm sure that time was a very special time for you all with memories that you still carry to this day
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Our memories of our kids will always be the most special. We had a friend of our sons that still comes around to this day,also. He calls us Mom and Dad....and we love him like a third son.
ReplyDeleteI agree. I love that they've grown up to be such special people...with diverse taste buds hehe!
DeleteGreat story! Nice that you didn't scare him off fish for life!
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed your story :) Especially sharing it with Bill years later!
ReplyDeleteThanks Lessandra it a fun story to tell...
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How funny and fancy him eating that same dish years later with no recollection. Great to see you're joining A to Z. Looking forward to it.
ReplyDeleteWe had some calamari at DD1 Graduation dinner and my young nephew joked that I was eating Sponge Bob Squarepants. We have called it Bob ever since.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great photo and memory! How nice that you are still in touch with Bill. What mountain is it?
ReplyDeleteWhat a cute story. I'm almost surprised Bill didn't remember it himself. So neat that you still get together with him. Great to have you playing along again too :)
ReplyDeleteMmm...I ♥ calamari! That's all I craved during my pregnancy with Isaiah. My Father in law introduced me to it. At the time we were living in Port Jefferson, Long Island. They have the best seafood on the island! Kids are so funny...lol Their taste buds continuously change from the time their born until adulthood. Boys taste buds graduate a little earlier than girls I must say. If sheet rock was edible I swear we would have no walls because my son the rotor rooter child would eat them. lol He never use to like a lot of things he does now. He's a bottomless pit! :)
ReplyDeleteBeen to Port Jeff many times, what a great place to live. Such a good vibe in that town with all the shops, cafes, galleries, food.
DeleteMy kids were always good eaters not to picky and were always willing to try new things.The only thing I consider weird is Matthew will eat sushi but won't eat any cooked fish, weird!
Lol! That is too funny. I love calamari. Dang and I don't recall that I've had any since I lived in Florida. That has been over 8 years now. That's one of those things that I asked, "What is it?" after I tried it and like it.
ReplyDeleteGreat memories and story Jen! How funny that 'young Bill' now eats calamari!! lol
ReplyDeleteWhat a cute photo and fun memories! It's always so nice to have photos of our happy times...helps us remember them!
ReplyDeleteThis photo was an easy choice for Martha's linky because it was just that! Such a great memory.
DeletePriceless photo.
ReplyDeleteThis must be in an 8 X 10 frame! Xx
They are adorable at that age! OK I did make some copies, I admit it!!
DeleteNice photo and a great story!
ReplyDeleteI think I would feel the same as young Bill did I can't bring myself to even taste squid. I love prawns though as long as they take them out of the shell for me. Lovely memories Jen,
ReplyDeleteSurrounded in Bills and yum calamari ~~~ such a fine little reminder ~~~ those are the things that make your life special.
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Hi Jen,
ReplyDeleteI wanted you to know that I nominated you for the Liebster Award. Here are the Liebster Rules if you decide to accept: Liebster Award Rules as they reached me:
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That's all there is to it. God bless, Maria
Kids say the cutest things and are grossed out over the silliest things. :)
ReplyDeleteYou are special! feel good, and if you find a nice wood, knock it for me too....
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