I have a girlfriend who is a wonderful source of encouragement. She always seems to find the sunny spots in a cloudy day. She never stands on pretense. And she laughs at my jokes.
Isn’t that a great combination?
A few months ago she told me that her mom had never taught her how to cook, and as a consequence, she thought that one day it would be neat to have cooking lessons. But, like every other mom with small kids, she never found the opportunity to do so.
Now let’s think about this…
I love to cook.
I love to hang out with this buddy.
I’ve never taught a cooking lesson in my life.
What else could I do?
So I opened up my big mouth and volunteered to teach her everything I’ve ever learned in the kitchen (plus a few ideas I made up, but I think they work ’cause I haven’t killed anyone yet).
We giggled like school girls as we whipped up a pound cake.
We filled the house with the yummy scents of Mexican spices and talked about our mutual love of all foods with cheese, sour cream and cumin. Yummmmm.
And I was once again reminded of Mrs. Murphy’s law.. that doing someone else’ dishes is much more enjoyable than doing your own.
And when I went home that afternoon I had a smile in my heart…
The chance to help out a friend was cool. But even more special was the chance to laugh and talk with someone whose company I really enjoy.
It’s official – I think all grown ups should have Play Dates. Just for the JOY of it!
And what about you? What brought you JOY this week? Tell us all about it!
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Let’s spread a little JOY!
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Oh I love it! What a great way to help out a friend. Want to come and help me next, I hate the kitchen and don’t cook very well, just well enough for us to survive, barely! I’ll link up once my scheduled post hits, couple hours to go.
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that sounds like a fun plan… we could have a big ol’ blogger cooking party!
What FUN! Everything looks tasty and I love the idea of ‘adult play dates’
Hugs and blessings,
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how fun I bet it will be a lasting memory for you both.
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What a wonderful opportunity for you and your friend. Things like that make friendships so much sweeter.
What a wonderful way to spend the day! Looks like you BOTH had fun! And boy oh boy, Mrs. Murphy’s Law? Definitely true!
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We went to the zoo today and it rained on us but I have to say it was an adventure and I don’t regret it all.
Thanks for sharing your kitchen adventure. Sometime our mouth getting ahead of our brain is a good thing:)
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Oh Janna, if you only knew how often my “mouth gets ahead of my brain”… It seems to be a chronic problem for me!!
Love it! I am not brave enough yet to teach anyone else how to cook…my “measuring” system would be interesting to say the least!
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this was great sharon…definitly made my morning. The food looks amazing too. Glad you both were able to have such fun together!
it WAS fun… next time you can join us! It’ll be the M2M annex!
Sounds like fun! Glad you enjoyed your play date!
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Sharon, that brought back the memory of when I first learned how to cook eggs. A dear friend volunteered to show me how to fry some eggs so I could serve more than hot water when I got married. LOL! It took many tries for me to get them eggs perfect though. Now whenever I cook my eggs, I think of my dear friend.
That’s a great idea of having mom’s play date, I’d come over to your home if we live close… maybe I should reconsider moving again…
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Awww… I want a play date now!
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Some of my fondest memories are cooking with others! Thanks for sharing!
I. Love. Mama. Playdates. And if they include food, well, that just about puts me over the edge into blissdom!
Good food + Good friends = Perfect combination
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How fun!
I love cooking with friends, although I do not get to do it often enough! I can only imagine how yummy that pound cake was!
unfortunately, there isn’t much left! How did THAT happen?!
So sweet. I love that. What a perfect pair.
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GREAT to meet you!
We had a playdate this week as well! My very dear friend & I attended a art class held by ‘The Beattie Chicks’ and learned how to needle felt…it was a true grown ups playdate! Lot’s of laughter, lot’s of fun, a new skill learned, & even a little white wine!
So happy to hear you had one this week too!
wow, that sounds WONDERFUL. I’m totally not crafty, but needle felting sounds like something I would like. I’ll keep my eyes open for it (the felting AND the wine! Hee hee!)
What a wonderful way to spend the day, helping a friend and creating delicious food!
Kat
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How fun! Those kind of friends ARE the best.
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Nice! I like your playdate. And your request for joy fit so perfectly with what I posted yesterday, so I linked up.
And I’m sure additional joy was spread by you when you left her kitchen all tidied up!
It is so true that doing dishes for other people is way more painless than doing your own. Odd.
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