I was doing a little visiting on different blogs tonight and several mentioned cooking. I am still recovering and still finding it hard to be on my feet very much. Naturally I have my ups and downs as I deal with the aftermath of everything that has happened. I am finding that having to wait on my physical recovery is not helping in other areas. My natural tendency when things feel out of control or I am upset on the inside is to try to restore order on the outside. It feels good to see order emerge from chaos, the house start to feel like a home, a nice meal come together. Right now I am having to be patient!
Well, anyway...I was visiting over at my bloggy friend's Mrs. B's, and she was talking about menus. She mentioned being in S. Texas and how ball season would be starting up soon. Y'all....I was immediately taken back years and years....
I literally LOL!!
See back when my husband and I were first married he worked construction at the oil refineries and we were in Texas City, Texas. It's not too far from Galveston and we spent many a weekend strolling the beaches there. This was back when you had East Beach and West Beach. East Beach was built up and more commercial. We always went to West Beach because there was nothing out there. Eventually they built it up too and you had to pay to get out to the beach. It was kind of heartbreaking to see the footage of Galveston following the hurricane last year. Lots of memories there.
Anyway. Texas City. Memories. Cooking. Just married. LOL! Wow, soooo many memories! There was the time my sister-in-law was visiting and decided to teach me how to make gravy. She was using a paper bag for some reason and accidentally laid it on the eye of the stove, started a fire, oh yes, it was all very exciting and VERY hilarious! Naturally we never let her forget it!
Then there was the time we bought the huge bag of live crawfish to boil. I know, CRAYfish. ;) Well, we put them in the water and they started escaping all over our tiny apartment kitchen! I mean we had them crawling on the floor, up the cabinet, their little claws clicking away! I felt sort of guilty but that was before I tasted them!
Oh, and the time we decided to go gigging for flounder. Now that was a sight!
Isn't it neat when some little something can take you back to another time and place? It might be a sound or a song on the radio, or a smell....or Mrs. B's menu. ;) You never even meant to do that, Mrs. B, but the laugh did me good!
You needed that! Sounds like God brought those memories back just when you needed them the most!
ReplyDeleteJust Me,
ReplyDeleteI DID need that! It is such a blessing to have so many memories that combine to build a life together!
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ReplyDeleteI'm sure this comment will be full of typos, as I can barely see through the tears in my eyes.
ReplyDeleteI am so very humbled that the Lord used my weekly menu to bless you with a smile during such a difficult time.
We continue to pray peace, comfort and healing for you and your family.
In Christ's Love,
Mrs.B
P.S. I too remember when Galveston was most commonly known as East beach and West beach - I also remember when Kemah was nothing but a couple shacks the owners called bait shops. What a small world!
Stopping in to say hi.
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ReplyDeleteLOL They really are yummy when they are cooked right! Die hard crawfish lovers also "suck the heads" to get all the juice.
Mrs. B,
ReplyDeleteGod can use people in unexpected ways!
Talking about memories....one time mu hubby and I went riding up the coast or maybe down,I don't remember. There was absolutely nothing for miles. Then suddenly there was this little eating joint. We stopped and I waited in the car. My husband came back with the biggest BBQ sandwiches I have ever seen, larger than the plates! Only in Texas! :)
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