Who knew that these two things went so beautifully together. My church served free hot chocolate at the Spartanburg Christmas parade this week and made tons of great memories. The parade was entertainment beyond entertainment. Who needs Macy's when you can have the Spartanburg Hillbilly Shriners backfiring down Main and Church Street. Not to mention the Remax float flicking the Bic on a hot air balloon sans balloon. All this and enough hot chocolate to float to China and good friends that warm your heart in a way that defies soggy cold weather.
And then there was the sushi...
I will eat anything. My friends call me Mikey in that respect, but sushi was my last holdout. It made me queese up ever so slightly and I just never made the effort to overcome. Well no more. 18 church friends and of course Robin, the conossuier of all things sushi, were enough to make me overcome my fears and gag reflexes and have a wonderful unforgetful virgin voyage into the world of rolled up raw fix. All in all a good experience with the exception of barbecued eel. This little tidbit I can certainly pass on.
I made a new friend as well. An 82 year old man who I knew of but had never made friends with properly was the best person to share this first sushi venture with. After being brought a plate of tuna sashimi he prompty filled his mouth with a huge bite of ginger, and then after sitting silently for awhile commented "That wasn't bad, but I can't feel my false teeth."
Unforgettable!
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