every other sunday evening, my parents and abby and eli and the twins come over for dinner. i borrowed a sweet custom from abby's step-mom ----- rotating through the family and letting them take turns choosing what i will make. this coming sunday is abby's turn to pick, but when i asked her what she wanted me to cook for dinner, she said that she wanted to pass her turn on to charlie. because apparently one day this week, charlie declared while riding in the car with mom and olivia that he wants "pizza at grammy's!"
now, two thing come immediately to mind. well, three things. four, actually, but i gotta get in the shower, so we're short on time.
the first thing is, charlie has never had pizza at grammy's - or if he has, it didn't appear to me to be something memorable. cuz i don't remember it.
two - what funny little thingamajig in charlie's brain made him spontaneously mention pizza at grammy's while riding in the car? i hope it isn't the same funny little thingamajig in my brain that makes me spontaneously do all sorts of weird things -while riding in cars and while not riding in cars.
third is, how dear of abby to capitalize on charlie's interest and defer this week's menu to him. abby could have just as easily said, "well, charlie bear, the week after next will be your turn to pick what we have for dinner at grammy's and if you want to pick pizza then, you can pick pizza then." (which, frankly, is probably what i woulda done, especially considering the fact that what i probably woulda wanted grammy to make is pasta puttanesca or maybe a nice lobster ravioli.)
and since i typed this faster than i expected and so i still have a few minutes left before i have to hop in the shower, we can move on to the fourth thing that immediately comes to mind when you hear the words, "charlie wants pizza at grammy's" : what kind of pizza does charlie want............
your basic cheese?
your basic pepperoni?
your basic grilled asparagus with marinated goat cheese and balsamic drizzle over sun-dried tomatoes?................ BINGO!
(he did say "pizza at grammy's," folks.)
