Wow, what a trip. I had so much fun visiting the Smucker company in Ohio but it’s good to me home. The trip was perfect, save for the flight delay that held me back a day. I ended up staying overnight in O’Hare and arriving home literally 5 minutes before Fuzz was to take off for a camping trip with her Girl Scout troop. In fact, I had raised some eyebrows by having the livery car drop me off in the school parking lot which was the drop off point for the camp out. Fuzz was happy to see me, but I think what she really wanted was her new socks.
After saying goodbye, Todd and I went home to see the dogs, then went shopping for ingredients to make dinner and a batch of the Super Simple Homemade Ice Cream. I’ll tell you all about it later. I made it last night and will scoop it today.
One more thing. This is not food related at all, but it was kind of an exciting event for me and I feel like sharing the story. On the flight home my seat mate was a blues legend named Andre Williams. I didn’t know who he was, but he had impeccable manners, was dressed in blue satin, wore a hat and called me “Missy” without any irony. I figured he was a blues musician, but I didn’t bug him about it until we landed. As we got off the plane I asked “Are you from Austin?”. He told me no and that he was “entertaining” here this evening at midnight. That led to more questions and then I told him I’d try to make it to the venue. Unfortunately, I was too zonked to go, but I was glad to have made the acquaintance. That stuff doesn’t happen every day.
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a limo at school? did she think you were a cool mom?
I like the Brownies Rule and Jif socks!! You can tell Fuzz comes from a foodie family!!! How cool to sit by someone so cool!! The closest I ever came to sitting next to someone famous was when I watched the Wedding Singer and Billy Idol was on the plane!
That’s a cool story about Andre Williams. Any chance it’s a two night engagement and you could catch him tonight!?
Like Gloria I like the t-shirt and socks!
Fun stories! I love brushing up against famous people!
Your trip diaries are always entertaining, but between the delay and the fascinating dissertation on pie crust in the comments, this was one of the best! I love the Jiff socks with the brownies t-shirt!
Thanks for commenting on my story!
Gloria, that shirt is a little too small for her, but I wasn’t around to tell her so. It still looked cute, though. Hopefully she also packed her Charlie Tuna shirt.
Sue, apparently it was a one night gig as part of an after party for this concert called Fun Fun Fun Fest which was yesterday.
Katrina, ha.
Mary, thanks. Now I’m thinking I should make peanut butter brownies.
I’m always thinking I should make peanut butter brownies… and by that I mean eat peanut butter straight out of the jar and wash it down with a few brownies
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Welcome back!
LOVE the socks and they seem perfect for a Girl Scout trip!!! Adorable!! Glad you got home ok. Traveling with the airlines is always an adventure these days!