Dinner for 30+
My Lifegroup was charged with making dinner for between thirty and fourty people this evening.
When I first heard about this I volunteered myself to help out. I had actually inquired about this on earlier weeks, because it seemed like an interesting challenge. It was. I messed up a few things along the way, like pretty late with bringing the food and not starting the green beans on time… OK, actually almost everything surrounding the green beans went bad, because I was waiting to hear from Joy so I could know what she does with them. I really like the way she does her green bean thing and wanted to emulate it exactly.
There were also successes though and we ended up with lasagne, fresh green beans, garlic bread, soda, and cake for everyone, and it cost less than $2/person.
I actually enjoyed the whole thing, and want to let my Lifegroup know that I didn’t mind doing it at all. In fact, I felt at times like I should not have just taken over.
One part that I really enjoyed was going to Publix, because the second trip to Publix was no ordinary trip. I was picking up soda, cake, and garlic bread and I was stopped by a lot of people who wanted to ask me stuff about what I had in my basket. The first few times this happened I was really taken aback, because I’m a pretty reserved guy. After a while though it actually put me in a pretty good mood, because people were being really nice, and outgoing and assuming that I was outgoing because I practically had a party in my cart. Three girls came up and talked to me too, and one of them was pretty funny, so that probably helped. It was easily one of my most interesting and memorable trips to Publix.
Point is… the whole challenge was actually exciting and enjoyable… even with my embarrassing failures and missteps. It makes me want to try other things that I’d never think I’d want to do.