On some memorable meals of my youth

A camp style retreat and a birthday party

I’m going to be real cheesy for a moment and just say thank you for being here. It’s nice to know I’m not writing into the void…I hope you’re enjoying the rest of your summer. Currently, I’m in Houston, TX, having some memorable meals. Speaking of which…

Have you ever had one of those meals that stays with you for a long time, the kind that when conjured up from memory, you’ll remember everything about it?

My husband and I were talking recently about the jobs we had in our younger days. We lamented on the fact that in the past decade or so, our jobs have been in one way or another, unsatisfactory. Is it the money? we wondered. No. Stagnating wages aren’t it. Is it the company? Not exactly.

Then we realized—it was the people.