I want to introduce you to a friend.
A friend who can claim that she has been in the same room with me numerous times when I have peed my pants from laughing too hard.
In fact, possibly every time.
Ok, so all of these moments of no self-control occurred between the ages of 13 and 15.
But still. Give the girl some credit.
When we were in seventh grade, I don’t think we ever stopped laughing. Maybe not in eighth grade either.
Her mom drove this awesome yellow station wagon, we dubbed the “Yellow Banana.” Our favorite activity in the YB?
Chinese fire drills.
If you could get around the car without peeing your pants from laughter, even better.
Not only was this friend the first friend to help me tap into my inner quirky, she was also my first foodie friend.
I didn’t know what a foodie was back then.
But this friend did.
She introduced me to Julia Child, Two Fat Ladies (I’m not being mean. That’s what they were called) and Gordon Elliott.
In her kitchen, we created food concoctions in front of pretend cameras.
A few years ago, I reconnected with her and was delighted to find she is still as quirky and charming as she was in Jr. High. She is an amazing mom of three beautiful children.
And she is still a foodie. She is the author of a lovely food blog called Foodie House with Lauren.
Her latest post on Wild Alaskan Halibut will leave you salivating from her beautiful photography, but most importantly, you’ll want to try this otherwise intimidating dish because Lauren breaks it down so very well. You actually might be able to make it. Or, if you are me, you’ll tell yourself you can make it…
I wish Lauren lived closer so that she could join us for Fire & Wine. But since she doesn’t, I’m glad she invites me into her Foodie House. It’s the next best thing.
Happy Follow Friday!
4 Comments
Steph,
Oh my gosh. You just made my day, friend. Did we not have the best times together?
Let’s recap…my favorite pee incident has to be the collapse of the mattress fort . Do you remember? it was awesome. I was laughing so hard I nearly peed myself, right along with you. I miss making those forts. What fun we had.
Thank you so much for this kind shout out! It’s been a blast having the Foodie House blog. It’s been my creative outlet and sanity.
big hugs to you Steph. I miss you, girl.
Lauren
I used to love The Two Fat Ladies! Truly!
Abigail, you my college foodie friend, with your creative salad bar creations. It doesn’t not surprise me at all that you enjoyed that show. Lauren, the mattress fort was epic, but my favorite was at gym glass at the church where we changed in the men’s restroom and I tried to use the air freshener to cover the crime for the busride back to campus. I hope our daughters (mine not existing yet) have as much fun as teens as we did!
i’ve always loved chinese fire drills. had i known that we shared this trait i would have suggested that we give it a go on our wild ride through manhattan. thank you for the intro to your friend, Lauren.
thought of you today and i smiled!