This morning I made a vegetable platter to take to Sunday dinner with our friends. Yesterday when the fancy struck me to take this particular food I was pretty excited. I've been craving some raw vegetables with ranch dressing for a while now. Then I got really excited because Aunt June always makes the relish tray for parties. She's the party queen! I channelled her relish tray expertise and remembered that I needed a can of olives. One of my first memories of a Johnson party is putting olives on all ten of my fingers. You can bet Aunt June brought those olives.
My platter, although not in a cool Tupperware one like Aunt June's, looked so good. I couldn't wait to dip the first baby carrot in some ranch dressing--even though I know I didn't make the same creamy recipe that Aunt June always makes. I felt so good about my vegetable tray. I felt like I was one step closer to being as amazing at party food as my aunt! Then I looked at my one measly plate of vegetables. If I were really like my Aunt June I wouldn't be bringing only vegetables. I would also be bringing jello, that really good chocolate pudding that Jason likes, the yummiest rolls ever, a huge plate of cookies, crab salad, and the main dish. Not even close. I'm nowhere near as good as my aunt at feeding mass numbers of people. Someday.
I really only get homesick when I think of what I'm missing out on. I know some time in November there's going to be a vegetable tray party without me.
6 comments:
I don't know about being the party queen? I just bring what your mother tells me to bring.(jk)
I'm honored that I made your blog.
We thought this was going to be a story of how after you brought your DELICIOUS veggie tray, Jonah tried to eat 6 olives at once and immediately had to spit them all out. It was a beautiful tray...and obviously a hit because all the veggies were gone by the end.
At Thanksgiving, I'll eat 10 olives just for you.
That is so funny!!! Did you have the lettace on the bottom for decoration? She always does that! Just tell your parents you need to visit in November. Im sure they will drive right down and pick you up in their new car!!!
June, you know you bring what you want!!!! after you prepare what you're asked to bring!!! You ALWAYS bring enough to feed the whole crowd by yourself. THANKS (njk)
WAHOOOOOOO!!!!!! MY 1st COMMENT!
(google and I FINALLY straightened out our disagreement).
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