Food Part II

Vacation is a super fun time for food--or in this case, I should say drinks.  One of my favorite things about the South is sweet tea.  When I order iced tea at home it takes at least 45 sugars to get it sweet.  The ice makes it impossible to dissolve, causing my last few sips to be nothing but sugar.  So while I'm in Tennessee, I drink all the sweet tea that I can hold.  (For all you non-southerners out there, one great place to get a good sweet tea in your neck of the woods is Chick-Fil-A. I would recommend topping that off with a lemon.) Now, while we are on the subject, another favorite is Coke with lime. But the trick is to first put in your ice, than squeeze in the lime, and pour the Coke in last. This works best if the Coke is already cold so that the ice doesn't immediately water down the Coke. Finally, the perfect breakfast "food and drink in one" is my favorite cereal, Cocoa Krispies (a vacation staple for my nephews and me). The greatest thing about this cereal is how it turns your milk into chocolate milk. I always pour in extra milk so that there is plenty left to drink after I finish the cereal.

Although I love my food, what really makes food so fun on vacation is enjoying it with my family. One of our favorite activities is sitting around the dinner table talking until it's almost time for the next meal. I can remember my parents beginning this practice of intentional meal time when I was very young. My dad would ask about our day and in turn direct us to ask each family member a question. What began as a training process developed into a much loved tradition.

So that's it for now. There's still much talking and eating (and of course drinking) to be done.