Josh got off work early on Friday, so around four-thirty we were sitting around with Eleanor trying to decide what to do with our extra time together. We had just decided on grocery shopping so we wouldn’t have to do it on Sunday (we are such an exciting family) when our dear friend Andrew called unexpectedly. He told us he was about to get off of work and asked us to join him for some Menchie’s (we are not the only ones who are obsessed). We talked it over and decided that Menchie’s right before dinner did not sound great to us, so instead we happily nixed the grocery shopping plan and countered Andrew’s offer with an invite to join us for dinner.
I felt a little bad just serving the tacos we already had planned for dinner. Although I know Andrew is very easy-going and would be happy with anything, I like to do something a little fancier for guests. I did, however, run out to the planters outside and cut a few mangled looking lillies for the table. This is why I’m generally not a fan of having people just stop by unannounced. I like to make a guest feel welcome by having a nice meal or drinks or appetizers planned or at least having tamed the toy tornado that Eleanor leaves in her wake.
Despite the short notice, we were thrilled to see Andrew! It had been a couple months since we last saw him since he wasn’t able to make our Menchie’s celebration a few weeks ago. We love spending time with Andrew. He always has great stories to tell and always makes us laugh.
Best of all, after we had finished dinner, he offered to make a run to Menchie’s to pick up some dessert for us all. And, although he was a guest, I wasn’t going to pass up that offer. Soooo delicious!
While we all enjoyed Andrew’s company, Eleanor was particularly taken with him. She kept looking for his reaction whenever she did anything and called his name out over and over again,”Annie, Annie.” This evolved to “Annew, Annew” later in the evening.
She liked him so much that while we were reading to her at bedtime, shortly after Andrew had left, she said to Josh, “Bye bye Daddy, I love Annew.” I swear! It was the funniest thing ever!
Love you Andrew! Thanks for joining us for dinner! And very special thanks for the Menchie’s!
