"S is for Serendipity" by Tania
Friday, March 5, 2010 at 5:00AM Here's Tania:
Nearly every time I visited Mom, we ordered Chinese from Jade's just down the street from my childhood home. Makes my mouth water just thinking about it. Jade's = good Chinese food. Well, it used to anyway. In more recent years, mom mumbled about new owners and how the food just wasn't the same anymore. I digress.
Because Suzi so fabulously awesome at knowing just what I need, right when I need it, she made reservations to take me out to PF Changs, a local Chinese bistro at Easton Towne Center. Dinner was awesomely delicious, but the conversation was even better with both Suzi & her friend Diane (who also lost her mom many years ago).
We talked about everything from the night I got called to the hospital, to the bingo dauber that someone put in her hand during visitation at the funeral home, and everything in between. I've never laughed as much as I did last night in my life. I'm in a good place right now with the grieving process—the memories are soft & sweet.
Anywho. Back to the story. I'm sure you're all familiar with the custom of getting a fortune cookie after eating Chinese, am I right?
and you certainly know the etiquette for fortune cookies, don't you?
1. always, always, always take the one farthest away from you.
2. always add the words "in bed" to the end of your fortune, LOL. (just for fun.)
Well. I'm not so sure that there is really an etiquette--but those rules sound convincing don't they?
Regardless, those are the rules in our family. Rules established more out of necessity than anything. Makes the fighting, between the girls, over who gets which cookie melt away because when they all get dropped in the middle of the table you just have to pick the one farthest from you. This is serious business ya know. We've been known to measure, even. kidding.
If you've eaten Chinese food as much as I have, you definitely know that the little slips of paper inside those fortune cookies have printing on both sides. Sometimes you're lucky and you get two fortunes in one. If you've never opened a fortune cookie, you should know that there is a little slip of paper inside each cookie. With typeface on both sides.
One side: is your fortune---that you must read aloud & six LUCKY numbers. don't forget to add the words "in bed" on the end of your fortune reading. (just for fun.) boy have we had some funnnnnnny ones.
Other side: is an English word with the Chinese translation.
No joke.....this was my piece of paper inside my fortune cookie last night. (See layout)
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I'm thinkin' I need to rush my hiney to the corner gas station and play those lucky numbers in the lottery tonight!
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Reader Comments (3)
Oh, Tania. What a beautiful story and a gorgeous layout!
I love this story. It sent me into goosebumps when I first read it in your email. Your momma was there with you --- in your heart. Beautiful layout.
Your story gave me chills when I first saw it on your blog ... love it. And love that your Mom gave you a sign when you needed it! Beautiful LO.