Teal Wings

So today was the Pancake Feed that SPOFR does every year. For me, this was my 6th year doing it and it gets better and better every year. Even though we were only there for a little bit, I had a blast. I came away with some congratulations on my marriage, people telling me not to beat my husband, and smelling like bacon and fire extinguisher (unrelated, I promise).   The reason I choose to write about this is because I think that SPOFR is a very important part of my life. For one, it gave me my volunteer hours to graduate. It also helped in other ways. I have been able to serve my community in a number of ways. For example, the pancake feed. Within the first hour this year, we had 80 people coming through the line. That was almost what we had altogether last year! When we left, the count was far past that. I love helping because it means I get to serve members of the community and give back to the guys who save your butt if your house catches on fire or you crash your car. Another r

So it is now April, and we have already blasted through 3 months. I'm not sure where the time has gone. It seems like time flies when you have nothing to do. We have been going to appointments so much that it feels like my date book is my new best friend. However, it is nice to get out of the house. I love going out on car rides with Adam, even if it's just to the grocery store or to a doctors appointment. Some of the most important conversations we have had have taken place in my car.   It was like that with my Mom too. We spent a great deal of time in the car. Whether it was going to her treatments all summer, or going on little road trips. Or up to Newport for Chinese Food and cigarettes. We talked about all the things a normal mother and daughter would talk about. How certain friends at school were being idiots with their current boyfriends, when Adam was coming over next, and what I wanted to make for dinner for the next week. We covered a lot of ground in her truck.