Growing up: it happens fast
My daughter cooked dinner for us last night.
She and her little brother spent the day getting the meal ready. When we came home from work, all that was left for us to do was to sit down and eat.
We talked about all kinds of things around the dinner table: music, jobs, shopping, getting married one day.
Only, this time, though she's my baby daughter – she’s not a little girl any more.
Our gourmet meal consisted of artichoke-leek soup for starters. Turkey Milanese on a bed of 
arugula mixed greens followed. Homemade cupcakes added the final touch.
She’s getting married in December. We planned a shopping trip for this weekend. She works – sometimes two or three jobs at the same time – and she’s getting her master’s degree.
She’s one busy gal – I’m thankful I took the time I did to spend it with her – we had mother/daughter slumber parties. We spend hours at bookstores, parks and playing in the yard. We camped once or twice (she wasn’t impressed.) Together, we got our ears pierced.
But as we laughed and smiled about all the stuff we’ve done – and the crazy few months ahead before her wedding, I began to wonder, silently to myself, of course – where did she get her incredible cooking skills? Must have been the Easy Bake Oven way back when. Who knew!
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