Like last year, he concentrated on pizza. He compared and contrasted slices from two different vendors and then returned to his favorite for a third slice. He also had fudge and an Oreo Smoosh from Eli's (that's cheesecake topped with vanilla ice cream and chocolate sauce). I tried to get him to try something new -- specifically Mac-and-Cheetos, pasta shells in cheese sauce covered by Cheetos. But he rejected the new dish because of "the green stuff." Yes, they sprinkled scallions on top and it was enough to turn him off. He is a purist.
I'm more adventuresome. I had peach cobbler (my old favorite), a crab cake, a chocolate covered banana and (new this year) an enormous barbecued turkey leg. The latter was so big that I had a turkey sandwich for lunch this afternoon.
We had beautiful weather (sunny and about 80ยบ) and I really enjoyed talking to him. My nephew is an interesting kid. Very smart. Rather geeky. His favorite topics of conversation were Brazil's meltdown in the World Cup and anti-jokes (jokes which are deliberately not funny). His favorite anti-joke: A horse walked into a bar. Several patrons left because they spotted the potential danger in the situation.
He's 14 now. I wonder how much longer he'll actually look forward to spending a summer afternoon with his old auntie.
Anti-jokes are quite 'the' thing right now.
ReplyDeleteIt sounds like a wonderfully yummy day! I have never heard of the anti-jokes. Too funny.
ReplyDeleteAll that food sounds yummy (though, I do not blame your nephew for not eating the mac and cheetos.
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