A Terribly Wonderful Idea

last night we had the pleasure of joining a couple of michael's relatives for dinner. they brought italian sausage all the way from new york city. i personally don't like italian sausage, but i do appreciate the sentiment. more importantly, they brought us the most wonderful gift. it is a red plate. sounds simple enough. this red plate is to be used to honor specialness at meals. what a wonderful idea to honor someone for something wonderful they have done by giving them the special plate. unfortunately, michael and i are not really doing much special these days (we got burnt out over the summer), but i cannot wait until we have a family and can share this with them. perhaps we will even have a special person at every single meal.