Saturday, October 9, 2010

Interpretations - It's Greek to me...

Inspiration - Greek
Meal: Feta and Sun-Dried Tomato Stuffed Chicken and Greek Veggie Salad



So I was supposed to host a dinner party of sorts tonight.  I had invited a couple of friends over and they had agreed.  I also in passing mentioned it to a few others who were tentative.  C'est la vie. 

Well as of yesterday I was told "I'll let you know how I'm feeling tomorrow.." It was a week of colds so I was playing my day by ear - still planning on having people over for supper but not sure just how many.  That is until I got a text saying I'm a plagueship and no social interaction for me.  When I asked if that meant she hadn't had any social interaction or if she wasn't going to have any in the future I was told both.

With this information I texted the other "for sure" dinner guest and asked if he wanted to postpone or still have supper.  He wanted to wait.  Fair enough.  Later in my day I got a call from one of my maybes asking if I would be mad if she didn't want to shower and drive across town.  I told her not to worry that the others had passed as well.

Or so I had thought. 

I went about my day getting things done around my house, hitting the gym and running to the store to pick up a few things for supper - hey, just because everyone else canceled doesn't mean I wasn't still hungry for Greek...

As it neared the end of its cooking time I shamelessly posted that I was about to enjoy a very tasty Greek meal albeit out of Greek fashion (by myself).  Almost instantly I got a message from my friend who had earlier in the day told me she was a plagueship and not going to have social interaction.  She told me I wouldn't be eating alone if I had invited her.

What!??  But I had invited her.  And she said yes.  And then she said we'll see.  And then she said she was still sick and when I tried to confirm if she was truly not leaving her place she told me she was not. 

As it turns out she later told me that she was just griping about her husband.  And all of her texting me today was not just her trying to be a miserable sick person.  It was her trying to see what the plan was for tonight.

Lessons learned:
1.  Never assume you know what someone is talking about - ask probing questions.
2.  Tell people what you think you hear - that may not be what they think they said.
3.  The Greeks have amazing food and recipes and - no really some of the best flavor combinations in the world!

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