Right before I left for Christmas in Utah, my sweet friend Vanessa left me a Christmas surprise on my doorstep with a kind note. To be totally honest, I wasn't quite sure what it was. It looked like baking chocolate, but wasn't cut into squares. I asked Michael and Ben what they thought--they said fudge. It was even marbled--and looked delicious.
I saved it for a New Year's treat. Then one day this week while working from home, I suddenly remembered the chocolatey surprise and I hopped up from my laptop and cut off a slice. It smelled surprisingly like cinnamon. Neat. I popped it into my mouth.Nope. Not cinnamon. Not fudge OR baking chocolate. Nothing of the sort.
Soap. It was a bar of beautiful homemade soap, the kind that makes you really really clean. And you generally enjoy the cleaning process with that stuff.
Needless to say I grabbed everything I could think of to get the taste out of my mouth--lots and lots of chips. I settled on a lunch of chicken noodle soup, broccoli and garlic (my new favorite use of garlic!), and cheese toasted bagels.
Rob and Matthew seemed to think that I just got a whole year of free cussing for EATING soap, not just washing my mouth out with it. I can't figure out if that means 2008 or 2009?Thanks, Vanessa--for the great soap AND the great story! Love you and MISS you!
8 comments:
a gift like that needs instructions! (grin)
favorite story of the year...so far. TOO FUNNY. thanks for sharing.
oh, that is fabulous! and yes, i agree, one free year of cursing for eating soap! hahahaha.
That is the best thing I have heard in a long time, I will be laughing about this for weeks!
You got to wash your mouth out with soap and didn't even know it! What's the message in that???
That is funny! I have to admit that sometimes I want to eat my erbal essences becuase it smells so good and I already know its not chocolate. Looks like you had a good luch to follow your soapy appetizer!
So, so funny! Oh Jenny Reeder, you are our favorite gal.
okay that is hilarious. i can just picture you biting into a bar of soap. gross!
Soap should not look that tasty! And should not be brown! So funny!
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