Strange Eating Habits

One thing to be said for the fam back in Cali -- we're definitely a people who love our food. Mom is a great cook and raised us on pretty healthy fare, and both Mom and Dad love to go out to eat, and love to try new foods, so we're all pretty comfortable with trying new things. But apparently, my nieces are taking these Reid traits to a new level ...

On my trip back to Colorado by way of Bridgeport, on the first night, we all met at Rhino's, a sports bar that big brother Jim and his bride, Missy, used to own. Bill arrived with wife Cathy and their three girls in tow, and though they'd eaten dinner already, Alyssa was hungry, and was snacking on some Saltines that were on the table. And to eat them, she crushed them into her glass of ice water, and then fished them out ... ewwwww ...All of us liked the birthday cake a few days later -- made by the local "cake maker," Mrs. Smyth, my first grade teacher -- but you could SEE how much Alyssa liked it.
And youngest niece Lacey is perhaps the healthiest eater of us all. In one sitting, she'll down a whole avocado and a whole tomato, and still want more. She loves fruits and vegetables, and even eats onions -- just plain 'ole diced onions. The day we celebrated birthdays, she made up this culinary masterpiece -- sliced cucumber dipped in her spilt orange juice. Mmmm ...
Now that I'm finally back in Boulder -- got back last Sunday after a 17.5 hour drive, straight through -- I kinda miss their weird eating habits. I think I'll go have some sushi ... maybe I'll dip it in saki ...