Yes, I will miss my coworkers

I thoroughly enjoy working with all of them. Really- ALL of them. How often does that happen? It's a HUGE blessing! And I have a funny story. I was laughing for a long time afterwards. We all were.

If you know me at all, you know that I'm notoriously finicky with what I eat. And it changes. There's not a label that fits my diet, and there are constant tweaks and slips, and so no one has any clue what I eat. It's funny: a lot of them think I'm vegan.

This past Wednesday I went into the kitchen and found some beef tenderloin. I was pretty excited and asked Terry about it. He said, "You don't eat that." Well... I didn't used to eat it. But these things are always changing. So he guided me to a good piece, and I began to eat and relish it. And then he proceeded to flip out.

"What are you doing??! You don't eat that! Look at what she's eating! Look what's in her mouth!"

All of this was accompanied by genuinely aghast facial expressions and appropriate gestures. And he's telling Rachel and Doug, and anyone who wanders into the kitchen. It was HILARIOUS!!!

So I went into the kitchen when I got to work yesterday, and Terry was there, along with the regular crew. He brought it up again and told me that he was still in shock that I eat beef, that he witnessed me eat beef. I laughed and laughed! His shock makes sense- I did raw food demos at EarthFare for a month of Saturdays, making cashew cheese, raw carrot and red velvet cakes. I avoided all dairy and most animal products & cooked food in my everyday life. Terry tried the raw carrot cake and really didn't like it. He's very honest. I appreciate it.

I told him that it really made my day because it was SO funny to see his reaction. It must have made a real impression on him because he said he'd never forget my response to his question as far as why I started eating beef: "I tried it about a month ago, and it felt really good." MORE laughter. YES!

Not, "It tasted good," but "It felt good." At this point, everyone in the kitchen had given ourselves over to uproarious laughter! What can I say? I have a way with words.

Needless to say, the whole interchange made my week. My coworkers are fantastic.