Sunday April 11,2021

Good morning everyone, I hope that this Sunday finds everyone well. Today is April 11, 2021. I looked up the weather and it said cloudy all day but that is what it said for yesterday and then it turned out to be a great day. So we will just have to wait and see about today

When God created the universe it took him 6 days but there are 7 days in a week. He gave us that 7th day to rest and enjoy the life he gave us with friends and family. Until recently that’s what it always was, a family day but now not so true anymore stores are all open so people have to work, kids play a million sports and Sunday is a main day for that. People go shopping including myself, I am a big offender of doing things on Sunday. However, As I talk to people I’m starting to see a shift back to family time, no not dinners that started at 1 in the afternoon and ended around 4, 4:30. But time where the family eats dinner together and enjoy each other with extended family. No I think the time of all the aunts and uncles and hundreds of cousins may be a thing of the past but at least there is a spark so there is hope families can still be together. That’s why this new term Family Gravy emerged people want that old tradition, they want to really relive the past where we were all together. Growing up we did not call it Sunday Gravy it I was just what we ate on Sunday , we waited all week for it and you better be there, no one really was allowed to miss it. It was so important that a cousin came up with the phrase The Almighty Mac ( macaroni ). Notice it is called gravy not sauce. Today I have fallen victim to The Almighty Mac and have decided to make The Sunday Gravy. So again yesterday I went to the butcher to buy brecioles, you really need them for a good gravy. While I was there I realized how much I enjoy this experience. There are mostly men picking up orders or buying the same things you are and there is a lot of conversations going on. I told Marylou it’s like I stepped back in time and I am a youth again. I could feel the presence of my father in law and Abalu on one side and my own father on the other. Maybe it’s the aroma of all the meats and cheeses or that I’m following the same pattern as they did. As he made the brecioles I could see my own father pounding the meat seasoning it and tying it. Or was it the fact that I was going to be happy to make this feast for my family out of love , just like I learned from the Visco brothers whatever it is I like the feeling.

So today that’s what I will be doing, no time for me to go out today. My enjoyment will be right here in the house. The last time I made gravy Rocco had two plates of macs so I will do anything for him if he enjoyed it that much. And Dario devoured the meatballs. After all, what is a grandfather ( Nonno grand Pere, abuelo, avo) role in life if not to teach , love and do for our grandchildren, if I didn’t do these things I feel I would disgrace myself with former generations.

So today enjoy yourself, have fun, maybe do some family time if you can. But remember God gave you this day so use it to your benefit. We’ll talk soon Til Tomorrow! PS we are having Ravioli instead of macaroni, that has always been my special go to dinner, so today must be special.