I'm visiting my parents for a few days in Oklahoma. A lot of people have said I am "going home" yet I grew up in Kansas and now live in Maryland so home is really a relative term.
I've noticed something this trip I have never really seen as sharply before - culture is all about food. Much of the culture we grow up in has so much to do with food. The first evening Mom made quiche and an apple thing for dessert. I was so excited. The fact that she's an amazing cook aside, just her cooking again took me back.
The following day I had white bread and crunchy Cheetos - treasures from my childhood. As we were driving back from dinner last night I announced I didn't want to go home until I had eaten at Sonic. The chili cheese dog and cherry limeade has magical properties - especially considering cherry flavoring gives me a headache... Except in this form. :)
Suffice it to say I've eaten my way through the trip.
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