40 Things I'm Thankful For

Day 11

Chinese Food

Those of you who know me well know I didn't eat much Chinese food when I lived in the States.  But around here it's the #1 non-rectory food!  There are many days when the idea of scrambled eggs, rice, and beans for dinner for the 10th day in a row is just too much to bear (or the eggs are gone and it's only rice and beans left) and that's when the Chinese restaurants in town come to the rescue!  The top two choices?  Chicken Chow Mien ($3 US) or a chicken burger with fries ($2.50 US).  

Today I got a chicken burger for lunch.  It has been raining since we woke up (making the wet/muddy walk to the rectory for lunch highly unenjoyable), I'm swamped with grading (didn't want to take the extra time to walk to the rectory and back), and black soup was served in the rectory (sometimes makes my tummy hurt afterwards)... thank God for the cheap Chinese food right around the corner from the school!  AND... the lady that owns it gave me a free pack of gum for no apparent reason!  :)