For me, making friends involves small groups. I would love it if I could just jump into a ward or community and meet and love everyone. But it's overwhelming. Instead, I need smaller groups in order to get to know people on a "quality over quantity" basis.
For example: our Sunday School class. We were invited to attend the Marriage and Family class, and it's comprised of probably about 20 people. We all go and introduce ourselves almost every week for whatever new person may be attending. It helps sooo much. How often in a regular Sunday School class do I attend for months and months and still know the names of only 4 people?
On Monday our ward had a ward family home evening potluck at the church. We got our food and sat down with... what turned out to be a table of Sunday School classmates. Yay! We all talked, gabbed, joked, and held Penny. It's great to feel comfortable with people.
Then last night we had one of the couples over to play Ticket to Ride at our house. This couple in our ward just came back from living in Shanghai for 6 months--- which instantly gives us similar experiences and a lot to talk about. We played our game, but it was really just a backdrop to an evening of awesome conversation and excellent food.
I get on these spurts where I eat one type of food over and over and over. Sometimes it's something healthy like applesauce, PBJs, or bananas. Unfortunately, this month's food is milkshakes. I'd been eating (drinking?) vanilla malt milkshakes every day or so, enjoying the fact that they cost so much less than at a store. Then I discovered these pumpkin pie milkshakes. My world has been turned upside-down, folks! They may be THE most delicious thing I have ever eaten!!!
I've tried other pumpkin milkshakes before, but they usually taste like bad soft-serve with too much nutmeg. These taste like pumpkin heaven in a cup! You have to try them, my dear friends!! You haven't lived until you've eaten one.
2 comments:
Well, you're doing pretty good if you already have friend after 4 months---especially 4 months that included having a baby. It took me almost 2 years to feel like I had friends in our new ward! Oh yeah, and we love Ticket to Ride! That is so funny that you are on a milkshake kick, because so is Logan!!! He randomly got obsessed with making milkshakes and wants to make them all of the time now. I will DEFINITELY tell him about the pumpkin one! I myself have been on a warm cookie kick for several years now. :) One week in RS we were having a lesson on visiting teaching and my friend said in her comment, "I think it's important to find one little thing to connect with the person you visit....like if you visit Sarah McKenna you would always bring warm cookies." :) xo
Good job making friends! I have to agree small groups do it. I went to choir for insta-friends.
I remember in Rexburg gathering our pennies to go to Taco Time and get the pumpkin stick things every night in November (they made them for Thanksgiving). I'd forgotten about them. I'll have to try ur milkshake. Thanks for sharing!
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