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| Sunday, August 13, 2006 |
| SopaPILLOW? |
Yesterday was my birthday. My parents came down Friday and stayed overnight into Saturday. They took us all out to eat on Friday night. I craved Mexican food the whole time we were in Russia and since our return I had only had Taco Bell. Therefore, I picked a Mexican restaurant.
This was really the boys' first restaurant experience besides a lunch at IHOP. They were really into it. Everyone had their own bowls of salsa and cheese and the boys really loved it. Eventually, they just picked up their spoons and ate the cheese sauce like soup. Then the real food came. The boys were pretty full by then, but sampled some of several things- enchiladas, beans, guacamole, Mexican rice, etc. L was by me and when he was done he kept asking to go sit with babushka and dedushka. I kept trying to distract him from that endeavor until we were all done. Everyone finished eating and my dad ordered sopapillas. This is where it got funny.
The waiter brought out 10 sopapillas, one for everyone. He went around the table setting them in front of each person. L was one of the last to receive his. He looked at it, smiled, and said, "Padushka". I immediately started laughing. This is not a Russian word I might typically know, but after an experience we had in Moscow, I knew what it meant. "Padushka" means "pillow". He proceeded to pick up the sopapilla and act like he was going to lay his head on it. I caught him before his head hit it and proceeded to take a bite of mine to show that it was supposed to be eaten. After realizing this fact, he thoroughly enjoyed his sopaPILLOW. Who knows? The name may stick. |
posted by 6blessings @ 5:40 PM  |
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Cute story! I would imagine that sopapillas will forever be called SopaPillows at your house! My nephew called them SofaPillows when he was little and we still call them that to this day and he's 17!!
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Great story! Glad the boys liked Mexican.
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Oh my gosh! That is too adorable!
Laura
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HA! That is so cute. What a great restaurant experience. I'm glad you caught him before his head hit the sopapillow!
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How cute! Happy Bday last Saturday!
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Cute story! I would imagine that sopapillas will forever be called SopaPillows at your house! My nephew called them SofaPillows when he was little and we still call them that to this day and he's 17!!