Tonight we were supposed to be taking the Mills and Dickie families out to dinner to a Mexican restaurant, but John was ill, as are two of the children. At first we cancelled, but after three questions from Andrew as to whether or not we were really staying home, Ken and I decided to go out to dinner with just the family, but change the restaurant. Instead of the Mexican restaurant, we decided to got to Anjou, arguably the best restaurant in town.
The waitress asked what we were celebrating, as we seemed to be in a festive mode. I answered that we were celebrating Kate's visit to Mississippi College yesterday, so we did. She sat at the head of the table. Andrew commented that ten years ago, we wouldn't have believed that we would be thinking about Kate attending a school in Mississippi. They were all happily ensconced in Maryland, attending a small Episcopal school. Trying to project ten years into the future is always difficult, if not impossible.
We are all pleased to be here in Mississippi. Kate will soon turn 17 and she does not need to shovel snow. Mary Frances wishes she had snow to shovel, but not Andrew. Trying to figure out the future is impossible but Ken and I still try to project for a ten year cycle. My need to plan ahead requires me to try to figure out what will happen next, then make our decisions according to our projections. But as you can see, it does not always work out. Sometimes the future turns out better than you expected it would be. Tonights dinner was delicious and delightful.
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