The Red Plate. I'm not sure the origin of the Red Plate, but we received one as a wedding gift and have especially enjoyed getting to use it so often here in the dorm. I keep it in the original box and write on the box lid the occasion each time it is used. A sampling of occasions since we have been here...
- Olivia's first day of high school
- David's birthday
- Ashley's last day of student teaching
- Jesse making a 99% on her PSAT
- Penny's birthday
- Rachel's birthday
- Pau graduating
- David passed his driving test
- Corban and YongJun's report cards (significant improvements from last semester)
When the boys moved in, they weren't as excited as the girls had been about getting the red plate. In fact, Pau quite adamantly did not want it at his graduation dinner, but we coerced him to eat off of it. Since then, though, they have had more fun with it and realized just how "cool" it really is. When David passed his driver's test, one of them said, "Oh! He gets to eat on the red plate tonight!"
Tonight was our "night off," so the boys were headed out the door to another home for dinner when I handed them their report cards and told them how proud of them we were. One of their first comments was "Oh! I guess we don't get to eat off the red plate tonight, huh?" So after they came home, while they were watching a soccer game, I brought them a little dessert on the red plate and set it on the coffee table. They loved it. :)
2 comments:
Keri - you are so thoughtful! Also, such a wonderful hostess :) Glad to hear that the boys took to the plate quickly! Love you, Lisa
What a wonderful idea! I never heard of the red plate, but I love it. I think we need a red plate. ;)
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