Many, many moons ago when my wife and I were newlyweds, we didn't have squat. She was fresh out of Junior College (age19) with an Associates' degree (I had gotten mine a year previous and was now age 20) starting new jobs and were in our first apartment. Had a rent payment, car payment, one utility bill a month, and thought we had the world by the ba*ls! We were young and were learning that it cost more money than we thought to get though life! Early on in our marriage, we got into the habit of Pizza Friday. Every other week I would get a paycheck, and we would go grocery shopping. We would buy one of those nasty Chef Boy-Ar-Dee boxed pizza mixes,go home, doll it up with pepperoni, a can of mushrooms, and Mozzarella cheese-along with a six pack of Strohs' beer! That was our extravagance night until we had saved enough money to buy our own house! We still kept friday night as Pizza Nite all through our lives-changing to homemade crusts, designer toppings or just ordering one from our local Pizza Guy! We have a hell of alot more money and stuff than we did when we were just starting out, but I don't know if we were ever happier than when we looked forward to Pizza Friday back then...
Oh by the way, tonight we're having a sausage, pepperoni and mushroom pizza(homemade!). Enjoy your weekend!
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
16 comments:
My mom and I had Pizza Fridays too!! I don't know...Fridays are just great nights for pizza.
I remember being that low on resources...to this day, I can't eat Top Ramen. In my college days, we'd by it by the case. Our big splurge was cheap steak, baked potatoes and a $2.00 bottle of bubbly. It was such fun.
I love traditions like that! And I love making my own pizza.
My personal favorite is pesto, fresh mozzarella, fresh tomatoes and fresh basil. On homemade crust, of course.
Have a wonderful pizza night. Don't forget the Stroh's!
That was such a touching story ...I mean it really got to me, what a happy happy tradition.
I'm with doggybloggy, I almost teared up. Great story! Enjoy your pizza tonight.
Happy Pizza Nite!!!
Isn't it nice to know some things never change...they just get better with age. ;)
--snow
Thanks for sharing such a sweet story.
OK... I still think sausage on a pizza is just nasty... Just saying...
whoa...i had homemade pizza lastnight too! it was a Trader Joes garlic herb crust with that pesto-y mixture i made, parm cheese, pine nuts, tomatoes & feta. it wasn't gross but not bad either...coruse everthing tastes better with red pepper flakes.
for some reason pizza and chinese food never taste as good to me homemade as they do from the restaurant! lol perhaps a reflection on my cooking... idk! hehehe Nawwwwww I am a smoking cook. Couldnt be that!
Happy Sat! Reading this post is making me think about what I am going to serve for dinner tonight. hummmm...
Michelle Ann- My kids ate the heck out of Ramen noodles while younger too!Not having everything sure makes you appreciate having something!
Finn- I'd love to have a pizza sometime with you-your taste sounds impeccable! Sad note- Strohs ain't even Strohs anymore...
DogB- Don't go all soft on me-ask my wife, I'm still a world class dink!
Jen- Hope you meet the person you deserve, and start building your traditions!
Snow- Sounds like you too will have Pizza Nite with someone soon!
DutchBabe(Can'call you Dutch Bitch 'cause I think it's all a smoke screen..)If ever I saw a woman that needed to find a good sausage....
Tanya- I have a large, industrial size red pepper container that is a given on Pizza Nite!!
mt- I know who you are, I know where you live-so set up a blog already!
Kate- Sorry I missed a response to you-I think your comment popped up while I was answering the others. I agree with you on the Chinese food thing-way too much screwing around at home to make very often!
I loved your comments about BJ's on Tanya Kristine's blog. Hear, hear!
pizza night! how fun. we had fish night on fridays when i was growing up. and sundays were indian food night. i actually had some pizza last night. it wasn't very good. but it was free.
I use to make a lot of homemade pizzas. I like them on Friday's too. But I don't mind having pizza Saturday or Sunday either!
What a wonderful tradition. It's nice to hear a happy story like that.
Urban V-Welcome to the blog! Stop by and see how the carnivores live once in awhile! I have one rule about animals-If you name them, you can't eat them!
Pink-Sounds like that last restaurant didn't treat you like the rising star you are! Go Breadsticks!
Lynda- I will eat pizza cold on Sat. morning, and I will let anyone watch!
Aims! You're back! Good! Got a smile to go with the new haircut yet? I sure hope so-you deserve it.
Post a Comment