Chicken Soup.

I have a thing for old men. Before you scowl, I don't mean in a weird, gross way. I just appreciate a really old man. I think they are cute. Like a puppy. Cute in a "aaw" sort of way. I'm sure if I had to take care of one I wouldn't feel that way... but from afar, they make me smile.

When we were first married, I would sometimes point out cute old dudes and say "oh look how cute he is" to Greg. One time that backfired on me and the "cute" old dude walked into the Plain Brown Wrapper. That's a porn store in Grand Forks. NOT cute. Ever since then, I have to make sure said cute old man is legit. Nothing is worse than a nasty old man. There's a fine line.

Last month I saw a normal, stellar cute old dude at Greg's graduation ceremony. He was super adorable. Especially when he spoke. His name is S. Truett Cathy and he is the founder of Chick-fil-A. CIU gave him an honorary doctorate. His daughter, Trudy Cathy, was the actual commencement speaker but after he got his hood, he also spoke. He is 90 years old and it was a bit hard to understand him at times, but he was ridicuously sweet and motivating. Best.Commencement.Ever.

Those of you from the north are probably wondering about "Chick-fil-A". It's a much better version of KFC. It has the bestest faster food chicken sandwiches you can get. Super quality, very yummy. S. Truett started the company in Atlanta in the 40's and has grown it to be a $3.5 billion dollar privately held, family owned business with restaurants all over the place (except the Dakota's, mind you).

People down here LOVE their Chick-fil-A. Most everyone is a fan. They are closed on Sunday so their employees can spend time with family and rest... which Truett decided to do after working long hours and being so tired back in the day. Besides the fact he is so cute, he is a darn good businessman. And an overall good guy. I can't even begin to type all the awards and contributions and philanthropy he's been involved with...but he's just really great.

 Why am I going off about this cute old guy?

I'm just really glad for his restaurant. Because they sell chicken noodle soup. It's not as good as mine, or my mom's or probably any homemade soup, but it's still very tasty. And when we've been sick these last two weeks, I've been ever-so-grateful for the convenience of the Chick-fil-A drive-thru down the road. We typically don't eat out too often, but when you are sick, making a meal is the last thing you want to do. Plus, after hearing Truett and Trudy speak last month, I was all about supporting Chick-fil-A.

So thanks to Jonathan and the Bush River Chick-fil-A employees for making our bellies happy with chicken noodle soup for a few nights. It hit the spot. On the flip side, yesterday I felt good enough to make my own batch of chicken noodle... meaning we are each on the mend. We are sending this nasty virus on it's merry way and we are going to be back to full health very soon, I can feel it! And then we can move on to delicious chicken sandwiches, waffle fries and lemonade. Nom, Nom.

-Heather

PS. If you don't have a Chick-fil-A near you, you should come visit us. We'll treat you.

PPS. Yes, Greg will be the most adorable old man ever.