Homemade Meal Analysis

A hug, a kiss, or a homemade meal on a sick day can all convey a similar message. Love. When a relationship or experience is full of love, there is some way that it is expressed. One of my most distinct memories from family vacations was how welcoming my grandmother was when we would visit her in Arizona over spring break. She went beyond being a good host, she made my entire family feel at home. We would walk into a completely spotless house that was full of pictures of us. It would be specially cleaned just for us so our allergies to her cat would not act up. She would make sure to stock up on our favorite foods of the time like Eggo waffles and Kraft mac and cheese. She kept a tv in the kids room so we had a treat when we came on vacation. She made sure that we knew that nothing, including her room, was off limits and we could explore wherever we wanted. Her love may have not been shown the same as other grandmas show their love through homemade baked goods and …show more content…
I figured I could surprise her and bring her some pasta for dinner to make her feel better. Her parents were out of town and I knew she would not be up for cooking. This brought a smile to her face and she was so thankful. Through reflection, I have found that I generally show my love through unexpected acts of kindness.
When a best friend’s grandmother passed after years of battling Alzheimer 's, I made her a batch of cookies and left them with a card on her front porch. I knew how much this meant to her when I saw a picture of the cookies on her Snapchat story with a caption “I have the best friends”. This is a modern day way of showing gratitude and even though I received a text in addition thanking me, I knew it meant a lot to her that she shared it with all her friends on the app. A spark of spontaneity seems most effective for me when expressing