Dear Bob,
So that you have a better picture of who your mother was before she settled into her life of gentle domesticity, my favorite Susan stories involve, in no particular order:
1. The time she ordered 40 buffalo wings at the Arena and serenaded my date with repeated renditions of Tom Jones' "Sex Bomb."
2. The time she pretended to be a Mafia don in Thomas McWilliams' D.C. apartment for no particular reason.
3. Always knowing that Susan is in town for a visit because I wake up to the gentle crunch of Doritos crumbs beneath me.
4. Anything involving hamsters.
5. Being at the lake house with her when Baby Cheeks "became a woman."
6. The hair show she talked me into modeling for when we were sophomores in high school. Due to this, I may or may not have attended my cousin's wedding with purple/maroon hair.
7. Listening to her recount her harrowing walk from the subway the first time she visited my new house in Adam's Morgan. The highlights included a dead pigeon and a projectile loafer.
8. The Lucky Horseshoe in Chicago. I'd say more but Susan might want to return to the practice of law someday.
9. Susan's work for the African-American romance novel publishing company.
10. "The Invisible Child" - I still don't have the closure I need from that one.
- Laurel
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I was actually about to post a picture (prior to reading this) from the Lucky Horseshoe, but also reconsidered due to the fact that I would like to remain friends with Susan. But, the Lucky Horseshoe does recall one of my favorite memories which is when Susan 'may or may not' have eaten a 10 piece chicken Mcnugget meal at the Chicago airport at 8am, and then 'may or may not' have eaten a 10 piece chicken Mcnugget meal at a Chicago area McDonalds at 3am. So, if I was a betting gal, I would say the answer to the poll of Susan's first post-hospital stay meal is chicken Mcnuggets. But it may be a close tie with Greek food, as I am certain that baklava may be her dessert choice.
Why did Laurel have to go first? She has a memory as extensive as the Library of Congress. I'm hesitant to share my most prominent memories of Susan, as I'm saving them for her rehearsal dinner. Because she's going to be really healthy really soon! I will, however, send some pictures to post in lieu of text.
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