finally

Ever since I began cautiously reintroducing dairy

I have been wanting to go to Mazzios.

We've been trying to go for six weeks

We finally got to go last night.

See

you have to go for the buffet

which is only at lunch on weekdays and on Tuesday evenings.

Lunch wasn't practical

so it had to be a Tuesday.

We've either had someone sick

or something going on every single week

since I decided I was going to try a whole serving of dairy

(and then some)

Lana suggested just making pizza at home

("why spend the money to go out

if Lily's going to end up screaming for hours afterwards?")

Tyler offered to take us to Pizza Parlor on a Friday

but what I wanted

was

Mazzios.

the whole shabang

the salad with fried onions and cottage cheese and eggs

supreme pizza - piping hot

a slice of chicken club - hot enough to burn my mouth

and last but not least

cinnamon sticks.

If she was going to end up crying in pain

by golly

it was going to be worth it!

She didn't sleep the greatest

and there were a few moments during the night

when I wondered if had been too much too soon;

I think it was more her teeth than her belly, though.

~

As glad as I was to finally get to go to Mazzios

-and it was pretty good

although, I'd built it up to be so much more -

I'm glad I could make this sacrifice for Lily

~

It's absolutely nothing

compared to what's been sacrificed for me

~

We love

because He first loved us

1 John 4:19