Living Room Cafe

Tonight I had the opportunity to go to a soup kitchen with some co-hosts today. I took a little break from my group and went with three other girls: Nicole, Meagan and Alysa.
This is Nicole. She's from Olympia, Washington. She's is such a blessing in this whole experience. She was a host during the spring so she has a lot of wisdom. She is also always willing to just listen when I need to vent or when I need to just talk something out.

Living Room Cafe is different from other soup kitchens. It serves only about thirty people and these guests are involved in the different programs the place partners with. They have to sign up. They come in and someone goes around and takes their order.

We got there at four and immediately started helping making dinner while the radio was on. This guy named Roy was the head cook who gave us all our tasks to do. We made spaghetti and salad and garlic bread. It was so fun because it was so laid back. And everyone was dancing. Even Roy.

(Nicole, Brian, Meagan and Alysa)

This is Brian in the picture. He was a whole lot of fun. He came at the end of the cooking. And immediately started washing the dishes and singling along to the songs. When we were taking a picture he of course jumped into the front.

There's our spaghetti sauce. Not as good as my mother's but pretty darn tasty. Those bagels in the background were the garlic bread. To make them we melted butter on the stove top and put garlic salt in it then spread the butter over the bagels. They were so good. Also one of the things Roy put in the spaghetti sauce was sugar. I have never thought about that.

We dished up the plates and took them out to the guests. We then served outselves a plate and ate with the remaining guests. I can't wait to come back to this place with a group. It was a good experience.