No Vegetable Day

Many of you either met or remember me talking of my dear friend Nick. Nick passed away a few years ago today and to honor and remember him, I refer to today as No Vegetable Day.

Nick and I met at Cherry Creek High School at the end of my junior year. We quickly bonded over our passion for politics and liberal social views. I remember the many nights we'd be up late talking on the phone about anything and everything related to history and politics. We both went to the same university and of course Nick studied History and I studied Sociology and Political Science.

After graduating from Boulder, he went to law school in Denver and I moved to San Francisco. At the time my parents were still living in Denver and they told me, after he passed away, that he would stop by and visit them regularly to check-in and see how they were doing. That's just the type of person he was. He did countless kind acts throughout the day and never expected a 'thank you' or recognition. He just did and its so admirable.

In some ways, I feel like I am following Nick around the globe. He lived in DC for a summer and also traveled to Ireland, falling in love with Galway. And now, I too have lived in DC and have/will travel around the UK.

So why No Vegetable Day? Nick was known for many quirky qualities--one of the reasons why we hit it off! Of these, included a disgust for vegetables. And by vegetables, I mean most things found in the produce aisle. I have no idea how that man pooped! He was notorious for eating fat with fat. In fact, Nick was the person who introduced me to eating fries with mayo, which I found absolutely disgusting at the time. So I've decided to honor my dear friend with a day dedicated to burgers (no lettuce or tomatoes!), fries, and cakes. This shouldn't be too difficult to do in the UK!

Needless to say, I miss him dearly.