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Today I learned something new: I like blueberry muffins. To be perfectly honest, I have always had a strong disdain for them. I have never enjoyed the version that you could get in the grocery store that used to be force fed to us in the Junior High and High School lunch programs.

A dear friend and her husband came over for dinner a few nights ago. They were bringing the dessert. They had made a chocolate cake and since they know I don't like chocolate (gasp! Pick your self up off of the floor and drive on), they brought a blueberry muffin and some other muffing that is sitting next to me waiting to be devoured. I told her I didn't like blueberry muffins and I think she felt a little sad, but the attempt totally made my heart feel so nice. :)

Since I hate blueberry muffins, I am sure you are wondering how on earth one ended up in my mouth. This morning I woke up and had a strange desire to try it. Maybe it's that I am riding off of the insanely high fumes of eating the world's greatest fettucini alfredo (and yes I am trying to earn brownie points. I want him to make me more! LOL), and I was willing to take a leap of faith and try them. Perhaps the trips have finally conquered all and made me insane... The reason why, I can not be certain of. However, I took the leap of faith, had a big glass of milk next to me to drink if I didn't like it, and dove in.

Um...deliciousness. Seriously. Maybe my friends just know how to make a mean blueberry muffin. I have no idea. But now I am sitting here wondering why the heck I did not dive into this blueberry mecca-in-my-mouth, deliciousness earlier!

I love discovering new things. It's one of my favorites. It is an experience that seems to become rarer and rarer as one ages. My children discover new passions, loves, obsessions, fascinations, experiences daily. It is a beautiful thing to watch that, develop it, and encourage it. I am often not a part of the discovery process (unless you count watching them discover, which I sort of do, but am not counting in regards to this post. And yes! I get to do that! This is my blog! haha!).

So what have I learned so far today? I like blueberry muffins and I am not afraid to admit it.