Crazy Family Acts - Open 24-hour Buffet

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Our story begins with my grandmother from Puerto Rico. As much as this woman complains, she loves to be there and provide for her family. By provide, I mean cook. One summer, my family went to New York to attend my aunt's wedding and we stayed at my grandmother's house. This was actually a first for us in a long time. Upon our arrival she had a beautiful buffet set up for us and anyone else to stop by. It included many side dishes with a large, scrumptious pork roast. It was fabulous. However, nothing could have prepared me for the surprise we would have in the morning. About 8am in the morning, I woke to a plethera of smells coming from the dining room. Laid on the table was a massive breakfast including fixings for breakfast tacos, pancakes, various breakfast meats, toast, coffee, orange juice, water, etc. I quickly grabbed myself some breakfast and went upstairs to be alone and get ready for the days activities. Upon returning from upstairs, it had become about noon and I was scheduled to go out with the AUNTS for some shopping. Before we could get out the door, my grandmother demanded that we have some lunch. She had prepared a plentiful amount of a puerto rican rice dish and several tortillas. There was also a pitcher of iced tea and lemonade. I was still full from breakfast but I didn't want to hurt her feelings so I sat down and ate what I could. Thank goodness we went out shopping and walked around. I need to work off all that food and I was determined to go home and get some rest for the wedding tomorrow. WRONG! when we walked in te door the house was filled with a new plethera of smells. There were 3 main dishes, several sides, and even more drinks added to the list, including Puerto Rican rum. I tried to smeak away but she caught me going up the stairs and I did not have the heart to say no. This went on for our entire stay which ended about a week after the wedding. It took me several walks to shed the extra weight from that food. But it was well worth it. That's my crazy family.