We love Chick-Fil-A so much that.....this past June Tom was in Orlando at a conference and the day before his flight back to Japan he purchased 8 Chick-Fil-A sandwiches and purchased a thermal bag to bring them home in his suitcase. He was specific in asking for NO pickles, thinking they might not ride good for the 24+ hours of travel ahead. He strategically separated the chicken from the buns so not to cause any harm to the chicken of course. The thought occurred to us later that we possibly could get sick from eating two day old Chick-Fil-A's, but decided it would be worth it.
Once arriving home he kept his secret. You see he always brings home a surprise, usually a t-shirt, trinket etc. Of course the kids are asking, "Daddy, what did you bring home this time", he just smiled. After seeing some pics of his trip and visit with Andy, Jillian and Harper holding Chick-Fil-A cups, I was envious of his meal of Chick-Fil-A but happy for him.
"Oh, how I'd LOVE a Chick-Fil-A sandwich" were the words from my envious lips. He gently said, "Well, that is the surprise". "Wwwwaaaaaa".
The next night as I prepared our "Chick-Fil-A" meal to surprise Ben and Alisha, I toasted new buns, (Chick-Fil-A buns didn't travel well and were pretty thinly smashed). I wrapped the now famous 8 pieces of chicken, mind you the ONLY Chick-Fil-A chicken on the island of Okinawa. I dare not announce to the other 50,000+ Chick-Fil-A loving American's who live here what I have in my home. We saved one of the famous foil bags to display on the counter as our son arrived with his lovely wife.
As Ben arrived and saw the famous foil bag, he picked it up and said, "Oh this is mean to tease me", he hasn't had a Chick-Fil-A in 4+ years. It's no wonder any of us have survived this long without them. Imagine his JOY when he saw what we were having for dinner.
Once we placed our reheated to the exact temperature Chick-Fil-A between two butter toasted new buns and prayed, giving thanksgiving for our meal, we dug in and no one said a word. The only sounds coming from the 8 of us were "Mmmmm, mmmmmm, mmmmmm", then "Oh wow, this is GREAT!" We couldn't believe what we were eating. Who would have thought one could enjoy a meal so much.
Chick-Fil-A we love your chicken sandwich and have all of our 50 years of living. We love that you are closed on Sunday to honor God and Family and we love that you love Jesus Christ. We have eaten your famous chicken sandwich across America wherever we have traveled in Dwarf Houses, and even Truett's Diner in Jonesboro. We have enjoyed "Hot Brown", but there is nothing like that Chick-Fil-A sandwich in the foil bag.
