"Mashed potatos with gravy"

Ahh, mashed potatos & gravy, my favorite. It's something I went without for 29 years of bachelorhood. What? Me, peel potatos, boil them, add an un-known amount of milk and then mash them (with what?), just wasn't going to happen. Of course there were restaurants that had it, but some were "instant potatos" (yuk), and the places that had "real potatos" got kinda yucky if they sat too long. But, alas, I got married last summer! Now I could have "mashed potatos & gravy" every night! Right? Wrong! It started out that way at first with Bear asking me what kind of potato I wanted. Then, I guess, after hearing "mashed potatos and gravy" every single time, she grew weary. Seems that Bear likes something called "variety". So now, I get "mashed potatos and gravy" once in awhile, along with fried potatos and onions, scalloped potatoes, and potato casserole. Am I complaining? Heck no. I'm so gratefully to have Bear here cooking for me everyday that I'll take what I get. And it's usually pretty good. I guess I'm a lucky guy, even though I still don't get my "mashed potatos and gravy" every night....lol.

Bruce