An encouraging note

I am loved. And I'm gonna live like it.

As I arrived at work today, I felt the urge to write out something encouraging to myself and to others.  I sat in the car for a few minutes and wrote this out.  I wrote it to remind myself of God’s love for me.  I wrote it to remind myself of the family and friends that I have that are supportive of everything I do.

An open letter to Costco regarding Pecan Pie

Orion and pecan pie

I sent this to customer service.  I will update if I year back from them.

Hello, I am a 34 year old man who loves pecan pie.  Up until 2 years ago, I always had a pecan pie for myself and my guests to enjoy at my birthday party that I host for family and friends every November 15th.

2 years ago, I entered a local Costco to pick up a pecan pie on the 14th, and was told that they wouldn’t be ready for a couple of days.  I was deeply saddened and feared that my tradition of enjoying pecan pie with family and friends would come to an end because of some apparently arbitrary change in the baker’s schedule at Costco.

Fortunately, my wife is a superhero, and suggested that we attempt to obtain a pie tin from the Costco bakery, which they provided free of charge.  My wife proceeded to make an amazing pecan pie and saved the day.  That being said, it would be nice if Costco could make even just one pecan pie for me to purchase and pickup by the 15th of November.

P.S.  I honestly can’t figure out why Costco doesn’t just make them year round.  They are good any time of year, not just the last two weeks in November.  The only reason I don’t eat more pecan pie is because no one makes them except for once a year.  But at least if you’re only going to make it once a year, make it for the guy who has been waiting the whole year for it.

Thank you for your consideration.

Update: Costco has emailed me back and had this to say,

Dear Orion, We appreciate you taking the time to email Costco Wholesale

We have forwarded your email to our local warehouse bakery for their review. Please follow up with the local bakery regarding your request.

Thank you,

Erika L

Member Service Center

Costco Wholesale Corporation

I don’t think this is going to amount to anything.  I believe Costco and I are finished (with our long-running pecan pie relationship).

We don’t need to wait for Costco since discovering our own Costco-style Pecan Pie recipe. 🙂

Update 11/14/2017 Something changed!

I went to my local Costco last night (November 13th) and they had about 7 pecan pies. I bought one! It’s been years since they made them this early.

Once again, my wife was willing to make me a pie, but thanks to Costco’s earlier-than-usual baking schedule, I can save her the trouble.

New Song – “Do Your Homework”

I wrote a song for my 12 year old to encourage him to do his homework.  I outline a few simple reasons why it would be in his best interest and I do it all to music.  I think many other parents can probably relate to my perspective, so I share this for them, as well as anybody else who knows my son.

Parents, feel free to share this with your child as it will hopefully motivate them.  Honestly, I don’t know how to reach these little guys.  But if this doesn’t work, I can at least check “write a song about it” off of my list of solutions.