If At First You Don't Succeed

So last night as part of our date night that we do every week, Dallas and I decided to make chicken friend steak and custard pie.  The steak, much to my surprise, turned out perfectly.  It was so yummy.  The pie, that was another story.  I don't know what it was, but it sure didn't taste like my idea of custard.  Blecch!  And of course, this was through no fault of my own...it must have been a bad recipe.  So now we are stuck with an entire uneaten pie in our fridge which I am sure Dallas(he liked it a little) will eat over the period of a week and gain 15 lbs(the recipe called for 2 cups of half and half and a cup of sugar).  Now, as gross as the pie was, it didn't quite put me off the idea of trying to make it again, with a different recipe this time.  And, as funny as it sounds, this simple thing got me thinking about other things I have attempted in my life, that didn't...shall we say...go off without a hitch.  I would have to start over, and as frustrated as that made me, a perfect finished product always made it worth it.  So, I'm writing to encourage all my readers, particularly those who are struggling with a particularly difficult task, or who are just having a hard time, to keep at it.  Its a long, broken road but eventually you will get to the pot of gold, or rose garden, or pan of brownies...whichever reward is most appealing to you.  Mine would be a wonderful, perfect, delicious custard pie.  And next week, if it still comes out gross...well then Dallas will have to work off 30 lbs.