In the beginning...

In the beginning, there was no plate. Well, there was, but it was not this specific plate. Colin and Jeannie moved into The Caribbean House where Tami and Joe were kind enough to leave us a plate of goodies. That was an ordinary plate. We sent the same, ordinary plate back with new goodies. Tami and Joe, not wanting to be outdone, sent it back with new goodies. Again, the same, ordinary plate. That's how the tradition started.

Jeannie or Colin said:

Hey! We need a new plate. We need a better plate. We need a plate that nobody would want to keep in their house. It must be ugly. It must be...

Then we took a trip to Value Village to find the perfect plate. There was only one choice--"Rock City."