Cherry Blossom Festival newbies: Pink Pancake Breakfast worth the early rise

Editor’s note: Caitlyn Stroh and Stephen Mays are both newbies to The Telegraph as well as newbies to the Cherry Blossom Festival. They’re going out into the festivities this week and giving us a firsthand account of their CBF experience.

Waking up at 7 a.m. on a Saturday for pink pancakes isn't for the faint of heart. I definitely considered just rolling over and picking a later event to tackle. And then I heard the thunder.

Needless to say I made it to the Pink Pancake Breakfast (with a large coffee from Taste & See mind you) by 8:30 a.m. While I was there, the event held a steady crowd.

It was nice to see a diverse group of folks all sharing breakfast. I grew up not far south of Macon and have seen through many a potluck the way food can bring people together.

I moved to Macon last May, so I helped with The Telegraph's digital coverage of a lot of last year's homicides and other crimes. It's comforting and reassuring to see people from different walks of life, of widely varying ages and of different races come together for something simple yet affirming for the community.

I'll admit, I'm not one for a sweet breakfast, so I skipped the pancakes in favor for a piece of sausage. It was still fun to see the process and chat with the volunteers that were cooking.

All in all, the Pink Pancake Breakfast is worth the trip, if for nothing else than getting out and sharing a meal with your community.

This story was originally published March 27, 2016 at 10:30 AM with the headline "Cherry Blossom Festival newbies: Pink Pancake Breakfast worth the early rise."