I spent the day over at Keara's house (like I do almost every day while Ben is out working) and we made brownies, watched La La Land, ate said brownies, did watercolor paintings, played with her baby, and talked talked talked. It was a great day. Then as I walked home, I could distinctly smell grilled hotdogs and fresh watermelon, and I wanted it to be summertime. I wanted it to be summertime so badly. (loose You've Got Mail quote) ;) One of the major things I want to do while we're here in New York is visit the 91st Street Garden where this scene took place. :)
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One day when I was living in Hawaii, I went with a couple friends to Panda Express for lunch. After the meal, I cracked open my fortune cookie and read my fortune: "You and your spouse will be happy in life together".
I kept the fortune, and have it to this day. Fast forward almost three years later and I'm sitting in bed, eating chocolate hazelnut biscotti, while Ben is in the bathroom shaving, and we really couldn't be happier. Turns out my fortune cookie was right. :) Still waiting on all those "you'll be rich... etc" ones to come true though ;) R
This is my favorite picture of me and my mom. We're both dying laughing because that's what we do when we're together (especially when we're not supposed to). My mother is the most selfless, patient, kind, wise, understanding, and angelic person I have ever known. She is my influence and my inspiration, and I strive to be more like her every day. She taught me faith and conviction, patriotism and courage. (She also taught me my times tables and how to write in cursive because she was my third grade teacher.) ;) She gave me a love for Anne of Green Gables, for reading, for home-cooked food, for Provo, for the Gospel, and for You've Got Mail. She is everything that I believe a mother should be, and I hope that someday I can be a mother to my own kids like she has been and is to me. "All that I am, or ever hope to be, I owe to my angel mother" (Abraham Lincoln). I love you, Mom! R Today is day 10! Yay!! We celebrated the end of my juice fast with some Chinese food for dinner, and then a game night with friends. :) And now, without further ado, I present.... My rainbow of juice!!! It's also a little sneak peak at our apartment. More pictures of it soon! Happy juicing :) R I'm so close! I'm in the homestretch!
But I have a confession. I had a bite (or two) of Ben's hotdog tonight! I figured it'd be smart to slowly reintroduce solid food to my body, instead of ingesting a big meal all at once. (And also, I reeeeeaaaaaallllllyy wanted that bite.) And you know what? It was delicious. But afterwards, I started craving fresh greens. So I made myself a quick little green juice and happily drank it. Tomorrow is day ten, and I'm planning on having juice all day, then solid food for dinner. Maybe some small bites here and there? What's really interesting to me is that for the past few days, I have been so OVER juice. It just didn't seem appetizing to me at ALL. It was only until after I had had a bite of some solid food that I started to really want the juice. Which is great news since I plan to keep juicing a lot in my everyday life, so it'd be nice to actually start liking it again. I'm really thankful to this juice fast for cleaning all the crap out of my body. It feels good knowing that I don't have a bunch of processed food inside of me, clogging me up. But more on that tomorrow, along with my Rainbow of Juices. :) Goodnight! R At this point, I think the juicing has turned into a game of "let's see how much spinach I can cram in this drink before I can actually taste it". It's a good game. And the answer is A LOT of spinach (which is great).
Some of my best juicing purchases have been:
Some of my not-so-great juicing purchases have been:
What will I get in addition next time?
I'm excited for the next two days! But mostly excited for them to be over if I'm honest. HA. I miss food! R Day 7!
To be completely honest, I'm feeling the cravings a lot more today. And by that I mean I found a Chinese takeout menu we had lying around today and literally read it like a novel. ;) And I thought, maybe Chinese will be my first solid meal? But then I was looking on Pinterest at all the street food in New York that I "have to try before I die" and it all looked so incredibly delicious that I started to think I might have to make my way over to the city for my first solid meal... Anyway! My rainbow of juices is almost officially finished, BUT, for the life of me I cannot figure out how to make a blue/indigo colored juice! Any ideas?? I've got blueberries, but I hate to break it to you - blueberries are not blue! They're purple! And their juice is red! I am very open to suggestions. For a girl who, as a child, declared for years that her favorite color was "RAINBOW!", this is pretty important. ;) R Today is day 6 of my juice fast and it is going great! It's definitely a lot easier now. I went to the store and got a bunch more produce today! Apples, celery, apples, oranges, strawberries, apples, pineapple, apples, oh and more apples. Apples are my go-to, can you tell? ;) I'm also looking forward to juicing some super ripe strawberries. :) What I love about this juice fasting is that it's a "diet" that is sustainable. And what I mean by that is that once I'm done with the actual fast, I'm going to keep juicing every day along with my normal food, so I can be sure to get in all my servings of raw fruits and vegetables. I LOVE IT! Happy Tuesday :)
R I never realized how much I actually think about food until now that I can't eat it. ;) I'm always looking at new recipes, or thinking about what I can make for dinner,
Something kinda funny is that even though I can't eat the food, I still really enjoy making it (and smelling it, like a weirdo). The past few days, I've found myself really looking forward to making Ben dinner, even though I couldn't eat it. And just knowing that he liked it and it tasted good was really satisfying. So it seems like for me, it's just as satisfying knowing that something I made tastes good, as it is to eat it and see for myself. I've also been watching more Great British Bake Off, and I just want to make everything they're making!!! (I'm looking into getting one of their cookbooks.) :) It's almost like not being able to eat has made me love cooking more. And it doesn't even matter that I can't taste it because Ben is always willing to be my taste-tester. ;) And as a side note, apple strawberry blueberry juice is soooooooooo good. R |
AuthorI'm R and he's B. We've been in love since we were teenagers, and now we're married. We're Mormons, students, and Californians at heart. This is our daily love story. Archives
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