Whether it's separate books, or the same one; whether it's done quietly side-by-side, or out loud to one another -- reading is cool; reading together is even better.
Thursday, February 9, 2012
Celebrating Valentine's Day: Tell them how much you love them.
With your very own Hallmark-worthy creation.
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Cooking -- with you, and for you.
I think I am one of the luckiest girls out there, as Manfriend loves to cook -- and he's a great one, at that. On one of our earliest dates, he made me a delicious Thai-themed three-course meal, with pork spring rolls, red curry duck, and a medley of mango desserts. I remember telling myself to wait at least a week to officially fall in love with him after that night's dinner!
Some of my favorite moments in our relationship involve us simply cooking together. Whether it's a quick breakfast on lazy Sundays, or more elaborate recipes inspired by our foodie cravings du jour, I really love the time we spend in his (and sometimes my) kitchen. Mind you, cooking was probably one of my least enjoyable activities before I met him -- and, admittedly, it still kind of is -- but he has been such a wonderful, patient, and humble teacher, that his enthusiasm for picking out the right spices and slicing and dicing vegetables just the right way has quietly transferred onto me over the past two years.
Since living on my own, it has truly been a daunting task to force myself to cook for, well, myself. To be quite honest, there are days where I am eyeing my stash of cookies and other assorted snacks and I come very, very close to qualifying them all as "dinner". (Oh, the shame!)
But I have also realized that the better I eat, the more energy and focus I have at work and at school. This knowledge alone has really helped fuel my desire to eat healthy and be more careful about what I feed my body. The fact that I am now paying my way towards a graduate degree has also reinforced my willingness to save money by cooking at home, versus eating out.
But I have also realized that the better I eat, the more energy and focus I have at work and at school. This knowledge alone has really helped fuel my desire to eat healthy and be more careful about what I feed my body. The fact that I am now paying my way towards a graduate degree has also reinforced my willingness to save money by cooking at home, versus eating out.
So far, my repertoire mainly consists of chicken and vegetable soup and a variety of pastas. I know, nothing to brag, but coming from someone who previously only knew how to make omelets and scrambled eggs, I'm excited to see what I can cook up next!
Someday, I'll find the right words.
The other night, I had a dream where I was standing at the edge of a precipice, the world stretched out far and wide and never-ending and everlasting below me. And when I was presented with the choice to have it all, I chose him.
I was given the world, and all I wanted was him. Yet somehow, I still can't find the right words to embody that feeling.
I was given the world, and all I wanted was him. Yet somehow, I still can't find the right words to embody that feeling.
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