30 random things that make me a happy candi.

in no particular order:

1. antique keys
2. freshly painted toenails
3. grilled cheese un-crustables
4. fireworks
5. eating watermelon out of a pie tin on a hot summer day
6. sweet tea
7. ripped jeans
8. transporting an animal from the OC Shelter to freedom
9. collecting buttons
10. snuggling with any of our kitties
11. kurt halsey's artwork
12. kevin crawford
13. sun-dried tomatoes
14. anything normal thing made into mini-size (i.e. small coke cans.. so cute)
15. kissing in the rain
16. Felicity marathons
17. vanilla lattes
18. rooting for the underdog
19. saladitos
20. fuzzy socks (that have not eaten by my cat)
21. spontaneous road trips
22. NYC
23. sleeping in
24. freshly laundered bedding
25. boysenberry frozen yogurt
26. trying new things
27. memories with friends
28. an unexpected discount
29. french fries
30. donating money to help someone in need

now it's your turn...

120 days later.. and still counting.

I apologize for the delay in writing, as my life has been a whirlwind. Between being a wife, making the hard decision to move apartments (cleaning and prepping and packing, oh my!), and the 4 or so organizations I volunteer for .. I've just about lost my mind.

Okay okay, enough about how busy I am, as I'm sure you all are too!

Officially 120 days meat free.. (insert "Go Candi!" song + dance here)

I enjoy my new found creative cooking, because unfortunately up until 120 days ago, I was only able to successfully make 2 things: spaghetti and mac n' cheese. Vegetarianism has forced me to think outside the box, to plan our meals in advance, and to REALLY think about what we're eating. We are buying/eating more vegetables than ever, and rarely eat out anymore. Our mealsconsist mostly of non-processed foods.. AND I'm cooking, I'm really cooking!!

I'm so proud of myself.. and I think my husband is too. He loves all the new things I'm making, and even though he's not planning to convert to vegetarianism anytime soon, he is eating less and less meat (go me!)