School and Food

As we all know, our lifestyles determine how we eat. School is my lifestyle, and it definitely has an impact on what I eat. Although, what I had never noticed before is that the kinds of food I eat depend largely upon what day of the week it is, and what time of day it is. For example, in order to pull an all-nighter in order to do homework, I have to have food near me. There is no way that I can stay awake and think unless I have food. And it can't just be any food, specifically chocolate. I am not sure why that is, I just know it has always been like that, even way back in high school. Maybe chocolate does something to your brain, and helps it stay alert longer...I am not sure. But whatever it is, it works, and I am going to keep using it for as long as I need to!

Perfection!

If you read my blog last week, you know that I made dinner for my fiance for the first time last Thursday. Well, you will be happy to hear that it was perfect! As soon as I got home from class I got to cooking like a crazy cooking machine. It paid off though because the food was waiting on the stove when my fiance arrived. I set the table all cute, and the huge vase of flowers he brought worked well as the centerpiece. The food turned out great, and we had a lot of leftovers. For some reason it was really filling, and we could hardly eat dessert (chocolate cake with homemade frosting...really good!). My fiance loved the food though, which made me feel really good. He said that it was like a scene from his future, and he is right. After dinner I gave him his present, (Season 3 of the Office), and we got ready to head out for the movies. However, my fiance pulled out this wrapped red box out of nowhere. Inside was a ruby necklace, (ruby is my birthstone), with a little diamond! It is so pretty! Of course I pretended to get onto him for going over the budget we had set, but it made me happy all the same. After that, we went to the movies and saw Spiderwick. We got popcorn and soda, although we ate hardly any because we were still so full. It was the most amazing day, and I look forward to having similar days when we are married in 65 days...not that I'm counting or anything.

Valentines Day!

I am so excited for Valentines Day tomorrow! It is going to be awesome because my fiance and I are going to be together. It is the first time in all of my 19 years, and all of his 21, that it won't be SAD (singles awareness day). I am planning to cook dinner for him, and this is a big deal because I don't cook. I like to make weird things, (like for example I enjoy tomato pasta sauce with beef and cheddar cheese, all wrapped up in a tortilla. It's good). The only problem is that I am not sure if anyone would appreciate my experimental way of cooking. So I have decided to go with a classic, and make pasta for our valentines dinner. Spaghetti, red sauce with ground beef, a salad, and chocolate cake. I have never cooked for my fiance, so this is really a big step. And the best thing is that he doesn't even care if I cook for him...ever. So if worse comes to worse, we can always eat out. There is no harm in that.

Lazy

As I was walking to class in the snow, i got to thinking about random things. Like, why is America so obese? It's pretty much a new thing, so why all of a sudden over the last few years. The thing that pains me the most is obese children. It makes me so sad because you know they get picked on like the dickens from the other kids at school. Plus, it can't be comfortable to carry all that around...not to mention it is life threatening. Also, why don't families have dinner together anymore? It has evolved into a 'fend for yourself' thing, and whatever food you can find you can eat. Thats what my mom used to say to my brother and I when we were hungry and in our teenage years..."Whatever you find you can eat". Another totally weird thing I thought of, is why is tying our shoes like pretty much obsolete now? I tried to remember the last time I tied my shoes, and I couldn't! I have all those slip on shoes...Vans, heels, tennis shoes with no laces, and boots that just have stretchy material that slips nicely over your heel. Sure they are comfortable and all, but theres nothing like a nice laced up shoe. After a while all of the randomness started coming together, believe it or not, and I started to see a connection between my thoughts. It was, America is lazy...and maybe not just America...but the whole world in fact! Everything is about some little time saving device. I mean for crying out loud...do we not have time to bend down and tie our shoes?! Maybe that would help with the obesity, because people would have to bend down to get to their feet! Don't misunderstand, I am guilty of this little crime as well. It seems like I no longer have time for anything. What can be done, I am not sure. But something surely must be, or we will all crash from too much pressure.