Firsts & Food

How have I gone my whole 30 years of life without eating a candied apple?

I guess I have thought they were too much work.  

I dont even like eating apples unless they are cut into slices.  Something about biting into a whole apple is unappealing to me. Despite my loudness, I do kind of have a little mouth so I feel like I dont get a proper bit. And when I do bite into one I get apple juice all over my face and then I feel sticky.  And also, it seems like when I eat a whole apple the likeliness of getting apple skin stuck in my teeth is greater than when I eat slices.

When I have seen candied apples in stores they look so pretty but I have never been tempted to eat one because #1 eating it off the tiny little stick seemed unappealing and #2 I thought that by biting into it all the goodness would fall off onto the ground and I would be left with a naked apple to eat whole.

One of my favorite treats though is slicing an apple and dipping it in caramel. Of course I double dip. So I know I love the combo of apple + caramel.  And I know I love candy and chocolate and peanuts. So in theory candied apples should be delicious and enjoyable.

What I had not considered was taking the candied apple off the stick, coring it, and then slicing it into manageable pieces of deliciousness.

Perhaps I would have gone my whole life without considering & trying this, however, a new friend (although it had been previously determined that I have ENOUGH friends) gave me that first experience.  He explained the process and then followed up with the candied apple and the necessary tools I would need to have a positive first experience.

Of course, my sweet tooth is most demanding first thing in the morning so for breakfast today I took this first opportunity.

Since I was alone, I documented the process. Since I was alone, I also got to eat the whole thing by myself and not share.

 My First Caramel Apple

 

The provided tool 

  

I guessed, but I am assuming I used the tool correctly.  This was also my first time using an apple corer.

 

CORED!

SLICED!

ENJOYED!!

The end.

GIRLFRIEND APPRECIATION MONTH

Boys come & go but girlfriends are forever.

Dont get me wrong boys have their moments & give life a certain depth in the right situations. But in other situations.... why bother with them??
Hanging with my girlfriends without even attempting to flirt has a certain liberation.

I am grateful for good girlfriends.... and our walks, book sharing, red bull, roadtrips, beach trips, dinners out, dinners in, photo shoots, dressup adventures and just being our silly (or serious) selves.

April was GIRLFRIEND APPRECIATION month. Here are some pics to document the celebration.



boys arent needed for pyramids




posing for our very own Gap ad



its fun to have friends that sell wedding dresses and let us try them on just for fun (We dont even need boys to try on wedding dresses!)




the more girl friends the better! (never thought i would say that.)




a couple drinks after 24 hours of roadtriping, uhauling, furniture moving, and eating.



my girlfriend since 7th grade. slumber party (and hot tub party) at a hotel in salem. whoo hoo!

Good Riddance Friday

2 years ago today I came home from work to find a note on the table saying my marriage was over.

Good Friday or rather Good Riddance Friday.

Why does my heart still ache? Why has this whole week been a complete emotional landslide? Why does the thought of Easter dinner make me want to throw up?

Annoying

Things that annoy me:
one word texts
being ignored
limbo
guilt
tight pants
being emotional
rain
bad traffic
games
(there is more but I will stop now)

THE POINT IS.....

What I learn from these annoying things:
I am guilty of doing most of these things to other people
I need to stop doing them because it doesn't make people feel good
I need to be a better person and now I have a reference place to start.
I should probably move to somewhere it doesnt rain so much.
I should probably not eat a 1/2 bag of sunchips just because they taste delicious

This is me being annoying & obnoxious.

I'm Pretty Excited!!

I did 10 push ups today!!!!!!!!!!

(that is a "!" for every pushup)

I told my trainer I ate a half batch of no bake cookies this weekend and he responded with "drop and give me 10."
I told him I had never done push ups before. But I dropped anyway (mostly thinking I would prove myself a weakling again) and I did 10 push ups. I asked if I did them right (thinking he would say those were a pathetic excuse for push ups) and he said "surprisingly yes."

YAHOO!! I can do push ups. Another guy was watching me too (he was on the mat and I was just on the carpet next to the trainers desk) and he said he was impressed.

Someone was impressed with something I did at the gym!!

I feel pretty buff and amazing today. oh ya.

Santas Elf

WEDNESDAY
Anton and Mikey came over to move OUT my furniture. We also played the fun game of stuffing Anton into Little Red and took pictures. We ate pizza and made diet cake. i ate a lot of it. It was a great day.





MONDAY!!
Back home. Anton and his brother helped move my furniture back into the house. i dont wanted to move the other crap back in. so i haven't. i started painting my bedroom instead. i really dont want another project. but there you go . . . i got one anyway.... and its my own fault.

The latest

i think exciting things are going to happen very soon.

that is besides my refinished floors. although that is exciting.

tomorrow is the day. i have to move out for 3 days. but when i moved back in it will be new and clean. that is the perfect stage for the exciting things that are going to happen. i dont really want to bring all the crap back in. i think i will get rid of it all. that way i will never have to pack it up again.



now that is an exciting thought.

see? i knew exciting things were going to be happening.