1, 2, 3, 4, I don't like you.

Wow it's been way too long since I've actually written in here. I might actually feel productive if I used it every once in a while, not that anyone really gives two shits about my life's details.

So a few weeks ago I decided to get my ass into really good shape and I started running. It used to be the bane of my existence, there really wasn't anything I think I hated more than running. But for some reason once I did it a couple times it really started to grow on me. Now I run at least every other day, sometimes more often than that, and I usually alternate 3 miles and then like 4.5 miles the next time. I love the sense of accomplishment when I finish and my lungs are screaming and my legs are on fire and I can really tell that I pushed myself. I'm really setting myself up to be in good condition because I want to take some serious boxing classes, old-school boxing. I want to operate like a well-oiled machine.

I've been a crazy woman in the kitchen lately too. I started planning out all of our meals for the week and cooking dinners at home and it's been amazing. Not only have we really been saving a good bit of money but the food is better, healthier, and it's very therapeutic for me being in the kitchen. Stan is great too because he will clean up as I cook and then he usually always finishes cleaning up the kitchen when we get done eating. It's a pretty fair trade off I'd say! I hate the cleaning part anyway.
Today I made this winter minestrone soup with bacon in it...so amazing. Lots of garlic and onion in it of course, which is in pretty much every dish I cook, and you put a parmesan rind in it while it's cooking to flavor it and help thicken it, it really adds the most amazing flavor. Well all this talk has me hungry so I'm going to go eat another bowl...