June 19th, 2009

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Friday, June 19th, 2009

Good morning!! Yup, you read right…good morning!!  It’s 7:23 AM, and I’m up.  No, it’s not for any reason, I just felt wide awake.  I also thought you might want something to make you smile (no it’s not my post itself, but rather a video).  :)  Kristi, thanks for forwarding this along to me:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWUrj22pRD0&feature=fvst.  Dancing, yet another universal language!  You think he was really in all those places?  I hope so ’cause it was really cool, and the song is my new favorite song.  I put it on my phone, and I’ve listened to it five times already.  :)

It feels good to be up early!  I think I just might get done all the to-do items on my list…imagine that!  I’m looking forward to lunch with Paloma at Olive Garden (mmm…soup, salad and breadsticks, here I come!).  I’m also looking forward to a yummy dinner of gazpacho.  I slaved over the blender last night to make it!  Actually, it’s easy to make aside from seeding the tomatoes.  I dread that part.  Does anyone have any special tricks on how to do it?  I’ve tried squeezing them out, cutting them out…it’s never a pretty sight, and nothing seems to work perfectly.

Manchego, I missed you!

Manchego, I missed you!

Keeping on the whole food theme, since Dr. Orloff gave me the go-ahead to be around children, I gave myself the go-ahead to eat my favorite non-pasteurized cheese.  :)  I’m sure he wouldn’t mind!  I treated myself to some delicious manchego cheese yesterday, topping it off with oven-roasted tomatoes from the Whole Foods olive bar.  I missed that yummy flavor combination!!  I learned to love manchego when I studied in Spain, where I disgusted all Spaniards by pairing it with coffee.  Now that I think about it, that is pretty gross.

This time, I paired it with a little wine...much better than coffee.

This time, I paired it with a little wine...much better than coffee.

OK, well, I’m off to take a shower and start my day at a normal hour.  This feels good!  I don’t think I’ll be making a habit of it, but it feels good!  I hope you have a wonderful weekend.  Happy Father’s Day to all you dads out there!!!

Love,

Julie