recently donny and i watched what we considered to be a pretty awesome indie movie, "away we go", which starred john krasinski (from the office) and maya rudolph and had an amazing ensemble-esque supporting cast. we laughed out loud, i cried, and we felt complete at the end. and not in the predictable-unoriginal-storybook/romantic comedy-ending kind of way. it was a feel good, realistic ending, without any grand gestures or climactic events. i loved it because, like it or not, in life most of us don't experience those ridiculous gestures. life isn't scripted, and often isn't predictable. the plot was also cute, and at the moment relatable. now for anyone reading this who has seen the movie, i am not referring to the pregnancy! but being at a turning point in life, where you know who you're going to spend your life with and not much else, i can totally relate to. i feel as if the next 6 months or so may bring in a lot of changes- hopefully good changes- but all big changes can be pretty scary, even the good ones.
on a less serious note, we have been truly enjoying SOME of the paleo recipes we've tried out- paleo pizza, sausage & artichokes, various breakfast scrambles... there really haven't been many bad ones. the few exceptions have been my attempts to bake. first there were orange "cupcakes" that tasted to me like chewing on an orange peel (donny didn't think they were so bad). then there was a completely inedible sweet potato pie that is still sitting in our fridge because it feels like such a waste to chunk it out. and most recently there were cinnamon cookies that, due to a mix up between almond meal and blanched almond flour, turned out completely un-cookie like. but all-in-all, aside from all the time the preparation takes and the crazy cravings for sweets, it's been good... jury's still out on the health benefits!
tomorrow will include a long list of crossfit workouts from the last two weeks (to help me keep track), so feel free to NOT tune in unless you like the boring fitness junk :)
