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The Wild Boar and I are both on a super strict super healthy diet, and I'm proud to report we're both losing a bunch of weight. But amidst a holiday engineered by the sugar industry, its definitely a challenge to maintain, especially with raging pms (min, not his, in case yuo were wondering). Enter my perfect and super thoughtful and considerate Boar to the rescue. Instead of flowers or chocolates, I got something even better - an edible fruit bouquet, which smells and tastes as delicious as it looks. The card accompanying it reads Here is a healthy way to show you how much you mean to me. I love you truly and cherish every moment I share with you. Yeah, the love and cherish parts are great and all, but what really gets my heart is the healthy. **Sigh** How long have I waited for that? And how much trans fat did I put up with along the way, right?Tonight we're going to Gobo, which is not only super healthy, but also one of my favorite restaurants of all time. When my parents came up for my birthday last year I took them there, and my father who incessantly mocks vegetarians absolutely loved the food. Some really spacey monkey girl completely forgot to make reservations until last night, however (after deciding months ago to go there), and so we're stuck going to the Upper East Side (read Siberia, but even colder) location instead of the West Vilage for a 9:45 reservation. Hmmm...I can think of a few things we can do in the meantime to work up our appetite....
Happy Valentine's Day to you all. While I acknowledge that its a wholly commercial endeavor designed to fuel the uber capitalist machine, I must confess that this year its a commercial endeavor that I'm loving. Who'd have ever though life would turn out like this? Here is my not-so-commercial Valentine's Day gift to you, from a super talented friend of mine. Enjoy!
(ps. I got the Boar these. I don't think they're edible, and certainly not diet friendly, but I gotta admit they sound pretty freakin awesome. Plus they made me fall in love with B&H...but that's anoter love letter for another time.)
posted by Le Synge Bleu at 12:38 PM
8 Comments:
Your hair is getting so long!!! And you look great and like you're really enjoying the day. :) Plus that health bouquet looks yummy!
Isn't Gobo one of the two amazing veg. places you took me to when I was up? I still remember those as two of the best dining experiences ever! Mmm I hope you have a great time up on the East side. It's gorgeous late summer here in NZ, but I would trade that - just for two hours mind you - for the great veg. NYC fare.
i am truly impressed (not surprised, just impressed), on so many levels:
-you(YOU!!!) wrote a happy, pro-valentine's day post
-your boy came through with a gift that was creative, thoughtful AND healthy (that actually looks reaaaaaaally good)
-and you are managing to stick to your diet even on the most choco-cheesy-wine-tastic day of the year.
great job!!!
yes, jessica, gobo is one of the places i took you - it was your favorite in fact. WB is now quite the fan! and yes, my hair is insanely long, actually, as its even longer in the back. part laziness, and well, part laziness. i want to cut it one of these days...i took WB's beard trimmer and attacked my bangs and am tempted to try the same method on the rest. how ounk rock, huh? and yes, the bouquet was really really good - amazingly good in fact. sigh. are all the holidays over already?
You two look so happy together! I'm glad. And I think your bangs are adorable.
Liz
That's a lot of strawberries.
I am glad to see so an incredible smile on your face. It makes me hopefull for the future.
AHHHH shucks man! That's sweeeeet. I really want to eat one of those now. ANyway, you all look fabulous. I miss you guys. Glad to know you all are shriking. However, I fear I am expanding no matter what I eat. Perhaps its because of my sedentary life style.
you look so happy! and you make me so hungry, talking about gobo, to which you turned me on. oh, the new england rolls...
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