To say it has been a while since I wrote a blog post might be the biggest understatement ever! A lot has happened since I last wrote. That awesome guy I was dating that everyone kept asking if it was serious...well it got serious and now we have been married one month yesterday. I absolutely LOVE being married to Eric. Every night I get to hang out with my very best friend. We can be doing nothing and still have an absolute blast.
It is amazing how much marriage changes your life. Your life is no longer just about you. Eric and I have had a relatively easy adjustment but marriage never comes without adjustment. Every now and then you kicked in the middle of the night (on accident of course) because neither one of us is used to sharing a bed. I think we have been very fortunate. Eric and I are both pretty easy going so the transition has been smooth and more fun than stressful.
One big thing that has changed is our evening time activities. We have become addicted to the Food Network (in HD). There are a lot of fun competition shows on there. We like Chopped, Cupcake Wars and Iron Chef. We pretend to know what we are talking about when we guess who is going home to been sent home because of the presentation of their dish. (Haha like we could do any better). Anyway it is fun to watch shows that are not full of garbage that I don't want to hear or see.
One of our favorites is called Restaurant Impossible. It is sort of like Extreme Home Makeover for restaurants. A chef goes to failing restaurants and revamps the restaurant and the menu to try to help the owners turn it around. Chef Ramsey also has a similar one called Kitchen Nightmares that is also good. I'm amazed at how in denial people initially are about the reasons that their restaurants are failing. Somehow it is never because the food is bad in their eyes and yet that is almost always the problem.
One of the biggest problems that happens frequently is a menu that is too large. If the kitchen has too much to keep track of the quality of the food goes down and more mistakes are made. Eric and I experienced this first hand. We went to a newly opened diner that had a massive menu. I ended up getting a dish that in no way what was described in the menu. Smaller menus where the quality of food is the focus seems to make a more successful restaurant (at least based the TV show).
We really like that show not just because it is interesting but because it helps normal people just trying to succeed. It is heart-warming to see people's attitudes change and a desire to make changes in their lives.
Anyway, I want to catch you all up on the craziness that is law school so hopefully more posts to come shortly.
