lately i've had this sort of travel bug that i've never had before in my life (my young, carefree, babyless life....). i think its because the notion of traveling at this point in my life seems completely impossible for a number of reasons. i am currently coping with that. you DO always want what you can't have! (let me make a side note here that i am not regretting my life right now. i love being a mom and i love piper with my whole heart...i'm just thinking i should have taken advantage of freedom when i had it......thats all. don't read too deeply into this.)
anywho, i mention this, because i have spent my evening playing cribbage with my dad (i won one, he won one. i hate ties....), white watching the food network. more specifically, "diners, drive ins, and dives." its my favorite. this guy (whos name is incidentally, Guy.), travels around the country going to these ma and pa restaurants, goes into their kitchens, and watches them work. they show him their recipes (except for the secret parts...), and how they do what they love. it is completely inspiring. these people open restaurants and make the food that they like the way that they like it, completely from scratch, the way it should be done. they love what they do and their customers rave about it. there was this one place called Y J's snack bar in kansas city, and i want to go to there. NOW. its this traveling hippie dude who cooks food from all over the world...inspired by his travels. he gets in shipments from brazil and india, and blablabla. he works out of this teeny tiny 2 burner kitchen with an outside grill, and creates the most unbelievable food i've ever seen in my life. when are they going to invent taste-o-vision!!?!? his customers are hippies and artists and cool, laid back people who love everything that he makes. his place also has baked goods and coffee....oh my gosh. if i could travel the world and go to different coffee shops, and nothing else...............i would. that would be fantastic.
i was hoping that maybe these last 2 days of posts would distract you from the fact that i have done nothing for PiperBellies. i've been working 4 mini jobs to try to make ends meet (its not working...), so i've been busy. what can i say. i am liking blogging though...its nice so sit back and reflect a little bit on your day and BREATHE.
