I have a theory...

So I have this new theory. It involves food and all started with a weeklong fruit and vegetable juice fast. For one week we whipped up nothing but raw fruits and veggies in our Ninja. And I'll have to say that I've never felt better. My husband and I both did it and had tons of energy. I took some pretty gross looking (and tasting) sludge to work with me and my revelation came when I went to rinse the plastic containers out. They were so clean because there was nothing but good stuff in them that I had no need to even wash them. Made me think about how they did much the same inside my body. Think about the heavy, oily residue that our leftover dinner for lunch often leaves on the inside of our plastic containers. That's what it's going to leave on the inside of you too. Believe me I'm not saying this from a preachy place. We all have to splurge sometimes and indulge a little. But I just thought it was an interesting way to gauge the 'damage' the things we put in our body could be doing.

Below is a picture of the container I took some homemade chicken tortilla soup in. Minimal oil. Check out the recipe at saucyitalian.blogspot.com

For Shame...

So, shame on me. Once again. Yes, I've let it go far too long without writing on my beloved blog. I do miss it, but believe me when I tell you - we have been busy! And I just hate when people always say, "oh, we're just so busy. Busy, busy, busy all the time!" But, in this case, I promise it's true.

Basically my biggest motive for writing tonight is a heart full of gratitude. I've arrived at a moment in time when God's blessings are so abundant in our lives that I can't help but feel grateful. We have had so many incredible opportunities placed in front of us. And these are all opportunities that are allowing us to do things we love. We had the privilege of catering our very first wedding reception this past Saturday. This was something that had been hanging over my head for a month. I was nervous, but I think the nervousness pushed me to think, rethink and even over-think (in a good way) things so much that we feel the reception was a great success. And we had a blast. It was hot - an outdoor event, but even despite feeling a big ill at the beginning, we just had so much fun! Then there are our cooking classes. We have at least one a week and through those, we have met some awesome people who want us to cater events for them too. The possibilities are endless and I know this is all taking us to our ultimate desire, which is to open our very own restaurant. Right now, we're just taking things as they come and when the time is right, it will all fall into place!

Another thing I have coming up is auditioning for The Voice this week on Friday. Now that catering madness is behind us, I can move on to this and allow myself to get excited! I'm leaving Thursday after work and spending the night. I'm sure it'll be a very early morning, but I'm ready. Bring it on! I'm excited, nervous, you name it... While there's always the selfish hope deep down inside that something does come of it, I also would be fine if I don't go past Friday. I just want to at least be able to say I tried.