Gratitude

Gratitude Lists.
Suggested by my wise papa (say it in the French was as you read papa, of course).
When I'm feeling sad, down, negative, stressed, I try to remember to make a gratitude list to focus on the many good things in life. Though I feel stressed and down kind of often, I don't always think to make these lists. One thing is certain though, that once I do, I feel infinitely better. I'm not sad right now, but I am feeling happy and grateful. This is also a great state of mind to be in to make these lists.

Moving on. The list, as of Saturday July 9th

living close to a growing, changing neighborhood that is H St NE, DC. So many positive changes happening, such a proud community feeling, I love supporting new local businesses. This weekend Tyler and I ate out twice on H St.
Friday Dinner: Taylor Gourmet- a pretty well established sandwich shop that already has multiple locations. Casual, quick, fresh. Made me realize sandwiches aren't really my culinary passion, but I was glad to try a place I hadn't been.
Saturday Dinner: Courtesy of Living Social, we got a sweet deal at Souk- A Moroccan Tapas restaurant. I was so impressed. Wonderful kind service, a delicious glass of French white wine, and many vegetarian tapas choices.
A funny conclusion that Tyler and I came to is that we aren't really big on eating out. We both would much rather eat at home, with food that we prepare. Sometimes restaurants feel too formal for us. After all, our first date was a Pepper's Pizza where we ate often both before and after dating. Luckily, both of these places put me at ease. Even though Souk had an ambiance that leaned more towards date-worthy, the booth full of pillows lent a more relaxed vibe to complement the dim lights and lanterned/mirrored decor. It didn't feel like forced fancifulness, but rather, you could choose to embrace or ignore the romantic vibe. Not that romance is a bad thing.. anyway, the point is that both of these dining experiences made me grateful for being and living where I/we are in DC. I love being able to bike a few blocks to grab an early dinner and a cookie for dessert ( made by a good friend who sells them in the hood!) So I arrived home feeling full and happy. And I wanted to blog about it. I am realizing that no matter what this blog is to other people, or who (if anyone) reads it, I am happy to have a place to write out my thoughts. I have no ambition for the blog other than to be a place to publicly journal.. at least for the time being. I think the internet has enough 20 something hip, fashionable vegetarian girl bloggers. I'm not trying to be anyone but Bitsy here. So there it is. My thoughts from me to you. That's all for now.