Seattle: Days 3/4

Today & yesterday have been a continuation of the previous two days. Basically, a lot of great food, beautiful weather, and quality time with the family. I picked up "Julie & Julia" from my aunt's bookshelf because I've been wanting to read it ever since the movie came out. I also have a strict rule about seeing movies before reading the books they are based on. I feel like that's cheating the system. So far, it's really good. Extremely entertaining, actually. And it's not some far out story about princesses or a lonely teen who finds love on an airplane or bonding sisters or anything. It's about this woman who feels like her life isn't as she'd pictured it would be at 30 years of age, and so, she takes on this project of cooking her way through Julia Child's "Mastering the technique of French Cooking." She blogs about it, and her husband supports her, and it's really witty and endearing. Like, how the little things you commit to really can bring you back to life.
Maybe I just like that she has a blog? No, it's a good read. I recommend it.

Watched The Bachelorette yesterday with my mom & it was INTENSE. She was down to 3 guys, and I knew she was going to pick Frank in the end, but then he decided he was still in love with his ex-girlfriend and backed out of the show. SO sad for her because he was her favorite, and it was really kind of heartbreaking. Until you realize the whole show is ridiculous, and all 4 people involved (at this point) are not only extremely good looking but also intelligent and sweet, and in reality would never be single. So, I could only pity her for a solid 5 minutes and then move on.

ALSO, I watched my mom make chicken curry yesterday, and I wrote down every step. Don't laugh, but Indian food is the only thing my family really uses to maintain our ethnicity, so the fact I am learning how to make it is so exciting for me!! Not to mention, the food is just so tasty I can't stand it. I will definitely update when I put the recipe to use for the first time.

Visited Lytle beach today. It was sunny with a cool breeze & my cousins spent the hour skipping rocks and trying to sink a dead crab. The joys of childhood. Mom & I are hitting up the city tomorrow.