It's time...

For that cheery I-love-my-life post! Expect many superlatives and exclamation points. 


1) The Lakefront Trail is amazing! Thirteen miles of smooth paved, well-maintained, stoplight and curb free bliss. It's right along the lakeshore and a bit away from the road. The grass is green and growing, trees are getting buds, birds are singing, daffodils and crocuses are blooming, and the lake has shifted to it's new warm weather palette of blues and greens. Most of the people are very nice and everyone tries to keep out of each other's way. Those few bikers that aren't need to get over themselves. You're not Lance Armstrong and I'm over as far as I can get. I even encountered my favorite little old man again. He always says "Have a most veek-TOOOR-ious day!" to me when I smile and say hello. I love it. 


2) Exercise is awesome! I love using free weights at home and I love going out for runs. I feel sad when I don't to them and happy when I do. And I just got a dress for a wedding at the end of May that is one size to small. So now I have a very explicit goal. 


3) Fondant is not the devil! Woah, that came out of the blue, you say. In my dream fantasy organic cakery business I've always seen myself as a fondant free kinda gal. It tastes gross, it's made from weird stuff, and it makes cake look not like cake. Well, it turns out it has its uses, and you can make it yourself out of marshmallows. Still not the most natural food product out there, but way tastier than the ready-to-use stuff. Will I ever choose to cover an entire cake in it? Probably not. Will I use it to make beautiful flowers and bows (that you probably aren't going to eat anyway)? Most definitely. 


4) The windows can be open! This makes both Duncan and me very happy. The air is fresher and cooler (our apartment gets really hot), the bathroom actually dries out after a shower, and I like hearing some of the city noise drifting up. 


5) Asparagus is in season! I love asparagus. And now I get to make my favorite recipe in the whole world: champagne risotto with prosciutto and asparagus. I'm drooling already.


There are like ten thousand other things that are contributing to my overall well-being, including Joe and Lily of course, but it would just get long and boring. Five is plenty.