shiso mama

I’m still full from all the food we ate over the weekend. I’m quite out of practice nowadays, especially with the baby taking up so much room. But I did manage to find the perfect way to balance a beautiful vegetarian meal (one of the best and most interesting meals we’ve had in a long time, by the way) - eat as much fried stuff and cured, salty meat the day before, both at the same time, if possible.

It’s interesting (and kinda lame, really) that one sometimes just needs to get away from their house in order to relax. I know that if I had been at home, I would’ve been thinking about all the things I should be doing, rather than just enjoying each other’s company. I know not everyone feels this way, but it definitely helps my enjoyment when the environment is just to your liking too - the hotel was modern and gorgeous, and we were taking pictures to remember ideas for our garden. And of course the massages helped too. We are so lucky to have great friends, because this weekend was an extravagant present from one very generous friend. Even after only one day, I feel better, which is good because this week’s Otis’s spring break!