chocolate

Well, he called. The guy... from Chipotle, you know. And we talked. And we texted. And, yes... we had a date. And it was fantastic... ideal, really. I don't think I've ever had a first date go THAT well. He was wonderful and charming and made me feel like I was totally able to be myself and it was great. And he likes the discovery channel and documentaries. All this time my roommates have teased me about my love for non-fiction television and here I find a guy who feels the same way. He also has a great sense of humor. Random and goofy. I love it. And he's attractive: an attractive male wants to hang out! Who'da thunk? In the back of my mind I hear Aunt Voula's voice ("My Big Fat Greek Wedding") echoing round and round: "We never think it could happen... never." Stuart says I need to keep him around til at least Valentine's Day so that the guy-to-girl ratio is even for our house Valentine's Dessert Cocktail Affair. It depends... we'll just have to see what happens. The important thing is that I had fun and felt comfortable: in the world of Katie, this is good news.

Also, I bought jeans yesterday at the Gap. I have officially downsized THREE whole sizes. I bought jeans at Gap last fall in the long and lean style which, granted, run a little big. I bought 10s there last August and I will assent that I should've listened to the sales girl when she told me to buy them tight tight tight because they definitely loosened up over time. Let's be honest, who likes having a saggy butt in their jeans when jeans are supposed to do the very opposite for you? No one, that's who. So then I cut gluten out of my diet. And then I got the swine flu. And then I cut refined sugar out of my diet. And I will just tell you, I never weigh myself so I don't know what I'm actually up or down to these days. But I definitely know when my pants don't fit. And even though I should have bought 8s last fall, yesterday I definitely bought 4s in the same style, from the same store. SIZE 4!!! That takes me down AT LEAST two sizes, perhaps three if you account for the size that I actually purchased last fall. I haven't been a size 4 since.... I don't know, junior high? It was an amazing feeling, even if the jeans do run big and even if I did buy them tight tight tight like she said I should so they would stretch out properly.

All in all, the last few days have been great. I just need to practice more. Definitely have a ton of work to do on all my pieces. All in good time though. I know myself well enough to know it's high time I had some fun so I don't feel too terribly guilty about shamelessly taking it all in. We all need a bit of chocolate now and then, you know... makes it easier to deal with spinach and sprouts.