bitter magnet

so today's my birthday...woo. one year away from the big 3-0. whatever. anyways joe and i celebrated tonight by going to Brasserie Jo, in copley square. it's a really nice French restaurant. i ordered sauteed scallops w/ angel hair pasta, and it was really good...sauce was really rich & creamy. for dessert we got this strawberry thing with almond ice cream...was *amazing*. hmm, i really wish i knew how to cook such delicious French food every day. of course though, if i did, i'd probably be putting on the pounds even faster. :( i swear, i think i must have gained at least 10 lbs over the past couple months, due to all the stress & lack of exercise. and we're off to maui in a week...perfect timing, no?. well at least there's still time to get fit for our own wedding (5 months). hopefully in LA it will be a bit easier to get into the whole fitness mindset. at least NorCal is like that...whenever i visit my parents i always notice the larger abundance of whole food stores, diet-friendly menu items, etc. Also, the weather is significantly more conducive to things like jogging...you pretty much have nice weather 11 months out of the year, as opposed to maybe 2 months here in Boston (3 months, tops).