pancake

today's ash wednesday.
this year for lent, brendan and i are giving up red meat. orginally i'd planned to give up all meat, except fish, and brendan was interested in participating with me. but since i'm "in the family way", brendan didn't want me to give up my current main source of protein. so instead, we're giving up red meat. i think that will be productive enough. we're not actually big meat eaters to begin with. it drives up one's grocery bill, so we keep meat to a minimum. that said, knowing that you're intentionally staying away from something is far more challenging than simply overlooking that option.

we're in the process of trying to plan our trip to greece+turkey. it's been a real headache and i'm disappointed that we didn't buy tickets before the prices went up. i was starting to think maybe it's best to just fly in and out of one city (it's cheaper than flying in one and out another), when i decided to google how much it costs and how long it takes to take the train from athens to istanbul. by doing so, i discovered that all international trains in and out of greece have been cancelled due to their poor economic state. while you'd think i'd be disappointed by this, i'm actually really happy that the decision was made for us, and now we know for sure that we'll just stay in greece. i'm sure there will be loads of wonderful things to do there.

i've pretty much recovered from my fall yesterday. less sore and tender. and the baby has been moving all about. such a little so-and-so. i'm just headed to yoga class, i'm sure that will help with my tender muscles.

it feels like you will be here real soon.