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Can you guys tell I am so ready for spring to roll in tomorrow?

Our weather has been so spring-like (well for the mountains anyway…), it’s been awesome. Really muddy… but awesome. I am well aware that we will for sure have more snow (there is actually a winter storm warning out right now for 6pm tonight), but this spring weather has me excited. Plus, I am loving seeing all the spring produce that’s been arriving at the grocery store. The strawberries have been insanely DELICIOUS and they smell incredible too! This may sound totally odd, but I’d be happy just sniffing them. Makes me think warm summery thoughts.

So I have been kind of having some fun with produce lately. Except yesterday, yesterday’s produce kicked my butt. I just could not get the pictures to look right. You’ll see them eventually and you can tell me what you think, but I felt like Peter outside of Mr. McGregor’s Garden, beautiful produce right in front of me, but I just couldn’t get what I needed.

And on (yet another) totally random note, I am sitting at my desk looking out my window and just saw probably the sweetest thing ever. It reminds me that I have the greatest parents. Seeing as I live (literally) down the hill from them (which yeah, some may find weird, but I love being so close to my fam), I watched my parents head out for their nightly walk just as the sun was setting. Yeah, they mostly walk in the dark…with headlamps. DORKS.

Anyway, watching them tonight reminded me of the night my mom returned from China last Thursday. As they where walking by my window, I caught my dad putting his arms around my mom and giving her one of those half hugs that you do while you are still moving. Something similar to this, but you know not a little boy and his grandpa. Sorry it was oddly the best photo I could find. Dad sort of gave her a little squeeze on the shoulders and looked at her with the biggest smile that literally just read, “I am SO happy you are home”. Now, my mom was only gone for one week, but my parents are the one and a million couple that actually like spending everyday together. Like they go everywhere and do everything together. It still amazes me daily just how much love they can still have for each other after seven kids and 30 years of marriage. Wouldn’t they be tired of each other by now? I mean, jeez.

Regardless, this moment totally made me smile and feel incredibly grateful that am lucky enough to have two parents that actually enjoy each other and are not constantly fighting.

But really, you just had to see the smile my dad gave her to really understand what I am talking about. The two should NEVER be in a movie, but that moment was basically straight out of The Notebook.

Ok, sorry to everyone who now wants to puke their brains out in love disgust. I promise I will stop being all gushy and just move on to these Thai red fish curry noodles.

So, lets talk curry!!

This is a Thai version and it’s possibly one of my favorites. It’s so simple and quick. Full of flavor and yet still so light and fresh! Perfect for these hopefully sunny and warm spring days ahead…well at least in a perfect world.

Honestly, this meal is just so simple there is not too much to say. The Thai flavors are truly amazing and pair so well with the fish. Plus, you get to top the curry with fresh mangos (my all time favorite) AND you get to eat the whole curry over a bowl full of noodles. Now what could be better than that?

Ahh, well maybe a Thursday turning into Friday and finding myself on a sandy palm tree filled beach with clear blue water? Well yea, that might be better, but since that’s NEVER going to happen, I’d gladly eat a couple bowls of this curry and dream about those blue waters and palm tree filled beaches.

Babbling finished for today. Let’s eat noodles already!!