I’ve been single for two years.
Sure, I’ve gone on dates, and even a blind date.
But it’s been quite a while since my last serious relationship. I kinda like being single! (Not that I want to be single forever, but it’s fun for now.) My roommate is single at the moment, too, and so we were each others’ date for Valentine’s Day—for breakfast, at least.
I made us each a bowl of this: Hot Fudge Oatmeal.
It was a very low-key Valentine’s Day. Emily cleaned around the house, and I did blog work (including dealing with a giant tech-issue headache. Running this blog takes a lot more work than it might seem!) I also tested a few recipe experiments. The best one of the day was peanut butter maple fudge. Yummmmm…
Later, I incorporated the leftover strawberries into my lunch:
Double-Decker Coconut Berry Sandwich
(Really more of a concept than a recipe.)
- Fresh strawberries, sliced
- Soft coconut butter or Homemade Coconut Butter
- Bread of choice
- optional: jam, chocolate chips, etc.
To assemble the sandwich: Spread a layer of coconut butter on one or both slices of the bread (or pita, sandwich thin, etc. Optional: layer on some jam and/or chocolate chips. (You can also opt for a sprinkle of sugar or stevia if you have an extreme sweet tooth and want more of a cake-like sandwich.) Slice the strawberries on top and close up your sandwich. Eat!
For this particular sandwich, I used a Mrs. Bairds whole-grain grillin thin. They’re vegan, and they’re really good! (I’d originally bought the package so I could have a bun for my Amy’s Bistro burger at a party last week.)
That’s my giant salad in the background, with a boring (but delicious) olive-oil vinaigrette. Not the prettiest background choice for a photoshoot, but when I am hungry I don’t want to bother with a photoshoot. I just want to eat! (It’s one of the reasons I rarely post about my savory meals. Who wants to stop and take photos while your dinner gets cold?)
Question of the Day:
Would you rather be single or in a relationship?
Being single is definitely easier, but I don’t want to be single forever… I’ve set such high standards that sometimes I worry I will be! The things you have to work for are the most rewarding, and I guess it depends on the other person in the relationship. I’ve had some really fun, meaningful relationships and one that was not-so-great from the very beginning. (It was a high school fling, though, so maybe it shouldn’t even count!)
My favorite Valentine’s Day was when my boyfriend surprised me.
But this year, my single friends and I had a “girls-only” night, and that was pretty fun too. I made a chocolate truffle pie for the night… the recipe will be in tomorrow’s post!
I am single for 2 years also. Like you also, my best friend is single too. We are having a great time together. But I know if she wasn’t single too It would be harder.
I know what you mean about setting yourself high standards…but there is just no point in settling for anything less? i’d rather be single than in a relationship because i ‘feel as though i should be’. I’m single at the moment and to be honest that’s pretty ok with me because i have so much more of me to figure out and another person would be a distraction, but i have to admit there are times when i’d like a soulmate. when it happens it happens…c’est la vie! I belive in the whole ‘be happy with yourself and the rest will fall into place’ philosophy.
I have been single for way too long following the principle “Better off alone than in bad company” but I am not a teenager anymore and I feel like being in a peaceful relationship that gives more meaning to my life. Unfortunately, I still cannot find Mr. Right. I would be happy to share the Valentine’s day treats with him.
Peanut butter maple fudge? This sounds good. I can’t wait to see the result.
I love my husband, so it was definitely fun spending the day together. But back when I was single I never did anything fun on Valentine’s Day. I might actually have enjoyed the day if I’d planned to get together with my other single friends back then.
I think that when you are in a place in your life where you are completely comfortable with being by yourself, you are better able to spot someone to welcome into your life because he or she will just sort of meld in – that’s what happened with me at least.
PS I made a modified version of your one minute mocha cake for my valentine yesturday and he devoured it, you can see a photo of it though mine sort of exploded so I called it a molten lava cake 🙂
It’s adorable!!
I love his quote, too :).
Aww yeah. So yummy!
Katie,
Hold onto your high standards, you will meet the right guy at the right time! I married a nice guy when I was 21, but he wasn’t the right one for me, we divorced 6 years later. No big drama, just not right. Later the same year I met Mr. Right, and we have been married for 23 years! In my Valentine yesterday, he told me, “I am hopelessly in love with you, I cannot imagine spending the rest of my life without you in it! I am head over heels in love with all of you, from your nose to your toes!”- that was how most of it went. I cried! We have 2 terrific kids, one is now in college, one in high school. There have been some challenges, some disagreements along the way, etc., but we have always respected each other, and most of all TALKED with each other. Listen to your intuition. Talk about your futures, your plans, your dreams, and about REALITY. Who will clean the house? Seriously, day to day stuff is so important to discuss! My first hubby and I fought about what he thought was “women’s work” often! It was because of his culture. I tell my kids to not date anybody they would not marry, because there is this quirky thing called “falling in love” that makes you kind of see with tunnel vision sometimes. You have to think with your head, because at some point, a lot of the thinkgs you think are funny about that person might not be anymore. Okay, I am done! I wish you the BEST, and I will be a frequent visitor since I just found your blog, and I am sharing with my friends. I also pinned some things on Pinterest. Hugs!
Aww thanks, Nancy. I love your advice to not date anyone you wouldn’t marry. It’s so true… it happens so often that everyone else can see a guy (or girl) is bad news, but the other person in the relationship is blinded by love!
I agree with you: taking photos when you want to eat is so hard! So many of my pics come out just so-so because I wasn’t patient enough to set things up nicely. It takes strong willpower to be a food photographer when you just want the subject matter in your mouth!
i read this blog everyday! i really love chocolate and make the chocolate cake recipe almost every night hehehe. but i would love to win the CHOCOLATE BARS!
I cannot believe how many beautiful single women visit this blog. Not to mention our beautiful, single hostess.
Ahem.
That said, as seemingly the only guy on here, I like being in a relationship, but I’m not a fan of Valentine’s Day…but that’s mainly b/c I don’t think there needs to be an excuse to be romantic or sexy or playful or what-have-you just one day a year. I don’t confine that stuff to special occasions or phony holidays.
=o]
Keith, keep up that attitude (and more friendly, flattering words) and you’ll find more than one of these “beautiful, single women” will end up emailing you! 😉
Come to me, my pretty. Mwhah-hahahaaa.
Er…or something more suave.
Fingers crossed, Crystal.