Emily Marie is Me

48. Watch 5 new anime by myself (3/16/19) When we got married, Jonathan introduced me to anime. My mind was blown at the great stories, characters, animation styles, humor, and just ALL THE FEELS that can be found in this form of art and storytelling. I know that there are stigmas/stereotypes and negative things surrounding anime, but there are some truly amazing gems among all the not-so-great stuff. And if you know people who know the good stuff, you're in for some awesome times. Up until the first anime on this list, I would only watch shows with Jonathan, mostly watching shows he loved and wanted me to see. After a little while we also started watching new shows together, which is so fun! But if I had free time, watching an anime by myself wasn't what I chose to do - especially because I have to read subtitles and can't do something else at the same time. So I challenged myself to see if anime is really something I like on my own vs. because I like having something

29. Learn some knife skills, especially for cutting onions (3/14/19) I chose this goal because I have always been very awkward when I used a knife, mostly because I never really cooked. However, after starting AIP I found myself using a knife much more often and actually working on some skillz. I also watched a few videos to further hone my onion cutting. I still have a lot to learn and I want to get quicker, but I plan to keep practicing. That's one reason I passed it off now instead of earlier. The date is the most recent time I cut an onion, and a few other veggies. While what I cut doesn't turn out perfectly uniform and I'm in no way fast or precise, I can definitely say I'm better than I was. Skills acquired (ish).

ME THIS MONTH February! One of the best months because it includes my birthday :) We were busy - got Jonathan ready for Japan, I worked and finished setting up my business, and we got to spend a lot of time with friends! The friends part was the best. Sara and Garrett came into town and stayed with us for a few days :D One day, Sara and I played co-op Stardew IN PERSON for at least 3 hours. Plus good talks, some Just Dance, and board games. What could be better than all that? It was the best. They're the best :) We also got to go with them to the Emal's annual Oscars Party, which is ALWAYS a fun time. And when Into the Spider-verse won best animated film, I totally cheered and clapped. What a great movie. Heck. What a great time. It was also my birthday this month! I made all my favorite AIP foods that day (waffles, tuna avocado salad, pork carnitas plantain nachos, apple crisp with caramel sauce) and Myke and Amanda came over for games and the apple crisp :) We also play