Loving the Loving Hut

Over the weekend, Joel and I went to the Chiller Theater Expo.  It was a lot of fun.  We got to meet some horror celebrities and buy some great horror stuff.  After the expo, we went to Loving Hut because we were starving and it was nearby and vegan.  We have been to a Loving Hut in Philadelphia but this one is in Ledgewood, NJ and it was quite a bit different.  The one in Philadelphia had more healthy options, while the one in Ledgewood had more junk food options.  Loving Huts are a chain of vegan almost fast food type restaurants.  The prices are pretty great.  Overall the food is great for the price you pay.  As an appetizer we had summer rolls.  I’ve have better summer rolls before but these were tasty and the peanut dipping sauce was excellent.  For my meal, I got the Crispy Chipotle Burger.  The sweet potato fries were amazing.  They were nice and crispy on the outside and warm and soft inside.  They had a wonderful sweet taste.  The burger was pretty good.  I very much enjoyed the creamy slightly spicy sauce for the burger.  The burger was probably a 7/10, which is pretty darn good for a fast food burger.  Joel’s meal was very similar to mine and just as tasty.  In Philadelphia, they have the Loving Hut Sandwich.  I highly recommend anyone visiting a Loving Hut to get that if they have it.  Its only $5.95, it’s huge and it’s really delicious.  Overall, this is a great place to grab a quick bite to eat but it doesn’t really work for a romantic dinner.

Capability

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the incredible things our bodies are capable of.  When we push ourselves we are capable of so much.  Reading about people who have completed marathons in just over two hours and watching shows about what people are willing to endure just to survive makes me think a lot about what my body is capable of.  I think part of the reason I want to run this marathon is to test those limits.  I see a lot of people who just sit around watching TV eating crappy foods never doing anything and I don’t understand that mentality.  Many of them are fortunate enough to be capable of getting out and pushing themselves but they don’t.  As someone who has challenges (asthma, arthritis, severe allergies), I have to push myself that much harder and to see people get into this rut of excuses not to do anything it makes me sad for them.  I hope I always live an active life, constantly finding new adventures.    

Wednesday I went for a 45 minute trail run.  It was cold and raining and I had to run through mud and puddles but I have to say I’ve never felt more alive.  What an amazing run.  I felt very connected with myself and nature at the same time and I pushed myself harder than I ever had.  If only all runs could be this great.