Day 20 in China during the Coronavirus

Okay so! First and foremost, Zac made brownies!!! Bit of a back story… Last night Zac said he was going to make me the best brownies in the morning to make it up to me. I was thinking thank god since he forced me to get out of bed by stealing the duvet, making me freezing cold, just to get his phone as he left it in the bathroom (Yes, brownies was the price he had to pay)… Anyway, I was over my anger quickly because of his promise.

This morning came around, I was so excited buuut Zac wakes up and says “I can’t do it, I need more sleep, I’m getting old” I was thinking, okay he is very old, he’s probably only talking about another hour in bed. Fine, I’ll wait, who has brownies at 9am anyway… 4.5 hours later!!!! Ohh okay I see how it is. He emerges out of the bedroom and says “okay, I’m making you some brownies now.” My face was like…

I was in disbelief. OMG. Firstly, I was so patient! and secondly, HALF THE DAY WAS GONE. What happened to brownies in the morning?? It doesn’t matter, he was finally making me brownies and I’m appreciative of that. BUT THEN, he starts getting the ingredients out that he’s going to use to make them, things like oats and peanut butter, and I’m thinking oh my days, I have waited nearly 5 hours for flapjacks!?! He’s saying “Emily trust me, they’re brownies” I wasn’t convinced, so much so that I may have even got a little bit salty about it, I wanted brownies and now I’m expecting flapjacks… my hopes were destroyed. 30 minutes later after sitting in silence because I was so distraught thinking that I’m not getting real brownies, Zac walks out with steaming hot, gooey brownies… I tasted them… OMG they were scrummy yummy lumptious!! Of course, I’m not saying it out loud (that means that he won) but in my head, ‘I’m sorry I ever doubted you, you are the bestest brownie cook ever and I love them’, out loud it went more like ‘Yeah, they’re real nice. Thanks babe’… I’m smooth. He obviously knew I loved them though since every time he turned around I was stood in the kitchen picking at the brownie tray, hehehe! So yes, I can confirm Zac is a very trustworthy and competent chef, lucky me!!

Next! After eating these brownies…and the left over cheesy, god-like creation… and the other side meal of bolognese (Zac also made) I was feeling a little bloated and realised I needed to work on controlling my appetite. BUT as I said before, I eat like an athlete who has ran 5 triathlons! Anyhoo, due to this feeling I didn’t want to do anything but I got pushed out the door to go for a run with Lola, yes, I went on my second run! It’s going well! Missed the handstands again… I don’t think I can complete the handstand challenge, I’m too scared of the poo landmine field on every patch of grass near our apartment, also, there are so many random shrubs and trees, they’re in my way and are a little inconvenient, though they really enhance the aesthetic appreciation of the grounds since China is a concrete jungle. Then, after the run, I came back in and did an upper & core workout which is fab because obviously, I deserved another brownie! Yeah yeah yeah yeah!!! People workout for many reasons… I workout to eat more brownies, YUMMAY! Gawd I sound like such a fatty. It is under-control I swear!

That was my day, riveting isn’t it! So thinking about tomorrow, it is going to be the 3 week mark in isolation and we have survived! We haven’t gone completely nuts, we haven’t caught the virus (although Zac had a close call), we’re still engaged, so no real fall-outs, and we’re finding more activities to do to make this experience more enjoyable! In this case, I think so far we have been quite successful! Also, it’s Valentine’s day tomorrow! Wow, I never thought I’d spend a Valentine’s day in isolation, and my birthday is close so could also have a birthday in isolation, SAY WHAT!?! That would be very lame but as cheesy as it sounds, at least I’m with Zac and that’s all I really need. I’m so cute!

Tomorrow, we’re having a pizza party and I cannot wait because I haven’t had pizza in sooooo long! Yes, all of my main points are about food because currently, food is the way to keep me distracted from this ridiculous situation of just being inside of our house most of the time! Pizza, YAY, How exciting!

I hope you all enjoy and love your food as much as I do, I’m so happy for you!