March 16 to 17 - Day 15 to 16

Cravings.  Every year I do the fast I get these cravings for something I see.  The one fast I remember the most was about 10 years ago, I was working for a civil engineering company in Boston.  It was a small company owned by another Baha'i. Hooshmand was from Iran originally and he was one of the smartest, hardest working people that I have ever had the pleasure to work with.  This man was great, he did not pull the punches when discussing things, even when it was hard to hear, the advice he gave was with best intent.  A good man who had more patience for me than I deserved.

I was not the most model employee that's for sure.  Not long after I started working for him I also met my now wife.  She was living in Edmonton and I in Boston.  A two hour difference and trying to build a relationship together was not easy.  Lots and lots of calling cards and hours and hours of discussion, till at least 5 or 6 in the morning on a weeknight.  I used to prop up a pillow on the bed and sleep for a couple hours before going to work.  Man oh man those were tough days, but all for the good.  Hooshi had a lot of patience with me and I appreciate everything he did for me.  He is a good man.

I digress from my cravings, one of the days I was working with him and fasting we were surveying right around a Wendy's burger joint.  The smells coming from that store were just the best.  My stomach growled throughout the whole day I surveyed there. So that night as soon as the sun set, I went back to that Wendy's (at least a half hour from my house) and sat down and had the best darn big bacon classic combo ever!  Haven't had better since.

So here are my images from the past two days:

It's a bit cheesy but I am loving taking pictures with my iPhone and the cool little apps that funkify the original shot.  This is shot with the Hipstamatic app.

Tanjia made an awesome chicken curry tonight and the smells were wafting throughout the house.  I couldn't quite eat eat it, but I sure could take a picture of it.  And it was better than it smelled.  Oh yeah.