I love breakfast. That's not to say that I eat breakfast every day (far from it), but rather I meant that I love breakfast foods. Pancakes, waffles, eggs, lots of fruit. In particular, I find enjoyment in the brunch ritual on the weekends, where one gets up late-ish, perhaps with a hangover, and makes one's way down to a local cafe or restaurant with some friends to talk over the absolutely mundane stuff while drinking OJ (no coffee, thank you, the stuff is foul tasting) and eating lots of hot breakfast food.

It is also commonly said that breakfast is the most important meal of the day, in that it provides you with a good start and energy for the mornings. My problem is that argument seems pretty weak at 6am on a cold morning, when I have to weigh it against an extra 15 minutes of sleep in a warm bed. Recently I have been getting much better at disciplining myself, and I have high hopes of being able to at least have a banana and perhaps a bowl of cereal in the mornings before leaving for work.

At home on the weekends, I like to make myself chocolate chip pancakes, with fresh strawberries on the side. Tomorrow I'm also going to add rasberries to the mix, and see if i can improve even further on this meal. If you are thinking this sounds good and perhaps are going to try it one morning, let me give you one piece of advice: use Ghirardelli chocolate chips. This goes for any sort of baking, even chocolate chip cookies (which I also enjoy making frequently). They are simply miles above anything else you can get in that price range.

And please, pray with me that the Patriots win tomorrow.