Sabrina's Instagram Account

Anyone who actually knew Sabrina, even a little bit, would know and tell you about how private she was.  She didn't want anyone knowing her business.  This was never more true as it was on the internet.  Despite her inner-nature, she created an Instagram account specifically to allow her and I to communicate through photos.  This was mostly because the first year or so of our relationship was long distance.  These are the photos that you couldn't see, because her account was private.  I wasn't even allowed to comment on or like them.

TIP:  Start at the very end, and then work your way back from there if you want to read through our story in chronological order.

Monday, September 3, 2012
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Korean soup from last night with an extra kick... Fresh napa, tofu, garlic and more pepper.

Original URL:  https://www.instagram.com/p/PHsm6uNfsR2C7EnH_vyRRUEDkBGC_mnVnuUfY0/

Nala's Caption

Korean soup from last night with an extra kick... Fresh napa, tofu, garlic and more pepper.

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Nala could make a soup from any set of ingredients, at any time, it seemed.  In this case, she did something that I saw her do often.  If she really liked a soup when we ate out, she'd eat as much of it as she could, but would save the rest.  If she really really liked the soup, she might only be bringing the remaining broth home.  The solids would all be gone.  Then she'd use the remains of the soup to create a brand new soup the next day for lunch.  

One thing that caught my eye on this post is that the caption in this one has a trailing period.  I've made an intentional decision to not edit any of her text, and she's missed the trailing period on nearly all of her posts so far.  

In my first post that day, I have a sandwich I made.  She taught me so much during out Skype dates, making meals together.  First, never ever ever put tomatoes on a sandwich without putting salt and pepper on them.  It's like a cardinal sin of sandwich making or something.  Second, put the tomatoes on the lettuce.  Something science-related happens or something, but she's right, they stay in place with you do that.  

Simba's Post(s) That Day

  • Getting so much better at this sandwich building thing :) #instafood
  • How do you make a frozen spinach lasagna interesting? Throw it on a bed of sauteed kale with peppers and garlic! #instafood