OMG! I love carbs so much when I'm stressed out. Bread! Pastries! Scones! Bowls made out of bread filled with delicious soup. I have never eaten at a Panera in my life. We've had one fifteen minutes away for around ten years but I've never eaten there. No one I know ever eats at Panera so it's not a place I've ever thought of even trying....until today.

I love bread and pastries. I've always wished there were a fast food pastry shop around. At Panera you can order online and pick up your order with very little interaction with the staff. It's the perfect restaurant for someone like me who has social anxiety and hates going in restaurants.

Today I was really up for some comfort food: soup and something chocolate. I had heard Panera had good broccoli cheese soup and I figured I'd give it a try. That's when I discovered online ordering and all the delicious carbs.

I got broccoli cheese soup in a bread bowl!

And a chocolate pastry

And a blueberry scone

And a brownie

And a croissant

Yeah....I was a little excited. I've had a horrible week and I was looking for some things to snack on while I work on my dissertation. I also figured I'd try a wide variety of foods in case the soup sucked and I never went there again. The soup was really great but I didn't enjoy the bread bowl. I'd rather just soup. It was kind of like fondue. My toddler loved it though. I'd dip a piece of bread in the soup and give her bites. She ate a lot of "fondue."

The bakery items were really great though. Everything was fresh and soft. I had my soup and part of a pastry. I took a taste of the other items but saved them for later or tomorrow. I'm excited to have my scone for breakfast tomorrow.

I haven't mentioned in other posts but I'm back to working on my dissertation again. My stress levels are maxed out. This week has been extremely hard. When all this mess is written and done I'm going on a diet. Still have all that baby weight to lose. Until then lots of pastries. Lots and lots of pastries....