I've taken my first step into a larger world.

I went to Chipotle yesterday, armed to the teeth with a hankerin' for one of their delicious barbacoa burritos. I've been trying to stay away from the cheese lately, for reasons we'll discuss later. But in a moment of weakness, I went ahead and asked for cheese to be included in the fixins.

As I sat and dug into my scrumptious Mexican treat, I pondered the necessity of adding cheese to my burrito, when there are so many other wonderful ingredients included in the mix that you can't even really tell that it's in there. I decided that the next time I eat at Chipotle, I would make a daring move and ask them to hold the cheese.

No matter how hard I tried, I just couldn't eat the whole damn thing, so I wrapped up the 1/3 of the burrito that was left, took it home, and threw it into the fridge to enjoy at a later date. That later date turned out to be tonight! Only this time was different from any other time that I have ever enjoyed leftover Chipotle. This time, I actually displayed a great deal of patience by heating it up in the microwave instead of eating it cold in a drunken stupor in the middle of the night.

This was seriously the best leftover Chipotle ever, if not the most amazing leftover meal of all time. The ingredients were piping hot. The tortilla shell was nice and crispy around the edges. But the greatest part of all was that the cheese was a vital part of the burrito for the first time ever. Maybe because this time, it was melted! As I would take a bite, the cheese would actually stretch in between the burrito and my mouth, much like in the commercial for that Taco Bell cheesy something or other, which I've had, and the shit ain't like that.

As a result of this astounding revelation, I have changed my mind. I will proudly ask for cheese to be a primary part of each and every one of my Chipotle burritos from this day forward.

Just thought you might wanna know.