Saturday Went Something Like This...

First, there was no cleaning done. I mean Zip, Zero, Nada. Now, this probably isn't that big of a deal to some but for this lady who works full time...not much cleaning happens after 8 hours in the office. Thus, the weekend is a key time to clean. So, now that it's 7pm on Sunday...I'm slightly regretting this choice that I made. Hmmm. Oh well.

Well, anyways. Yesterday Jason was supposed to go kayak fishing. His partner in crime was not able to make it and so I volunteered to kayak out with him and have him fish while I messed around. I have kayaked a couple of times on lakes and rivers before. I have NEVER kayaked on the ocean...especially where you start from the beach and have to make it out passed the waves. The wind was howling and I didn't even realize that I was being pushed way down shore. Anyways, it was a struggle but it was invigorating and definitely a challenge. I felt good, I felt like I made it pretty far. The waves started getting a little bigger and a little more frequent though. I knew that I would be fine as long as I kept the kayak pointed out toward the ocean. I figured the only way I would flip is if the kayak became parallel to the waves. Well, it didn't take long before the wind, tides, and waves pushed me side ways and of course at that moment a wave broke on top of me and down I went. I lasted about 10 minutesout there, haha. AND I lost a pair of sunglasses. I was struggling to tread and try to flip my kayak back over when I realized my feet grazed what felt like sand. Seriously? There's no way. I paddled so hard...I felt like I was pushing it to the limit...I can STAND UP?!? Yep. Sure enough. haha. Oh well. Anyways, Jason made the call that it was way to windy and rough to go out. Another day, another time. Hopefully tomorrow! :) I feel like I need to conquer it now!

Then I volunteered to go pier fishing with Jas later that night (I'm such a good wife!). Because it was windy and cold I decided that it would be a good idea to wear a beanie and my hobo gloves. Yup. We weren't 5 minutes into fishing when I realized that I had some how hooked my beanie. I looked up at Jason and said, "Um...a little help." He of course thought that this was hilarious. Especially the fact that I was trying to take the hook out with the beanie still on my head. Can we say dumb blonde? Yes we can. So, he helped me out of the dilemma and we kept on fishing. It wasn't 5 MORE minutes when I realized that this time I had hooked both my sweatshirt AND my glove. The glove was hooked so badly that I had to quit because we needed to cut the barb off of the hook to get the glove off. So, I walked back to the car sheepishly...with my glove hanging from my pole. Jason pretty much laughed all the way to the car. You know, I can hold my weight in a lot of outdoor activities but I'm thinking fishing isn't one of them. haha. So, needless to say, I was a poor replacement for his normal fishing buddy. Oh well, I tried.

I actually STINKIN' did it!

So, I'm really proud that I actually carried this out. It was a cute idea, I wanted to do it...and yet I doubted myself and my real ability to follow through. Granted, just about all the pics are at the end of the day...right before I put on my PJ's, but I did it none the less. This lovely lady came up...or maybe she saw it somewhere else, well whatever, anyways, what you do is you take a pic of what you wore everyday for a week to show others what YOU wear and also so you can see what other's wear too. I'm SOOOO not a fashionista and yet, yes, I like clothes in general. Looking cute always feels good and I love seeing what other's are sportin'!

Also, my absolute favorite part of this is the laundry in the background. The hamper gets more and more full, then the clothes pile moves to the floor, then it disappears. Oh, and in case you're thinking that I'm a "dressing overachiever" I work in an office M-F. Thus, I need to look somewhat nice. Except for Friday which is the best day ever invented...JEAN DAY! OH...and one more thing. Yes, I am standing on a step stool to get my shots everyday. Yep, that's dedication. And enough jabber, here you go...

THURSDAY

Hippy Flowy Pants (hence the Peace Sign): a boutique downtown

White T-Shirt: Old Navy

Brown Sweater: Target

White Flat Sandals you can barely see: Old Navy

FRIDAY

Striped Shirt: Gap

Jeans: Old Navy

Awesomly Awesome Dansko Clogs: REI

SATURDAY

Ugly Old Jeans: Old Navy

Shirt: Target

Toms Shoes: Boutique Downtown

SUNDAYUndershirt Tank and Yellow Sweater Thingy: Forever 21

Jeans: Old Navy

Sandals: Target

MONDAY

White Shirt: Forever 21

Black Skirt: Forever 21

Red Shoes that I wore as my wedding shoes: Payless


TUESDAY

Turquoise Shirt: Forever 21

White Capris: Express

Most Comfy Ever Moccasins (and like 7 years old): Boutique Downtown

WEDNESDAY

White Shirt: Old Navy

Khaki Skirt that is really in my opinion ugly and frumpy and yet I wear it anyways: Gap

Black Sweater: Boutique Downtown

Shoes: Target

THE END

My Menu Could be Your Menu.... :)

Alright folks. Here is my menu for this week. These are tried and true and super yummers. So, if you want to join me this week in my cooking venture...here ya go! :)

Monday (Today):

TJ's Orange Chicken with Rice

--You go to TJ's, walk into the frozen isle, pick up the bag, buy it (this is key, they get a little ticked if you don't!), take it home, and cook it. Very complicated. And I love it on a Monday...because who wants to cook on Mondays???!!!)

Tuesday:

Double Broccoli Quinoa

You can find the recipe here.

Wednesday:

Chicken Enchiladas with Tomatillo Chile Salsa (Seriously, the best enchiladas I've ever had)
You can find the recipe here.

Thursday

Homemade Quick-Crust Cheese Pizza with Fresh Basil (perfect quick meal)

You can find the crust recipe here.

**I like to top it with tomato sauce, an absurd "you taste it still the next morning" amount of garlic, mozzarella, and fresh basil. Keepin' it simple but so yum!

Friday

Date Night!

No cooking for me!!!

Saturday

Tempeh Curry (actually, I haven't tried this one yet but I LOVE curry and the site so I have high hopes!)

You can find the recipe here.

Sunday

Chinese Chicken Salad with Red Peanut Chile Dressing (We LOVE salad, and YES...we will eat it as our only dish for dinner...usually with a side of bread or something)

You can find the recipe here.

Here's to eating! Because I'm pretty sure that I have officially become obsessed with food. I know Jason's not complaning, haha.

Our Life Lately...Uncensored! :)

Ok, so uncensored makes it feel a little scandalous. Really though, all I meant is that the pictures I am about to post are all me. Not edited even slightly. It's so easy to make photography look good with programs like Picnik but...that takes time. Of which I have very little of now. So, here are some pictures of our life in all of my horrible picture taking glory. (Seriously, I am a REALLY bad picture taker. I'm the notorious "blurry picture" girl. I can't just push the button. I have to move the whole camera when I do it. Nice. Oh well.)

Ok, so here are a couple of views from our lovely abode in MB. Loving the GREEN hills. This is our back view.

The picture below is a view from another direction, from our balcony actually. We also get a sweet view of some power lines and a weird hotel. hehe. Can't get it all eh?

The picture below is another little view and this is where I look to tell what the surf looks like! SO NICE! In SLO you had to drive to really know. Here, I look out my window. haha.

The picture below is some evidence of our more whole foods diet that we are on....
And here is some MORE evidence of our whole food diet...chocolate's a whole food right? :) (Note: These were the most chocolatey and yummy cookies. They were crisp on the outside and soft and yummy on the inside.)
And HERE is Jason's birthday cake. It was my first go at fondant. The fondant was smooth and cool to use. The recipe was REALLY easy too. The fish I molded from marzipan. My actual cake part was a bit lumpy...so, the fondant didn't lay as smooth as I wanted. REALLY cool to use though! So fun. And it actually DID taste good. Jason loved it. He actually peeled it off just to eat it!

And this is a close up of "Franky"...the fish. I named him. So, it was supposed to be a "fishing cake" but that just got to be too complex so it was a "fish cake" instead. Anyways, can't wait to make my next one.

And now I'm done! The End.

Plans for the Day and Some Stinkin' Cute SuNGlaSsEs...

Today, is overcast :( Tomorrow it's supposed to rain, double :(. But despite that, Jason and I are about to hit the surf. *GASP*. Yeah, I haven't touched a board since I started mountain biking....PATHETIC! It's just too hard to do both. We usually go mountain biking in the morning and normally, you go surfing in the morning. Well, now I'm free to explore other "morning sports". We'll see how I do. haha. Is it a bad sign that my left arm is already sore from me holding a pile of clothes for a long time at the thrift store??? :) Maybe.

Welp, I'm excited to do another sport with The Jas. We haven't had anything to do together (sport wise) in a while. He doesn't really love to run...especially when he could just hop on his bike instead! :) Anyways, kinda stoked. Later this afternoon we are taking a drive up north and hitting a new Vietnamese Restaurant. I'm so excited! I'm going to have a Vietnamese Sandwich. yum!

Finally, I am investing in some absolutely CUTE sunglasses. I have never paid more than $20 for sunglasses. Did you know though that when you buy cheapy sunglasses that the lenses are actually not good for your eyes...that it could hurt them more than they do good. When sunglasses are cheap they use a cheaper material for the lens which in turn has a lower optical quality. Some people are very susceptible to it. It takes me forever to find a pair that I can tolerate because the low optical quality actually makes me feel sick (as if I were to put on an Rx pair of glasses that weren't my own). So, I usually don't wear them. Then one day I put on Jason's mountain biking Oakleys and...perfect. They were just fine. Even if you don't FEEL like they are doing damage...they are. Especially if you have good eyesight! haha. And there's my 2 cents that I learned from working at an Optometry office. So, we got me some glasses and they are SOOooooOO cute. And I definitely didn't pay the $150 retail for them haha. Here they are! My girly aviators! Love them.

A Visit...

Wow, two blogs in one week! Not bad eh? I remember when I was a Bloggin' Queen! Welp, last night Jason got back from a stint in San Fran. He has been gone for two days in S.F. checking out a school. This is the one that offered him the money honey. When he first got home he was too mind numbingly tired to even think about whether the school was a legitimate possibility. The main down sides at this point are the California budget cuts that are affecting all public schools. Because of this they are offering less courses per semester. This may cause for him to finish something that would normally take 2 years in 2.5 year. We aren't in love with that idea. We'll see.

You can definitely be praying for him as we need to make some serious decisions in the next month...um, more like in the next week, haha! Crazy but cool stuff! :) Oh, and Jason also just got an acceptance letter from University of Arizona today. haha. Apparently Obama did the graduation speech for the Master's students last year. I think he went there or something. I don't know. It's a very good school though but it's just a little too "research based" where are we are looking for a more hands on program. Who knows. We will be praying for sure and will fill y'all in when WE know! :) Oh, and I also got a Timbuk2 bag today at the thrift store for $3! Dang darn awesome! :) (If you dont know what a Timbuk2 bag is then...nevermind. It's not worth explaining. If you do know then you will join me in my happiness. The bag is in GREAT condition and has a laptop holder in it. Neat-o bandito! If you want to know what they are then go to their website timbuk2.com :)

Me Gusta mis Zapatos Nuevos!

Yesterday I bought these...because I am running THIS run...

http://www.pctrailruns.com/Montana_de_Oro_Fall.htm

with THIS person...

MY PA! :) Sssh, don't tell him but I'm planning on CREAMIN' him! :) I think he'll leave the guns behind though.

Anyways, we're running the 25k which is about 15.5 miles. It's in about 4 months. I kind of wanted to do the 50 k but my dad said..."that's just not healthy." haha. Yeah, 30 miles is a bit much. I'm thinking too that it's just going to be two loops of the 25k and so it may get a little...boring. Also there's the small fact that I probably couldn't actually COMPLETE a run that long! :) 15.5 miles in Montana de Oro is going to be a lot tougher than 15.5 miles on road. I've rode those trails back there and there are some pretty steep places.

As for the shoes...

So, I am an AVID Asics user. I have some-what narrow feet so for the most part NB's don't work, they are too wide. Nike's are ok but I feel like the sole doesn't last as long. So, I wear Asics. They are great. Recently I have discovered Mizuno. These are also really REALLY nice shoes. I love the support they give, the flexibility and the rigidness...all in a nice neat package. So, as for road shoes I choose those two brands (usually Asics though since on average Mizunos seem to be about $90 where are Asics seem to be about $75.)

Recently though I have moved away from road running and have been trail running. It's better for your joints, it's beautiful, and it's a tad more challenging. When I took up mountain biking I basically abandoned running because it fulfilled those reasons just listed. Well, since mountain biking is out of the picture I've turned to trail running and just LOVE it.

I was looking for a pair of shoes that would work more for trails (my running shoes are about toast). I wanted it to be stiffer. I tried lots of shoes and honestly some of them were so stiff that it felt like I had tied a set of bricks to my feet. So, I ventured out to Salomon which is a great outdoor brand. The best part are the cinches for laces. No more untied shoes while running! :) Honestly these are possibly the most comfy shoes I've ever had and they were worth every penny!

So, in a few months I'll be running that race above. I'm really excited. If I can do that I'd like to do a marathon...but a trail marathon. There is a great one in the Redwoods...we'll see! :)