tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53641907765364983522024-03-12T20:41:52.938-07:00Organically MoJoin me on a journey to live the healthiest and most fulfilling life possible!Organically Mohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15855790537252654740noreply@blogger.comBlogger140125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5364190776536498352.post-76249870604240426932012-08-07T04:59:00.000-07:002012-08-07T04:59:43.118-07:00I've Moved!<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Please head over to the new & improved </span><a href="http://www.organicallymo.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Organically Mo</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">! I already have a post ready & waiting for you there!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Also a reminder to put my new url in your reader so you won't miss a thing!</span>Organically Mohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15855790537252654740noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5364190776536498352.post-73182096288909139742012-07-31T13:23:00.003-07:002012-07-31T13:23:35.766-07:00Big Changes<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So I turned 32 and I am already making changes in my life - blog related, of course! ;-)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I'm working on some new stuff for Organically Mo; hopefully I'll have something ready in a week or 2.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I'll try and check in a few times until then, but if I don't get the chance, don't think I am leaving the blogging world.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Thanks for sticking around! :)</span>Organically Mohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15855790537252654740noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5364190776536498352.post-19144853588062044772012-07-29T10:36:00.003-07:002012-07-29T10:36:20.752-07:00Celebrating 32 - Part 1The last time my birthday fell on a Saturday, I was turning 27. <br />
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Since this only happens every 5 years or so, I knew I had to live my birthday up!<br />
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I was awake by 8am and made a healthy breakfast to start my year off right.<br />
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Since we took our <a href="http://organicallymo.blogspot.com/2012/07/oregonwashington-road-trip-days-2-3.html" target="_blank">2 week road trip</a>, neither Gary or I were going to buy each other birthday gifts, but he had lost a bet a few weeks ago and I won a foot massage! Well, we both really won, because it was a win-win bet we had made. It's much more fun when 2 people can enjoy a win! </div>
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There's this massage place that has been in town for a little over a year now and we kept saying how we HAD to try it out. Thank goodness we finally did. They charge $15 for a 30 minute foot massage, which actually included a 10 minute head, shoulder and arm massage before they moved to our legs & feet.</div>
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Holy crap! It was amazing! I actually preferred the upper body massage more, just because I did a killer arm workout earlier this week, so this loosened my muscles!</div>
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For the both of us to get a 30 minute massage for $30 {not including a tip} we could afford to do this at least once a month.</div>
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After they made us leave before we took an afternoon nap, we had some errands to run, but I was hungry {it's hard work turning another year older}.<br />
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Neither of us wanted anything too heavy since we were going to have a big dinner, so Qdoba it was. If you have a Qdoba by you and you've never been, stop the insanity and GO!!!<br />
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They have what they call their Craft2 menu, where for $6 you can get 2 items off this special menu. Gary & I always get the 2 chicken tacos and a chicken quesadilla to share. The picture below is my half of the lunch. It's a crazy amount of food!!<br />
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We also got a side of chips & a root beer. Gary felt like it was HIS birthday because we haven't had soda in months. <br />
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After lunch, we headed to Target to make some returns, then next door to Famous Footwear to find Gary some new sneakers. I love when Famous Footwear has their BOGO 1/2 off sale....Gary & I both win in that situation. Unfortunately they didn't have his shoes in stock, so we went home to look online. We ended up getting him a pair of Puma's and I got my own pair of Puma's:<br />
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I've been wanting sneakers to wear to work that don't look so bulky. I think these are really slick and since they are black, I can wear them with almost anything!</div>
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Besides the BOGO sale, I had a code for 20% off our purchase. So we ended up paying $95 for 2 pairs of Puma's....I was a HAPPY birthday girl! Gary's shoes alone were normally $80.</div>
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We had plans to visit some friends at their place that night, so I made a quick salad, grabbed some bottles of wine to share and we headed out.<br />
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By the time dinner started, Gary & I had enjoyed some orange muscat, so I had a few sips of champagne.<br />
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Our friend BJ works with a lot of different brewing companies, so he knows his stuff! He busted out 2 bottles of this stout for all of us to share.<br />
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I was crazy enough to offer to take the glass with the least amount of beer in it. Silly Mo! It was seriously one of the best beers I've ever had.<br />
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Of course, wherever we were, the dogs had to be there as well! How cute are they??<br />
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Once the sun went down, we all jumped in the pool for some night swimming. The only positive thing about living in a place where it can easily reach 100 is that it keeps the pools warm!<br />
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By the time we got in the pool, Gary & I had started chugging some water bottles. I think we had about 8 between us! One more difference between 32 & 22 - I now know when I have reached my limit and need to start coming back to reality so I'm not suffering the next day.<br />
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I was so sad when we had to leave, but we needed to get home to Sasha, who had probably thought we abandoned her! Plus we had another birthday celebration planned for Sunday with my family.<br />
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I had SUCH an amazing 32nd birthday! If my whole year mimics this one day, I am a lucky girl! :)<br />
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<br />Organically Mohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15855790537252654740noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5364190776536498352.post-55722372673154266052012-07-27T13:31:00.002-07:002012-07-27T13:31:42.656-07:00It's Been A Long Time Since 22<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I was listening to John Mayer at work today and one of my favorite songs "Who Says" came on. Some of the lyrics really stuck with me.</span><br />
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<span class="line line-s" id="line_29" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>It's been a long night in New York City</i></span></span></span><span class="line line-s" id="line_29" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span></span></span><span class="line line-s hover" id="line_30" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>It's been a long time since 22</i></span></span></span><span class="line line-s hover" id="line_30" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span></span></span><span class="line line-s hover" id="line_31" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>I don't remember you looking any better</i></span></span></span><span class="line line-s hover" id="line_31" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span></span></span><span class="line line-s hover" id="line_32" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>But then again, I don't remember, don't remember you</i></span></span></span><span class="line line-s hover" id="line_32" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span></span></span><span class="line line-s hover" id="line_32" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It HAS been a long time since 22 for me....10 years on Saturday, to be exact.</span></span></span><span class="line line-s hover" id="line_32" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></span><span class="line line-s hover" id="line_32" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So many thoughts are running through my head right now ~</span></span></span><span class="line line-s hover" id="line_32" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></span><span class="line line-s hover" id="line_32" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>*All the ways I have changed, yet all the ways I am still the same.</b></span></span><span class="line line-s hover" id="line_32" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><br /></b></span></span><span class="line line-s hover" id="line_32" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>*How did I even GET to 32??? I barely turned 22, or even 18.</b></span></span><span class="line line-s hover" id="line_32" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><br /></b></span></span><span class="line line-s hover" id="line_32" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span></b></span><span class="line line-s hover" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>*I was WRONG when in high school I thought 35 was old.</b></span></span><span class="line line-s hover" id="line_32" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><br /></b></span></span><span class="line line-s hover" id="line_32" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>*I've been on my own {with Gary} for almost 10 years now.</b></span></span><span class="line line-s hover" id="line_32" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><br /></b></span></span><span class="line line-s hover" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; font-family: Verdana; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><span class="line line-s hover" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; font-family: Verdana; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="line line-s hover" id="line_32" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; font-family: inherit; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 15px;"><b>*My boobs were so much perkier back then!</b></span></span></span><span class="line line-s hover" id="line_32" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; font-family: inherit; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 15px;"><b><br /></b></span></span></span></span><span class="line line-s hover" id="line_32" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span></b></span><span class="line line-s hover" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>*I had a lot more money to blow when I was living at home.</b></span></span><span class="line line-s hover" id="line_32" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><br /></b></span></span><span class="line line-s hover" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; font-family: Verdana; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><b>*How did I work fulltime, go to school parttime, have a fulltime boyfriend, yet still have time to kick it with my girls?? {answer:no housework or need to cook dinner every night}</b></span><span class="line line-s hover" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; font-family: Verdana; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><br /></b></span><span class="line line-s hover" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; font-family: Verdana; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><span class="line line-s hover" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; font-family: Verdana; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><b>*When I was 22, I had no problem going to bed at 1am, getting up at 6am and being at work by 7:30.</b></span><span class="line line-s hover" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; font-family: Verdana; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><br /></b></span><span class="line line-s hover" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; font-family: Verdana; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><span class="line line-s hover" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; font-family: Verdana; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><b>*When is the last time I have had at least 3 or 4 consecutive nights of good, solid sleep?? I can't remember.</b></span><span class="line line-s hover" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; font-family: Verdana; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><br /></b></span><span class="line line-s hover" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; font-family: Verdana; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><span class="line line-s hover" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; font-family: Verdana; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><b>*Not only were my boobs perkier, so was my ass.</b></span><span class="line line-s hover" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; font-family: Verdana; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span><span class="line line-s hover" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; font-family: Verdana; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><span class="line line-s hover" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; font-family: Verdana; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">So maybe my boobs and ass aren't so perky anymore, maybe I am in bed by 9:30 every night, but I am much more secure in my body and myself in general. I know who I am and I'm pretty confident that I know what I want from my life. </span><span class="line line-s hover" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; font-family: Verdana; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span><span class="line line-s hover" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; font-family: Verdana; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><span class="line line-s hover" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; font-family: Verdana; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">At 22, I was searching for answers. I still am, the questions are just different.</span><span class="line line-s hover" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; font-family: Verdana; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span><span class="line line-s hover" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; font-family: Verdana; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><span class="line line-s hover" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; font-family: Verdana; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">I feel like the last 2 years I have just been dipping my toes into the ocean that is my 30's. I think that it's time for me to dive right in and embrace my age fully. 32 is not looking bad at all...I plan on making this my best year yet!</span><span class="line line-s hover" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; font-family: Verdana; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span><span class="line line-s hover" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; font-family: Verdana; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><span class="line line-s hover" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; font-family: Verdana; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">Getting older doesn't scare me....I look forward to my birthday just as much as I did when I was 10 {but now I won't cry if I don't get presents}. </span><span class="line line-s hover" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; font-family: Verdana; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span><span class="line line-s hover" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; font-family: Verdana; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">So thankful I have made it to 32....here's to 32 {plus many} more!</span><span class="line line-s hover" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; font-family: Verdana; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span><span class="line line-s hover" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; font-family: Verdana; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><span style="color: magenta;">***Any other Leo's out there??***</span></b></span></div>
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Gary & I had been looking forward to this past Wednesday for about a week. The local brewery was going to throw themselves a 1 year birthday celebration with deals for their loyal customers. Our plan was to get there early {between 4 & 5}, drink some brews, eat some dinner and stroll down Main Street.</div>
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During my break at work, I decided to check out their Facebook page to see if they had posted an specials yet. Well, I didn't find specials, but I found this:</div>
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FAIL!!! Why in the world did I think the celebration was on the 25th?!?! </div>
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I was so looking forward to a night off from cooking dinner, but neither Gary or I wanted to spend extra money on dinner & beer when we already knew we would be going there NEXT Wednesday. Plus, my birthday is this weekend, so the festivities {aka the spending on money} will begin.</div>
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Gary was kind enough to stop by the store and pick up some lettuce so I could throw a salad together.</div>
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I tossed together some salad, chicken cooked in BBQ sauce, chopped walnuts, strawberries and blue cheese. SUPER FILLING!</div>
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Today was a crazy busy day at work. I had to go to Costco to buy enough hot dogs, buns, chips, water, etc. to feed 400 incoming 9th graders on Monday. Buy the end of the work day I was already close to 7,000 steps!</div>
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Guess what?? Once I got there, I did not regret it. Shocking, right?!?!</div>
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I played musical cardio machines. First I went on this torturous machine that resembled an elliptical, but felt more like a stair master. I lasted about 5 minutes, then had to get on the treadmill, where I ran half a mile.</div>
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I then did the following workout from <a href="http://itsprogression.com/2012/05/26/workouts-520-526-last-week-of-half-marathon-training/" target="_blank">here</a>: </div>
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DAMN!! They are burning!</div>
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After that, I jumped on the Arc Trainer for about 10 minutes.<br />
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By the time I got home, Gary had washed the zucchini for me.</div>
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All I had to do was chop it, season the heck out of it with Garlic, S&P.</div>
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Half a sweet potato and some leftover tri-tip rounded out our meal!<br />
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Sweet cherries for dessert!</div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So I went to the doctor on Monday to have it checked.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Good news: The lump I found wasn't anything to worry about.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Bad news: My doctor thought the lump SHE found might be something to worry about.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">She wanted me to get an ultrasound and a possible mammogram.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Just so you know, cancer does run in my family.</span>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I turn 32 this Saturday....I didn't want to celebrate earlier with a mammogram. But I knew I'd do it if they wanted me to.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I was in a daze as I went to schedule my ultrasound appt. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">That daze continued until Gary & I got to the Radiology department today.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My technician was very nice and beyond thorough. Nobody has ever spent so much time with my armpit before. She took her time getting good images of my lump & helped relax me {as much as possible}.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Once she was done, she ran the images to the Radiologist and he had me come to see him to explain my results.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Which meant no mammogram....which meant nothing to worry about. Whew!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I ended up having a clogged sweat duct. Since it doesn't bother me too much, I don't have to have it taken out. If it gets worse, I always have that option. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I am beyond thankful that everything turned out okay.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This post wasn't written to have you tell me how glad you are I get to keep my boobies {unless you're my husband - you TOTALLY can}.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It was written as a reminder of how important self-examinations are. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Please, please, please check yourself every month.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">If you find something, go to your doctor. It may just be a clogged sweat duct like mine, but the peace of mind I have was worth my $15 co-pay and the 2 hours I had to take off of work.</span>Organically Mohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15855790537252654740noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5364190776536498352.post-54814246757932401302012-07-24T18:14:00.001-07:002012-07-24T18:14:20.682-07:00Back To Work {and the gym}<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Monday morning was back to work for me. I enjoyed 4 glorious weeks off, but still wasn't ready for the craziness that would hit me when I returned.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">To catch some of you up, I run the Activities Office at a local high school. I.LOVE.MY.JOB Working with students who want to plan events and be involved in school is a godsend. I particularly love that the dress code for my job is pretty relaxed. I also run the student store part, so I am constantly moving boxes, bending, etc. Nice jeans and cute tennies are a must!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I am always busy, but there are certain times of the year that are crazier than others. The beginning of school is one of those times. We are busy with registration, Freshmen orientation, club sign ups, sports starting, and before you know it, Football Homecoming has arrived!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Needless to say, I feel like in 2 days I have already worked the equivalent of a week. Especially today.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I ate really well {aka stuck to the food I brought with me} but because of the craziness didn't find the time to take pictures.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">***Please note I am now OFFICIALLY a blogger because I am sad I couldn't take picture of the food I ate. Totally normal***</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So when 3:30 rolled around, I was more than jazzed to head to the gym. I am starting to look at the gym and the times I run outside as a treat, something I GET to do, not HAVE to do. Plus it gives me time to get my thoughts together before I come home, catch up with Gary & make dinner.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Once again, I was so out of it, I didn't take a picture of me looking a hot mess!! You all lucked out today.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My workout today was simple, as I want to work my back into exercising and not jump in head first.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I did a mile jog {constant jog for a 12:47 mile}, worked my legs on the weight machines for about 15 minutes, then did a .5 mile cool down {didn't look at the time, but my pace was 3.5}. I finished in about 35-40 minutes.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Since I was lame with photos so far, here are a few of my favorite vacation photos! I will close my eyes when I get stressed and think of all the amazing things we saw in Oregon & Washington!</span></span><br />
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<b><span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">***How is your week going?***</span></b><br />Organically Mohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15855790537252654740noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5364190776536498352.post-69147627701960555792012-07-23T05:02:00.000-07:002012-07-23T05:06:19.936-07:00What a weekend!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My weekend started Friday night with a trip to the Stanislaus County Fair. We hadn't been in a few years, so we wanted to support our community.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> It was about 93 degrees at 5pm, but we stayed cool by drinking beverages. ;-)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My mom & dad were working the American Legion beer booth, so we HAD to buy from them.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We also enjoyed cheeseburgers that were very tasty! They didn't taste like a burger you would buy at a Fair, so I was really impressed!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> You KNOW we couldn't leave the Fair without sharing a funnel cake. This tiny sucker cost us almost $6.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I totally forgot that Bret Michael's was playing at the Fair that night, but I was gently reminded when I saw women of ALL ages walking around like they were auditioning for another season of "Rock of Love." Don't some of these people realize that certain things cannot be unseen?? </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It was worth it though. The energy I had all day was indescribable!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Saturday was also a big day for us technology geeks! Gary & I finally decided that after 4 years of being cable-less, we were going to have Dish Network install a dish for us!!! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I am excited, yet nervous at the same time. I am thrilled we finally get to watch some of our favorite shows in HD, but I still do not see why people NEED 250+ channels! </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We celebrated that night with a glass of orange muscat. Both of us were so excited we nodded off during the movie we were watching. Our exciting life!!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Sunday was the BEST day though. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We could no longer see our friends post on Facebook and Twitter about how amazing Dark Knight Rises was. We had to see for ourselves.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Take it from me....HOLY MOTHER WHAT THE WHAT?!?! <span style="background-color: white;">IT WAS AMAZING!!!!!</span><span style="background-color: white;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Instead of spending my July paycheck on fatty popcorn and soda, we brought our own snacks. I have not had Reese's Pieces in at least 3 or 4 years! This may be my new movie theater treat! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">What could make my Sunday even better {other than work calling and telling me to take tomorrow off on their dime}??</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I AM THE NEWEST FITFLUENTIAL AMBASSADOR!!!! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">What is <a href="http://fitfluential.com/" target="_blank">Fitfluential</a>? According to their website: "<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px;">FitFluential is a growing family of fitness fanatics spreading a positive healthy message year-round."</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">To me it is more than that. Ever since I started reading blogs, I saw how hard these Fitfluential Ambassadors worked at their health & sharing that with others. Once I started my own blog, my goal was to become one of these Ambassadors. Fitfluential Ambassadors are people from all walks of life and all different sizes. What we all have in common though is that we are doing the best we can health wise and we're sharing it with the world!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I am so glad to be #fitfluential!!</span></div>Organically Mohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15855790537252654740noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5364190776536498352.post-34519303654927537532012-07-19T20:17:00.000-07:002012-07-19T20:17:09.270-07:00Heaven In My MouthGetting back to a semi-normal schedule is hard! For 2 weeks, we got up at different times everyday, depending on what we had to do, so I've been in extreme need of a routine this week!<br />
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Monday & Tuesday I hit the gym for some elliptical time {it was easy since Josh Groban was co-hosting "Live with Kelly"} then did the weight machines for upper & lower body. Both parts of my body are still screaming, in case anyone is wondering.<br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">I decided to take Wednesday easy, since we had Dish Network coming to do an install and did 30 minutes of yoga and </span><span style="background-color: white;">stretching</span><span style="background-color: white;"> on my own. Which means I did a lot of stretching with my bands ans did as many yoga poses as I can remember {not a lot}. </span><br />
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I honestly thought I would be fine with that, but my body is craving more activity lately. I think that being active everyday for 2 weeks made my body realize that it WANTS to move! Well, if that is what it wants, that is what it will get from now on!<br />
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Meals this week have been simple.<br />
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We have so many wines in our collection that we finally had to say "NO!" to buying anymore before we actually drink the ones we have. Mission accepted, sir!<br />
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Today I picked up my mom for a mani/pedi {thank you for the early birthday present}, lunch & shopping!<br />
3 of my favorite things {4 if you include my Mama}!<br />
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For lunch we headed to BJ's. It is one of my favorite places toe at, but sometimes the menu scares me because it is soooo big! I stuck to the Lunch Specials and got half a sandwich, half a wedge salad and some skinny fries {I shared the fries and salad with Mama}.<br />
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Don't feel bad for my mom. She had a Strawberry Mojito!<br />
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We hit Sephora, The Body Shop & ULTA to pick up things I absolutely needed and a few I didn't, but wanted {thanks for buying me the <a href="http://www.ulta.com/ulta/browse/productDetail.jsp?skuId=2245960&productId=xlsImpprod4360023&navAction=push&navCount=1&categoryId=cat1040001%20cat100030" target="_blank">Jennifer Aniston Gift Set</a> in spirit, Gary}! </div>
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<b><span style="color: #38761d;">***What's the best dessert you have had recently?***</span></b></div>Organically Mohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15855790537252654740noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5364190776536498352.post-28496609269836948902012-07-18T07:18:00.000-07:002012-07-18T07:18:22.872-07:00{Almost} Back To Reality<br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Our bags are unpacked.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Our puppy is home with us again.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We are {almost} back to reality!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I say almost because, luckily, I am on my last week of summer break from work.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">That leaves me time to do piles of laundry</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Time to eat my favorite healthy snacks</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">But then I forget about making a proper lunch, so I have to buy a salad while grocery shopping {better than a Butterfinger}!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And time to look around all the stores I want to without feeling rushed...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">...then leave when I realize Michael's is already stocking Halloween stuff in the front and CHRISTMAS stuff in the back. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">You KNOW <a href="http://organicallymo.blogspot.com/2011/10/its-beginning-to-look-lot-likewhhuuutt.html" target="_blank">how I feel about that</a>!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I could have easily titled this post "Tsunamis, Heat, and HOME."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Day 12 we drove from Albany to Newport, which is a 2 hour drive, but so worth it. It was 90+ in Albany that day and neither Gary or I wanted to be in weather that was so similar to home. Newport was a nice 63 degrees that day.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My cousin Lisa had suggested we check out Newport and while I was researching I saw that a Japanese dock from the tsunami back in 2011 had washed ashore in nearby Agate Beach. At the end of the month it is going to be destroyed, so seeing is was a once in a lifetime experience that we did not want to miss!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We were prepared for the cold, but NOT for the wind!! From our car to the dock it was probably a .75 mile walk, but the wind was at least 15-20mph. I felt like I was walking in a desert {except it was cold and I've never technically been in a desert before}.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It is so hard to believe that this came across the ocean in just about 13 months.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">There was a constant stream of people coming to see the dock. The local news station said they were getting about 5,000 visitors A DAY!!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Now THIS is what I call crazy beach hair!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We couldn't visit Newport without trying out Mo's!! We each had a bowl of clam chowder and shared a plate of fried calamari....holy yum!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Day 13 was spent driving from Albany to Medford....surprisingly we didn't take any picture that day. Gary & I were both so homesick and had the mindset that if we were going to suffer in the heat, we may as well do it in California.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The morning of Day 14, I woke up even more homesick, but was glad I sucked it up once we got to Ashland. I AM IN LOVE WITH ASHLAND! It has such a cool, laid back vibe that I totally connect with.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Then we headed back to Medford, checked out the mall there and made a decision - we were going to head back to the hotel, pack up and go HOME! Honestly, it was the best decision to make. It was only 4 in the afternoon, so we could either hang out in the hotel until bedtime, sleep, wake up and drive home with Gary needed constant coffee stops {my husband is NOT a morning person} or we could drive home during the time of day that Gary is in his element, be home by 1am and sleep in our own bed!! Easy decision!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We arrived home around 12:45am and were in bed by 1:30. I slept until 11 and Gary until noon.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">There's no place like home!</span>Organically Mohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15855790537252654740noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5364190776536498352.post-87399791966903891252012-07-15T13:08:00.000-07:002012-07-15T13:08:37.070-07:00Oregon/Washington Road Trip: Day 11<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Day 11 of our adventures left us leaving the beach {boo}, but wine tasting on the way back inland {yay!}.</div>
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Before I get to the wine tasting, here are some pictures of our beach bungalow. If you ever find yourself on the Northern Oregon Coast, give <a href="http://getawayoceanfront.com/" target="_blank">The Getaway </a> a chance. We stayed in Unit 9 for 3 nights and each night was about $125. Remember, we were right on the beach during July, so this is a great deal!</div>
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After one last goodbye to the beach, we loaded the car and headed to Willamette Valley for some vino!<br />
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In case you don't know how to pronounce Willamette just think of the following saying. "Willamette, Dammit!" This is how my brother helped us remember the proper way to say it! LOL<br />
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First stop was <a href="http://montinore.com/" target="_blank">Montinore Vineyards</a>. When researching wineries to visit, this was on the TOP of my list for a few reasons: 1. Gorgeous pictures of the vineyards and tasting room on their website 2. LOTS of dessert wines to choose from 3. Reasonable prices and 4. They offer Certified Biodynamic wines. What does this mean? <a href="http://montinore.com/index.php/biodynamics/" target="_blank">Here's the long answer</a>. {Very interesting information}. The short answer is that they use sustainable forms of agriculture and do not use synthetic pesticides or fertilizers. SO I am actually drinking grapes rather than pesticides....SCORE!<br />
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Before we move on, here is something very important you need to know about me. I LOVE wine {duh}, but for every bottle of cab {or merlot, pinot, etc} that Gary & I buy, we buy 3 bottles of dessert wine. We just love our dessert wine!</div>
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Next was <a href="http://plumhillwine.com/" target="_blank">Plum Hill Vineyards</a>, a small, family owned winery. They started their vineyards to make wine for family & friends and it grew from there! They produce about 90 cases of wine a year, compared to much bigger wineries that can produce 100,000 cases a year. </div>
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<span style="text-align: left;">We enjoyed a few of the wines and left with a bottle of their dessert wine, Red Velvet 351. </span>
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A few years back, a law was passed that unless a winery was already making a "port" style wine, they could no longer call it Port. Well, this winemaker used the 351 in the name because those are the first 3 digits you use to call Portugal, Spain. Pretty clever! </div>
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The tagline for this wine is "Just like Kool-aid but it makes you happier."</div>
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Up next was <a href="http://www.davidhillwinery.com/index.html" target="_blank">David Hill Winery.</a> The vines from their 2008 Estate BlackJack Pinot Noir were planted in 1965, making them the oldest vines in the Willamette Valley, possibly even the state of Oregon! </div>
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This was our VIP host....I believe her name was Cory. She came to greet us right at our car and walked us up to the door. Then she went back to laying on her bed! We loved this dog!<br />
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Nothing was purchased at David Hill, but we had a nice time talking to the staff there and enjoying their wines!</div>
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The next 2 wineries were <a href="http://www.kramerwine.com/" target="_blank">Kramer</a> and <a href="http://laurelridgewinery.com/index.htm" target="_blank">Laurel Ridge</a>, where we ended buying a bottle of wine at each place.<br />
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Our last stop of the day was <a href="http://redridgefarms.com/durant-vineyard" target="_blank">Durant Vineyards</a>, where I tasted the first Chardonnay I have ever really enjoyed! I am definitely a red wine over white wine kind of girl, since I come from California where reds rule. But this Chardonnay was excellent! Sadly, we had already hit our budget with buying wines from the other vineyards, so we had to pass on this bottle.<br />
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Wine tasting in Oregon was marvelous experience for both Gary & I. We knew enough about California wine to talk about the differences, but were open minded enough to try what Oregon wineries are known best for - their Pinot Noir and Pinot Gris.</div>
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If you are ever in Oregon, take a day to do some wine tasting. It does normally cost you $5-$10 a taste, but Gary & I always shared a taste since <strike>I'm such a lightweight</strike> he had to drive. We met some really cool people and had interesting conversations that I know I will always remember.</div>
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<br /></div>Organically Mohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15855790537252654740noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5364190776536498352.post-23849675250835609692012-07-14T21:14:00.001-07:002012-07-15T10:25:42.847-07:00Oregon/Washington Road Trip: Day 10<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Day 10 was our most relaxing day by far. We were able to sleep in, then spend a few hours at the beach!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">After the sample line, you walk into their gift shop {imagine that} where Gary & I were amused by these napkins made from poop!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> Down the street was Blue Heron Cheese Company, who had some of the BEST blue cheese I've ever had.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Our time at Rockaway was a few hours from being over and we were VERY sad about it. Gary & I made a promise to each other to make it to the coast at least once a year. Even though Rockaway Beach is too far away for us to visit that often, we are beach bums at heart and the ocean centers & relaxes us! </span></div>
<br />Organically Mohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15855790537252654740noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5364190776536498352.post-32422615953785234002012-07-12T22:42:00.004-07:002012-07-12T22:42:44.038-07:00Oregon/Washington Road Trip: Day 9<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">"Goonies never say die!"</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">If you grew up in the 80's, you KNOW about <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089218/" target="_blank">"The Goonies"</a> and watched it a million times. If you are die-hard fans, you own the VHS, the DVD and the Blu Ray {yup, that is us}!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A warning to those of you that ARE a fan of the Goonies - you will be ever-so-jealous of what we did on Day 9 of our road trip.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">But let's start from the beginning.....</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">One of my favorite things about our beach bungalow was that we had our own kitchen, so I could make us a healthy breakfast every morning.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Yup, I have proof: Gary smiling with a strawberry in hand</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">After breakfast, we left for Astoria, which was about an hour drive North of Rockaway Beach. They have a great Farmer's Marker that I wanted to check out and I was not disappointed. We left with a bunch of cherries, some kettle corn, and some fresh beef jerky to snack on the rest of the trip.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We worked up quite an appetite and headed to The Wet Dog Cafe {aka Astoria Brewing Company} for lunch. I had the Oregon Hazelnut salad, which was heaven on a plate. There was a ton of salad topped with a generous amount of local hazelnuts and even more blue cheese, topped with dried cranberries. I barely used the salad dressing because of the amount of toppings.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Gary had a Western Burger that was HUGE and super tasty!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We also shared a beer sampler...my favorite was the Poop Deck Porter!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We were stuffed with food & beer and decided it would be best to walk around town a bit.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">First stop was the Oregon Film Museum. It is housed in the jail from "The Goonies." Admission is $4 a person. Gary & I were in and out within 20 minutes. There really wasn't anything in there we had to see, but at least our money went to keeping the building open.
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We also got some mug shots....obviously I am still happy from the beer I just had!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Following our break out of jail, we drove a few miles to Mikey's house. You know, the house in "The Goonies" that is going to be torn down to build a golf course? Well, it's in Astoria, OR.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Why the idea of a golf course being built here is so funny to us now that we've seen the town!</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It felt somewhat weird to me to stand there taking pictures of a house someone lives in! But I got over that real quick!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Our next stop was the waterfront to take the historic trolley ride. If you are ever in Astoria, take this ride! It costs $1 a person and is about an hour round trip. The guys that run the trolley are a hoot!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">One of the things they pointed out to us was Astoria's only beach {see below}. Not only is it there only beach, it's the only NUDE beach in Oregon...but only during the months of December, January & February! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Another good one was when we rode by the Safeway in town - originally it was just a Starbucks, but when they realized how much extra room there was, they decided to add groceries.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It was so beautiful out that we pulled over quite a bit on the ride home to take pictures. No matter how pretty the pictures are, nothing beats seeing it all in person!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The next day we spent at the beach....can't wait to share those pictures with you! :)</span></div>Organically Mohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15855790537252654740noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5364190776536498352.post-2535973160525706842012-07-09T19:05:00.002-07:002012-07-09T19:05:41.425-07:00Oregon/Washington Road Trip: Day 8<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Saturday morning we said goodbye to Port Townsend and our family and headed down 101 to Rockaway Beach, Oregon.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The drive took us quite a long time {mostly due to a horrible accident} but we got there in 1 piece. Well, 2 pieces, since Gary & I are not connected at the hip.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I could have a photo album of just pictures of me driving on this trip thanks to my hubby.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Lunch at Slater's Diner...lots of food that kept us full until we ate dinner at 9pm that night.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Hello Oregon!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So we were right on schedule and about 30 minutes from our hotel when a HUGE accident happened. It seriously happened about 10 minutes ahead of us and we were at a standstill for 15 minutes before Gary got out to walk down and see what was going on. The news was being passed down the road that there was a horrible accident and that Life Flight was being brought in.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">That left us with 2 options - take another route that would take us an hour out of the way, or head to Seaside, Oregon, one of the places we wanted to visit the next day.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We opted to check out Seaside, which we thought was a cute little beach town, and kept us busy for 2 hours. We also got the best caramel latte on our trip so far there!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We finally hit the road to Rockaway Beach again and this time had no problems getting to our "beach bungalow."</span></div>
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On July 5th, we met up with Gary's family to head to Seattle for a fun day out!</div>
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Our first stop was the <a href="http://www.museumofflight.org/" target="_blank">Museum of Flight</a>.</div>
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I was excited before we even got inside!</div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">After</span> the museum, we headed to <a href="http://www.pikeplacemarket.org/" target="_blank">Pike Place Market.</a> It was CRAZY BUSY that day, but I loved every minute. Seattle has a vibe that I do not feel anywhere else. Not sure if I'd want to live in the middle of it, but near it for sure!</div>
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For dinner we ate at <a href="http://www.khularbthai.com/site/page/home" target="_blank">Khu Larb Thai</a>...our first time eating Thai food!</div>
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Goodbye Washington!!</div>
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Next stop - the Oregon Coast!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :)</div>
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Day 4 we were heading from Albany, OR to Port Townsend, WA. But we couldn't pass up Portland without trying some hole-some {see what I did there?} goodness from Voodoo Doughnut!</div>
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Gary got the Old Dirty Bastard {it had Oreo on top and was drizzled with peanut butter}<br />
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And my taste buds enjoyed a Portland Cream. We bought the rest for my family to enjoy. I am NOT a doughnut person....I can walk by a box of them without trying to inhale that special doughnut smell. So let me tell you, these doughnuts were VERY good!</div>
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We then spent some time in Powell's City of Books. To be honest, I didn't have as much fun as I thought I would. This place is huge and a bit too overwhelming for me. Maybe because I knew we didn't have too much time, I felt anxious, but at least I can say I've been there!</div>
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We walked through Portland for about an hour then had to get back in the car and drive for a few more hours.</div>
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Oh, Washington, how we have missed you! Gary & I have a 5-10 year plan that includes moving to Washington State. Each time we have been, our souls feel at peace. This trip reinforced that WA is where we want to call home by the time we hit our mid 40's. </div>
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We stayed with my Aunt Vickie & her husband Michael in Port Townsend. What a great community!</div>
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Our first few hours there and we were impressed by their automobiles. ;-)</div>
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It was a bit too chilly that first night, but still gorgeous.</div>
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SHORTY!! This dog cracked me up the whole time we were in Port Townsend.</div>
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When the guys got back, we headed over to my cousin Lisa's home for a festive BBQ.</div>
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If you are going to read ONE portion of this blog post, let this be it.<br />
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See this house below??? Well, my cousin and her husband designed it themselves.<br />
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Oh, and THEY BUILT IT! Not like "we hired someone to build it for us" built it, but actually built it all themselves. I am 153% serious when I say that you can feel their love in every beam, window, door, etc. that is a part of that house.</div>
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They also have the biggest dog I've ever met, Argus. </div>
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We were spoiled with a tasty BBQ and met a bunch of their family who were so kind to include us in their lives for a day.<br />
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After that we headed to <a href="http://www.parks.wa.gov/fortworden/" target="_blank">Fort Worden</a> for a hike and {later} a fireworks show. Fort Worden was where "An Officer and a Gentleman" was filmed.<br />
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We didn't get to bed until almost midnight on the 4th and had to wake up at 6am the next morning to meet Gary's family, but we had the best 4th of July in a long time!Organically Mohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15855790537252654740noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5364190776536498352.post-20165652232191862192012-07-02T21:26:00.000-07:002012-07-02T21:26:26.205-07:00Oregon/Washington Road Trip: Days 2 & 3We woke up early on Day 2 and said goodbye to Medford and hit the road to Albany. <br />
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On the way, we did took a scenic road to see where it would lead.<br />
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I am in love with covered bridges!<br />
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Our first stop was Mount Angel, a cute town with Bavarian flair!</div>
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Hello beautiful!</div>
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Our last stop, and a bit out of the way, was Oregon State University.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Then we realized that our car is tiny and may not hold all of our luggage. After some strategic planning, we packed the car {even the back seat}.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">But I was on vacation, so NO STRESSING {hubby told me that was a new rule...I never agreed to it, but I am playing along for now}.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">About 2 hours in we stopped at Starbucks to get some caffeine in our systems. Since I am determined to be healthy, even on vacation, I opted for an passion iced tea, and added my own Stevia. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I am now one of those people that carry around their own sweetener. Thanks for still being my friend!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It was delicious. It had a spicy kick to it that I LOVED!! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">After another hour we were halfway there but Gary needed some more caffeine, so we stopped off at an AM/PM to buy him "cheapy" coffee. Ummm...it was freaking yummy! He got an XL cookies 'n' cream cappuccino for under $2.00. We know where we are going when we want flavored coffee now. It has the same crap in it that Starbucks has, and for half the price!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We stopped at a rest area a little after noon and had the lunch I had packed for us - tri tip wraps. I also made homemade mayo the day before for us to enjoy with the wraps....I'm such a domestic goddess...I know! ;-)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">After that, we made one more rest stop before heading to our hotel in<a href="http://travelmedford.org/" target="_blank"> Medford, Or</a>. We stayed at Rodeway Inn, which is a smaller hotel chain for the frugal traveler {such as myself}, and the last time we stayed at one, it was horrible! But, if you check it out on <a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g51965-d610685-Reviews-Rodeway_Inn-Medford_Oregon.html" target="_blank">Trip Advisor</a> it's rated #2 out of 30 hotels in Medford and gets 4.5 stars out of 169 reviews. The room is somewhat small, but we are only staying here one night, and it is clean and quiet.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We checked into the hotel after 4 and wanted to have an early dinner, so I check out Yelp for some ideas. We decided on <a href="http://www.jasperscafe.com/" target="_blank">Jaspers Cafe</a>, where they make these gourmet burgers....yum! I had the Hotel California with blue cheese in a lettuce wrap and split an order of sweet potato fries with Gary.</span><br />
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<br />Organically Mohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15855790537252654740noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5364190776536498352.post-65467693608923261762012-06-29T15:10:00.001-07:002012-06-29T15:10:19.835-07:00All My Bags Are Packed....<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">...I'm ready to go! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">{Anyone else having flashback to Armageddon? Ben Affleck in his prime....yum!} </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Tomorrow morning, Gary & I leave for our 2 week long road trip along the Pacific Northwest! Can you believe it was in <a href="http://organicallymo.blogspot.com/2012/01/hello-2012.html" target="_blank">January that I started talking about this trip</a>?<br /></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Well, it's here! I'm excited and nervous at the same time...I look forward to our time away together {we <b>really </b>need this getaway} but I'm such a homebody that sometimes 2 weeks seems like ages.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I am so excited about the adventures that await us {fingers crossed they are mostly good}!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">As for Organically Mo, I might stop in here and there to post some pictures and update you on our trip...or I may not....I really don't have a plan {my husband would be THRILLED to hear this}.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Hopefully you'll check in with me on <a href="https://twitter.com/OrganicallyMo" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, where I know I'll be tweeting and posting lots of pictures!</span>Organically Mohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15855790537252654740noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5364190776536498352.post-62447159708980852962012-06-27T08:51:00.000-07:002012-06-27T08:51:40.456-07:00Keeping It In Check On The Road<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Gary & I leave for our road trip this Saturday! While I want to enjoy myself tremendously {especially when it comes to food - Oregon has soooo many cheese shops & wineries} I do NOT want to undo all the hard work I've put toward my health the past 7 weeks!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">To accomplish this, I've come up with some guidelines for me to follow while on vacation.</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><strong>Eat a hearty breakfast.</strong> Personally, I do better throughout the day once I've eaten a good breakfast. All the hotels we're staying at offer a free breakfast, hopefully offering more than just waffles & pastries. Which leads to.....</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><strong>Bring our own food. </strong>All our hotels offer mini fridges & microwaves, so we are loading up a cooler full of healthy snacks to bring with us. If all else fails and the breakfast sucks, we can enjoy a waffle with our own boiled eggs and kale chips.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><strong>Limit Indulgences. </strong>Yes, I want to try VooDoo Doughnut. But I don't need to load the cooler full of them, so I can enjoy one for breakfast, lunch AND dinner!</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><b>At times, just IGNORE my guidelines. </b>I think this is the one I will struggle with the most because I tend to have a "do or die" attitude. I need to remember that we are on vacation for 2 weeks. I don't need to have a salad or a side of steamed broccoli for every meal {even though these are 2 things I truly love}. I can stick to my food rules 100% of the time when I get back from vacation. </span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Nancy - you have 48 hours to contact me at OrganicallyMo{at}gmail{dot}com with your address so I can send you your cool new OXO Good Grips Salad Dressing Shaker!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Thanks to all who entered! :)</span>Organically Mohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15855790537252654740noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5364190776536498352.post-43004412820538039882012-06-25T11:53:00.002-07:002012-06-25T11:53:42.371-07:00Oh, Vacation!<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I know I normally get a post out first thing Monday morning, but guess what?? I completely forgot to get something together this weekend. I guess my brain is on vacation already!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I don't have any pictures from this weekend, but it was a GREAT one nonetheless! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">On Saturday my Aunt in Jackson hosted family BBQ so everyone could meet the family visiting from Holland. It was so nice to get together with everyone that I haven't seen in ages. We all keep up on Facebook, so that's nice, but there is nothing like seeing family face to face! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">BBQ + Family = 2 of my favorite things!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Yesterday morning I woke up before 5:30 with a very upset stomach {I think I enjoyed the BBQ a little too much - I seriously had 4-5 ribs and 2 chicken drumsticks}. By 10:30 my stomach calmed down enough for me to run some errands. Once I came home, I was in full cleaning mode!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I did a few loads of laundry, then I finally went through my wall closet, where I house all my pants and tried on EVERY SINGLE PAIR! Now it is super organized by shorts, capris, jeans & dress pants. I also have 2 shelves of pants to try on in a month or two. They were just a bit snug to wear right now, but if I keep my weight loss up, I can fit into them soon!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This morning I woke up at 7, had breakfast, then headed for the GYM!!! It's been a long time since I went there. All my exercise lately has been walking and jogging on my own, but I want to get back into the habit of switching up my outside runs with some inside workouts.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> I was a bit excited and tried to do too many different things in one workout...walk/run, hills, sprints. By 30 minutes in I was pooped, but I just kept walking. Next time I am going to stick to one workout plan!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> I packed small container of the following for a post workout snack:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1/2 cup Greek Yogurt</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1/4 cup frozen organic blueberries</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1/2 packet of stevia</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It was the perfect snack since I had to head down the street to Costco.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I LOVE shopping at Costco when it is empty...I can just explore every aisle that I want to!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So now I am home, doing more laundry and about to get my lunch ready {leftover chicken wraps} - YUM!</span><br />
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>**Do you have a go to post workout snack?**</b></span>Organically Mohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15855790537252654740noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5364190776536498352.post-36441052812309118622012-06-22T05:15:00.001-07:002012-06-22T05:15:37.650-07:00Top 5 Friday {Summer Loving}<span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Top 5 {+1} Things I LOVE about Summer:</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1. Flip Flops - for home, the pool, the store....it's prefectly acceptable to wear flip flops all day long! {Just have a cute #2 to show off}</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">2. Pedicures - I rarely get pedicures during the cold months, but once I start showing my piggies off to the public, you KNOW I'm going to keep them looking cute!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">3. BBQ - Whether we're BBQing with friend, family or just the 2 of us, BBQing is an event for Gary & I. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">4. LIGHT - Gone are the dreary winter months. We're enjoying the sun from 5:30am - 9:30pm for the next month!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">5. Vacation - Doesn't matter if it's a day trip, a weekend trip, or a 2 week road trip {yay!}, this is THE time to hit the road and enjoy the scenery outside of your city.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">6. Adult Beverages- A mo-garita at noon? Sure! Some wine with dinner? Okay. Even though we've pushed pause with alcohol recently {which I KNOW helped us lose weight}, it's still fun to indulge in a few drinks over the summer months. Anyway, the heat burns off all alcohol calories - Mo Law.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><br /></span>Organically Mohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15855790537252654740noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5364190776536498352.post-71136422119512699312012-06-21T05:00:00.000-07:002012-06-27T08:12:55.949-07:00OXO Good Grips Salad Dressing Shaker {Recipe & Giveaway}<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I was given an opportunity by the <a href="http://www.oxo.com/default.aspx" target="_blank">OXO </a>Blogger Outreach Program to try one of their new "OXO Healthy Eating Tools." I was given the choice between a few different items and #1 on my list was the <a href="http://www.oxo.com/p-879-salad-dressing-shaker.aspx" target="_blank">OXO Good Grips Salad Dressing Shaker</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Last summer I "discovered" homemade salad dressing....and.my.life.changed. FOREVER!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">You no longer see bottles of store bought salad dressing that last for a ridiculous amount of time in my fridge. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">When I received the "Shaker" in the mail, I was impressed right off the bat. It's big enough to hold 1.5 cups of dressing, but it's not bulky at all. Also, it's very sturdy, yet not too heavy.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A few more things I LOVE about my "shaker:"</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It's BPA Free - Don't know what BPA is? Check <a href="http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/221205.php" target="_blank">here</a>. Just trust me when I say you want it nowhere near you!</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It's Dishwasher Safe - If a product isn't Dishwasher Safe, it's not in my kitchen! My passion is cooking, NOT cleaning!</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It has a one-handed open/close seal - Seriously, yo! I could hold my salad bowl in one hand and OPEN this in the other the immediately pour...perfect for a family gathering!</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Here is the first salad dressing recipe I made using my OXO Good Grips Salad Dressing Shaker.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Honey Mustard Vinaigrette </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Ingredients</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1/2 cup white vinegar</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1 TB honey</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1 TB mustard {I like spicy brown}</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1/2 tsp pepper</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1 tsp salt</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1 tsp garlic powder</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1 tsp basil</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1 tsp oregano</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">3/4 cup olive oil</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Directions</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Add all ingredients to the shaker in the order listed. Close lid & shake away. DONE!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Pour on the nearest salad and enjoy!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">See, I was not kidding when I said it's easy to make your own dressing!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">What's even cooler than getting a free salad dressing recipe from me?!?!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Winning your own OXO Good Grips Salad Dressing Shaker!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Here's a few ways to enter {leave a separate comment for each one you do}:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1. Tell me your FAVORITE salad toppings.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">2. Like <a href="https://www.facebook.com/OXO" target="_blank">OXO on Facebook.</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">6. Tweet the following: "I want to win an @OXO Good Grips Salad Dressing Shaker from @OrganicallyMo so I can dress my salads with homemade goodness!"</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">7. "Subscribe" to Organically Mo by e-mail or RSS feed {upper right hand corner}</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This Giveaway will close at 9pm EST on Tuesday, June 26 and I will announce a winner on June 27.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">***Disclaimer: I was sent a free Salad Dressing Shaker from OXO to review and blog about. All opinions are my own. OXO also supplied me with an extra shaker to send to a lucky Organically Mo reader.***</span>Organically Mohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15855790537252654740noreply@blogger.com404