tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85448945382135663552023-11-16T07:40:52.602-08:00honey and cloverlittle fragments of our family's lifebunbunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15389459530117328836noreply@blogger.comBlogger110125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8544894538213566355.post-57616961052649200362008-11-28T17:55:00.000-08:002008-11-28T20:31:01.671-08:00Champagne Kisses and Thanksgiving Wishes<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXQRKUAjnKSS8BdfcJhV1V1AABRzFA0yoNiyl_g0e8YnyhNnBIE5bsSn1kWMM5X9ZkTlHpynbPsR8_HD2tY8FOQrx6HoqFNoxPLQhfKgkDVh_T_50Wx-oPSH7e2WW17F0hb9pr8Xp1nwc/s1600-h/S1054627.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXQRKUAjnKSS8BdfcJhV1V1AABRzFA0yoNiyl_g0e8YnyhNnBIE5bsSn1kWMM5X9ZkTlHpynbPsR8_HD2tY8FOQrx6HoqFNoxPLQhfKgkDVh_T_50Wx-oPSH7e2WW17F0hb9pr8Xp1nwc/s400/S1054627.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5273908976806872850" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif4EOPdip2Q30GAnY_BHZsNi0bsx8hwU7WMZ732xB5kzHLHhtXoum1vFHnz4a9hMcggptHPNBxJZBVNSpmTuRxg9Rj1ZrjBFsMNlJzkLvda3Dmp76IkmhkIB3L8EuCPgKxAtrI_fGcfJc/s1600-h/S1054659.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif4EOPdip2Q30GAnY_BHZsNi0bsx8hwU7WMZ732xB5kzHLHhtXoum1vFHnz4a9hMcggptHPNBxJZBVNSpmTuRxg9Rj1ZrjBFsMNlJzkLvda3Dmp76IkmhkIB3L8EuCPgKxAtrI_fGcfJc/s400/S1054659.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5273908961656095106" /></a><br />Oh goodness, this holiday is what I needed! Thanksgiving was the best!!!! We stayed at our house because my mom flew to California to be with my aunt, and since Casey had to work today, we couldn't make it to Bend, where his Mom lives. <br />We made everything from scratch and used fresh ingredients whenever possible.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixIghVHIUmK8f7BV-Qgj95JS2MJWXb2SzC-8qeWH2l-QrTjAwPd9BxMn81zgvdedc_Glvf-XwSivLAwcMuaBbvjO2TLvBCt3r3nz9pgSiKeSwq-ZNkYIhb4yeZPrMp_Tn_RXYauhNTDhg/s1600-h/S1054642.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixIghVHIUmK8f7BV-Qgj95JS2MJWXb2SzC-8qeWH2l-QrTjAwPd9BxMn81zgvdedc_Glvf-XwSivLAwcMuaBbvjO2TLvBCt3r3nz9pgSiKeSwq-ZNkYIhb4yeZPrMp_Tn_RXYauhNTDhg/s400/S1054642.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5273905334894617042" /></a>We special ordered a petite turkey that we brined in maple syrup and kosher salt, then rubbed with herbs and butter, even injecting butter under the breast skin, then stuffed it with lemons, apples, and fresh herbs like rosemary, thyme, lavender, and sage.<br />We made green been casserole w/ panko topped crust, french green beans, and garlic cream. From Cook's Illustrated recipes we made Baguette Stuffing (soaked in olive oil, fresh cream and soy sauce, and baked like bread pudding, but savory.) and we also roasted carrots and potatoes in the turkey juices.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdeFoZZeLYvBhuP3yCjvvGOnoh-W2FyYcekZC0LRh5LdBORfVOuSq1wgy_Hsk6Xc-ecvJ8E4WOHsxRzCMEDduEDhL86UtpmoA6Kf0OPP-DioHzXftD9hQedWbOOv8tUGdolBAmD8NqbpM/s1600-h/S1054633.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdeFoZZeLYvBhuP3yCjvvGOnoh-W2FyYcekZC0LRh5LdBORfVOuSq1wgy_Hsk6Xc-ecvJ8E4WOHsxRzCMEDduEDhL86UtpmoA6Kf0OPP-DioHzXftD9hQedWbOOv8tUGdolBAmD8NqbpM/s400/S1054633.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5273908971893358882" /></a>We had champagne with frozen apple slices slices, which was so yummy and helped keep things fun in the kitchen<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJo94Izd4jsCuc5QBF41mOMjJW1ZGwi96MllyhXAlwrBhXlYfcfI-jE1Lw6Y-imTMquotkkaEJ8AxnwwoGcu-tts3K0Y0wuSIP6jpge7soRiwPLkle5wYfKVzxidchw-Et-s78KXlbR6o/s1600-h/S1054571.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJo94Izd4jsCuc5QBF41mOMjJW1ZGwi96MllyhXAlwrBhXlYfcfI-jE1Lw6Y-imTMquotkkaEJ8AxnwwoGcu-tts3K0Y0wuSIP6jpge7soRiwPLkle5wYfKVzxidchw-Et-s78KXlbR6o/s400/S1054571.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5273905307043815442" /></a>And for dessert we had this Skillet Apple Pie, the recipe is from Cooks Illustrated, it has no bottom crust and you caramelize the apples in maple syrup on a skillet then press the dough in the mix, bake for 20 minutes and you have flaky gooey pie (there are more ingredients, but that is the basics.)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL6MoiRDXZH9ODR9-YDEQLlIBiUaZ92xzE11F_x20NeKy8fdaPqna95gfQfn-R33_RO-XqhVYmemVgZDXrIqsTp42rmwZ16uOMimG3lfYXeqLxEYa3tmaDW3jxZRYB7W0huHd2OVZs7Sc/s1600-h/S1054564.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL6MoiRDXZH9ODR9-YDEQLlIBiUaZ92xzE11F_x20NeKy8fdaPqna95gfQfn-R33_RO-XqhVYmemVgZDXrIqsTp42rmwZ16uOMimG3lfYXeqLxEYa3tmaDW3jxZRYB7W0huHd2OVZs7Sc/s400/S1054564.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5273905324345713570" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-ZJ1peXpBDEBakE1Y7TR8f8sHMU9awJZCOi1wRFqkzGsFXNQ8bwUFxPRVWzuBNiWahl1ZmXjkLRl_Wr5-jf1HerEbar5zY2aC8_mcesFwX-Q1viQH2I84Z22XyWCg9IqE6MUmwUFYs2U/s1600-h/S1054549.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-ZJ1peXpBDEBakE1Y7TR8f8sHMU9awJZCOi1wRFqkzGsFXNQ8bwUFxPRVWzuBNiWahl1ZmXjkLRl_Wr5-jf1HerEbar5zY2aC8_mcesFwX-Q1viQH2I84Z22XyWCg9IqE6MUmwUFYs2U/s400/S1054549.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5273905317414704274" /></a>And also we had these hearts shaped shortbread cookies, which I have made in the past as Strawberry Matcha Cookies, but this time I sandwiched Pumpkin Butter and Lemon Curd alternately with a little powdered sugar on top. I also made a big batch of these earlier in the week to give out as holiday gifts to neighbors and friends.<br />The pumpkin butter was cool, because it was like having little mini pumpkin pies. You can get jars of it at Trader Joes for under 3 dollars, and don't let the word butter scare you like it did for me at first, it is fat free, more of a jam than a butter. <br />There is a ton og butter in the shortbread already, so there was no need to add more!<br />After dinner we had coffee and hung out, watching the most amazing movies! If you have not seen the french insect documentary Microcosmos, you must watch ASAP!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://closedeye.com/newimages/microcosmos.cover.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 364px; height: 516px;" src="http://closedeye.com/newimages/microcosmos.cover.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.wildlifeextra.com/images/caterpillar-microcosmos.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 340px; height: 309px;" src="http://www.wildlifeextra.com/images/caterpillar-microcosmos.JPG" border="0" alt="" /></a>It was the most beautiful film I have ever seen. I am a huge fan of nature films, and this is the beautiful and elegant one I have seen. It makes you look at insects with a whole new perspective. There is even a snail make out scene that is so freakin cute I just about died.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.rochestergoesout.com/mov/m/microc2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 396px; height: 271px;" src="http://www.rochestergoesout.com/mov/m/microc2.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a> Better than any romantic chick flick out there. There is a lot of time lapse photography, something that always makes me pretty much clap at the television when I get to see it.<br />Then we watched a Japanese Movie called "Into the Faraway Sky" billed as the Japanese's answer to Stand By Me.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2112/1935667520_5a786e6738.jpg?v=0"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 350px; height: 500px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2112/1935667520_5a786e6738.jpg?v=0" border="0" alt="" /></a>I didn't see many simularities, except it was a heartwarming movie about young childhood friends with a fairy tale vibe that was sweet and had just the right amount of sweetness that didn't seem contrived like so many Hollywood movies do. <br />What a snuggly Thanksgiving! It felt good considering I did over a weeks worth of work in 3 days this week. The whole time I was at work I pictured eating and relaxing and spending time with Casey and the dogs and now that it is finally here, I am so very grateful for it! The leftover turkey will be used used to make turkey, bacon, and swiss melt on these homemade croissants I made last weekend and saved some dough for <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0xLzV9tksFwZz2KXfNwK4-Z8y4dj3tHWO8jmUW6biES5ijXoFgYki8meJlZiZ1g_rTBxNUa8aQYIadUXk_DkTN5ZN2YeKtZZhE1lQs0sjYeAftOdnSS2kNBDnjuRFCfYbUWi-Bvr6lAU/s1600-h/S1054537.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0xLzV9tksFwZz2KXfNwK4-Z8y4dj3tHWO8jmUW6biES5ijXoFgYki8meJlZiZ1g_rTBxNUa8aQYIadUXk_DkTN5ZN2YeKtZZhE1lQs0sjYeAftOdnSS2kNBDnjuRFCfYbUWi-Bvr6lAU/s400/S1054537.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5273908993922133106" /></a><br />I am also very excited for Christmas~! On the 6th I am going with my mom to watch the Nutcracker Suite, which Portland has a good show downtown of, we are going to get dressed up and have a date together. For Christmas we usually decorate a theme on a budget, in the past we did a Candy Cane Stripe theme, this year for our new house we are going to go with an all white Christmas, a white fake tree, snowflakes, and white hanging orb ornaments, sort of a 2001 Space Odyssey Christmas, haha.<br />We are already menu planning together and I am very excited. So I will update the Christmas Season as it happens, until then I hope everyone is having a relaxed, special holiday season with their family. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkaOKEowHNNI5AodNZEQeW5MoSelG1kF3DR6Q3w3uwI_VYa0WekP39vWEPxsA7E20SWQXxXIVscGPba-50qcdOXbWS_d2Qk4y-U040baQ_M971uvP2h1kRXoInSJvzjD_iMjRqWgfMmgU/s1600-h/S1054545.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkaOKEowHNNI5AodNZEQeW5MoSelG1kF3DR6Q3w3uwI_VYa0WekP39vWEPxsA7E20SWQXxXIVscGPba-50qcdOXbWS_d2Qk4y-U040baQ_M971uvP2h1kRXoInSJvzjD_iMjRqWgfMmgU/s400/S1054545.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5273908987818625346" /></a>bunbunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15389459530117328836noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8544894538213566355.post-65094258050875320742008-11-04T19:24:00.000-08:002008-11-04T20:11:15.561-08:00Hello, its Bunbun......<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUmzXs5ryh8FJNk4R3ktsEX-57IXzXL8YNVyQf9cuujWk0M6AroysCpM52qqvTJFASthvbvWYg5rEGNPOD4OfKOuaAeDLnt2ATshISRF_VODsQT0MM9qIBvGUtH61UfKD_zcCqJk9TbD0/s1600-h/S1053859.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUmzXs5ryh8FJNk4R3ktsEX-57IXzXL8YNVyQf9cuujWk0M6AroysCpM52qqvTJFASthvbvWYg5rEGNPOD4OfKOuaAeDLnt2ATshISRF_VODsQT0MM9qIBvGUtH61UfKD_zcCqJk9TbD0/s400/S1053859.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265018948597356546" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOcmXW1k7wVPCkN8PvyOPQzmobZT4V2S6kr6iXg3K5t2IHrUohavElusjkPUKxsSUVP0VS7I6-DUg226prAqa0J3c-eYGHVc8qMDTP23ZbWsqojsQfUslS4rTN7IN_jZ3jt1bWS60fXJg/s1600-h/S1053863.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 332px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOcmXW1k7wVPCkN8PvyOPQzmobZT4V2S6kr6iXg3K5t2IHrUohavElusjkPUKxsSUVP0VS7I6-DUg226prAqa0J3c-eYGHVc8qMDTP23ZbWsqojsQfUslS4rTN7IN_jZ3jt1bWS60fXJg/s400/S1053863.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265018939044717426" /></a><br />Hey anyone out there! Wow, it has been a long time and so much has happened. I didn't mean to be gone this long or to lose touch with my blogging friends, but one thing lead to another and I almost forgot I ever had a blog! I still plan on mostly staying on flickr, but I want to keep Honey and Clover alive, because I really liked blogging.<br />So, summer came and went, and it was beautiful. both our birthdays were celebrated and we are now both 28. Then came the news that my mom was in poor health, and it was devastating. I am back in school and working full time, so there wasn't much time for me to process how I felt about everything. In fact for awhile I felt neither good or bad, which scared me. But for privacy reasons (I am not sure if my mother wants her health history broadcasted on the internet, haha!) I wont go into details. I do know because of where I work, that life is short and you gotta never take a second for granted, like that one song by the Flaming Lips(sorry I don't know the name cause I pretty much only listen to the Rolling Stones and Rap nowadays). The month of august I was pretty stressed and even my mom didn't know how much. I tried to look at the more beautiful and carefree aspects of my life, all of which I put on flickr, I have always wanted to focus on those things anyway.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_Aq78PCkAhNP2p2IK8fvazmptYOK4C8R_FsYybFVK3y3nRfCuHxHPr7EM7zVvqbdbbe89icNId9YePcGSBZp_cTGSUMlE76H2glG8Nab3Fa4rJLwtpjswaTmZ6c8LuI9kUO8O5oCtuR0/s1600-h/S1053815.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 277px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_Aq78PCkAhNP2p2IK8fvazmptYOK4C8R_FsYybFVK3y3nRfCuHxHPr7EM7zVvqbdbbe89icNId9YePcGSBZp_cTGSUMlE76H2glG8Nab3Fa4rJLwtpjswaTmZ6c8LuI9kUO8O5oCtuR0/s400/S1053815.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265021001692039586" /></a>Then around the time of our first wedding anniversary, everything seemed to calm down. My mom started to look and sound more normal. We got a new house which makes our old house seem like a crackhouse. If you have read past posts, you might remember that I love the St. Johns area in Portland, that is where we are now!!!!!! So close to a lot of beautiful trails small companies. We found it on our anniversary. I started baking again (goodbye toaster oven, hello new gas oven!), and everything fell back into place.<br /><br />What is weird is that during this whole time, things were stressful, but probably the most happy time of my life! Autumn is my favorite time of year, so I am really enjoying everything around me. I am sorry if this post is a little vague and scattered. I didn't know where to start. I hope all my blogging friends out there are doing great and I hope to reconnect soon!<br /><br />Also,(sorry, I normally am pretty quiet about this kind of stuff, but our country is falling apart!) today is our election day in America! I am not even going to try and be PC, if you didn't vote for Obama, then you are an ignorant and selfish idiot that supports war and needless killing. But I am pretty excited about the fact that he is really damn close to becoming president! <br />I am super excited that someone like him is here to represent our generation. Right now in my neighborhood people are lighting off fireworks and celebrating Obama! Okay, I will shut up now.......bunbunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15389459530117328836noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8544894538213566355.post-8940789490313218622008-07-29T18:58:00.000-07:002008-07-29T19:21:27.447-07:00Honey and Clover HiatusThis photo is for Ling239 who had asked me about purple roses....<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp55LVGktes4u8OB6Q91Lv400SD9aBwwC74NvColqiRG9sz6gMlaWDhFoiMPArg6TXVKppwD6BB8mDLlIV8OOsTv1VW1E_bn1FWuq1mwWyaK8RDeeR1NXxg8Q5QY4isZsSJV2IcajJJQM/s1600-h/S1050017.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp55LVGktes4u8OB6Q91Lv400SD9aBwwC74NvColqiRG9sz6gMlaWDhFoiMPArg6TXVKppwD6BB8mDLlIV8OOsTv1VW1E_bn1FWuq1mwWyaK8RDeeR1NXxg8Q5QY4isZsSJV2IcajJJQM/s400/S1050017.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228624967613225490" /></a><br />Hi! My blogger account has been very buggy lately and after many attempts over the last week to post about our recent trip to Mt Hood not working, I gave up. I became slightly embarrased at the time I was spending on trying to fix it. So I have decided to take a little break from blogging and focus more on my flickr account. It makes sense since I actually pay for my flickr. I am just going to do longer and better photo descriptions. The problem with blogger is that it wont let me upload photos (more than one) and I pretty much use blogger to post photos, so it has left me high and dry. ( i have a no post without photos rule for myself)<br />Anyways, summer is speeding along too fast to worry about petty things like uploading photos. I am still going to stay in touch with all my blogging friends via their pages, so please don't forget about me!!! <br />This is not the end of Honey and Clover and I think it will only be a few weeks. I love everything about blogging, especially the great blogs I have come across. <br />If you want to stay in touch with me in the meantime, please contact me via flickr. Flickr is free and I don't believe you even have to have an account to leave a message or comment. <br />But if flickr isn't your thing and you want to wait till I come back here to say what's up to me, that is cool, too! <br />I have gotten a few emails asking me what Honey and Clover means. It is one of my favorite Japanese movies, or favorite movie in general. If you have a chance to watch it, please do. I have a weird phobia of watching movies and television. I think it is boring, so I have to really like something to want to watch it for 2 hours. And Honey stands for Holly and Clover is for Casey. Plus, I just really like Honey, and I really like Clovers. <br />Anyways, to my blogging friends out there, keep on having a great summer and I will talk to you soon! xoxoxoxo-bunbunbunbunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15389459530117328836noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8544894538213566355.post-25146206627987238512008-07-16T18:13:00.000-07:002008-07-16T22:53:47.517-07:00Sweet Summer Sunsets<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9pEsgXiofIR1UG7Yf0jgj7XSMgiDLa4IRRLyX-saMW7Fp_XKAgquH1ZJ254hL78pqHam6aUc_0_Tsh7PT9G64EEpZ5Sp5pNNSaV3FYUnpW950Q_5bAJmPSIq-2IriwziQvxx85NtlOHg/s1600-h/S1050078.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9pEsgXiofIR1UG7Yf0jgj7XSMgiDLa4IRRLyX-saMW7Fp_XKAgquH1ZJ254hL78pqHam6aUc_0_Tsh7PT9G64EEpZ5Sp5pNNSaV3FYUnpW950Q_5bAJmPSIq-2IriwziQvxx85NtlOHg/s400/S1050078.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5223853218754590978" /></a><br />Wow, time is just FLYING! My job has really consumed most of my life this summer so far, but I have to step down from my new promotion soon because there will be no way to go to school with the workload that I currently have. I am grateful that they are willing to accommodate my needs and they are giving me my old position back. I will truly miss the amount of patient interaction I have had. That part has really changed my life, and it will continue to everyday. I have learned to acclimate myself to the sadness, So every night, no matter how tired and weary I am, I ride my bike to meet Casey on North Willamette Blvd. Willamette Blvd is by my house and overlooks the downtown (mainly industrial) part of Portland. We have it timed perfectly that when I arrive, the sun is just about to go down so we sit and watch the sunset, and I have to say, this little ritual has been so good for my soul, it is almost a religious experience! I am a different person on my way back home, my shoulders relaxed and my mind cleared again. The street is pretty quiet and it seems like you are in a little perfect pocket of Portland where cars and annoyances have disappeared.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-NZIGsagiP2zlywtW3mr5e5olc5yy33m6p3lkmKcoXVoe0kteV69yxkNEo6EvaiRyNtWSU1lZHwODI0qB3liApaJAaR7lXNjIEhyphenhyphenSvcO8FcgigaU994Kv9RdbMZws0FF02SG7CzEX4Mw/s1600-h/S1059112.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-NZIGsagiP2zlywtW3mr5e5olc5yy33m6p3lkmKcoXVoe0kteV69yxkNEo6EvaiRyNtWSU1lZHwODI0qB3liApaJAaR7lXNjIEhyphenhyphenSvcO8FcgigaU994Kv9RdbMZws0FF02SG7CzEX4Mw/s400/S1059112.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5223855676119644274" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4Poj6vm1zpNTY41p4LZ7mKxZYF3F3Iy9vkmu7gNsICP3hB5yAUKXNGmtqGFWr8QzvcqNqAH3t_AhyphenhyphenpoI_pIaEb42QQ26PslBrRmZxkM21z47xhJ3VfWYuhLgt48m6I8RKJFkXc0ZOqJc/s1600-h/S1059129.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4Poj6vm1zpNTY41p4LZ7mKxZYF3F3Iy9vkmu7gNsICP3hB5yAUKXNGmtqGFWr8QzvcqNqAH3t_AhyphenhyphenpoI_pIaEb42QQ26PslBrRmZxkM21z47xhJ3VfWYuhLgt48m6I8RKJFkXc0ZOqJc/s400/S1059129.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5223855682822077410" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinbSRoDizBCovTaOHdaKmnaNe7Vc1rCHIO3BFdwsypfZZqK8H8XZ-KnQM4toyDK2D37HQ1GfO-gKGbiXnv22NX11SGg5G10_m5JTsSt-3t1movybvNFL5JrZlOMzk1RgCSn2pVdb8dWpI/s1600-h/S1059119.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinbSRoDizBCovTaOHdaKmnaNe7Vc1rCHIO3BFdwsypfZZqK8H8XZ-KnQM4toyDK2D37HQ1GfO-gKGbiXnv22NX11SGg5G10_m5JTsSt-3t1movybvNFL5JrZlOMzk1RgCSn2pVdb8dWpI/s400/S1059119.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5223855706069411634" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7MAO5YBfu34XTvGpCbBgJ0nw2oBEHxQKobO1xS89F9uyAmJpTBo7R_txQFhrS1Z8vrzjaYyn4rVAuyB7Q23HeJExeDK0fhvuJwLigvE_z4nIjLuhY9PJowGC1VxFCNwTxwnWLwGdVrDM/s1600-h/S1050071.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7MAO5YBfu34XTvGpCbBgJ0nw2oBEHxQKobO1xS89F9uyAmJpTBo7R_txQFhrS1Z8vrzjaYyn4rVAuyB7Q23HeJExeDK0fhvuJwLigvE_z4nIjLuhY9PJowGC1VxFCNwTxwnWLwGdVrDM/s400/S1050071.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5223853190711283666" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge_fiiIXujAOLkDEclwPV_C87Yey01UU-cFR3Sbu-FFx92wW50vk9kPW-RSRzCdxqLEuOI42A5CJUBk4wOAPr96JURHSbfKZPPRqNwOOk2PGjxnnMJspX2ptoUuyg-8Iq22Ivtw4WLIEY/s1600-h/S1050063.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge_fiiIXujAOLkDEclwPV_C87Yey01UU-cFR3Sbu-FFx92wW50vk9kPW-RSRzCdxqLEuOI42A5CJUBk4wOAPr96JURHSbfKZPPRqNwOOk2PGjxnnMJspX2ptoUuyg-8Iq22Ivtw4WLIEY/s400/S1050063.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5223853199438163234" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuaE74RiOFdtr0Wcu2MjN_iVQYWEaw2Yu3PgNo0hXLVGV5JZSWAs_XOniLLug2-7hL8-Xx0jTB3EVuAyTNGJP_QdlbLrY84hdEBpEUYmpi8DncbkL0o8wLJoc6aDeENUO2lQJTIP6pK4Q/s1600-h/S1059125.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuaE74RiOFdtr0Wcu2MjN_iVQYWEaw2Yu3PgNo0hXLVGV5JZSWAs_XOniLLug2-7hL8-Xx0jTB3EVuAyTNGJP_QdlbLrY84hdEBpEUYmpi8DncbkL0o8wLJoc6aDeENUO2lQJTIP6pK4Q/s400/S1059125.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5223853234437019218" /></a><br />Still not baking much, we do eat well, but the heat and the time constraints have really put a damper on my baking missions. I did make this Blueberry jam a few days ago. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0A9Na7ETWyTm8AZqkhyphenhyphenzVu1MZiVtTyhsvcIY6v_XGm8d4L63YY6gW4-TJ3aHFb-ACoUh49Wdj0aGJw3qV5ADlpnFQKqersblchA9ZdTRD7SfXi0-51lgjg3yF3NDq2ABJG5vz5qwPV8w/s1600-h/S1050084.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0A9Na7ETWyTm8AZqkhyphenhyphenzVu1MZiVtTyhsvcIY6v_XGm8d4L63YY6gW4-TJ3aHFb-ACoUh49Wdj0aGJw3qV5ADlpnFQKqersblchA9ZdTRD7SfXi0-51lgjg3yF3NDq2ABJG5vz5qwPV8w/s400/S1050084.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5223853224847412402" /></a>A blueberry truck at Casey's work accidentally unloaded 900 dollars of blueberries, and I guess there was a free for all, and brought home bag after bag of fresh berries, so I made this jam. I cannot believe how much sugar jam recipes call for! One pound for every pound of fruit, my goodness! I didn't use any sugar because I think fruit is sweet enough. I like tartness anyways. So here is my jam, which I am quite happy with. I used my Zojirushi Bread Machine's Jam setting, so I really don't even feel like I did anything!<br />Life is great, Summer daydreaming in the backyard and gardening is what we live for,<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoItL1ECh6A3x2Z6pLpHW2zntZu376QgW6r8o1MYESsIzsi4owIqsPqb-8s6JNcGWPm-77MxWp8uAomAWPJQcKGJ9-_FM7OB1xuYN-FmlaWf9BpCtYRMVOKlGteaZfxBRYbCnke8Th4L4/s1600-h/S1050195.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoItL1ECh6A3x2Z6pLpHW2zntZu376QgW6r8o1MYESsIzsi4owIqsPqb-8s6JNcGWPm-77MxWp8uAomAWPJQcKGJ9-_FM7OB1xuYN-FmlaWf9BpCtYRMVOKlGteaZfxBRYbCnke8Th4L4/s400/S1050195.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5223855658359385474" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhlgCcGRV_jPrxg27gr4KyCoHh418NHOak2jc9fsvNAUCzaLKY5tVYE8es4ClNzBNe-DqVduKrIkNSkfKibpaYi-vUmt0AMBW9nLNFzewY5lOiGNxdxqs8tdbw_e0VHJtHV2yraNgmSJA/s1600-h/S1059848.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhlgCcGRV_jPrxg27gr4KyCoHh418NHOak2jc9fsvNAUCzaLKY5tVYE8es4ClNzBNe-DqVduKrIkNSkfKibpaYi-vUmt0AMBW9nLNFzewY5lOiGNxdxqs8tdbw_e0VHJtHV2yraNgmSJA/s400/S1059848.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5223855669421756194" /></a>and best of all, this Saturday we are back on the road again camping!!!bunbunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15389459530117328836noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8544894538213566355.post-83962728452900507952008-07-07T22:03:00.000-07:002008-07-08T20:01:46.836-07:00Paradise"Happy Birthday!!!!"<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD5ZniN2fiIvW3_HGy3m5PRi2OueCupXaI4A41czu_3j0pF0SK8nRurLpGM5S0XS-9niZ31olDqxw8W_FXIE8ORqaGkZCgz8dvEm7L3tmPR0eqIHRgQiwVEWO_GFr9qKtihRvm-luJ6rI/s1600-h/S1059246.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD5ZniN2fiIvW3_HGy3m5PRi2OueCupXaI4A41czu_3j0pF0SK8nRurLpGM5S0XS-9niZ31olDqxw8W_FXIE8ORqaGkZCgz8dvEm7L3tmPR0eqIHRgQiwVEWO_GFr9qKtihRvm-luJ6rI/s400/S1059246.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220843414248620354" /></a><br />This weekend was Casey's birthday and we celebrated it all weekend. We also met each other on his 25th birthday and we pretty much were instantly a couple after that day, so it has always been a little like a dual holiday! Every birthday since that first one together we have always gone camping to our favorite spot together.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKo2Q92Hf8WX3_fJn_LtM78EfRk7ALX0BdsbsRmZLvXSjuK2WscIZEdERvNe2U8vezQt_RSp4Zx2HlRR-uWX0AuglmAP-OrM-VFoJMHZKZ-HqU0XVjvcO5DHJwrDx-4AdGPNQy1rGIh-w/s1600-h/S1059537.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKo2Q92Hf8WX3_fJn_LtM78EfRk7ALX0BdsbsRmZLvXSjuK2WscIZEdERvNe2U8vezQt_RSp4Zx2HlRR-uWX0AuglmAP-OrM-VFoJMHZKZ-HqU0XVjvcO5DHJwrDx-4AdGPNQy1rGIh-w/s400/S1059537.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220841809956964530" /></a> It was so lovely this time, but it always is. We joke that our spot is our vacation home. It truly is like paradise, every shade of green glowing and vibrant with beautiful ferns,<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxvkqQztPPgeij9oSGMaOm27RHpPL8HaZR4za1GsEHtTxfXDckGD5BZAsYRLdPbpaTL9I3dcTy8V8h-RDCca-dF2KMmdVW6ppOuRtC-XuLefTHlQNn7h0BGrBK9ZPSYcQqwAg2RcrfCXg/s1600-h/S1059409.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxvkqQztPPgeij9oSGMaOm27RHpPL8HaZR4za1GsEHtTxfXDckGD5BZAsYRLdPbpaTL9I3dcTy8V8h-RDCca-dF2KMmdVW6ppOuRtC-XuLefTHlQNn7h0BGrBK9ZPSYcQqwAg2RcrfCXg/s400/S1059409.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220841837825582866" /></a>wildflowers,<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWmDrE8SnAFIZM1_0gjxQ1rHjs58Zl2tb-K9SCoSY83Go6j6U18seY-W5aRCdWQiy2KRL12LTOuiF-0YCa09ZdsAMXXHXADaAE08kCkdeeoKdNXl8AhkQt6akjpoTraVtFOWayvr5J8HY/s1600-h/S1059205.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWmDrE8SnAFIZM1_0gjxQ1rHjs58Zl2tb-K9SCoSY83Go6j6U18seY-W5aRCdWQiy2KRL12LTOuiF-0YCa09ZdsAMXXHXADaAE08kCkdeeoKdNXl8AhkQt6akjpoTraVtFOWayvr5J8HY/s400/S1059205.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220834956311846866" /></a> and succulents everywhere. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_xj8Xe_CmpS6tdz1YfSXIRNhpmJjjY6lrzFBSVHyKlmVqtugOF-nDsnnpi7FAMwguZEUVCcpysJTZ7ncM2kQKKlB8Le_u-OUgzSUZK1AY2TuyhU9a-EjkV3j15x7GrJY8WH_Ol1lrvZU/s1600-h/S1059485.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_xj8Xe_CmpS6tdz1YfSXIRNhpmJjjY6lrzFBSVHyKlmVqtugOF-nDsnnpi7FAMwguZEUVCcpysJTZ7ncM2kQKKlB8Le_u-OUgzSUZK1AY2TuyhU9a-EjkV3j15x7GrJY8WH_Ol1lrvZU/s400/S1059485.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220839186682314818" /></a>We sleep in a hammock with Nigel and Simon sleeps underneath us. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgMK8vtUdzFj1CaN22sfR44ATXS5gwBqO-73qe1bOPd7BPcPmZRi3MVbzC9KDztvWb9-DzfbW5Z30pYfviOoMzPXDR1UGni7cMer9m3-dpXZzCnDuZ7qjl_uwkFCSSaRgRpm2UKTr04h4/s1600-h/S1059497.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgMK8vtUdzFj1CaN22sfR44ATXS5gwBqO-73qe1bOPd7BPcPmZRi3MVbzC9KDztvWb9-DzfbW5Z30pYfviOoMzPXDR1UGni7cMer9m3-dpXZzCnDuZ7qjl_uwkFCSSaRgRpm2UKTr04h4/s400/S1059497.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220839192470346402" /></a>Our campsite is a about a 10 mile hike from our car(we had a subaru zipcar this weekend, along beautiful mossy trails, with beautiful babbling springs. Our site is along the edge of a stream, which is Mt. Hood runoff water, it is ice cold, but feels good to splash your face with in the morning. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhutMFrgXW6kqny8BGuJ99gRCv4GOwEAPA65uZwhk09fef0QJxEogGc3yVWoupSQUR3hpIty-fc9V11fm4ZSv_QD5X-6EHLzhGQ5FbE9yVcDokHzL5bpv_PtoAHHVD3OlfBM5bEMqQRVT4/s1600-h/S1059271.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhutMFrgXW6kqny8BGuJ99gRCv4GOwEAPA65uZwhk09fef0QJxEogGc3yVWoupSQUR3hpIty-fc9V11fm4ZSv_QD5X-6EHLzhGQ5FbE9yVcDokHzL5bpv_PtoAHHVD3OlfBM5bEMqQRVT4/s400/S1059271.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220834964056625666" /></a>That is the magic of camping here. Everything is bursting with beauty, it doesn't seem real. You half expect Totoro or Bambi to frolic out of nowhere. The dogs really needed this trip more than anyone, they love camping and turn into different dogs. Simon is obsessed with sticks and rocks, and will swim lap after lap in the ice cold water for them, then violently chew on them. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-ihIHAG-1XoGACCKWVQWb0cUgfs9u8CcjWeFOMBOT43TFsVqesWrjOVEGx-L0z_L8-ebCD9oiOCuG9POAUOqzd_FpVAOw0qTfsIZcPaSVOVRy2vtIYAdAZUMEl5gvGDdYiihJm1IZLOM/s1600-h/S1059576.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-ihIHAG-1XoGACCKWVQWb0cUgfs9u8CcjWeFOMBOT43TFsVqesWrjOVEGx-L0z_L8-ebCD9oiOCuG9POAUOqzd_FpVAOw0qTfsIZcPaSVOVRy2vtIYAdAZUMEl5gvGDdYiihJm1IZLOM/s400/S1059576.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220843395070920530" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwBf1aobYITkgQLKmz_f5-YabV8iQykPi0Cks5WIuSSmwTstutW4gLGC1Bf4RP-7-p1jnY2EzcdE-RhyyHpsuT_9EDAFN4aSsEuMSw4P7PAyJpNAok-pdgjoYIxzYqn2OLLfl01ff4yu0/s1600-h/S1059583.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwBf1aobYITkgQLKmz_f5-YabV8iQykPi0Cks5WIuSSmwTstutW4gLGC1Bf4RP-7-p1jnY2EzcdE-RhyyHpsuT_9EDAFN4aSsEuMSw4P7PAyJpNAok-pdgjoYIxzYqn2OLLfl01ff4yu0/s400/S1059583.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220843400086019010" /></a>Nigel hops rocks that make me scared for life! But mostly they relax and scope out nature.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-Ga4CebBSmO-ueKkgb_c3905BAj5J64Y112blDsxOpgXjbsHbZTYYUsUK_AO0VPBmRH-Quoe6_yDuMlVgY0Ry55Vi_3jM7H5grADTqKxD3D_mEYimMHVtHtJTvMv512RsaA8US4kFQSc/s1600-h/S1059456.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-Ga4CebBSmO-ueKkgb_c3905BAj5J64Y112blDsxOpgXjbsHbZTYYUsUK_AO0VPBmRH-Quoe6_yDuMlVgY0Ry55Vi_3jM7H5grADTqKxD3D_mEYimMHVtHtJTvMv512RsaA8US4kFQSc/s400/S1059456.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220839179077136674" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiinPwCG7bvHCAI4QDHVuADqLN8IVjyM1KxN42LTFiDflrBLWPBFeEd16XSZW5whaXoT62aTF8Q0td76ahlKXBHdB7pmJRhyphenhyphenpWn4-lnrZ-CVdPx_yw33oCTBAtrBusB2FObA14ZaI4RnRg/s1600-h/S1059410.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiinPwCG7bvHCAI4QDHVuADqLN8IVjyM1KxN42LTFiDflrBLWPBFeEd16XSZW5whaXoT62aTF8Q0td76ahlKXBHdB7pmJRhyphenhyphenpWn4-lnrZ-CVdPx_yw33oCTBAtrBusB2FObA14ZaI4RnRg/s400/S1059410.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220834976666043986" /></a>We drank sake and for food we used our Jetboil, which we love so much! Casey got two for his birthday a few years ago from his family and the cooking system is so lightweight and durable. Here is our breakfast, <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzl-yhKmdABxhH097creEdsrpUyYnf9hagf1zn4JB2YK51-Qw-Eg2-EqX3qdCtv4ITagG4tCmTjZ8OrZfP72MNEzuu4AA-wUVDfPBmTZR_cT2yIuqKx_YBYoQOzEEEF5Ug-1Xe-h14S8U/s1600-h/S1059556.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzl-yhKmdABxhH097creEdsrpUyYnf9hagf1zn4JB2YK51-Qw-Eg2-EqX3qdCtv4ITagG4tCmTjZ8OrZfP72MNEzuu4AA-wUVDfPBmTZR_cT2yIuqKx_YBYoQOzEEEF5Ug-1Xe-h14S8U/s400/S1059556.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220841820942286898" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv6sfcS0gJIFal7u2opJEUTOQKtvySYwaGm7a2ToX-fg8_JuEaI_jhZXFRvURKf19Q6veujDHFTl-q1gal_DE-vaPaRqPWxKQ7qUKtKxnYUau1Y3GvOkCf5k9SBymkY1aBQjBhrIodVNY/s1600-h/S1059559.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv6sfcS0gJIFal7u2opJEUTOQKtvySYwaGm7a2ToX-fg8_JuEaI_jhZXFRvURKf19Q6veujDHFTl-q1gal_DE-vaPaRqPWxKQ7qUKtKxnYUau1Y3GvOkCf5k9SBymkY1aBQjBhrIodVNY/s400/S1059559.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220841831210066338" /></a>which is a skillet meal of bacon, eggs, and hashbrowns, cooked in bacon fat, something I only eat when camping, but so good and fills you up for plenty of hiking.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5r8dmsKYFJULUQ7ZUPzi1yzBTOrgMq6MnOTlwIl-ZHei1TJv4uixLwT5Apzne59TqwhlTGAfehGIFwmVxna0f0PRtdqFuYu7bD95TuJQoTdRs5mbleDGFyR_czPEFGYhlMLmjBgaLRBw/s1600-h/S1059383.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5r8dmsKYFJULUQ7ZUPzi1yzBTOrgMq6MnOTlwIl-ZHei1TJv4uixLwT5Apzne59TqwhlTGAfehGIFwmVxna0f0PRtdqFuYu7bD95TuJQoTdRs5mbleDGFyR_czPEFGYhlMLmjBgaLRBw/s400/S1059383.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220834996181498834" /></a>We came home feeling like a million bucks after hiking and enjoying nature for the weekend. It was so nice to get away from clocks, phones, computers, and just listen to the beautiful sounds of birds chirping and the stream flowing for the weekend. We are going to try to come here every other weekend this summer to take full advantage of our summer, we will see what happens, but that is close to what we did last summer. We sort of live in fear of losing this spot to developments someday, but that is something I just don't want want to dwell on.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsiD_1AOmliQi0gzSoaunOz1Jmbhps3Hyqg6lCu2EXLGcsK3IBXwC_g1bw_gymcwfhTFPsWNmyBNF9mh8yRA90zUZEyhZU6qzV6UQ67fsvTCByptXWESwEjB_GuUVhuTQGEVXcWKFE4yw/s1600-h/S1059513.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsiD_1AOmliQi0gzSoaunOz1Jmbhps3Hyqg6lCu2EXLGcsK3IBXwC_g1bw_gymcwfhTFPsWNmyBNF9mh8yRA90zUZEyhZU6qzV6UQ67fsvTCByptXWESwEjB_GuUVhuTQGEVXcWKFE4yw/s400/S1059513.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220839202341728994" /></a><br />There is just so much to talk about when it comes to camping, I guess I will save the rest for future trips, I also uploaded a ton of photos on flickr of our trip.bunbunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15389459530117328836noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8544894538213566355.post-19815814697892515752008-06-29T22:51:00.000-07:002008-06-30T00:19:29.561-07:00City of Roses*Sorry for the upcoming spelling errors! Blogger's spell check isn't working right now and I am too lazy to edit!*<br />What a crazy week! By last friday, my brain felt hard-boiled! It was good and I have gone through a lot of learning experiences this week, but boy was I glad when friday came and our weekend was in effect. Casey got his early birthday present (it is next Saturday) on friday, a new Bike! <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg620zOK4UPsEoZBW4uGMum_VVLzUvoJJ5qbNA8raiTwT8LAzpYgMqRun5zyIovJl2WzNLnOqW1Kbhmjd13TBt0dFnnZ90mtuzo25jEVlSanUlqLa7L8eRfdmi9qP3lXJrCwZmAHbcHnmY/s1600-h/S1058736.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg620zOK4UPsEoZBW4uGMum_VVLzUvoJJ5qbNA8raiTwT8LAzpYgMqRun5zyIovJl2WzNLnOqW1Kbhmjd13TBt0dFnnZ90mtuzo25jEVlSanUlqLa7L8eRfdmi9qP3lXJrCwZmAHbcHnmY/s400/S1058736.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5217561614699338818" /></a>We finally sold our broke down van and so it justified him having this <a href="http://www.swobo.com/">Swobo Dixon bicycle!</a> I am excited for him because I catch him just gazing at it lovingly!<br /> Saturday the weather was 100 degrees. We did as much housework and gardening our bodies could stand before collapsing outside in a daze. That night we had Yakisoba, served cold. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ2OGN8yhGouPDlHB2SotefEe6tYeAsbB-r3d8QFQLeJx3Xse8EwM0B5cghmKQbQCEVQ6Z8Y0OK8IwyB65ib0MDddTri91ANeoTiKNjDLLIKtlXIuV3Y4SRSsjGXN-Q54yxW2LXJdvDjY/s1600-h/S1058666.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ2OGN8yhGouPDlHB2SotefEe6tYeAsbB-r3d8QFQLeJx3Xse8EwM0B5cghmKQbQCEVQ6Z8Y0OK8IwyB65ib0MDddTri91ANeoTiKNjDLLIKtlXIuV3Y4SRSsjGXN-Q54yxW2LXJdvDjY/s400/S1058666.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5217566108126348994" /></a>The cold noodles and chicken were so refreshing to our depleted bodies. I used Annie's shitake seasame dressing, green onions, and basil from our garden for the sauce. Basil is kind of odd to put in the mix, but it added a nice kick to the flavor. Here is a photo of the leftovers the next day in the park. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA7MHjQNtq5Sn35Bi5amUccRNpnQSjZ8FW51v2ATeTHqF_5qfH_jVW8en7AO99ZEnyR8No4_6EopsE_PwuvJiXWWO3HqMApafaWUODjHQNO5GwCIlGjKgtYSpvnExcXNU3jf04PuHYaRs/s1600-h/S1058870.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA7MHjQNtq5Sn35Bi5amUccRNpnQSjZ8FW51v2ATeTHqF_5qfH_jVW8en7AO99ZEnyR8No4_6EopsE_PwuvJiXWWO3HqMApafaWUODjHQNO5GwCIlGjKgtYSpvnExcXNU3jf04PuHYaRs/s400/S1058870.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5217561632148531730" /></a>Today the weather cooled down some, but it was very muggy. We rode our bikes and it was nice to have the breeze flow through our hair. I swear, I could take a shower every hour and still feel grimy due to the humidity! But it was a gorgeous day! We rode to <a href="http://blog.littleredbikecafe.com/">The Little Red Bike Cafe</a>, a new "Bike-Thru" cafe in our nighborhood that a co-worker of Casey's just recently opened. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://littleredbikecafe.com/logo.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px;" src="http://littleredbikecafe.com/logo.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>It is so freakin cute! Click on the link to read their blog on starting up the cafe, it is quite interesting, and I also love the charm the place has. Casey's friend, Deacon was working there today, and I got to try some of his famous donutholes I have heard about since last winter from my husband. Wow, they were amazing! Really, I have never had any that have compared to this before! We rode our bikes back to Columbia Park to enjoy our treats<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit1lExWgiLo9-PsZOCjReP3GW_7XEnbwn-vwE_IO2ATlVzifOuRVWTFqHcofJTQPWZCPmTzwrF1Mgz6PJo1KM-lCPBMyrnNw4CHI4NItKw2orIXfgJpMb4VFX7M93Ec7_T_OFIOGLkaBQ/s1600-h/S1058732.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit1lExWgiLo9-PsZOCjReP3GW_7XEnbwn-vwE_IO2ATlVzifOuRVWTFqHcofJTQPWZCPmTzwrF1Mgz6PJo1KM-lCPBMyrnNw4CHI4NItKw2orIXfgJpMb4VFX7M93Ec7_T_OFIOGLkaBQ/s400/S1058732.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5217561606941667442" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-7UGWG3xZS3Edt1yPmMPrlZH3tLEOjJ2aYgcz1E-q1dghyphenhyphen0NLBG-lITpnJQfVvzF7EfU79bJ3VjAWN1ok2dBAK0NGnhWJPuu_y8QPFR4NMuTx2Aj7Lz37U2u_EHhmlvL5djH6e_mI4AI/s1600-h/S1058760.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-7UGWG3xZS3Edt1yPmMPrlZH3tLEOjJ2aYgcz1E-q1dghyphenhyphen0NLBG-lITpnJQfVvzF7EfU79bJ3VjAWN1ok2dBAK0NGnhWJPuu_y8QPFR4NMuTx2Aj7Lz37U2u_EHhmlvL5djH6e_mI4AI/s400/S1058760.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5217566122119508034" /></a>Then we decided to head over to Peninsula Park to see it's famous Test Rose Garden. The rose garden is so breathtaking and magical! <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigje9MRZWg7f0wStiAY-AKJ7-AZSgIgo6loiRADVolGtSeDml1Fyu3cTYB0hhv4LtqypCDB7uyjAkZ-ATY5ThzLlk20taFaDroVA3LNgnsLPt1FfkqsoTuo2jTnFUv3G6KWGJYaQ7U4W0/s1600-h/S1058787.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigje9MRZWg7f0wStiAY-AKJ7-AZSgIgo6loiRADVolGtSeDml1Fyu3cTYB0hhv4LtqypCDB7uyjAkZ-ATY5ThzLlk20taFaDroVA3LNgnsLPt1FfkqsoTuo2jTnFUv3G6KWGJYaQ7U4W0/s400/S1058787.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5217561621520933602" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0xyIxNwpvBNnJiYzwm54ybyq7HgysxoR7rCR0bmmGBwVABmIPTc6JJWTmfp97Zl867QiXXtSZ6wcihlxA0i9oyeX44OpXrwkR3-fIPk4okRJKkwyiDcmVBbrQ2yPBAb5U8zd2wMLIslA/s1600-h/S1058820.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0xyIxNwpvBNnJiYzwm54ybyq7HgysxoR7rCR0bmmGBwVABmIPTc6JJWTmfp97Zl867QiXXtSZ6wcihlxA0i9oyeX44OpXrwkR3-fIPk4okRJKkwyiDcmVBbrQ2yPBAb5U8zd2wMLIslA/s400/S1058820.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5217564230508451410" /></a><br />I like it far better than the Washington Park Rose Gardens (which is a beautiful, you could say "royal" park) because Peninsula park showcases the beautiful roses that so many genius gardeners have labored over in such a personal way. The other rose garden is more famous and big, and is always loaded with tour buses. I laid on a park bench in the shade and just gazed at all of the beauty.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh86sdbUjH9LDc58OwvBp8lD1CB6p2TZmV8TcC7TSi0FR4KOQO_IDhCIrXL5PsP0tk77Ksn14rQyvJdRSRLoLaLffRMf2cz69w_B3pnWeWB7hpXv4Qivlcg3LpMOvvhxYzxesLjKJxIVGI/s1600-h/S1058782.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh86sdbUjH9LDc58OwvBp8lD1CB6p2TZmV8TcC7TSi0FR4KOQO_IDhCIrXL5PsP0tk77Ksn14rQyvJdRSRLoLaLffRMf2cz69w_B3pnWeWB7hpXv4Qivlcg3LpMOvvhxYzxesLjKJxIVGI/s400/S1058782.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5217564237626850642" /></a>Portland is called "The city of Roses" so I feel that when the roses are in bloom here, it is part of our culture to admire them, like Japan does with Sakura Blossoms. <br />And then we headed back to Columbia Park, where we had a picnic and I napped in the grass for a marvelously long time.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMZ6O29SGdpFgvgIh0uKvuj0RfPSB3-FMU7PizICiJfe_tGHbZ7YRV5M47ZPxhFQPqQeKYRnY2rfwfoyCWNTHjOAfWD6OYL9XiMUcq4JiRbpS4jiYVx-JN_fFbIACOZpIUsq7DuHy9xPE/s1600-h/S1058773.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMZ6O29SGdpFgvgIh0uKvuj0RfPSB3-FMU7PizICiJfe_tGHbZ7YRV5M47ZPxhFQPqQeKYRnY2rfwfoyCWNTHjOAfWD6OYL9XiMUcq4JiRbpS4jiYVx-JN_fFbIACOZpIUsq7DuHy9xPE/s400/S1058773.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5217566126262632498" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGEI9cus9agqugL0U21j0DTybFA2kJy7NJZVFXCTGYcvcQKIxIPc4G7zDU0pFFyBCu69zbhBy0AO-Z-e9hOjWlB2tyPcnRQj5aeJhATodwR0SPr4EWiiG7oawu3jf92wSbu5DuEPFrAKQ/s1600-h/S1058855.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGEI9cus9agqugL0U21j0DTybFA2kJy7NJZVFXCTGYcvcQKIxIPc4G7zDU0pFFyBCu69zbhBy0AO-Z-e9hOjWlB2tyPcnRQj5aeJhATodwR0SPr4EWiiG7oawu3jf92wSbu5DuEPFrAKQ/s400/S1058855.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5217564243879631010" /></a> When we headed home, a huge thunderstorm started. What a way to end the weekend!<br />Also, a few things from last week, we got Wiifit for our Nintendo! <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN1W0D5g9V8TYlZbI70-COY6758vkz-b_4wotXwj8TdO3eDiwt-xjYySppgEMHj-6GXuWeiaqz94z0cNxWqJVLhmHZ-zYVum3YAB4_LIAi_3HsUhg9sue37zwuVldThyphenhypheneMYtSQQefNdOo/s1600-h/S1058904.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN1W0D5g9V8TYlZbI70-COY6758vkz-b_4wotXwj8TdO3eDiwt-xjYySppgEMHj-6GXuWeiaqz94z0cNxWqJVLhmHZ-zYVum3YAB4_LIAi_3HsUhg9sue37zwuVldThyphenhypheneMYtSQQefNdOo/s400/S1058904.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5217561638519402210" /></a>We got it on Craigslist, an it is awesome! I use it everyday, at least for yoga on busy days. I like it because I feel like I get a good satisfying workout without with the instuction I need. I cannot tell you how ridiculously excited I am about this game! So cool!<br />And all week I was sososososoo tired, and ate cereal for dinner almost every night, but one night I managed to make this Thai soup called <a href="http://www.importfood.com/recipes/thaiprawnsoup.html">Tom Yum Goong soup</a> with shrimp over steamed rice. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfdyOuOw-og9GQcDlF9xE9Tv5OPHuPGzyFdq2PNN2dlOTJxG7nVyYQoA6TfI-qBgEpzxdKbaQcBfRZy7zZWtPDB69uSiaQ29NUBOSWxKMhC_bOBvOAnvfuZb7sZJaLSHD9lsivyBTGUtA/s1600-h/S1058399.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfdyOuOw-og9GQcDlF9xE9Tv5OPHuPGzyFdq2PNN2dlOTJxG7nVyYQoA6TfI-qBgEpzxdKbaQcBfRZy7zZWtPDB69uSiaQ29NUBOSWxKMhC_bOBvOAnvfuZb7sZJaLSHD9lsivyBTGUtA/s400/S1058399.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5217564248861135106" /></a>It is a very citrusy, spicy soup. It is actually pretty easy and very yummy.<br />Here are some flowers that are currently blooming in our yard, some vibrant Fuschia, and some Trumpet Lilies<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9b8h1QN9447E2nKDLoocCG-f7eaD29E38cLX5caBXGpGwcuv3ZP6n4icjRh7w2yLHrbTcpwLsOz5vY4VaaP0J7wcWPfNLdwWAo7VOUNOiyNJHwNR_0DHCNsgOmJHtvx3WNmwt2-n67AI/s1600-h/S1058415.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9b8h1QN9447E2nKDLoocCG-f7eaD29E38cLX5caBXGpGwcuv3ZP6n4icjRh7w2yLHrbTcpwLsOz5vY4VaaP0J7wcWPfNLdwWAo7VOUNOiyNJHwNR_0DHCNsgOmJHtvx3WNmwt2-n67AI/s400/S1058415.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5217564252124543618" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC-Tpl_I3AmmnIKJtzds1dc5FkF-quWngnMlC01JBfI4mVpcRey8qyclUgQwr3ocxT88_QgWOYtNxLFg2wN4zguYNKEv_XF0sBqza5u6TaUER-UY3Aw2yT-hBdgHywdmtjdfP0bA0z1pg/s1600-h/S1058484.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC-Tpl_I3AmmnIKJtzds1dc5FkF-quWngnMlC01JBfI4mVpcRey8qyclUgQwr3ocxT88_QgWOYtNxLFg2wN4zguYNKEv_XF0sBqza5u6TaUER-UY3Aw2yT-hBdgHywdmtjdfP0bA0z1pg/s400/S1058484.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5217566119432895346" /></a>Well, that was my week. Hope everyone out there had a great week, too and has a great week ahead! I can't wait for the next 4 days to move along, we are going camping for Casey's birthday, it is also the date I met him on!bunbunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15389459530117328836noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8544894538213566355.post-68912682728093734992008-06-23T18:36:00.000-07:002008-06-23T19:45:16.945-07:00everybody's workin for the weekend!"Promotional" Mini Roses given to me from Casey, for my promotion at work!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9FbI0x5ujAxnrDCtcuR4LTT-GFsEgGe9vXKnjmcsQcuC-F57xSdnUJgFmC30I9IqLNlp07R6zKqdK823s2yuc7_aCGKO5bd__BePOm7KrglQ9GvQraWEhCBCs4rWmDhn8CKH5nqYoG8s/s1600-h/S1058019.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9FbI0x5ujAxnrDCtcuR4LTT-GFsEgGe9vXKnjmcsQcuC-F57xSdnUJgFmC30I9IqLNlp07R6zKqdK823s2yuc7_aCGKO5bd__BePOm7KrglQ9GvQraWEhCBCs4rWmDhn8CKH5nqYoG8s/s400/S1058019.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215269883451430306" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXsWgAdS0KpgK1LtR3FzkFWPtPICe9-xqknC58U1-Il9J1UQR_dhYK16tdnyhpXJxubsdlYH85bAzqQExqh5wwQf5y_JTXmKejebdQCHtwnjyyCmTLpxCSOZ1edBEPlwzW1wHZBSrIRM8/s1600-h/S1058202.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXsWgAdS0KpgK1LtR3FzkFWPtPICe9-xqknC58U1-Il9J1UQR_dhYK16tdnyhpXJxubsdlYH85bAzqQExqh5wwQf5y_JTXmKejebdQCHtwnjyyCmTLpxCSOZ1edBEPlwzW1wHZBSrIRM8/s400/S1058202.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215269884721082098" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUyvZcmeJJ4BD0u2kUElFB6Of9r_bw0Wjeh3rH5raGbi3lr6WrOzUkxzO64CkkcbFackX5VLCjAMFknMeUcRLbxdyUQfTcjWhjIN_hP2eQGf3e78vSPNzDeKWkhbixVq0i2Y-KrfQJgwM/s1600-h/S1058103.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUyvZcmeJJ4BD0u2kUElFB6Of9r_bw0Wjeh3rH5raGbi3lr6WrOzUkxzO64CkkcbFackX5VLCjAMFknMeUcRLbxdyUQfTcjWhjIN_hP2eQGf3e78vSPNzDeKWkhbixVq0i2Y-KrfQJgwM/s400/S1058103.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215269889185286322" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIdKfFKZ6n1FSDBuCg35Jv-KoP-whdmMPWFs7YY78vacO7cXl0GnI_4kDizmbubtR5dIo3Vq1nYzYRN2x0F8NLR6SZf5rY9s7thyjJEtgvQrhyphenhyphenjWoVSqmyl6zLpl5DEVHbe-UxAw5NzCc/s1600-h/S1057917.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIdKfFKZ6n1FSDBuCg35Jv-KoP-whdmMPWFs7YY78vacO7cXl0GnI_4kDizmbubtR5dIo3Vq1nYzYRN2x0F8NLR6SZf5rY9s7thyjJEtgvQrhyphenhyphenjWoVSqmyl6zLpl5DEVHbe-UxAw5NzCc/s400/S1057917.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215269897087065618" /></a><br /><br />Happy weekend days! Not that daily life is bad, but I daydream of the weekend, and this one did not dissapoint! I blew off a ton of chores and spent time doing what we wanted to do! That was good, but this week I feel a little swamped, but whatever! <br /><br />I did no shopping, no baking (minus flatbread), nothing. <br /><br />What we did do what spend a ton of time riding bikes! We rode well over 24 miles this weekend. <br />We participated in this event, <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.carfreeportland.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/carfreeposterlayout-06-v4-wb.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px;" src="http://www.carfreeportland.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/carfreeposterlayout-06-v4-wb.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>where a 6 mile loop through North portland got shut off to cars and was open to cyclists, walkers, runners, skaters, etc. The surrounding parks on the loop had live music, food, and yoga workshops. Casey and I enjoyed crepes at one stop. It was so much fun we rode the six miles twice! I found out something, that I am a bit of an agressive bike rider! Good thing I don't drive! I have insane urges to cut people off, and I want to talk smack to people who ride too slow. I am able to control this mostly out of safety, but it shocked me, I never knew that was in me, in fact I have always hated people like that! So everyday we got home after riding we would eat in a daze and chill out listening to music. Casey has discovered this beautiful jazz and electro-jazz albums that just blow my mind! They are super mellow, perfect for summer days.A lot of my favorites from the compilations are from Brazil. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img340.imageshack.us/img340/3826/ejlcoverbr8.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px;" src="http://img340.imageshack.us/img340/3826/ejlcoverbr8.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.kompaktkiste.de/cd/_abc/_a/aya55456.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px;" src="http://www.kompaktkiste.de/cd/_abc/_a/aya55456.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>This donburi dish I made last night from my Quick and Easy cookbook series. It is paper thin pork loin (I am not that good with a knife, so I bought it pre-sliced, from Hiroshi's Anzen, the cutest little Japanese grocery in Portland, it has been around since the 20's) The pork is marinated in soy and mirin, then sauted in miso, sugar, onion, sake, and a little garlic oil. Melt in your mouth meat! Donburi means a meal served in a bowl over rice, so that is how this was served<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbg_rl8KSzrwvi81K6yVFCa37C3keo2TzrLuLJ_SBOlzniWVm4FMNa7yjgRU_joLGIfA8jO_6LmCcarZd0ImYBqleK-_mi2vICGD2h2x5-cgW9ZyQ1CjYVK94Ni-nB0gZBCV6lBWTA8Jc/s1600-h/S1058322.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbg_rl8KSzrwvi81K6yVFCa37C3keo2TzrLuLJ_SBOlzniWVm4FMNa7yjgRU_joLGIfA8jO_6LmCcarZd0ImYBqleK-_mi2vICGD2h2x5-cgW9ZyQ1CjYVK94Ni-nB0gZBCV6lBWTA8Jc/s400/S1058322.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215269877695588354" /></a><br />And that was that! Now, back to the grindstone (kidding, work is great, just hard to want to leave the sun!) until friday evening! We have a lot of fun things planned for our weekends this summer, we joined zipcar, so soon we will be camping and leaving town a lot!bunbunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15389459530117328836noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8544894538213566355.post-86552332112078099662008-06-15T21:08:00.000-07:002008-06-17T19:10:30.310-07:00Tour de North Portland<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiumkz1bJHH781Sv786Lt7sbDjFXhwiHAWU6aIbrDIAdJnETo54OvaxnAed79Tbpx86nSykpa68jE50uoAQKLGnOQUU8TzSbmwdUipp4RLKcjTVuOkRVW-065xHz1kyhFalvELSLKVfgk4/s1600-h/S1057496.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiumkz1bJHH781Sv786Lt7sbDjFXhwiHAWU6aIbrDIAdJnETo54OvaxnAed79Tbpx86nSykpa68jE50uoAQKLGnOQUU8TzSbmwdUipp4RLKcjTVuOkRVW-065xHz1kyhFalvELSLKVfgk4/s400/S1057496.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212663280327162274" /></a><br />This has been one of the best weekends EVER! I always have great ones with Casey, each one always seems to to top the one before. It started off Friday afternoon, when I found out I was getting promoted at work! Totally unexpected, and I am still in shock. I really have begun to fall in love with where I work and feel really lucky to have gotten such a blessing. I am getting a rountine of daily life going well, something I have always had a hard time with before with work. I know things will change in the fall when I resume school, but right now I feel really content and motivated. That day, <a href="http://juniper-berry-betty.blogspot.com/">my wonderful mother in law Betty,</a> and my lovely grandmother in law, Marie were in town for a whirlwind day with Casey, I met up with them and his stepfather at a local brewery and felt really excited because of my promotion. It was so good to see them, and I wish I could have spent more time.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheqbW7CCJse2BbXaGKCi4A6VR9W1DBOnszONoOr0vOQd_EVtcZJdiEZb5I58bHF2_OcJp0aKmCZzU9km4nNsgVc1YLozbJwi2GHvUqBRgA2mkNsjiTXhhcla21k3COWlN_7fsvblVfsN8/s1600-h/S1057377.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheqbW7CCJse2BbXaGKCi4A6VR9W1DBOnszONoOr0vOQd_EVtcZJdiEZb5I58bHF2_OcJp0aKmCZzU9km4nNsgVc1YLozbJwi2GHvUqBRgA2mkNsjiTXhhcla21k3COWlN_7fsvblVfsN8/s400/S1057377.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212663285353515122" /></a><br /> Then on Saturday Casey had to work, so I went thrift store shopping and Goodwill (which is owned by Target) was selling brand new Target items for VERY cheap, mostly everything was 99cents, and had the original tags and everything. I got these curtains, and this is what I did with them in our bedroom. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE1ENYWrOs34ZzanW0ajO3u2bze07yDAW-rsxPsv-qp3yA12cZ7uDd8EoPZeeVB-PHuE3emdPFXvr221FbrIGq0H_s057ucGPpuUfeASNcjSFWV-7oXuOD4VUTD81jVnlh15bOy2qobEc/s1600-h/S1057409.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE1ENYWrOs34ZzanW0ajO3u2bze07yDAW-rsxPsv-qp3yA12cZ7uDd8EoPZeeVB-PHuE3emdPFXvr221FbrIGq0H_s057ucGPpuUfeASNcjSFWV-7oXuOD4VUTD81jVnlh15bOy2qobEc/s400/S1057409.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212663306436591954" /></a>And since I feel pretty blingin' with my new promotion and all, I treated myself to these gaudy flip flops, which I probably would never buy for full price, but hey, I actually really like them! <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj0Ety7Hy9KOwAbbPSpdmTJ0XRNQ8n7KeXKcf_qrvig_yoJjYHiiaS2lxYJnfSVSZmO-_vDFZBUeX7Pq_h5q5ihfyFDzCtKwELy-cpfBDzk7HXMtTWHdGTxzRTKdt3gl7NxhutFlnm-98/s1600-h/S1057431.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj0Ety7Hy9KOwAbbPSpdmTJ0XRNQ8n7KeXKcf_qrvig_yoJjYHiiaS2lxYJnfSVSZmO-_vDFZBUeX7Pq_h5q5ihfyFDzCtKwELy-cpfBDzk7HXMtTWHdGTxzRTKdt3gl7NxhutFlnm-98/s400/S1057431.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212668763873385426" /></a>I bought so much more, which will be uploaded on to my flickr page, it is a little thing I like to do, upload all my thrift store scores, I have a special folder for them.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAZobNWcZSKHLrLFAgvMdrH-4vZfy8Rn1RMizpLEguHZoKSoMBVYsV0eEnS415rV5k4k2wAgSNHaHgcQ6GWl4hAqMZdUWP4LLmLlH1OA7Ea1LmwzRpY89mPJqn7vBFGeyFZjFqarnHWSw/s1600-h/S1057534.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAZobNWcZSKHLrLFAgvMdrH-4vZfy8Rn1RMizpLEguHZoKSoMBVYsV0eEnS415rV5k4k2wAgSNHaHgcQ6GWl4hAqMZdUWP4LLmLlH1OA7Ea1LmwzRpY89mPJqn7vBFGeyFZjFqarnHWSw/s400/S1057534.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212667379557417874" /></a>These are some Hydrangeas in our front yard about to bloom!Then came today....we woke up and had a yummy breakfast, <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx7b_JblIrujurfKUsRiacEYCbEPX0lo87Ki7fJaEY8F5zlhj7gU8vWFS5EftMH0th2Y2B0JteRjMnscvwHCz_82wV5YKy_ji2QoRjvy_1_bOeKmFR0dCfbcxUAgMfizS4Tjt0_KiL_8A/s1600-h/S1057493.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx7b_JblIrujurfKUsRiacEYCbEPX0lo87Ki7fJaEY8F5zlhj7gU8vWFS5EftMH0th2Y2B0JteRjMnscvwHCz_82wV5YKy_ji2QoRjvy_1_bOeKmFR0dCfbcxUAgMfizS4Tjt0_KiL_8A/s400/S1057493.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212663290352305074" /></a>I packed a picnic and we rode to Forest Park, locked up our bikes and then hiked for a few miles. Here is a little community garden overlooking the Willamette River that we stopped at. There were butterflies everywhere, it was just perfect.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4GBbm5vol8t7bgj-8DJJVlAzHMDmNuSbZTLCzW0Ojg3oplXRjxte-xZJSldBxI9gNIoTLq1S6GqIcH-QWJisP9QDWhl7CfkKYq7aGDOwQLwLolf47fM0kwY0UluUSTzCViLCLvf9aX7U/s1600-h/S1057586.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4GBbm5vol8t7bgj-8DJJVlAzHMDmNuSbZTLCzW0Ojg3oplXRjxte-xZJSldBxI9gNIoTLq1S6GqIcH-QWJisP9QDWhl7CfkKYq7aGDOwQLwLolf47fM0kwY0UluUSTzCViLCLvf9aX7U/s400/S1057586.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212663324710538274" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7nWzJwfsKW7Oc4uH2aRADqZIRR5KfujCi1xtLVSEpdXltzS5wZhylyo5SgMGG6wwz24MpSG3ZJcrrFsioAPMkaK8O2IVj_HdZyEorQMQTbiR9iXemz5i5wjSQwVA2oE6lssvaJsR_PSE/s1600-h/S1057573.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7nWzJwfsKW7Oc4uH2aRADqZIRR5KfujCi1xtLVSEpdXltzS5wZhylyo5SgMGG6wwz24MpSG3ZJcrrFsioAPMkaK8O2IVj_HdZyEorQMQTbiR9iXemz5i5wjSQwVA2oE6lssvaJsR_PSE/s400/S1057573.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212667388565128930" /></a>Once we got back in to St. Johns, we rode around for a bit, stopping at antique shops and getting macaroons and espresso at Ladybug Coffee, my favorite coffee shop in St. Johns. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfqFK2sJKaOPshd70426TSFNhhdLu76O11jgWcCO8awvKRL_Quy5bo8yre7vqxyhHeTnKA2NsfaLkBJGHwL8Gho639f8Yr9taQjWDKMnhGvdpvt7ldvjW5x8mGERYn21EqrqE_XDxI1Vg/s1600-h/S1057593.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfqFK2sJKaOPshd70426TSFNhhdLu76O11jgWcCO8awvKRL_Quy5bo8yre7vqxyhHeTnKA2NsfaLkBJGHwL8Gho639f8Yr9taQjWDKMnhGvdpvt7ldvjW5x8mGERYn21EqrqE_XDxI1Vg/s400/S1057593.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212667404677180082" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieN9s1Zlz0otnQiuDonUQqtNuvgBhmmwE80G2y5A6kzUoTxrPZIAEBbX60pouhkUVI8Go0tgVXsh2tH5VGZEpNskPyS_8I7zyc_hhb801Y4mX1AR0pWuaImG9ow7F4Vs-SiSP1HPrGdkQ/s1600-h/S1057590.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieN9s1Zlz0otnQiuDonUQqtNuvgBhmmwE80G2y5A6kzUoTxrPZIAEBbX60pouhkUVI8Go0tgVXsh2tH5VGZEpNskPyS_8I7zyc_hhb801Y4mX1AR0pWuaImG9ow7F4Vs-SiSP1HPrGdkQ/s400/S1057590.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212667417192940402" /></a>It was such a sweet little date. I love Casey! I thank the stars each day for having such a wonderful husband. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh56V5mu6jCO7FqHXyvwrsJtjrO0A51NyrQfSkqxqhVoltiZUEf-Nqatl9_FKXg3_ahZXG5P0_Rt_yjlLEP3AdYV5M7q9gOaqDrE3JDTdStdyUizwbqE3OmX_hC8oNNvjYJQM2jFYkskO0/s1600-h/S1057645.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh56V5mu6jCO7FqHXyvwrsJtjrO0A51NyrQfSkqxqhVoltiZUEf-Nqatl9_FKXg3_ahZXG5P0_Rt_yjlLEP3AdYV5M7q9gOaqDrE3JDTdStdyUizwbqE3OmX_hC8oNNvjYJQM2jFYkskO0/s400/S1057645.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212667373167754306" /></a>After a little relaxing, we rode a bike trail called Peninsula Crossing for a few miles, then rode home, boy was I tired when I got back! We took a nap in the hammock and then I made these Lemon Bars that I got from <a href="http://alpineberry.blogspot.com/2006/11/luscious-lemon-bars.html">Alpine Berry</a>, a food blog. Mine are more cookie like, than hers, but remember I bake out of a toaster oven, so things have to be small and I can never trust the oven gauge. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjulEdcnZe9zXVfWYogc0OYV3Zz8yfcYksH1QGuyqOlZD_UyW4T4jbXlLIN7xaE9lp9NNzcF4OkeG1ZbfiCpverEDKadEQ9K9OftGI2S098XwNOwZgdyqmZZgW1yH_2GOtCsHVpLrmTHg/s1600-h/S1057832.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjulEdcnZe9zXVfWYogc0OYV3Zz8yfcYksH1QGuyqOlZD_UyW4T4jbXlLIN7xaE9lp9NNzcF4OkeG1ZbfiCpverEDKadEQ9K9OftGI2S098XwNOwZgdyqmZZgW1yH_2GOtCsHVpLrmTHg/s400/S1057832.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212668767898656898" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZpUgwJGU1Snd4_l808MXiZFzllfMSSFIeLYCFD9p0Fzs0ZExfFkaDy-BVH1-MhpFtHveX7KYbOS-CyvTtKTjMdzM3ZoK78efASfR1_x2KW2RdyDQd7Vsz7MbZcc938SF72PXKN0IZDV4/s1600-h/S1057796.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZpUgwJGU1Snd4_l808MXiZFzllfMSSFIeLYCFD9p0Fzs0ZExfFkaDy-BVH1-MhpFtHveX7KYbOS-CyvTtKTjMdzM3ZoK78efASfR1_x2KW2RdyDQd7Vsz7MbZcc938SF72PXKN0IZDV4/s400/S1057796.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212668773562710946" /></a>My tummy hurts a little bit because while I was taking pics, I ended up eating like 4 (maybe 5!) of them. So good and summery.<br />Portland summers remind you the reason why you stay here through cold, wet, and dreary (although I don't mind) winters. The airs smells like blackberries, and everything is just glowing! <br />Things are really good for me right now, I keep thinking that I am going to wake up and it will all be gone. I hope everyone out there is just as happy!bunbunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15389459530117328836noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8544894538213566355.post-85337891421860265642008-06-08T23:16:00.001-07:002008-06-16T22:11:41.364-07:00M.kate's Surprise and a great weekend<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi22YH3buiClWmvXMwooCu5gbgHVCvZ_Uu69HReEQdOL3S4R_D2Y51d5bleGGgl2_Zn9d_DnYfsPm51sv9Fummy4W9mu0Jbjgkcg_i0JtIst-gtGMxdWzgUjkeyAUotGrudTLXDNMDC3hE/s1600-h/S1056464.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi22YH3buiClWmvXMwooCu5gbgHVCvZ_Uu69HReEQdOL3S4R_D2Y51d5bleGGgl2_Zn9d_DnYfsPm51sv9Fummy4W9mu0Jbjgkcg_i0JtIst-gtGMxdWzgUjkeyAUotGrudTLXDNMDC3hE/s400/S1056464.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209772823506970514" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvHI4nr_no6R-xEv-SKi4aVNCVzwj78ljs8Dcn-xlQEsCeH-NwgYZ12BSZCwp0sPb_3dH9gEuAtqw3YDBYc4qkJajJp1LgAiXbEmWe2YEKQRUyUGfeDMqEhKgElxTKrnMS7vx9Os1QNpI/s1600-h/S1056482.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvHI4nr_no6R-xEv-SKi4aVNCVzwj78ljs8Dcn-xlQEsCeH-NwgYZ12BSZCwp0sPb_3dH9gEuAtqw3YDBYc4qkJajJp1LgAiXbEmWe2YEKQRUyUGfeDMqEhKgElxTKrnMS7vx9Os1QNpI/s400/S1056482.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209772848357448914" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://melialissa.blogspot.com/">I have a wonderful blogging friend from Malaysia, her name is M.Kate</a>, and I love to read her blog. It teaches me so much about different parts of the world, and she has a magnificent perspective on everything she discusses. She always sends me postcards from her travels, and they always make my day when they arrive in my mailbox. She had told me she was going to send me a package in the mail recently, but I had no idea that it was going to be on this level. When the package arrived, I was at work, so it had to be picked up at the post office, and I had to wait two days! Finally, Casey picked up the parcel on his way to work, and I had to wait until after 10 pm to get it.<br />I waited patiently at home, and when he came home I practically ripped his backpack off of him! She wrapped it in the most beautiful wrapping paper I had ever seen before! There is so much going on on the paper it was hard to capture: Ninjas, Sakura blossoms, Festivals, Rainbows, Oh my goodness! <br />Then when I opened up the package it was wrapped again, and more Japanese elegant wrapping! The package contained a beautiful handmade card, a mystic knot, Cambodian Pashmina, Malaysian Sarong fabric, kawaii cell phone bling, scrapbooking paper, and a wonderful Japanese cookbook, written by Keiko Ishida. I was floored! I loved everything, it meant so very much to me. <br />UPDATE: I am sorry this photo collage got deleted somehow, to see the whole parcel from M.Kate, please go to my FLickr Page in the gifts from friends folder<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOLjpTjkhyjq_k0OiSSttVrZ5UIX2Tqt8uqlgWhBHTOapQOAl-9IX7OpoxybUYYLNWu8RuC_KPsPDJR3IocXXlrf26_BO4WSOQnXspx-CZs9z3oRY7ZJ5Dh7TWVtmL6h32KSlt5ueKyzA/s1600-h/S1056505.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOLjpTjkhyjq_k0OiSSttVrZ5UIX2Tqt8uqlgWhBHTOapQOAl-9IX7OpoxybUYYLNWu8RuC_KPsPDJR3IocXXlrf26_BO4WSOQnXspx-CZs9z3oRY7ZJ5Dh7TWVtmL6h32KSlt5ueKyzA/s400/S1056505.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209772803128120530" /></a>So I set out to try a recipe from the cookbook, and I choose Rice Ball Skewers. I love to buy these from Japanese Groceries, they are both sweet and salty, due to the sweet rice flour and the Mitarashi Ann sauce (a thick sweet soy sauce homemade w/ potato starch, soy sauce, sugar, and mirin) <br />The process starts with making the dough into balls, then flattening them out, then steaming them in a bamboo steamer, then grinding the dough in a mortar and pestle (I dont have one, so I used a ice cream scoop handle and a heavy duty pyrex bowl!) <br />Rolling the dough into balls (this was the hard part for me, the dough has a life of it's own, I thought sometimes it was going to just roll itself into a live alien, if you can understand that- it seemed to be alive!) and then skewering the balls onto soaked bamboo skewers. Then on a gas grill, you grill the rice balls for about 3 seconds, each side. Then you prepare the mitarashi ann sauce. <br />Here are some photos of the whole process, and the end result. What a treat! They taste similar to mochi cakes. I have never made anything like this before, and I thank M.kate for helping me accomplish this! We had them with beer and it was a lot of fun. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJoR_eyTioGNinK1fUMtTcU5lEyN6psuw0KytMVprEsMA0eFbSBWIr-_roHx1j3lrvR6gqeWWElUJYPbIdmKiZi2_DL7lcgfa1YI7WuUZ8UB_jGAyT8GgJAngUm5KNx6bzfhWNXwvnTyw/s1600-h/S1056796.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJoR_eyTioGNinK1fUMtTcU5lEyN6psuw0KytMVprEsMA0eFbSBWIr-_roHx1j3lrvR6gqeWWElUJYPbIdmKiZi2_DL7lcgfa1YI7WuUZ8UB_jGAyT8GgJAngUm5KNx6bzfhWNXwvnTyw/s400/S1056796.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209770287826170914" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9gI87VfK9YZuFm5v_u3y1bD0edgQv9f6lsPlx7fGDz1AEI7B6hyl1cVEA0ghWN12mLOSFf3AIZJS9mwPQ_Lv2vJepPaor5_rpkgGfsZt0mKBnzuhuy1SmWsby0347-D1fb4rDCoJiLtA/s1600-h/S1056803.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9gI87VfK9YZuFm5v_u3y1bD0edgQv9f6lsPlx7fGDz1AEI7B6hyl1cVEA0ghWN12mLOSFf3AIZJS9mwPQ_Lv2vJepPaor5_rpkgGfsZt0mKBnzuhuy1SmWsby0347-D1fb4rDCoJiLtA/s400/S1056803.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209770296734248050" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeT9wOivdaWT2YEq_0qhmq-WhGKDliaR6KDLdT3XZPqisAgK7s_lwKbTTGu2IDPg21bzJNeLmOJxTyJFd2NNoG5onLVUyfJZhjGldTP0mrINgJsVXPTZ2hh8zgvD2s3HkbZuWYfZyTZMs/s1600-h/S1056807.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeT9wOivdaWT2YEq_0qhmq-WhGKDliaR6KDLdT3XZPqisAgK7s_lwKbTTGu2IDPg21bzJNeLmOJxTyJFd2NNoG5onLVUyfJZhjGldTP0mrINgJsVXPTZ2hh8zgvD2s3HkbZuWYfZyTZMs/s400/S1056807.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209770301553738610" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh13tSStQQQK-5e3IFfjNW4zT2NFwEGS195e_wP0rMzJzZ8Q5N4Jx8tBYkv_zoxtM_yWDpy9zoX9TopzRwP9921WZ9HgSDblj1_YX0n69LGbqeVuYFRlLMJ_bdL06rh5XtFfocFnoXuZFw/s1600-h/S1056822.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh13tSStQQQK-5e3IFfjNW4zT2NFwEGS195e_wP0rMzJzZ8Q5N4Jx8tBYkv_zoxtM_yWDpy9zoX9TopzRwP9921WZ9HgSDblj1_YX0n69LGbqeVuYFRlLMJ_bdL06rh5XtFfocFnoXuZFw/s400/S1056822.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209770309676869746" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhasyvuGECjdG81lPtL72PePLyNa6BEDTTX5ZTSx8ahX19ztDa5ZH6IvBO_P0uvzxQ1nRDmYbWybE0cxD5Kx5cbpQ2Z6bJ_bctC0NcTOFKJs8Kg1bA-KdWfEKe4lcYRt1GtRkOGoQhxNb4/s1600-h/S1056873.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhasyvuGECjdG81lPtL72PePLyNa6BEDTTX5ZTSx8ahX19ztDa5ZH6IvBO_P0uvzxQ1nRDmYbWybE0cxD5Kx5cbpQ2Z6bJ_bctC0NcTOFKJs8Kg1bA-KdWfEKe4lcYRt1GtRkOGoQhxNb4/s400/S1056873.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209770320268331362" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiExhJ_FBodPKOo28HKS3d6YWFe66L2kNF6b4K8Oe66kFoPc00GNBY8xvvhcTw_VwZWieuBBQorRwu9zi-HmhVuNHumTrh_Q1j80MiueuOI0IKkCnHxWF8aZv4nIrksGc7yJoowrq_xTe8/s1600-h/S1056887.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiExhJ_FBodPKOo28HKS3d6YWFe66L2kNF6b4K8Oe66kFoPc00GNBY8xvvhcTw_VwZWieuBBQorRwu9zi-HmhVuNHumTrh_Q1j80MiueuOI0IKkCnHxWF8aZv4nIrksGc7yJoowrq_xTe8/s400/S1056887.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209775270543721570" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoO5NK1aEewTJDId1ExhfJIXxpGgz4g6VQTZamVQfGUG7uX4AY-yhxrXzQAt3T8E3etjC_3n70ea3UyOWlXuku2pLRMtWZLI5PeJTCMRJwuyVtPlnkNdBZHu-YjDmd6vAkdKjRinY_TPM/s1600-h/S1056891.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoO5NK1aEewTJDId1ExhfJIXxpGgz4g6VQTZamVQfGUG7uX4AY-yhxrXzQAt3T8E3etjC_3n70ea3UyOWlXuku2pLRMtWZLI5PeJTCMRJwuyVtPlnkNdBZHu-YjDmd6vAkdKjRinY_TPM/s400/S1056891.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209772812577488850" /></a>This weekend was a blast, and the best part was that we never left the neighborhood! I spent a lot of time cooking, and Casey worked on our bicycles, tuning them up.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5XKB4FZwKUZClO5A4-R0kZjqBN1xq_C3UvwZLsJrFj-OBy3uZNIchRnYEKpsaMzfWZWk5SjG2oa1XxZbrq_0sANS7lslFeHKJpINTP8v2AoJDsqsXKqxAZnKo7epaJqLtRsu1x8-Fx0k/s1600-h/S1056829.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5XKB4FZwKUZClO5A4-R0kZjqBN1xq_C3UvwZLsJrFj-OBy3uZNIchRnYEKpsaMzfWZWk5SjG2oa1XxZbrq_0sANS7lslFeHKJpINTP8v2AoJDsqsXKqxAZnKo7epaJqLtRsu1x8-Fx0k/s400/S1056829.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209772836210249698" /></a><br /> I have never been much of a bike rider, I got into an accident when I was younger, and lets just say I couldn't pee for over a week! (well, I did, but my mom had to beg me to!) And so, I have always been hesitant to get on a bike because I am clumsy and I don't trust myself. Casey rides his bike to work everyday and he always wants me to go riding with him. After all that hard work on our bikes, I couldn't really make another excuse not to go! So we did, and I had the best time, and I feel so good when I am riding! I cannot believe how free I feel when we are out riding! So I look forward to a summer of riding together, today we went on a ride and stopped and had a picnic along the way. I havent uploaded those photos yet, but I will update them tomorrow. <br />And lastly, we got our first Sakura Tree! It is a dwarf "Stella" and will stay on our front patio. I am so excited for it to maybe bear fruit soon! I read up on the variety, and it doesn't need pollination. I can't wait to have my very own Sakura blossoms next year! <br />I also got some yellow begonias as well.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQADdeSzpzTOrDhR81B20R-5-zntyXotqchU1plFxKgkBw3dP7cn4txys_qql01CLg9CsK-bAYIG92hwi5nH9Q9l22yjQafHUcq3Mh-gHBsx_T32dWrlMPk6obNNFKiCBgF-_1liL7uac/s1600-h/S1056914.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQADdeSzpzTOrDhR81B20R-5-zntyXotqchU1plFxKgkBw3dP7cn4txys_qql01CLg9CsK-bAYIG92hwi5nH9Q9l22yjQafHUcq3Mh-gHBsx_T32dWrlMPk6obNNFKiCBgF-_1liL7uac/s400/S1056914.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209775245571928866" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSUdWtBdeKle2dEfhMalk5e7mXNLgdlZ_pxxPsC4f55er_pRLbOwKR7GnbHSbfNG3_noj9AA2drGFNWWpcp8OR0EfgJsvpDkek5h4h1GoPDp36f8kgJhTGMRfjCMMVXTMlzPAWaI4OoxM/s1600-h/S1056866.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSUdWtBdeKle2dEfhMalk5e7mXNLgdlZ_pxxPsC4f55er_pRLbOwKR7GnbHSbfNG3_noj9AA2drGFNWWpcp8OR0EfgJsvpDkek5h4h1GoPDp36f8kgJhTGMRfjCMMVXTMlzPAWaI4OoxM/s400/S1056866.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209775252945826866" /></a><br />Here is my Malaysian Sarong Fabric in use, I have to learn how to wrap it better before I wear it, but when I do I will take pics!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp1XqNBVTNGMpWtZ8rrhMpeyyhIS_bnHPtumdwQoAWLk9AbkJJrQEryatadFBXWwUjGqrISA2VXJ298bngHvWkEUVLQTg2nKdxilTQ92AHBYucX24-LRQtyqxkeVtc54xG2sReE-6_Ck0/s1600-h/S1056892.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp1XqNBVTNGMpWtZ8rrhMpeyyhIS_bnHPtumdwQoAWLk9AbkJJrQEryatadFBXWwUjGqrISA2VXJ298bngHvWkEUVLQTg2nKdxilTQ92AHBYucX24-LRQtyqxkeVtc54xG2sReE-6_Ck0/s400/S1056892.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209775262435104226" /></a>bunbunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15389459530117328836noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8544894538213566355.post-55192982470412879892008-06-01T21:01:00.000-07:002008-06-01T22:56:07.736-07:00The New Girl's Weekend<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh31_NmanTKOwCCIyMvcSxwqaJla74OcyhJ7tG5EWQDgV3Z_BpIQl0Iw-oOM1SwxUvFYedpdUP5NSf0Or__5jWm9e8bTVmLsn1QYvTkR_3ZxZtF0Lx8cSWamqAX4GRGT1qhoyu-WiR4e14/s1600-h/S1055982.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh31_NmanTKOwCCIyMvcSxwqaJla74OcyhJ7tG5EWQDgV3Z_BpIQl0Iw-oOM1SwxUvFYedpdUP5NSf0Or__5jWm9e8bTVmLsn1QYvTkR_3ZxZtF0Lx8cSWamqAX4GRGT1qhoyu-WiR4e14/s400/S1055982.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5207155595095495490" /></a><br />This week has blazed by really fast. Work is going pretty decently, I feel like I have grasped what is expected of me well so far, the Doctors, Nurses, and my boss are all very nice and make me feel secure, which I really appreciate. The only thing I cant wait for is my "New Girl" status to end in the front office, which just requires patience and continued pleasantness on my part. I am pretty good-natured, so I just hope that it will pass soon enough and stay optimistic. I am sure anyone who has worked in an office knows it can be intimidating to be the newest and youngest one there. Also, everyone was under the impression that I was like 19, so once it came out that I am pushing 30, a lot of things changed for the better for me!<br /><br />Anyways, enough about that, this blog isn't for me to dwell on work, especially now that I have landed it! I took the weekend to relax with Casey and catch up on some time in the kitchen. Last night we had fun with my brother in law and his girlfriend, we played video games all night and barbecued. Then, today Casey and I just hung out at home and I spent the afternoon baking in the kitchen, something that I haven't done in awhile. <br /><br />I made some Soy Strawberry Flax Seed Cornbread Muffins so we can have breakfast on the go this week, they are really yummy and have orange zest in them. I will put the recipe in the comments section later. I really wanted to make some of <a href="http://spittinginkorporated.blogspot.com/2008/05/muffin-houses.html">Spitting Ink's Muffins</a>, but I made these on a whim with what I had on hand. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0aulZ0xF92DIPVy8f6wNN0ILkQqLuoYCkfhEK6plY9QUQXSwTQQp4aJU9_hqMmL1HPbMf2P2vJYZnJkQCjb5Yv0JslZ6jypvKQRn20S69e5na8GkYdaFJYcJPhnKy5gVeunTQAaP_CJY/s1600-h/S1056239.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0aulZ0xF92DIPVy8f6wNN0ILkQqLuoYCkfhEK6plY9QUQXSwTQQp4aJU9_hqMmL1HPbMf2P2vJYZnJkQCjb5Yv0JslZ6jypvKQRn20S69e5na8GkYdaFJYcJPhnKy5gVeunTQAaP_CJY/s400/S1056239.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5207154602958050018" /></a>And then I made some Matcha Pinwheel Cookies, because it has just been too long since I have had any matcha baked goodies!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBRfEs3KOWul-Qdr4hm72R2WK2hqh1h_DAGF4AE6BVki4rJhZf-heUon4DueSuOXonRxhsuCd5FeRTMO1e5Ea7at0urfNxNnfrK8JmI618iS7WGEs87L17UtA6oyyu5mgBHvbuzBm_i40/s1600-h/S1056278.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBRfEs3KOWul-Qdr4hm72R2WK2hqh1h_DAGF4AE6BVki4rJhZf-heUon4DueSuOXonRxhsuCd5FeRTMO1e5Ea7at0urfNxNnfrK8JmI618iS7WGEs87L17UtA6oyyu5mgBHvbuzBm_i40/s400/S1056278.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5207154607253017330" /></a><br />For lunch we had these egg salad and Canadian bacon sandwiches, which were a nice little treat:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiLYb2Aq7Td-uo0_Nck7oTiDpT25cFVXuNfpJZJ0kv7QT2EYP_DE8KqffXSusldTo_b6Hxaqxdj7AAvk4kTfhx9P5VESN9UusXg3QVLVPayPFojWDcaqnktG9DPKynzmKT1tChsBCgAUE/s1600-h/S1056143.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiLYb2Aq7Td-uo0_Nck7oTiDpT25cFVXuNfpJZJ0kv7QT2EYP_DE8KqffXSusldTo_b6Hxaqxdj7AAvk4kTfhx9P5VESN9UusXg3QVLVPayPFojWDcaqnktG9DPKynzmKT1tChsBCgAUE/s400/S1056143.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5207154594368115410" /></a><br />And then dinner was outside because Portland has been fairly cold this week, with little surprise sunbreaks, and there was one right before sunset. We had grilled Mahi Mahi Tuna Steaks, with brown rice and broccoli. SOOOO good and refreshing, it was nice to have dinner on the porch and watch the sunset together. Made me feel rested and prepared for the week ahead!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFoo7qkn87_NLBdt6Efbw6e0xqG-_2Cg19NDNRj01ekwPMIyfP7Zh_VoLhw5aCHrbDUvM71QJUl1-AKZI2KNmItLDLQKIW-oezP79SQ7KG9hmC3IM5T0bkJwYmMpygLYs5Y_MsQ-JrEHM/s1600-h/S1056281.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFoo7qkn87_NLBdt6Efbw6e0xqG-_2Cg19NDNRj01ekwPMIyfP7Zh_VoLhw5aCHrbDUvM71QJUl1-AKZI2KNmItLDLQKIW-oezP79SQ7KG9hmC3IM5T0bkJwYmMpygLYs5Y_MsQ-JrEHM/s400/S1056281.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5207154615842951938" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHD3YrNQzJbxaqTpRIWAkHia6WboU9c9S_0oPPvcEA0oS5IJHcATG-9UUMtsvIEb6ckXo9UwDEsJTQZOt1lLXNiF4KeLGNYn2VFsAiUqXb6bJtVoLKZEoAonkr_WGsxM0qs1gZtUdKZ_s/s1600-h/S1056282.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHD3YrNQzJbxaqTpRIWAkHia6WboU9c9S_0oPPvcEA0oS5IJHcATG-9UUMtsvIEb6ckXo9UwDEsJTQZOt1lLXNiF4KeLGNYn2VFsAiUqXb6bJtVoLKZEoAonkr_WGsxM0qs1gZtUdKZ_s/s400/S1056282.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5207154620137919250" /></a>Here is my bento for tomorrow. it is brown rice w/yellow curry sauce and a little ham. For snacks I have a hard boiled egg and fruit.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB4odK5BDTGhyphenhyphenibQUxcyZ-gEmgPkg_Dm2Vmh7HAwirWT_XRjh8ZpZpu4PSmwfK9MjfTyFv7IJDO9gOv2Mahibh3n_arg4hUR2ulZHKoN8XKl2ok5BKetgtxJvkjm_6dg0NDZnYtH-BhG0/s1600-h/S1056316.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB4odK5BDTGhyphenhyphenibQUxcyZ-gEmgPkg_Dm2Vmh7HAwirWT_XRjh8ZpZpu4PSmwfK9MjfTyFv7IJDO9gOv2Mahibh3n_arg4hUR2ulZHKoN8XKl2ok5BKetgtxJvkjm_6dg0NDZnYtH-BhG0/s400/S1056316.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5207155577915626274" /></a> My bentos really cheer me up during my lunch, I have a little spot in the hospital park I eat my lunch at, and I really enjoy the bento breaks.<br />It was nice to get some much needed baking done today, for some reason if I don't bake for awhile I get itchy and restless, I really do think it is good for my soul! <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF7Svm5wcmKKguEmt77v1EtRWD5unqzJy_ON6Pa0ry6oLjcf9IkSsG0a7ze9apGzCFV1dCNCFXFRw0OUOdF0RYL_OHNi-v8NGP9-0oUSW8R18ET9U_EX8iNiIQ8cMAjs2l7ZTOIzn5kcI/s1600-h/S1055974.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF7Svm5wcmKKguEmt77v1EtRWD5unqzJy_ON6Pa0ry6oLjcf9IkSsG0a7ze9apGzCFV1dCNCFXFRw0OUOdF0RYL_OHNi-v8NGP9-0oUSW8R18ET9U_EX8iNiIQ8cMAjs2l7ZTOIzn5kcI/s400/S1055974.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5207155590800528178" /></a>Hope everyone who reads this has a great week!!!!bunbunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15389459530117328836noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8544894538213566355.post-38232375614346796212008-05-25T10:20:00.000-07:002008-05-25T15:01:07.184-07:00I got the job!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0hobziM_DaRGEv1JCMm2GJB-0HnUvflvXQRr77NIXbCXici3EzcNx6TU_e15HjwuPcIyzjaguBtb5slJw8QfT-gbcDZIOhg5xCHOuvibUkouYZCMBdX8sXunkRN4_iRuytBSTNyqgkD0/s1600-h/S1055273.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0hobziM_DaRGEv1JCMm2GJB-0HnUvflvXQRr77NIXbCXici3EzcNx6TU_e15HjwuPcIyzjaguBtb5slJw8QfT-gbcDZIOhg5xCHOuvibUkouYZCMBdX8sXunkRN4_iRuytBSTNyqgkD0/s400/S1055273.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5204432491340550706" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZIv4uLwAhNQYvjCm8gbIQ7epmRvIurKNIwIrWCUW-0aAFNAl6wDgRwBYs7sG-9z9VnPtLyumBNEV4avZst-qIjzS9sDOFyH8_7CLMWhUVYgwXbw3Zy-k7JPni0Uye82BfNHG_glWOtec/s1600-h/S1055431.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZIv4uLwAhNQYvjCm8gbIQ7epmRvIurKNIwIrWCUW-0aAFNAl6wDgRwBYs7sG-9z9VnPtLyumBNEV4avZst-qIjzS9sDOFyH8_7CLMWhUVYgwXbw3Zy-k7JPni0Uye82BfNHG_glWOtec/s400/S1055431.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5204432504225452610" /></a><br />I found out Friday! I was vacuuming and Casey ran up to me with the phone and I saw the number on my caller ID and I practically flung the vacuum across the room. Really, it did fly a few feet. Then I stood there, trying to gain composure for a moment. When I answered the phone, my soon to be boss was really happy and sweet, saying how happy they were to be able to offer the job to me, and the rest was a blur. I am just happy that this is over, because I have been a nervous wreck for the last two weeks, trying not be a wreck, but the more I tried to not focus on what could go wrong, the crazier I became!<br />My first day is on Tuesday! It is in a hospital close to downtown Portland, and the commute will be very easy on me. I have always worked in medical clinics at least 16 miles from my house, usually in the suburbs, so I am very excited to get a closer job. The clinic specializes in breast cancer treatment, but does all different types of surgery, and applies holistic treatments where they feel it would be beneficial. <br />The last job I had (besides working for my mother) was in a cosmetic surgical clinic and we had to push treatments on people who did not need or were able to afford it (such as someone most likely not seeing any difference after surgery, and us telling them that they really would before hand and charging them thousands of dollars for it, knowing full well that they probably would not benefit from the treatments) That job was very hard on me, even though I tried to stay optimistic about it, I just didn't feel good working there. When the economy started to sink, and patients stopped walking in the door because elective surgery wasn't as important as paying bills, everyday I went to work we were blamed for it. (even though it affected the entire company across the country, not just here in Oregon. ) That is when I decided to go back to college, because I was burnt out and wanted to do something that was positive. So this new job goes hand in hand with what I want to do, being part of an organization that is making a positive difference for families. They don't turn away anyone who can't afford treatment, and help people sort out their financial situations to make it easy, quite a change to what I was used to dealing with. I am happy to have a job where I can wake up in the morning and be happy to go to work, something that I wont take for granted!<br />I want to say that my husband was so good to me, he knows how much I can stress out about everything and he was so kind and sweet to me, Casey has the relaxed sweetness I need, he helps balance me out. My blogging friends, thanks for the well wishes, it really did mean so much to me. I love reading all different types of blogs and I really do learn a lot from everyone's different life experiences. So the feedback I got made me feel great, thank you!<br />I am going to take the summer off school to get adjusted to my new job and then start again in the fall, yay!<br /><br />Still not much baking going on, the weather has been humid and muggy, and baked goods just don't seem that appetizing. I made this <a href="http://southernfood.about.com/od/potatosalads/r/bl30627z.htm">German potato salad </a>the other day, and I loved the recipe!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii1q56U0Db0dVH6DvMTFp4lLPoT-Ou31yxX12XDcOsPP0Ke3x1BnUxUtKDyjpv2vDmkNG3nrP0LrYfONl3gdCxOe-N1F4CjNWAedcPXgTduoxIgH3quaU3TN8cqw9AJ1Z-edzDA4scKv8/s1600-h/S1054625.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii1q56U0Db0dVH6DvMTFp4lLPoT-Ou31yxX12XDcOsPP0Ke3x1BnUxUtKDyjpv2vDmkNG3nrP0LrYfONl3gdCxOe-N1F4CjNWAedcPXgTduoxIgH3quaU3TN8cqw9AJ1Z-edzDA4scKv8/s400/S1054625.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5204432508520419922" /></a><br /> I have to say, this was the best potato salad I have ever had and it has no mayo, so even though there is a little bacon, it is still not that unhealthy. I think I will make this a lot this summer. We had this with some BBQ steak and it was very good on a hot evening. The week was mostly rainy, but yesterday the sun came out and we spent the day wallowing in our good news about the job. We started off by having a big breakfast outside, I made these potato cakes, I was trying to replicate them from my favorite breakfast restaurant, <a href="http://www.tinshedgardencafe.com/Menus.html">The Tin Shed</a> on Alberta Street, I love their breakfasts, but to go there it costs us about 70 USD for the two of us, so I thought about it and what I really like from there is their potato cakes that come with all the breakfasts. So I made these at home and was really happy with the results! <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiThh9KEtj7uGRrkXXF1ZIwmkX3z91CVdIKguWvEMfZO0DMHlanuZunyjlxK5Tbgsvr7U_Gn5yw9i3h6u7ucaCA5Ad2PyrY2mzlUlyrFgJarCzLFvAwUjgV2aBIj8zpok2d_CWOEXPg9ZM/s1600-h/S1055230.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiThh9KEtj7uGRrkXXF1ZIwmkX3z91CVdIKguWvEMfZO0DMHlanuZunyjlxK5Tbgsvr7U_Gn5yw9i3h6u7ucaCA5Ad2PyrY2mzlUlyrFgJarCzLFvAwUjgV2aBIj8zpok2d_CWOEXPg9ZM/s400/S1055230.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5204432521405321826" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbHhf7-5nlXjoTgZVInSyPocbZ6Tip4lrOXQnQWKjr0edkc62DfLcjc-CW66KJJRvJOKzlnhySBGEdOwkI7c1Gok5-pr4SvAC8Zq25MB8SIBZSrZQtK9ychIvH88u5Eg03WFkK6MfkNAI/s1600-h/S1055239.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbHhf7-5nlXjoTgZVInSyPocbZ6Tip4lrOXQnQWKjr0edkc62DfLcjc-CW66KJJRvJOKzlnhySBGEdOwkI7c1Gok5-pr4SvAC8Zq25MB8SIBZSrZQtK9ychIvH88u5Eg03WFkK6MfkNAI/s400/S1055239.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5204432525700289138" /></a><br />They are just shredded potatoes with green onions and green bell peppers, formed into little cakes and fried on a griddle. Then I sprinkled a little bit of Parmesan cheese on top. They taste really good with a little sour cream on top. In the photo, they look really burnt, but that isn't so, they are really crispy on the outside and tasted almost mashed on the inside. <br /><br />Then in the early evening, my bro-in-law, Andrew, his girlfriend, Debbie came over for a BBQ, it was so much fun! We made these teriyaki steak shishkabobs, that tasted so good! <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrUYol3ylpybNPQ-WPhdy4hjryUPDEm4u1b5aYI1qc1ZaQb0Oez81WnzZk__oxsMaobHki1LqhARfjTcB_s2aMnn3mgogAm7PYuQU8Nion3cfXl6r9OH9ViGjQBHv40JGuX3Sq_Rjl4ug/s1600-h/S1055521.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrUYol3ylpybNPQ-WPhdy4hjryUPDEm4u1b5aYI1qc1ZaQb0Oez81WnzZk__oxsMaobHki1LqhARfjTcB_s2aMnn3mgogAm7PYuQU8Nion3cfXl6r9OH9ViGjQBHv40JGuX3Sq_Rjl4ug/s400/S1055521.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5204433736881066626" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMXXW2jWqxR6a349urz1q_1JOa43Y4rbUO9o2-dqrXOVATj50xEeL2Pqy1KxojqXbczywBacAeyF8pPAjtUOVfwrTAmMQJD7sk9KSI-YlekbnR3eZuJft7Z8QShFEWUl21J_74bqsMBJk/s1600-h/S1055523.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMXXW2jWqxR6a349urz1q_1JOa43Y4rbUO9o2-dqrXOVATj50xEeL2Pqy1KxojqXbczywBacAeyF8pPAjtUOVfwrTAmMQJD7sk9KSI-YlekbnR3eZuJft7Z8QShFEWUl21J_74bqsMBJk/s400/S1055523.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5204433745471001234" /></a><br />After a little food break we grilled cheeseburgers, Debbie stuffed the patties with garlic and onions, and we grilled pineapples on the BBQ to put on top! I LOVE grilled pineapple! It was a great relaxing evening, and afterwards Casey and I climbed in the hammock and Debbie and Andrew laid on a blanket and we chilled out. The weather had been so humid, it felt like you could squeeze water out of the air. It started to drizzle rain and it felt good to lay outside and get misted on. We laid outside until it started rain harder, then went inside to play video games. That is when a crazy thunderstorm started and we went outside and watched it together from the front porch. It so much fun!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdNBgWgjXibiv3-Elv9HY7kI59r1sNzrP7G8B7GS0dturdeBb7oOyzEWehMyfGVliVZWUP5rlYXbj13RZg10nKIidT_J4fSvyLXGiOMTdSizGXGj1-EewP0PheZz4kJ2UDHqkaY5XLeqA/s1600-h/S1055459.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdNBgWgjXibiv3-Elv9HY7kI59r1sNzrP7G8B7GS0dturdeBb7oOyzEWehMyfGVliVZWUP5rlYXbj13RZg10nKIidT_J4fSvyLXGiOMTdSizGXGj1-EewP0PheZz4kJ2UDHqkaY5XLeqA/s400/S1055459.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5204433749765968546" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRVSb39kbsY59jLztfN0Tq8vF6fOLxhcPvhDIRQD-loUM3Cz3o_P55mEHTkIkaSyaMMKj_FTydYhmCVFUneCLWcuwPrtN6rSiyiXwZzqJHJtPn6_ji_MoYYzevn4afHqQlUI-OTmPN6CU/s1600-h/S1055255.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRVSb39kbsY59jLztfN0Tq8vF6fOLxhcPvhDIRQD-loUM3Cz3o_P55mEHTkIkaSyaMMKj_FTydYhmCVFUneCLWcuwPrtN6rSiyiXwZzqJHJtPn6_ji_MoYYzevn4afHqQlUI-OTmPN6CU/s400/S1055255.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5204433754060935858" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1Phk024Xa9qsv8dGr1sklPARQKQP6x42JSk82DAxPBKbQqxeca9xWjXkOaG1zX3hIFA7AleXmwfiTdM0PltoBv_yypstozeLmD6BMKq5rErpi5X9wwgYjGNS6bjZYKvfdvX1r1vPvors/s1600-h/S1055278.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1Phk024Xa9qsv8dGr1sklPARQKQP6x42JSk82DAxPBKbQqxeca9xWjXkOaG1zX3hIFA7AleXmwfiTdM0PltoBv_yypstozeLmD6BMKq5rErpi5X9wwgYjGNS6bjZYKvfdvX1r1vPvors/s400/S1055278.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5204433758355903170" /></a><br />I am really happy right now, I always am, but this was a great weekend, and I have so much to look forward to!bunbunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15389459530117328836noreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8544894538213566355.post-66604601903665216052008-05-18T13:50:00.000-07:002008-05-18T17:17:35.454-07:00Heat makes Oregonians KrazyIt got really hot here this weekend and my brain felt sloshed. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEuMg7wqjhBvAf6C5SFbj75CR6kQJz-2ZxRhunRAKLWYRTwG7tKlz1AVaOTFkenvTs7_nMx-tntxQU1UEmF2vBnW4o6cVMQY8_xEfi2_0E-MzbbIdsJUzi2GzpZ8po8TURvifHmlo1Ahk/s1600-h/S1054533.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEuMg7wqjhBvAf6C5SFbj75CR6kQJz-2ZxRhunRAKLWYRTwG7tKlz1AVaOTFkenvTs7_nMx-tntxQU1UEmF2vBnW4o6cVMQY8_xEfi2_0E-MzbbIdsJUzi2GzpZ8po8TURvifHmlo1Ahk/s400/S1054533.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5201853478509302034" /></a><br />This was in the shade!<br />What is funny is how crazy people get when the temperature rises here. Portland is notorious for being an overly friendly city. I am really friendly, so are most people I know. Some of my friends who move here from out of town have a hard time adjusting to how nice everyone is. Some people consider North Portland to be "the ghetto" but in reality, there is no ghetto in Portland. But this weekend there was Rap music blasting all night, fights, people partying in corner store parking lots. Portland is a pretty tame city, but in North Portland when the heat comes out, at first, I think people like to pretend they are in LA! <br />Today I was walking to the grocery store and I hadn't even left my street yet and I overhear "Take her bag...Take her f-ing bag" I thought it was just dialogue, but then I hear"Take her f-ing glasses...and take her f-ing bag....Do it...F-ing do it!" I thought to myself, I am wearing sunglasses, and I have a bag! I look up and there is a young couple, about 15 or 16, white wannabe gangsters. The boyfriend is telling his girlfriend to jump me (rob and beat me up) and she is saying "Nah,Nah,Nah" When I look up, the guy is looking at me and he does a pose (that was in retrospect HILARIOUS) like he is hardcore. And his voice gets louder as he stares straight at me"Take the bitch's glasses..go f-k her up." Then the girl grabbed him and dragged him down the street. <br />Funny thing is he couldn't tell from across the street that my glasses are less than 5 dollars, and I broke it, so one side is held together by a paper clip! (I am cheap and I had just bought those damn glasses from forever 21) and I had no money on me! I was paralyzed in my tracks, not out of fear, but out of shock..This does not happen on my street. It is the heat, I tell ya! Makes us Oregonians crazy. Even I have been listening to rap ( Jay-z and Kanye are my favorites!!!) all weekend with Casey while sitting on the front porch, drinking champagne and BBQing, but that is because we have been celebrating.<br /> Celebrating what? I cannot say until tomorrow, just in case something happens and it falls through, but that would have to be a freak reason. Lets just say all my hard work this week really paid off! I will post about it tomorrow evening....!!!!!<br />Here is a picture of me about 15 minutes after the incident. Don't I look like too sweet of a person to want to rob? I guess my glasses are just way too cool, LOL!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi8Q4L_7U0bzm8mwb71cFakoHbwizulJLqrh5hKAVvTA9lD9V4NnQFEgRaKXlmnZGjW91PLmZKmzFf30Kg1KAwmA2yGPmw-U1OEZcsxeePeY28UFW91FfglBtjEIxePBXoSCHvfFDdEiQ/s1600-h/S1054572.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi8Q4L_7U0bzm8mwb71cFakoHbwizulJLqrh5hKAVvTA9lD9V4NnQFEgRaKXlmnZGjW91PLmZKmzFf30Kg1KAwmA2yGPmw-U1OEZcsxeePeY28UFW91FfglBtjEIxePBXoSCHvfFDdEiQ/s400/S1054572.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5201854762704523586" /></a><br />Not too much baking this week, actually none at all unless you count my bread machine bread, which I really don't count. (unless I do a fancy mixture, which I haven't) It has been so hot that I haven't wanted to use the oven unless necessary. Most of our food is consumed in the early morning and after 9:30 at night, which we having been using our little tabletop grill out on our porch for every dinner. So much fun, We made these lemongrass skewers, <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2O6nFZG3jEUKRC-ADv2Th53qXRBXCqnCvuHwJk3i9EyJNczlf0kyvX32a5Q-mVTIysW7lX0qYcdbCoPKahEqOoJDpHTI143g1kHNY1_N5G1Bg7BGSzDwf7aMe8M5YN_U1jq_p4GNDnfs/s1600-h/S1054414.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2O6nFZG3jEUKRC-ADv2Th53qXRBXCqnCvuHwJk3i9EyJNczlf0kyvX32a5Q-mVTIysW7lX0qYcdbCoPKahEqOoJDpHTI143g1kHNY1_N5G1Bg7BGSzDwf7aMe8M5YN_U1jq_p4GNDnfs/s400/S1054414.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5201858031174635906" /></a>they were yummy and reminded me of food you get from a Bento stand where they cook everything in a huge fire pit.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihPu_soOGIbZQ8SoBLc5GLUS37sdePYbYWRL2ICXT7Agpp4UTxrYCNRp9h0IVxiOeyceXjJkDVo6xqnRIx8xyPKfNzh_AO9zHnR_qApt15BhXPB7L_ykdReLUJ5CfIA3TKgFdxyeYicD8/s1600-h/S1054427.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihPu_soOGIbZQ8SoBLc5GLUS37sdePYbYWRL2ICXT7Agpp4UTxrYCNRp9h0IVxiOeyceXjJkDVo6xqnRIx8xyPKfNzh_AO9zHnR_qApt15BhXPB7L_ykdReLUJ5CfIA3TKgFdxyeYicD8/s400/S1054427.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5201854771294458194" /></a><br /> We also made brie hamburgers stuffed with blue cheese, grilled onions, and herbs from our garden, but I have no pics. <br />Here is one of our front porch breakfasts:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvdAnNy8uKHdtw6CGzCFwzs6HqMl1EeFXq24UHVoQLzvgv5td2dxU3ywz8Y1bduBTKGsawLRuntj1_ciTJex7cZYlpd6MXMU37bEuUoT63rQLh_ZopluGQjLP99ZPZ2AWh9kTye98BGlQ/s1600-h/S1054475.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvdAnNy8uKHdtw6CGzCFwzs6HqMl1EeFXq24UHVoQLzvgv5td2dxU3ywz8Y1bduBTKGsawLRuntj1_ciTJex7cZYlpd6MXMU37bEuUoT63rQLh_ZopluGQjLP99ZPZ2AWh9kTye98BGlQ/s400/S1054475.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5201858022584701298" /></a><br />The heat may be frying my brain because I thought my waffle looked like a monster with his tongue sticking out!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRqnFKNmSLNFp270nsAoo1U9ZIgYKrEgSLZNLskvqfmLmX9zzHFfdEOECz_lMlJo4CU8q7NmGrdOW14pqwv2amQ8qOUepgR8-qRwkEKu3raKOb-sxECW2KksbBOSLmV2ThxjLV_RnETnM/s1600-h/S1054489.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRqnFKNmSLNFp270nsAoo1U9ZIgYKrEgSLZNLskvqfmLmX9zzHFfdEOECz_lMlJo4CU8q7NmGrdOW14pqwv2amQ8qOUepgR8-qRwkEKu3raKOb-sxECW2KksbBOSLmV2ThxjLV_RnETnM/s400/S1054489.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5201858035469603218" /></a><br />Not much happened this weekend besides all lot of walking, laying out in the backyard <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKV03Qtc6pBHok4guM7OhvIwf02Gbd9PCtH_n0-wj8Jd4sCNGZLT59QwnALtkIb4cKfwFsz-mVnyn8JvcvRyPzl4bTYkJUfMDmesOQUCggTUiZF_-ut9XLkshEIcm4VCvoFJJnJPxS3-c/s1600-h/S1054526.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKV03Qtc6pBHok4guM7OhvIwf02Gbd9PCtH_n0-wj8Jd4sCNGZLT59QwnALtkIb4cKfwFsz-mVnyn8JvcvRyPzl4bTYkJUfMDmesOQUCggTUiZF_-ut9XLkshEIcm4VCvoFJJnJPxS3-c/s400/S1054526.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5201858013994766690" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizvnnUOBA1gzfL4O29tHb5soxdfUaJANZ5jkuTIWkpkHuEsnR6Jp2mNknNWvthvgSnk-tkHdfJCqdmMqvMit-rU_MZXhGIQxh3dHLiGjGGZU6Jjr8o2oKyabuDma9GxHV8HInHfn8Bcak/s1600-h/S1054286.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizvnnUOBA1gzfL4O29tHb5soxdfUaJANZ5jkuTIWkpkHuEsnR6Jp2mNknNWvthvgSnk-tkHdfJCqdmMqvMit-rU_MZXhGIQxh3dHLiGjGGZU6Jjr8o2oKyabuDma9GxHV8HInHfn8Bcak/s400/S1054286.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5201854749819621666" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg85kRNz245Itum4sOIg0Cr4EQHKaMF_8NHIkUDXSudrmmW2RCt2c6XtINVH9NSD1fKsYAHAdL_7BdpjdUcclW96TvhLN5Ijq2fYaofS1Zmm_kMGeQtr3xU8Vp_DN_rbNHPpGTWEBi8EJM/s1600-h/S1054258.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg85kRNz245Itum4sOIg0Cr4EQHKaMF_8NHIkUDXSudrmmW2RCt2c6XtINVH9NSD1fKsYAHAdL_7BdpjdUcclW96TvhLN5Ijq2fYaofS1Zmm_kMGeQtr3xU8Vp_DN_rbNHPpGTWEBi8EJM/s400/S1054258.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5201854754114588978" /></a><br />and Nigel got his quarterly makeover.<br />Before:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH6xS6jDxh4RfcTnaPfISfozRljVoVbIZNVDe7eOnt_tpfMH-CWJA-ZQuOQ1dDVFGlQHLH5bvESFlpH3aAWigQfvpT_gHXSQibhGJ2aXYtzYQgZuLFiDS52geIlw5vkBzbAC_2xk_zsfY/s1600-h/S1054304.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH6xS6jDxh4RfcTnaPfISfozRljVoVbIZNVDe7eOnt_tpfMH-CWJA-ZQuOQ1dDVFGlQHLH5bvESFlpH3aAWigQfvpT_gHXSQibhGJ2aXYtzYQgZuLFiDS52geIlw5vkBzbAC_2xk_zsfY/s400/S1054304.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5201858559455613362" /></a><br />After:<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG917-46kOyC3cPLtmXyIMl89Hn2zqOT8xh5lIh8R6O97jgQcmJ4rABLUqI_2gzXKaVxgzIf0m8wqmKQpGaJt0nRcaUjxSFTjLbwHTVsA4bjbLZRc573-Wo1DQ25_MjRvRKwavhU0eTUA/s1600-h/S1054535.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG917-46kOyC3cPLtmXyIMl89Hn2zqOT8xh5lIh8R6O97jgQcmJ4rABLUqI_2gzXKaVxgzIf0m8wqmKQpGaJt0nRcaUjxSFTjLbwHTVsA4bjbLZRc573-Wo1DQ25_MjRvRKwavhU0eTUA/s400/S1054535.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5201858568045547970" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgztJ9Mz6JXk_zDhqlr0a02LX7JFpqQhtu5njouB0gRiDQecHirwVRezASmgqQ9suja1MIE6exqxdY3zN0mOHXxkO830LCAPQPRrIfM4EeJBx3XRS_eL-RsT5yzP933v-bSRjWtm2x3dyk/s1600-h/S1054407.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgztJ9Mz6JXk_zDhqlr0a02LX7JFpqQhtu5njouB0gRiDQecHirwVRezASmgqQ9suja1MIE6exqxdY3zN0mOHXxkO830LCAPQPRrIfM4EeJBx3XRS_eL-RsT5yzP933v-bSRjWtm2x3dyk/s400/S1054407.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5201858039764570530" /></a>bunbunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15389459530117328836noreply@blogger.com26tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8544894538213566355.post-29829134174878273112008-05-11T11:55:00.000-07:002008-05-11T13:37:15.412-07:00St. Johns Weekend<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijj1XQfJa0uSjffq6Vy2_E-24DqxB4GSeNKSlTdHrdENGlPHL1lgunaOlIwe9VzoDhyphenhyphen9b0820g7tRF7mCPrv0KXxAqjM2vWXLPxEWFFSO8ItkqCYyzV2NZt4PWCsptg9oycnnrhK435No/s1600-h/S1053171.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijj1XQfJa0uSjffq6Vy2_E-24DqxB4GSeNKSlTdHrdENGlPHL1lgunaOlIwe9VzoDhyphenhyphen9b0820g7tRF7mCPrv0KXxAqjM2vWXLPxEWFFSO8ItkqCYyzV2NZt4PWCsptg9oycnnrhK435No/s400/S1053171.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5199222080896061698" /></a><br />What a week! No news on my dream job at <a href="http://www.ohsu.edu/xd/">OHSU</a>, but this could take awhile to pan out. I am patient! In the meantime I have been busy with school (taking mostly online courses this term to save tuition costs and transportation, which has been working out well.) and still working part time at my Mom's office. Happy Mother's Day, by the way, to anyone who may read this that is a mother!!! <br />My Zojirushi Home Bakery is not letting me down, bread is happily consumed in this house daily.... I decided to try out the Cake mode, and the first time I did, I accidentally pushed the "Cake" button twice, which sets it to "Jams and Jellies" mode. So the first cake was a failure! It really wasn't my day, I was trying to make <a href="http://www.hibiki-an.com/product_info.php/cPath/24/products_id/362">Matcha Swirl Poundcake</a>, and I knocked my expensive tin of Matcha that i bought in Seattle on the floor, I tried to sweep it up and there was too much dog hair and ickyness for it to be saved. Somedays are just like that in the kitchen, I suppose, where nothing goes as planned. The next day was a new day and I started over, and my <a href="http://www.hibiki-an.com/product_info.php/cPath/24/products_id/362">Matcha Swirl Poundcake</a> was a success, and I was happy!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk8hPtpTG_zVUNKytOoTirWW6_wZjbpJvbgmYcXH8dPAqlsClVO7Oo1UYq6R_Q2PePe5nfJqjMHBQZEvmTtbn6DD-_ZjSgIcKPpvcmuq3zkSOKyVo6hgPdlF0Fm_6Hp5EhfFKe-up-57I/s1600-h/S1053204.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk8hPtpTG_zVUNKytOoTirWW6_wZjbpJvbgmYcXH8dPAqlsClVO7Oo1UYq6R_Q2PePe5nfJqjMHBQZEvmTtbn6DD-_ZjSgIcKPpvcmuq3zkSOKyVo6hgPdlF0Fm_6Hp5EhfFKe-up-57I/s400/S1053204.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5199208268281237538" /></a><br />Friday was the start of our weekend together and I decided to throw us a little party, By "party" I mean the two of us, but it was still fun! We had mini bottles of Champagne w/ frozen strawberries and Fondue! My Mother-in-Law, Betty gave me her fondue pot last time we visited her, so we were able to finally try it out. I used a mixture of Gruyere and Swiss cheese, and used homemade crusty French Bread from the bread machine. It was our first time using Canned Heat before and when Casey lit it, the flame got huge and scorched the cheese. A few frantic minutes later, we dug out tea lights and all was saved, and there was no fire, thank goodness! <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEejQTuUlCEaq2olnMl8ppzKwfg2MclRIbwZCQ2WLtE5rWmrqBHk-u45Vz3DWlhKFs1y6ybOTtoGSUY9XrvC6SD8hN1WZv-JcUdNWYsZTLafHB0YnJHgGSG3EGv2KBh9AnbonMXFxgB54/s1600-h/S1053354.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEejQTuUlCEaq2olnMl8ppzKwfg2MclRIbwZCQ2WLtE5rWmrqBHk-u45Vz3DWlhKFs1y6ybOTtoGSUY9XrvC6SD8hN1WZv-JcUdNWYsZTLafHB0YnJHgGSG3EGv2KBh9AnbonMXFxgB54/s400/S1053354.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5199208272576204850" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLrwT6u311CTqmUjq7rVqYpUJ5MYfCe06ohg655OfzDh8A1tpjZGD_H9pQ3E5XYIUt-DD5KZY6ABfD0Byq6joo7g_aHtpu-s1r_f-YKFevtv1Y6n8vzoZWunXMFpPUvnIag9FyA6YHld8/s1600-h/S1053237.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLrwT6u311CTqmUjq7rVqYpUJ5MYfCe06ohg655OfzDh8A1tpjZGD_H9pQ3E5XYIUt-DD5KZY6ABfD0Byq6joo7g_aHtpu-s1r_f-YKFevtv1Y6n8vzoZWunXMFpPUvnIag9FyA6YHld8/s400/S1053237.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5199208276871172162" /></a><br />The next day we headed out to St. John's (a little neighborhood community that we live on the edge of) St. John's is such a sweet area of Portland, it still has a quaint small town vibe to it, with old restaurants and diners, cute little shops, and my favorite bridge in Portland, the historic St. Johns Bridge that leads you to Forest Park. St John's Was celebrating their annual festival, with a carnival and music, bier gardens, and the local shops were having sidewalk sales. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0NRu7daYDaR70FYqczll0o2ONBLeouILuTB7Mj3qDAtc6chjLL3KsuM4rSy9LAhPazJkVF3nxSoQ3gfpGbMyI8EZM6ot2dtrfDGBQi0yDzfKNomOr3VaHAN9oveQzbp0SahibsADwju0/s1600-h/S1053675.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0NRu7daYDaR70FYqczll0o2ONBLeouILuTB7Mj3qDAtc6chjLL3KsuM4rSy9LAhPazJkVF3nxSoQ3gfpGbMyI8EZM6ot2dtrfDGBQi0yDzfKNomOr3VaHAN9oveQzbp0SahibsADwju0/s400/S1053675.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5199212288370626674" /></a><br />All very cute. We perused the festival, had some coffee, then continued our destination to forest park. I love the St. John's bridge, it is beautiful, it has a view that looks like it heads straight into the forest, and it is taller than most bridges in Portland, which makes me kinda dizzy and weird when I cross it, but I still love it! <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAjf80hwuKtatnzyo32LhArPesDdlE3IWVFjJYoFFe9f3FxiIHjQscAnWSWhUieS3M3Auiluvna1mhNi1xl-8ZQ3fEkCbbaQhcYlrtoeEckSTQGiidjJr6YTHQ1niHrQ6syY9rDF16UKA/s1600-h/S1053619.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAjf80hwuKtatnzyo32LhArPesDdlE3IWVFjJYoFFe9f3FxiIHjQscAnWSWhUieS3M3Auiluvna1mhNi1xl-8ZQ3fEkCbbaQhcYlrtoeEckSTQGiidjJr6YTHQ1niHrQ6syY9rDF16UKA/s400/S1053619.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5199216810971189442" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjleZ7V6l3KStM4ep2iUIHuNrKUNd1OQUBM5HtpUCiOjy9OrSkqXt5eICrYm2UMWaWVLkykhMvSlnaUciM7af6COFMApbqOrBnxgNLOw6mT4rvPv70VaPnQXwXPdoza-k9uyLi8K62sMtg/s1600-h/S1053420.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjleZ7V6l3KStM4ep2iUIHuNrKUNd1OQUBM5HtpUCiOjy9OrSkqXt5eICrYm2UMWaWVLkykhMvSlnaUciM7af6COFMApbqOrBnxgNLOw6mT4rvPv70VaPnQXwXPdoza-k9uyLi8K62sMtg/s400/S1053420.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5199216823856091362" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZXh5egtY5xoQnxicJepnYLWaXsUI08tGTYlusG2Hfdi3tJf5J0EMwxo-A5PIJ-TINnRGPPk5FQ0O0qPRkmTO6fBSf_xnNi5AcqwqMTVyKt7M2x4znnWokxEGe0AKnzrGqbyDzz7Pr9NI/s1600-h/S1053407.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZXh5egtY5xoQnxicJepnYLWaXsUI08tGTYlusG2Hfdi3tJf5J0EMwxo-A5PIJ-TINnRGPPk5FQ0O0qPRkmTO6fBSf_xnNi5AcqwqMTVyKt7M2x4znnWokxEGe0AKnzrGqbyDzz7Pr9NI/s400/S1053407.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5199216832446025970" /></a><br />We headed to Forest Park and hiked about 15 miles. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijYrC4OMcU-pDOM3JUS0fbTj0yRdNIsPh63vJATwWXzpTwFsXq3pUvIMtIG6t-vbzQA0zqImKyxSkUOvz__oTlh0jlUm_sRl-P46V5qJ9wFRUC3V6DIKnm99F_usHQsX7-nJXw2q3mlTI/s1600-h/S1053546.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijYrC4OMcU-pDOM3JUS0fbTj0yRdNIsPh63vJATwWXzpTwFsXq3pUvIMtIG6t-vbzQA0zqImKyxSkUOvz__oTlh0jlUm_sRl-P46V5qJ9wFRUC3V6DIKnm99F_usHQsX7-nJXw2q3mlTI/s400/S1053546.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5199212318435397794" /></a><br />We had packed a picnic of sandwiches (w/ leftover french bread) and my favorite Sake, so it was a great day! <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTVPjRqJbhNYeRlsOdnqCViL0mY82aS-PHQYJsomVwdPN46ordySXizyXHw_VNj1GNqBmRJN0xgxUxEz0vtyLUpecRcuP7vqmL_RB-ZlN8XmuPIy6aIeQW_Cn6Gq9KOUKs-qSI95d6yFQ/s1600-h/S1053503.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTVPjRqJbhNYeRlsOdnqCViL0mY82aS-PHQYJsomVwdPN46ordySXizyXHw_VNj1GNqBmRJN0xgxUxEz0vtyLUpecRcuP7vqmL_RB-ZlN8XmuPIy6aIeQW_Cn6Gq9KOUKs-qSI95d6yFQ/s400/S1053503.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5199208285461106770" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA4A_cF7lcv9MdE6itg07mhaLHVU0STr7ag1jeRZlWpJgDWRZd_QeMN-bM7hyphenhyphenVKuAV71DN8J1K2HIUks120E3eHWlCHUkUYIvGvpvfBoE7RdP8f0R7P_YNAqK_AeSs9Z-OunZI-F5ZvNA/s1600-h/S1053475.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA4A_cF7lcv9MdE6itg07mhaLHVU0STr7ag1jeRZlWpJgDWRZd_QeMN-bM7hyphenhyphenVKuAV71DN8J1K2HIUks120E3eHWlCHUkUYIvGvpvfBoE7RdP8f0R7P_YNAqK_AeSs9Z-OunZI-F5ZvNA/s400/S1053475.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5199208289756074082" /></a><br />The wild flowers are beautiful right now, and we saw many birds and chipmunks.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDKHVmoMFHyg9Qe6vH-lNusbIqOm4UrekzduA1rZyS0CsVg7DgwFHo6hwQg24CxmfGmPZ6UOMmCdm2EBcqSYYiL5kanaEEifpIkyjTlZ8I4oT6X05Bug-ji7g_hwnlGmNKtsRoJQVX390/s1600-h/S1053618.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDKHVmoMFHyg9Qe6vH-lNusbIqOm4UrekzduA1rZyS0CsVg7DgwFHo6hwQg24CxmfGmPZ6UOMmCdm2EBcqSYYiL5kanaEEifpIkyjTlZ8I4oT6X05Bug-ji7g_hwnlGmNKtsRoJQVX390/s400/S1053618.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5199212296960561282" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDf_sAovnP75X9mZQkrmj1J0CWpkE6plY9NcX7TMBnfU6Bt3Sig873iIMBGDBoX6Jk_5A1wDS9B47QB-tCcUhSrFWj98OzayX_rycQR-Nm2mpSTLGsdjYaNHYcvP-SqYnQl3ims_PSS0o/s1600-h/S1053451.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDf_sAovnP75X9mZQkrmj1J0CWpkE6plY9NcX7TMBnfU6Bt3Sig873iIMBGDBoX6Jk_5A1wDS9B47QB-tCcUhSrFWj98OzayX_rycQR-Nm2mpSTLGsdjYaNHYcvP-SqYnQl3ims_PSS0o/s400/S1053451.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5199212314140430482" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlLJpmppzdQWI-rMCp4qd0I5qRiOg9N2duWLruX44Z2DI9UfOmdMT6sy7Z07CDrykxsm5aE6Jv4fpM9gOrlkIpJpAVZXjUQdDGUSgSX1ywFdKVZUHpG6TsoOfFswANyUPt6MUbIF8kkNI/s1600-h/S1053502.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlLJpmppzdQWI-rMCp4qd0I5qRiOg9N2duWLruX44Z2DI9UfOmdMT6sy7Z07CDrykxsm5aE6Jv4fpM9gOrlkIpJpAVZXjUQdDGUSgSX1ywFdKVZUHpG6TsoOfFswANyUPt6MUbIF8kkNI/s400/S1053502.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5199216815266156754" /></a><br /> This hike really revitalized us, i think we needed it. Times have been great for us, but we had both agreed that time was moving way too fast lately, so the hike helped slow things down for us (I hope I am explaining that accurately.) We headed back into St. John's, this time the bridge cross didn't make me weird, thanks to a little bit of Sake! <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCI1qooXc5imqgxiNECGorgBEXFB9wONMJduOL-4UqC5rhr6vXW5rkHPKuGqUoTIa1dro1wjtl2inDO0Cm1wkvgXGGodU7gJ-D45yZ6tErFgVLpQ5gXN1lYpWsmed2rQJKlYrvhuys_iM/s1600-h/S1053466.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCI1qooXc5imqgxiNECGorgBEXFB9wONMJduOL-4UqC5rhr6vXW5rkHPKuGqUoTIa1dro1wjtl2inDO0Cm1wkvgXGGodU7gJ-D45yZ6tErFgVLpQ5gXN1lYpWsmed2rQJKlYrvhuys_iM/s400/S1053466.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5199212331320299698" /></a><br />The festival was still going strong, so we had a little bit of food and watched a band play. We were both feeling great a decided to walk home from there. Boy, we were tired when we got home, but in a great way!!! Now I feel rested and prepared for the week ahead!bunbunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15389459530117328836noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8544894538213566355.post-34200623542562565462008-05-05T23:34:00.000-07:002008-05-06T00:23:54.805-07:00ZojirushiThis week has been so sunny and pretty! I had a great score at the thrift store this weekend, I found a <a href="http://zojirushi.com/">Zojirushi</a> Home Bakery Bread Machine! I have a Zojirushi rice cooker, and I love it so much that I still smile when I see it. I really don't know why it ended up there!!!!! I love Zojirushi, and I always wanted their brand of breadmaker, but never had the money for it! I had one when I was about 23 and it didn't work well, so I never really wanted one unless it was this brand, and for some reason it was at Goodwill!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB_7VNR0uDyL4tv9LSJwzGLExDscAmhlxk-tNrN14kkB5jZVB_HM70p7L0w429nFAjul75HZbghb1OzkL8RIFUkwqRKn_4B7xA_SiDmZowlO5_9NuZVDm4FtsLU8rG3axbyHUAZrNsO7I/s1600-h/S1052483.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB_7VNR0uDyL4tv9LSJwzGLExDscAmhlxk-tNrN14kkB5jZVB_HM70p7L0w429nFAjul75HZbghb1OzkL8RIFUkwqRKn_4B7xA_SiDmZowlO5_9NuZVDm4FtsLU8rG3axbyHUAZrNsO7I/s400/S1052483.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5197154909612763986" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoq9Q_AC_rKQDa5K_jkfEIeyzmvUOJnk3sbp26CerghQo1fppx35I653Q3H0ctPEOfV6asDpIc-woR0EkRnw-IyksM9dZn7eNQlz6v7iiQfbN-W7CWbS6tavUURZ0g5VlcNTxLowVBqYA/s1600-h/S1052526.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoq9Q_AC_rKQDa5K_jkfEIeyzmvUOJnk3sbp26CerghQo1fppx35I653Q3H0ctPEOfV6asDpIc-woR0EkRnw-IyksM9dZn7eNQlz6v7iiQfbN-W7CWbS6tavUURZ0g5VlcNTxLowVBqYA/s400/S1052526.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5197154918202698594" /></a><br /> So I happily brought it home, and even though I tested it out at the store, but I thought maybe it would not work halfway through, or something, because this was too good to be true! I did a white bread test run, and it was great, so I feel really lucky!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM2E5-chL3uqIkWGXKJHfC1_Y4KZvNq55ptKgtOtkKxXnVd-tRNf8CgqPPe1ZDxYikTI8OnErkGpPYEd3kk4eNnjWZBhQ4brtu6vsCRFNQwwnvSiq5VImXerJLEcvrLHzoR87Ax4xaqnk/s1600-h/S1052591.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM2E5-chL3uqIkWGXKJHfC1_Y4KZvNq55ptKgtOtkKxXnVd-tRNf8CgqPPe1ZDxYikTI8OnErkGpPYEd3kk4eNnjWZBhQ4brtu6vsCRFNQwwnvSiq5VImXerJLEcvrLHzoR87Ax4xaqnk/s400/S1052591.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5197154905317796674" /></a><br />Here is tuna sandwiches with the new bread!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9nn7iI8SKDZcc0zaSh5Or4HfQ5epZjasnd2L7EzYkElSIizmSDjNB63t-Gi_9usnnuEfaulhgQX4v4A_zUYb83h3Kcs7imnivxERP4CaBa9wsWZwfdc8lpJpI_3LEM8_YoIbUZAItsx4/s1600-h/S1052538.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9nn7iI8SKDZcc0zaSh5Or4HfQ5epZjasnd2L7EzYkElSIizmSDjNB63t-Gi_9usnnuEfaulhgQX4v4A_zUYb83h3Kcs7imnivxERP4CaBa9wsWZwfdc8lpJpI_3LEM8_YoIbUZAItsx4/s400/S1052538.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5197154901022829362" /></a><br />It was a baking supply score day at the thrift store, because I also bought nice heavy measuring cups and these mini tart tins from Sweden!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjjJdgo6cb1QWEazPmF0J1Qlt_6iH0Kfy0WHZt0YP9upnEkNq1u5wSKbejlD5IHV1VyNQ1FNMg0TVIASM69TU9MCaUSjtQ1I-0Fl8-LZLk9wVcmR5a11fBzl1S3pFctpgVSAI217JhupQ/s1600-h/S1052247.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjjJdgo6cb1QWEazPmF0J1Qlt_6iH0Kfy0WHZt0YP9upnEkNq1u5wSKbejlD5IHV1VyNQ1FNMg0TVIASM69TU9MCaUSjtQ1I-0Fl8-LZLk9wVcmR5a11fBzl1S3pFctpgVSAI217JhupQ/s400/S1052247.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5197155721361582994" /></a><br /> Seriously, I scour the baking aisle at my thrift store, and never find stuff like this!!!! There were over 20 in the bag! So I made these<a href="http://www.joyofbaking.com/Financiers.html"> Financiers</a> to try them out, and they were good, but I think they were too cake like. I think they were more of an Almond cake, I think I maybe put too much butter in the mix. I know that I have seen a few recipes on blogs that have recipes like these, and that is why I wanted to make something similar, but these were sort made on an impulse and I didn't have time to search, so I think that next time I am going to take the time and do better research! <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6QHu8UHYYbAgNw1t30XHssTpevS17d6vkwnnOMnIv2dcky1mr3i3KjxX_z0pVEiXV2fnupWzQZRkcBBLcoxS1taJeuPxgxWpH9xDwbHyjChce-TOfcSr7spffPtYY7KI49B4MlYGOg4Y/s1600-h/S1052728.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6QHu8UHYYbAgNw1t30XHssTpevS17d6vkwnnOMnIv2dcky1mr3i3KjxX_z0pVEiXV2fnupWzQZRkcBBLcoxS1taJeuPxgxWpH9xDwbHyjChce-TOfcSr7spffPtYY7KI49B4MlYGOg4Y/s400/S1052728.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5197155708476681074" /></a><br />Here are some shots of our yard, Casey took this Ladybug, I think it is precious!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCqm9wWsEV3-hAdNzAlGKvpnndjPeXdjmGDfZQoF_SVwzMQrTRZC5D8F9JDwTg9pcRLfDdOArB4XQqYs0INJ9V842Boo8zgisQbJn9pM0hbK6MeAqj9-5x85bPJFWCdT_rT94bNVgbPwM/s1600-h/S1052519.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCqm9wWsEV3-hAdNzAlGKvpnndjPeXdjmGDfZQoF_SVwzMQrTRZC5D8F9JDwTg9pcRLfDdOArB4XQqYs0INJ9V842Boo8zgisQbJn9pM0hbK6MeAqj9-5x85bPJFWCdT_rT94bNVgbPwM/s400/S1052519.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5197154896727862050" /><br /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPdr5TbGEMYFgw7yHcJGd0Av9lIXwGVbPMa8W9CoATrdD8ZhP1tYO1AYUJCTvMy7k5GMK5IaPEdw6qeMjorMrfsno3Y5f9up8JF2jAxJjrkO7Zmd604Lkw3jMryUp_-rUfkupkDiOZzdc/s1600-h/S1052550.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPdr5TbGEMYFgw7yHcJGd0Av9lIXwGVbPMa8W9CoATrdD8ZhP1tYO1AYUJCTvMy7k5GMK5IaPEdw6qeMjorMrfsno3Y5f9up8JF2jAxJjrkO7Zmd604Lkw3jMryUp_-rUfkupkDiOZzdc/s400/S1052550.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5197155712771648386" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyFg5U5HgEFnfT7T4C6altCZ8LytDHZ5ofuOet62230N0NI3IsKvutx8tAgKx5Mt5VF0edTxwiNFEAmonIPBaA1JY-pxDHFhNE9yJ5r1SHFAW8_rJDZsRvm4myIeQbd9u8AeIlenotAuk/s1600-h/S1052558.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyFg5U5HgEFnfT7T4C6altCZ8LytDHZ5ofuOet62230N0NI3IsKvutx8tAgKx5Mt5VF0edTxwiNFEAmonIPBaA1JY-pxDHFhNE9yJ5r1SHFAW8_rJDZsRvm4myIeQbd9u8AeIlenotAuk/s400/S1052558.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5197158959766924194" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe8RdYOx59b3aImQathcOcqhbUaoZxk3f0IlG2aYxkQZlcPGW68E6YGUdsbVv4rvMLcMQ-qGDAGcwvU_EAATPRLazoEI7T0SBsGJbUWSZRUD2eYK7i1Vt4pzsUmKp-ETuuN50UdwUmgjA/s1600-h/S1052470.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe8RdYOx59b3aImQathcOcqhbUaoZxk3f0IlG2aYxkQZlcPGW68E6YGUdsbVv4rvMLcMQ-qGDAGcwvU_EAATPRLazoEI7T0SBsGJbUWSZRUD2eYK7i1Vt4pzsUmKp-ETuuN50UdwUmgjA/s400/S1052470.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5197158964061891506" /></a>bunbunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15389459530117328836noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8544894538213566355.post-11357074374050557132008-04-30T20:56:00.000-07:002008-05-01T00:14:40.934-07:00Shopping and Food Therapy<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWWtYW7mLvqRLV1SduUzss5A8pw6vRiSPN8l3fM9H44D3HNApdBVSqHTKrQ5uWVCkygljd4ApVb5bwjP8wIZkaNF269odo33TzeOhuT1UmSMuT2RAmXZGqwxQ_0WLEZ5jJwwj7zmYVuxA/s1600-h/S1052149.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWWtYW7mLvqRLV1SduUzss5A8pw6vRiSPN8l3fM9H44D3HNApdBVSqHTKrQ5uWVCkygljd4ApVb5bwjP8wIZkaNF269odo33TzeOhuT1UmSMuT2RAmXZGqwxQ_0WLEZ5jJwwj7zmYVuxA/s400/S1052149.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5195288613178665666" /></a><br />I have been a little frazzled with school and trying not to think about my dream job, which has been hard because it is pretty much always on my mind. It is a slow process, however, so I am trying to not focus on it. <a href="http://amandacowell.typepad.com/">My sister in law, Amanda</a>, her husband Dustin, and their adorable daughter Lucy were in town for a few days and they helped relax me, we all went to Uwajimya together, and on Tuesday Amanda and I went shopping in local boutiques, which was so much fun. Except I sort of took her on a wild goose chase in the rain, but she was a great sport about it. I can't believe I did not take a single photo!<br />Then we all went out to the Concordia Ale House for dinner and I had one and a half beers. I think they went straight to my head and this morning I had a pretty intense hangover! My head is still throbbing a little. Why? I think I need to drink more water. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-cyowxIrAU8RSugS8PMuNcsxIRw9YS9SxxGLChKoIx5iQ-Fjdnmpo7PwWggVbude_E8eM3KP1JwxRryV7wmJ_KWt2P5KZmknLmfVxVDD0uGyASIAenROQWEb-5GStsHOku82K4A_x2Fw/s1600-h/S1052162.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-cyowxIrAU8RSugS8PMuNcsxIRw9YS9SxxGLChKoIx5iQ-Fjdnmpo7PwWggVbude_E8eM3KP1JwxRryV7wmJ_KWt2P5KZmknLmfVxVDD0uGyASIAenROQWEb-5GStsHOku82K4A_x2Fw/s400/S1052162.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5195292431404591826" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwJ6N7pU5yiLrODh6UVXTmOoko6tpLBwa2ymz7mDFKRRt-xy1EnD6dEqDd2RjBiZdetQopurNSvEmJuwkBCJDSdnE93aADbwCgggVvJYdr2OlDCEjd-cU0j6MZQWgVB66KgIjMy8FNkck/s1600-h/S1052165.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwJ6N7pU5yiLrODh6UVXTmOoko6tpLBwa2ymz7mDFKRRt-xy1EnD6dEqDd2RjBiZdetQopurNSvEmJuwkBCJDSdnE93aADbwCgggVvJYdr2OlDCEjd-cU0j6MZQWgVB66KgIjMy8FNkck/s400/S1052165.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5195292444289493730" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghzRBrCnQZRpNtNBxnIX0ixyfifkE96dh0k51zJuZb7WaiMXVoPENfaysyZe6YNfS9U_9vwux6bCpZKu2_KtUcoVNA2mpenqMBzyX8SoiJhfl3BqvgUJQsjLJKn2zeVkm0ZcnCAH76Sdc/s1600-h/S1052166.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghzRBrCnQZRpNtNBxnIX0ixyfifkE96dh0k51zJuZb7WaiMXVoPENfaysyZe6YNfS9U_9vwux6bCpZKu2_KtUcoVNA2mpenqMBzyX8SoiJhfl3BqvgUJQsjLJKn2zeVkm0ZcnCAH76Sdc/s400/S1052166.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5195292448584461042" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2iegQM073mdL0KrwEkIq4KgPLJ8NS5nq3qeDvuYN9j5-m7fZg8fT-NkeGuI0934lrMhmwUPjldFGxg-jlJhj336FcJ5cxbZDjdX9lNj_qzNDO_2K_SBLE25qGf3uVLsUNFTaMS8FTgFs/s1600-h/S1052168.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2iegQM073mdL0KrwEkIq4KgPLJ8NS5nq3qeDvuYN9j5-m7fZg8fT-NkeGuI0934lrMhmwUPjldFGxg-jlJhj336FcJ5cxbZDjdX9lNj_qzNDO_2K_SBLE25qGf3uVLsUNFTaMS8FTgFs/s400/S1052168.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5195292457174395650" /></a><br />Here are some things I picked up while we were out and about, which all was nice to comfort my hangover with this afternoon. <br /><a href="http://www.orangepage.net/CGI/book/book_top.cgi">Orange Page is my favorite magazine in the universe!</a> I have gone off about it before here, but lets go over it again, just for fun. It is a Japanese housewife (or just women's lifestyle) magazine that comes out weekly in Japan. The price surprises me, I pay 3.80 for it here at Kinkokunia bookstore, which is quite a bargain for an imported Japanese publication. I know that the recipes are in Japanese, but they are very inspiring to look at the beautiful photos, many of which are step by step. If you click on the Orange Page link and hit the book icon, it will load a player that lets you browse through pages of the last few magazines. My grandmother in law, Toshi has gone through some of them for me and given me the ingredient list in English, then I follow the photograph instruction. But mostly what I get out of it is general food styling ideas, fashion, craft, and decor inspiration.<br />While in Portland, Amanda and Dustin went to the Decorette Shop and she got me some awesome cake/food decor! I am so excited. But i am waiting to show most of it until I bake some things. But these little gnomes are going in my garden area, so I took some photos today! It was such a sweet gesture on Amanda's part. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBeEVfh5dsU0VHxgaE7qWK3OsbSEB5HVv89K8-cmUGCOEvsssHpRVQ4p1gbTdYMyTZrWXbTPPHi7Kdtu6d41uH7tfYpys3UGc7E5byEBW1KG55SEUfF5DOEGzqq1sCq37txXrTXDDnhuA/s1600-h/S1052184.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBeEVfh5dsU0VHxgaE7qWK3OsbSEB5HVv89K8-cmUGCOEvsssHpRVQ4p1gbTdYMyTZrWXbTPPHi7Kdtu6d41uH7tfYpys3UGc7E5byEBW1KG55SEUfF5DOEGzqq1sCq37txXrTXDDnhuA/s400/S1052184.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5195292461469362962" /></a><br />When we went to Bolt (a fabric boutique in Portland) I got a little bit of kawaii Japanese fabric. Today I made a little pillow for my shih tzu, Nigel. He is always stealing my pillow, so I hope he starts using this little one! I know, I probably shouldn't let him sleep next to me, but I enjoy it!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUx8CldAAB2pWXNWifQRWJdoBsmD0NAGk0IFGwo7M83Mp7gA2UA5KBYgSEKcTsECekjgOlPGu4SOoIzVyQXcivxFoCIyBtOQe_Sn1E3q29IbxAPwlzFVMvpd5sGzeSqJZIqV8V2tOmE-A/s1600-h/S1052181.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUx8CldAAB2pWXNWifQRWJdoBsmD0NAGk0IFGwo7M83Mp7gA2UA5KBYgSEKcTsECekjgOlPGu4SOoIzVyQXcivxFoCIyBtOQe_Sn1E3q29IbxAPwlzFVMvpd5sGzeSqJZIqV8V2tOmE-A/s400/S1052181.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5195288583113894546" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFPzSOBWSaQsC_jiHBXq0KSU429xadTHUZ4VmqFDI76RkeVuErJVsBDb4CdrgNqAQRxXIAUcACRjDsg5g386INf8sLPp8h0Vg95DJmRmbV1q-5PwALHyBbIY5EKlG9debL4cLV4QGLhiE/s1600-h/S1052155.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFPzSOBWSaQsC_jiHBXq0KSU429xadTHUZ4VmqFDI76RkeVuErJVsBDb4CdrgNqAQRxXIAUcACRjDsg5g386INf8sLPp8h0Vg95DJmRmbV1q-5PwALHyBbIY5EKlG9debL4cLV4QGLhiE/s400/S1052155.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5195288600293763746" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg774gaw23FWeQwFhSujI-ymAn0AJ-MTdEopci848VIjG786Ek6NH3B7X0p5Fgf021fYpYvafD0UBc1lcn9TW6L2dL-2EGZg64ncmRDm1mNLPSTi7mUI0Oz9wqCoMO0EcHIlMUepywZd9Y/s1600-h/S1052177.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg774gaw23FWeQwFhSujI-ymAn0AJ-MTdEopci848VIjG786Ek6NH3B7X0p5Fgf021fYpYvafD0UBc1lcn9TW6L2dL-2EGZg64ncmRDm1mNLPSTi7mUI0Oz9wqCoMO0EcHIlMUepywZd9Y/s400/S1052177.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5195288608883698354" /></a><br />And, to end off a long day, I needed something hearty to boost my spirits. I made cheesy rice with bulk pork breakfast sausage wrapped in egg. It was just greasy enough to make me feel good!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCibGZtER6JbnqInTjLJkEA_dgldt6igIRTOmiK3BShiwG6R55vnZqkx9_Jgu3rlipcTXwFu5cfZCMDpnrJjkcUXNSGTxSVDdVBmCcjkgz8z5a8pt8wYP3H-p_VcpVf29i2ySLCoGGmC4/s1600-h/S1052217.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCibGZtER6JbnqInTjLJkEA_dgldt6igIRTOmiK3BShiwG6R55vnZqkx9_Jgu3rlipcTXwFu5cfZCMDpnrJjkcUXNSGTxSVDdVBmCcjkgz8z5a8pt8wYP3H-p_VcpVf29i2ySLCoGGmC4/s400/S1052217.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5195288574523959938" /></a><br />It was so nice to visit with Amanda and her little family! I hope that I get to see them more often and just spending time with her gave me some creative inspiration!bunbunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15389459530117328836noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8544894538213566355.post-82431177593092932872008-04-28T11:17:00.000-07:002008-04-28T12:32:29.680-07:00Lazy Weekend/Dreams for the futureThis weekend was marvelous, we hung around the house most of the time. Things are going to start getting really busy for us soon, so it was really nice to take some time out to enjoy not doing much. Thursday night Casey brought home a large amount of asparagus from his work, so we made Asparagus Tempura, with rice.
<br />Here is the batter mix
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<br />Served up:
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<br />In a bento for the next day's lunch
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<br />For dessert we had these vanilla soy milk ice cream banana splits, topped with coconut wafer cookies.
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<br /> I love soy ice cream, not really to be healthy, I just really like the taste better than dairy ice cream. But I love both!
<br />Here are some new plants we added to the garden over the weekend.
<br />More hens and chicks cactuses:
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<br />They have giant ones on sale at our neighborhood grocery store, fred meyers
<br />Here are some african daisies, they are so pretty! Casey took these awesome shots.
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<br />More various flowers from the garden, I really like the the ant on the yellow flower, ants are everywhere right now!
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<br />On a walk home from the grocery store, i noticed several sakura clumps that got blown off trees during a windstorm earlier last week. I grabbed a bunch of them and made little dome bouquets for the living room. They lasted about two days and I felt they were a nice tribute to say goodbye to a season of beautiful sakura that means so much to me.
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<br />A lot of great things are happening around here in our household. I am trying out for a job that coincides with my goals for the future. I am keeping it undercover for now, because I don't want to jinx my dreams. But if it does come true, everything will change for the better for us. I haven't been able to sleep, I am so excited! One clue is that if I get this job they will pay for a lot of my tuition. It is located at my dream university, the one I aspire to attend as a student someday. If i don't get a job here, all is not lost, but this is the king of all jobs! My sister in law, Amanda is town for a few days! I am meeting up with her later today, I am so excited!
<br /> Also, I have been setting up my Flickr account. I have so many photos, it is hard to organize. For awhile I was accidently uploading duplicate photos, and not knowing it. I have fixed this problem, and now I am working on organizing into sets properly. I will have a garden and baking section, so check it out! The photostream is a little messy at the moment, but I have the sets pretty well organized. If this dream job doesn't work out, I have been offered a job at a camera store in Downtown Portland. That would be a fun part time job, I think. But I really want this secret job. It is all I can think about!!!!
<br />bunbunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15389459530117328836noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8544894538213566355.post-23077924459056811992008-04-23T14:15:00.000-07:002008-04-23T15:07:38.665-07:00Whole Wheat Baking/Gingham Love<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwnbMxqGSt7lRRCAfhaB6SWM0ja8CnqrPEy0GvEqThvQ7ikhzHOXyX3hVIM59OP6HxyZCu8e3KETzTHZncivwSjjh7kVTBz9WeWXnTxOoKHdQVFrDNOXfP79NKd3PuYXn2hRpft9gwi6c/s1600-h/S1051473.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwnbMxqGSt7lRRCAfhaB6SWM0ja8CnqrPEy0GvEqThvQ7ikhzHOXyX3hVIM59OP6HxyZCu8e3KETzTHZncivwSjjh7kVTBz9WeWXnTxOoKHdQVFrDNOXfP79NKd3PuYXn2hRpft9gwi6c/s400/S1051473.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5192560291038456130" /></a><br />On Monday I was all set to make these Chocolate Raspberry Sandwich Cookies, and after all the ingredients were set out on the counter, ready to go, I realized that I was out of all-purpose flour. What? I just bought a 5 pound bag less than two weeks ago! I guess that is what baking flatbread everyday does to my flour supply! I didn't realize that 2 cups of flour could really add up. Anyways, I didn't feel like going to the store, and I also didn't feel like giving up completely, so I made them with whole wheat flour. I think that the flour was mixed with a little white flour, but I am really not sure because I can't remember if I added any back when I filled my jar. I couldn't believe it, the cookies came out moist and chewy, with no sign of whole wheat to distract the cooky's flavor! I think the cocoa powder disguised the healthy parts of the cookie! Casey doesn't even know that they have whole wheat in them and he has been eating these for a couple days. I haven't kept it a secret, I just forgot to tell him. I really like these cookies, but chocolate desserts are an every once in a awhile thing for me. After a day of eating a lot of chocolate I am ready for something else, like vanilla. Oh, that also reminds me. These cookies taste really good on top of vanilla ice cream!<br />I am going to put the recipe in the comment section after I am done posting this. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSGXBeSuNaiycNDpWGmxzYde3SRi3-z1v_J8ln0Fi46JHeIXsTdJ3JwGUnELUVIhB5N06a25n838-sCyOf8KjM3xOvavW5TjozZBUOe0CN9N41NcAcWsTA76p5MS-e39TDCghEzhcJH8M/s1600-h/S1051459.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSGXBeSuNaiycNDpWGmxzYde3SRi3-z1v_J8ln0Fi46JHeIXsTdJ3JwGUnELUVIhB5N06a25n838-sCyOf8KjM3xOvavW5TjozZBUOe0CN9N41NcAcWsTA76p5MS-e39TDCghEzhcJH8M/s400/S1051459.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5192564074904643986" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTH492DGMgy99CIMLJvPfg7oeb9APwNSWN7IrsnIswOSFm86OZ8-by8iqCGc9VSK4zYXKgMOx4_iZrBhb1ZwpVuxZP7tekrywD2t5Iivhswdqg5B6kFINzkFqNXhOw25rtd1ZrIjv0SBk/s1600-h/S1051454.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTH492DGMgy99CIMLJvPfg7oeb9APwNSWN7IrsnIswOSFm86OZ8-by8iqCGc9VSK4zYXKgMOx4_iZrBhb1ZwpVuxZP7tekrywD2t5Iivhswdqg5B6kFINzkFqNXhOw25rtd1ZrIjv0SBk/s400/S1051454.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5192560299628390738" /></a><br /> So, the flatbread obsession/craze hasn't stopped around here. This recipe also did well with whole wheat flour, just needs a little longer in the oven. I normally have a rule with myself not eat "cute animals" such as deer, rabbits, ducks, and lamb. Not that I judge anyone who does, I just already feel a little guilty about eating meat, so I decided to not eat anything that I wasn't raised on eating. Well, my petty little morals can always be compromised and I ended up making Lamb Gyros for the both of us. Normally I buy Casey a patty and get myself a beef patty. While I was at the meat counter, I thought this is silly, and bought all lamb. I made the gyros with bulk lamb sausage, spinach, whole wheat garlic flatbread, and <a href="http://kalynskitchen.blogspot.com/2007/07/worlds-best-tzatziki-sauce-recipe-greek.html">homemade tzatziki sauce</a> (recipe from <a href="http://kalynskitchen.blogspot.com/">Kalyn's Kitchen</a>). I really liked it, but I would like to try and stick to my no lamb rule in the future, just to make myself happy. Plus, it is so greasy! and the color of the meat stays pink no matter how long you cook it! Whats up with that? Oh, and the drink in the background is a peach strawberry smoothie. Lately if I don't have a smoothie everyday I start to feel like a corpse. <br />The weather in Portland has awful! I don't mind the rain, but the wind is what is annoying! I have been doing little projects inside, including a lot of homework, but I scored this massive amount of gingham curtain fabric at goodwill for 99 cents! So I made this little half apron today.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikJUBoyFmqB4uKFFhy1WU1BoEpAuXfbhKfBCEidGZOsXA8Pt-zhR45MIZER8bgsBNJmDqfB88JVhATcXtH-UlV4byYurQccI5S96uNxnYcL_6Sc1ffqw3f7gYg_1h1TsUKCsRSjSTQBXM/s1600-h/S1051589.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikJUBoyFmqB4uKFFhy1WU1BoEpAuXfbhKfBCEidGZOsXA8Pt-zhR45MIZER8bgsBNJmDqfB88JVhATcXtH-UlV4byYurQccI5S96uNxnYcL_6Sc1ffqw3f7gYg_1h1TsUKCsRSjSTQBXM/s400/S1051589.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5192560308218325346" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIchsm0A_J7dGt24_9Nr0yRtoEMBfFsQkImFYK_Z2ewIwtvHewKkEhqNSgSsX8vA1cLGN_i0dFAlndIGFHJd-o-cOIPFCTqkLLHKoRjoKigFu2mWYz3RsCslYzb45G93UDo_fVF70QzRg/s1600-h/S1051623.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIchsm0A_J7dGt24_9Nr0yRtoEMBfFsQkImFYK_Z2ewIwtvHewKkEhqNSgSsX8vA1cLGN_i0dFAlndIGFHJd-o-cOIPFCTqkLLHKoRjoKigFu2mWYz3RsCslYzb45G93UDo_fVF70QzRg/s400/S1051623.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5192560316808259954" /></a><br /> I did not sew the trim, unfortunately, it was all ready on there. All I did was cut it and sew a button on the back. What I would like to know is: should I add and embellishments, a bib, pockets, etc? Or should I just leave it alone??? I am limited in skills, lack of sewing machine, so easy ideas/feedback is what I am looking for.<br /> I LOVE GINGHAM! Really, I love it too much! I have matching kitchen slippers from Japan that I am excited to wear this with!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU9XBjJs8Hhc5jmL__q3JN7wW6YdLPG5QrkjelpgSc40kU_pTpODXxzQg9F2RN1p2jLdUSSj1ZyEgv5wkiGEILgyJ7RdJ1RzP2ljsWArgj1ttHALQY5E0yomBLCYAreYh9kdTIMwFv2H0/s1600-h/S1051586.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU9XBjJs8Hhc5jmL__q3JN7wW6YdLPG5QrkjelpgSc40kU_pTpODXxzQg9F2RN1p2jLdUSSj1ZyEgv5wkiGEILgyJ7RdJ1RzP2ljsWArgj1ttHALQY5E0yomBLCYAreYh9kdTIMwFv2H0/s400/S1051586.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5192560321103227266" /></a>bunbunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15389459530117328836noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8544894538213566355.post-70955794675477955282008-04-20T11:38:00.000-07:002008-04-20T13:33:09.734-07:00Sugary Sundrops/Succulent Appreciation Day<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOrf3WnZdcW_obdn_zsymIcTs2hcQ-G2vwfqBKFPqJ_MNyFo71E-tSEVBGhhZbOQ_NlYLz2rSb4LkvpaZygM1Dbj1HlIFqEfxfcUXs24XuzCwSPaIq7nW_6KvFvpgajuG1EpX5ghw4P4I/s1600-h/S1050823.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOrf3WnZdcW_obdn_zsymIcTs2hcQ-G2vwfqBKFPqJ_MNyFo71E-tSEVBGhhZbOQ_NlYLz2rSb4LkvpaZygM1Dbj1HlIFqEfxfcUXs24XuzCwSPaIq7nW_6KvFvpgajuG1EpX5ghw4P4I/s400/S1050823.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5191404632079193506" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVrOUSnAmtaGe54R1GZDwEqs9dHXh5TdA9RSMPz35_bR5tWxp_LZ4fMpZwBisOHZ8Y4Gc3ObGCv_rHPzmw6hm4kVQMSry9fQQS1BoDUmRPq71Bg6dINbO-WKPryYYjBmvdhBo-cmf_4Vg/s1600-h/S1050829.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVrOUSnAmtaGe54R1GZDwEqs9dHXh5TdA9RSMPz35_bR5tWxp_LZ4fMpZwBisOHZ8Y4Gc3ObGCv_rHPzmw6hm4kVQMSry9fQQS1BoDUmRPq71Bg6dINbO-WKPryYYjBmvdhBo-cmf_4Vg/s400/S1050829.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5191404623489258898" /></a><br />Thursday I made these little sugar cookies (it seems like the only cookie I bake is some sort of variation of the sugar cookie, but they are very popular with the cookie monster that I am married to!) <a href="http://www.worldpantry.com/cgi-bin/ncommerce3/ProductDisplay?prmenbr=172832&prrfnbr=213681">topped with Sundrops</a>. Has anyone ever tried Sundrops before? They are organic M&Ms and they have a taste that is extremely addicting. it is hard for me to bake these cookies because I end up eating a ton of Sundrops while I am baking them! <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl40BZt1pQ5rGv8M9w1Wx3T2QWgnIxBF9UW_iHhq7XJ_L-Is-QQgZvzneYiK8GHLPocu7Cb8KTiVTL8yZdmQE0_HJlzyF_MeTbT4f-N5LLwpktxzFYRm1jDATny-62B38IA0qwJYsdbEo/s1600-h/S1050963.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl40BZt1pQ5rGv8M9w1Wx3T2QWgnIxBF9UW_iHhq7XJ_L-Is-QQgZvzneYiK8GHLPocu7Cb8KTiVTL8yZdmQE0_HJlzyF_MeTbT4f-N5LLwpktxzFYRm1jDATny-62B38IA0qwJYsdbEo/s400/S1050963.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5191423173453010386" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL4zGKaT8HLhYwLaqKMhPjsjsq7GBVn0IG3ZWxB0x3EtC_hjVUCEqa1VdYe-dS9o0ts5Drf5DIUv5k65qsh1r0aEeR6bklKmR2KDVp4D4TVcDTSzC1oGl30S7GDowH7602HGosBboMLfk/s1600-h/S1051268.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL4zGKaT8HLhYwLaqKMhPjsjsq7GBVn0IG3ZWxB0x3EtC_hjVUCEqa1VdYe-dS9o0ts5Drf5DIUv5k65qsh1r0aEeR6bklKmR2KDVp4D4TVcDTSzC1oGl30S7GDowH7602HGosBboMLfk/s400/S1051268.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5191425492735350242" /></a><br />So this weekend (weekends for us are Friday and Saturdays) the weather was COLD. The sun came in and out and when it did peek through the gray skies, we would rush outside and do some gardening. I am so proud of Casey's work, he planted a ton of different tomatoes varieties, basil, artichokes, more lavender, and more strawberries. <br />Here are some flowers that got planted this weekend:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSaaDr0Wc8SjEgypEplcTEIivnT2LH0UnYE4C98uGZALsOfb_GSfWqjLhUcr1Ai3xrVqB1iiF5M0whyphenhyphen_IgVUZZIIKS5hpPGYIZ0XQFZT1BQFgcqrLghaQXnT9N2WMn1ReUSH2O4TBrsDo/s1600-h/S1050627.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSaaDr0Wc8SjEgypEplcTEIivnT2LH0UnYE4C98uGZALsOfb_GSfWqjLhUcr1Ai3xrVqB1iiF5M0whyphenhyphen_IgVUZZIIKS5hpPGYIZ0XQFZT1BQFgcqrLghaQXnT9N2WMn1ReUSH2O4TBrsDo/s400/S1050627.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5191426575067108850" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_3Te-UJDC4OCkN15tzYZe_ubLvRNPaz13sN22yMECA5dyORyFOXfoNiFLvoH9cNg1RAn09buD6MpHnhWi8siAQRVPmGg9K5g4FvJ_GaUbKXTmk5GscgMYIKHzJTK6cV0oYp0lvZHKWJ0/s1600-h/S1050653.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_3Te-UJDC4OCkN15tzYZe_ubLvRNPaz13sN22yMECA5dyORyFOXfoNiFLvoH9cNg1RAn09buD6MpHnhWi8siAQRVPmGg9K5g4FvJ_GaUbKXTmk5GscgMYIKHzJTK6cV0oYp0lvZHKWJ0/s400/S1050653.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5191403438078285106" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyi0vobIYnRD34ZFOKhVWD2NtFuraRB8kiYgvl7a0kxmKegB2NOgExEYw10pmcJcDfLLbyV0ORtdHFN6KhHe85QJ7JcguBXlJW-TVsOHxohvMFJ_S-usMXqF7Om9CufqeKJp1AjKPNEVc/s1600-h/S1050612.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyi0vobIYnRD34ZFOKhVWD2NtFuraRB8kiYgvl7a0kxmKegB2NOgExEYw10pmcJcDfLLbyV0ORtdHFN6KhHe85QJ7JcguBXlJW-TVsOHxohvMFJ_S-usMXqF7Om9CufqeKJp1AjKPNEVc/s400/S1050612.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5191403442373252418" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC4CzjUcNBuPWxge_q0qxYd8SUnbRURKAdLau8EPDqUCZo8YBkcqFYO-dK21iJ5HmwMHjLMbuOnwRaUPWYbI6M__l5Enal0VJkxv68s7nBlOp9WTW8ZS1Q3sXk3AmAHvWQ4_B-B2a28O8/s1600-h/S1050607.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC4CzjUcNBuPWxge_q0qxYd8SUnbRURKAdLau8EPDqUCZo8YBkcqFYO-dK21iJ5HmwMHjLMbuOnwRaUPWYbI6M__l5Enal0VJkxv68s7nBlOp9WTW8ZS1Q3sXk3AmAHvWQ4_B-B2a28O8/s400/S1050607.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5191423156273141170" /></a><br />I am not sure what this is, it is a perenial, and has the prettiest little flowers on it, here is a bud taken in macro mode. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0rtW2qtvPrYP6m4wHr3RhfWlexuBQtA4cUheLcBBNFgmRGHODpcfmwIcDX92L4N4WLAXjIRTmcMoFwqxpNmFPBDTLbpSiHRUnvrq4x2ziYudcr5ZlYZ_eQ5DlEQCUJYi3SWRcSehsmSw/s1600-h/S1050597.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0rtW2qtvPrYP6m4wHr3RhfWlexuBQtA4cUheLcBBNFgmRGHODpcfmwIcDX92L4N4WLAXjIRTmcMoFwqxpNmFPBDTLbpSiHRUnvrq4x2ziYudcr5ZlYZ_eQ5DlEQCUJYi3SWRcSehsmSw/s400/S1050597.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5191403433783317794" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfkqtJf7prm8N5oDlRiZvBI1dmuEmFyHbMu1K4OILGwcV2KJGj3vQpSH4IUfyGRM9-1WgD7e4MQV16mN6QXgkIZpRwmIEyYkgHy5b5BPZwb3nG1rIZev1nwejl5T7JNumfqg3o7MDN39E/s1600-h/S1050786.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfkqtJf7prm8N5oDlRiZvBI1dmuEmFyHbMu1K4OILGwcV2KJGj3vQpSH4IUfyGRM9-1WgD7e4MQV16mN6QXgkIZpRwmIEyYkgHy5b5BPZwb3nG1rIZev1nwejl5T7JNumfqg3o7MDN39E/s400/S1050786.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5191403425193383186" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3IXY9oTn8I_BwEzSRz8MUVjcqZcaIjHqqENemXQz0kGCVq0j3gctwWEO09f3jYDkwOlPJSjGfZNrHdM5-9g11D9oslhKD862nb_Ew6TBT0m6ck8YaYBaonshxoWRLrYeknxcfQid7qC4/s1600-h/S1051273.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3IXY9oTn8I_BwEzSRz8MUVjcqZcaIjHqqENemXQz0kGCVq0j3gctwWEO09f3jYDkwOlPJSjGfZNrHdM5-9g11D9oslhKD862nb_Ew6TBT0m6ck8YaYBaonshxoWRLrYeknxcfQid7qC4/s400/S1051273.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5191423164863075778" /></a><br />And Casey planted a lot of succulents which I am happy about because succulents make him happy the same way Sakura blossoms make me happy. Here are some macro shots that he took of his newest plants, after a light rain. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT8h3dSqpxAOVJMkdR9dd8biTcJgkfeF0k0Pvcfad5q0L3HeZYwYQlCtBbVibmQO-J-uVdTYwCLkTJt4r-Y77krCxckrxOV3hagXg9k4Di52DotP9DqAOXCzLHGz9eMQpWdVz5QzUuS0o/s1600-h/S1051260.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT8h3dSqpxAOVJMkdR9dd8biTcJgkfeF0k0Pvcfad5q0L3HeZYwYQlCtBbVibmQO-J-uVdTYwCLkTJt4r-Y77krCxckrxOV3hagXg9k4Di52DotP9DqAOXCzLHGz9eMQpWdVz5QzUuS0o/s400/S1051260.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5191404610604356962" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ79jGwuvyaRHTlG5JItOOBJ0b2SAMyMyZUf56HMcvIzBh15wffGiLoWBZMmdUP3jk2iOP-MOKLZ4VEbr-ZNm9BBj2InSJFa2QuubGjP0rL1SqL3HTeFMDlLwRW_H4-50RRdfQomP6218/s1600-h/S1051221.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ79jGwuvyaRHTlG5JItOOBJ0b2SAMyMyZUf56HMcvIzBh15wffGiLoWBZMmdUP3jk2iOP-MOKLZ4VEbr-ZNm9BBj2InSJFa2QuubGjP0rL1SqL3HTeFMDlLwRW_H4-50RRdfQomP6218/s400/S1051221.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5191404614899324274" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7kgVtleTONUPkCO_Hw8ADfp7iQ0EjajITutrSiTY6pCXM0Wqn-IWZg0-P8MEWnek5Ayk_SvWk6jOz8ZJ0Q8pJOXBp5mKUevjeZxbaxAVW-9F5xp3m6YQUP5_8R2-cP3kMwZMV6AM-cfo/s1600-h/S1051224.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7kgVtleTONUPkCO_Hw8ADfp7iQ0EjajITutrSiTY6pCXM0Wqn-IWZg0-P8MEWnek5Ayk_SvWk6jOz8ZJ0Q8pJOXBp5mKUevjeZxbaxAVW-9F5xp3m6YQUP5_8R2-cP3kMwZMV6AM-cfo/s400/S1051224.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5191404619194291586" /></a><br />We even got one for the bedroom. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnFD2EIBe84S_ZAenk5-Fume7ev0oCTLvq065nx51n7wUepArOg7q9zAy1EXjv84ApBWkqVFVA_9SC56x0cHcvjVssEPA1OSaZn4BlOmJIZ3-gasyx_OBJIeK0Vk0FXkbwWcgLb6Cbl2E/s1600-h/S1051063.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnFD2EIBe84S_ZAenk5-Fume7ev0oCTLvq065nx51n7wUepArOg7q9zAy1EXjv84ApBWkqVFVA_9SC56x0cHcvjVssEPA1OSaZn4BlOmJIZ3-gasyx_OBJIeK0Vk0FXkbwWcgLb6Cbl2E/s400/S1051063.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5191403446668219730" /></a>The more plants we have around and fresh cut flowers, the more alive and cheerful the house feels. We went through a little phase where we were very busy and most of our plants died, it feels really good to be back into the swing of things again!bunbunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15389459530117328836noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8544894538213566355.post-76355221631109591162008-04-20T11:00:00.001-07:002008-04-20T11:36:48.926-07:00Ikea Shelf Update!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicLuwzDT-qj5GT1bO9_3rItWky0r9mRKT8S74c0I-TZCrI3p3gVGrlBB-YnkLcWst0G6KbKZHvK2x5K_SI9BneIWJNMCB5rm4Mxr-8ghSepCMmcXHJJg4lSeASzUBIJodVBQii-5MSJT8/s1600-h/S1051322.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicLuwzDT-qj5GT1bO9_3rItWky0r9mRKT8S74c0I-TZCrI3p3gVGrlBB-YnkLcWst0G6KbKZHvK2x5K_SI9BneIWJNMCB5rm4Mxr-8ghSepCMmcXHJJg4lSeASzUBIJodVBQii-5MSJT8/s400/S1051322.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5191394302682846338" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIbJbBZ7ba_Q6m1s4n2RBLfsarQIJwV6y0DLeS6535CCjFTfgbwpatX9W5ugUQm7EU2WUZMKOkdAOTdsnAXlVJx9IlJU_0efniuEYkhJ8lvSQNGr7WGik9k73llxDX_l-t587gtnovxac/s1600-h/S1051311.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIbJbBZ7ba_Q6m1s4n2RBLfsarQIJwV6y0DLeS6535CCjFTfgbwpatX9W5ugUQm7EU2WUZMKOkdAOTdsnAXlVJx9IlJU_0efniuEYkhJ8lvSQNGr7WGik9k73llxDX_l-t587gtnovxac/s400/S1051311.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5191394306977813650" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqKbQe4Ww-t5v4OAheNtRhx3sZGyG7agGi6w2_d7ZZRmnRXBU89s4gBQxi_mTSEcFybKYhzHJ0ezG9ElXyF-JhHXw76M5vbIV6JqLKVQE0EjW3PnTaoIZHckgyyvPDjGqfByeIhHeRQ1E/s1600-h/S1051345.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqKbQe4Ww-t5v4OAheNtRhx3sZGyG7agGi6w2_d7ZZRmnRXBU89s4gBQxi_mTSEcFybKYhzHJ0ezG9ElXyF-JhHXw76M5vbIV6JqLKVQE0EjW3PnTaoIZHckgyyvPDjGqfByeIhHeRQ1E/s400/S1051345.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5191394315567748258" /></a><br />The shelf is up! Well, it has been up since the evening of my last post, but I have had the hardest time getting a decent photo of it. Anyways, I love it and it is nice to be able to display my vintage stuff better and more safely. The shelf actually was really easy to put up, it was the fact that we needed huge screws to hang it, and that took a minute to track down. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaBJ6unN-SdZjGCf2w1FvZ411s0-OBQemzM7we_XHjhz3Sz-fk1r8p0QzPEyVJBXZsTridGSII_cd2Ld0ndTaIf3d8Fbl2QjTSm-gjZKi3_IpohQl0kT8vK4gcvaTgD8y0LeSqZddX3Lg/s1600-h/S1051326.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaBJ6unN-SdZjGCf2w1FvZ411s0-OBQemzM7we_XHjhz3Sz-fk1r8p0QzPEyVJBXZsTridGSII_cd2Ld0ndTaIf3d8Fbl2QjTSm-gjZKi3_IpohQl0kT8vK4gcvaTgD8y0LeSqZddX3Lg/s400/S1051326.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5191394319862715570" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFQS9EHZGIUxEO-6palwMbjnBRgFPA90YdN1JVWK7DKYrOQTpMiPdUATbmWZvhqy2EFMzrGf5igEKpjw3M3mqcMux-RNGS6JlWISVcxv56D2NSVxrIHAjCs_scLmDAbQzww_LhAO68gXo/s1600-h/S1050956.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFQS9EHZGIUxEO-6palwMbjnBRgFPA90YdN1JVWK7DKYrOQTpMiPdUATbmWZvhqy2EFMzrGf5igEKpjw3M3mqcMux-RNGS6JlWISVcxv56D2NSVxrIHAjCs_scLmDAbQzww_LhAO68gXo/s400/S1050956.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5191394328452650178" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKfMW55StgsXMvxC708QQ__zLQvTO0zDwP2rI6NvCOkL9VBmUyTvjaDF0NWtBvDFwYmadYQTKh7tdTfqTN4YhAGi5Qcxj0BFRh6VF-S-anocybUzr7RuicjLnUPVOTV2duP78bo0_a9jnp/s1600-h/S1050924.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKfMW55StgsXMvxC708QQ__zLQvTO0zDwP2rI6NvCOkL9VBmUyTvjaDF0NWtBvDFwYmadYQTKh7tdTfqTN4YhAGi5Qcxj0BFRh6VF-S-anocybUzr7RuicjLnUPVOTV2duP78bo0_a9jnp/s400/S1050924.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5191396690684662994" /></a><br />Here is my secondary shelf next to it. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK3I7XkEDi3pMBxJB3wuhBheIaot1d2ITHAWlmz4CSaiVnNMZZwSqYiWNllHcLoQmr5nTrGTY798CC8uSoHOkdxanJRhe8yLNXQSG4ORlQnBHRjomzrxyKbWbVgfiDzJJZ2u_xT_e7ras/s1600-h/S1050885.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK3I7XkEDi3pMBxJB3wuhBheIaot1d2ITHAWlmz4CSaiVnNMZZwSqYiWNllHcLoQmr5nTrGTY798CC8uSoHOkdxanJRhe8yLNXQSG4ORlQnBHRjomzrxyKbWbVgfiDzJJZ2u_xT_e7ras/s400/S1050885.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5191396699274597618" /></a><br />The Better Homes and Gardens cookbook is a shout-out to my Mom, who has had that cookbook since- well actually I have no idea when she got it, but probably close to 1962, when my father and her got married.I love how used it is, you can tell her favorite recipes by the burn marks and dog-eared pages. I love everything on the shelves because either it came from family or Casey and I found it together. <br />The Bambi book on the main shelf we got on our honeymoon when we made a pit stop at the thrift store. The illustrations are done like paintings and I have always wanted to frame some of the pages, but Casey won't let me. I know he is right about not tampering with the book, but sometimes I have come really close to just doing it anyways while he is at work. Now that I have the shelf to display the book, there are no more worries of a Bambi book massacre! One time I even bought frames for the pages while he was at work, but I forgot to hide them and he found the frames with the book sitting out and he grabbed them and confiscated everything!!!! <br /><a href="http://bunbunlife.blogspot.com/2008/02/strawberry-matcha-shortbread-cookies.html">Bambi is our little theme, I have talked about in the past.</a> <br />Spring cleaning has been going really well, we now have a van full of Goodwill donations. I just have one more area to clean out, which is my closet, which is the least favorite mission and I am blogging right now instead of doing it.bunbunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15389459530117328836noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8544894538213566355.post-53051890775219430462008-04-16T13:36:00.000-07:002008-04-16T14:13:46.702-07:00Spring CleaningEvery season, I try and do major overhaul of the house, and clean out every room. I get rid of things we don't need and donate them to goodwill. By doing this, it sorta justifies my new purchases. Also, our house is very old and seems to get dusty and dirty faster than normal. <a href="http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/la/flickr-finds/flickr-finds-chez-shoes-new-kitchen-storage-047110">I bought this shelf at Ikea this week</a>, I am so excited about it because now I can display all my canisters and everything and free up a lot of space. I have to brag a little here, I don't drive and I spontaneously stopped by Ikea on my way home from work on Monday and bought the shelf. It came in huge packaging and I had to carry it home from the train station (about a mile or 2)..... in my high heels! I felt like a buff monster when I got home! <br />So just like every purchase I make at Ikea that requires assembly, what should be very easy never is for me, and the shelf is still sitting in my kitchen and this is what is going on in here right now.....<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZOorQksZSuW3fGTqhjOqrXwriODkSEO2VCNaDv2vOJjtxrmEs4_KAbHoiwH95DI1L_C5qSYw_YzpEcS4nZ380H86BPPd9PVRARAh-YjwmQz9wB5psZfby1LYhes_k0gyrXxTgh-ICL3U/s1600-h/S1050544.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZOorQksZSuW3fGTqhjOqrXwriODkSEO2VCNaDv2vOJjtxrmEs4_KAbHoiwH95DI1L_C5qSYw_YzpEcS4nZ380H86BPPd9PVRARAh-YjwmQz9wB5psZfby1LYhes_k0gyrXxTgh-ICL3U/s400/S1050544.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5189949859405203538" /></a><br />It will be up tonight! With school and work, trying to get our garden growing, and not driving this little shelf has had some delays. But I love it, and my kitchen will be really organized by the end of tomorrow. <br />I have been picking up plants and flowers every time I head to the grocery store (which is often) to get our gardens going. I am so thrilled that we are actually doing what we always talk about doing with the yard, year after year. I am going to have a little photo session soon with what we have done, but for now here are a few things that I have going.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvowcYTXpnuYo5hUbG9oOyEoMYjUsHCYqcLMj-R-mS73i03XVVgxq3Cr7N9vFVPRQ6kulP_3DBVGVW5ROBmAyFaHKEqwqkq25w3wBa3XdPGI2dkgvHIZwB1ODuWCFSz88E8g7u84CwIMk/s1600-h/S1050473.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvowcYTXpnuYo5hUbG9oOyEoMYjUsHCYqcLMj-R-mS73i03XVVgxq3Cr7N9vFVPRQ6kulP_3DBVGVW5ROBmAyFaHKEqwqkq25w3wBa3XdPGI2dkgvHIZwB1ODuWCFSz88E8g7u84CwIMk/s400/S1050473.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5189949889469974674" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivf2xA3v25AIkl4ehjJL5kMKXEw-KD0uaUwt22G3y_SycVcPxd4pi27a-PBmK551psa67Pv6E1i8T_qCUDKCS77AHIaYGAthohGM774teda06B7J-6hIc_HP3rQVrzbsp-9l3d_uMGw2k/s1600-h/S1050431.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivf2xA3v25AIkl4ehjJL5kMKXEw-KD0uaUwt22G3y_SycVcPxd4pi27a-PBmK551psa67Pv6E1i8T_qCUDKCS77AHIaYGAthohGM774teda06B7J-6hIc_HP3rQVrzbsp-9l3d_uMGw2k/s400/S1050431.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5189952530874861730" /></a><br />Haha, does a weed count as something I have going on in the yard? I love dandelions, though. We do some weeding in our yard, but I don't like the idea of having a perfectly manicured yard. So I can appreciate the "weeds" just a little!<br />More blossom photos! I can never get enough!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiii5zc7Tva5OPMlIq3bMaLdCVNxcbReN4LSDGizlgAIWpCUjJxK_GbJEs0bcYOYZOaV20vp7VuWYyKFFQRcPaguFcS7RMZ2fiFdLNQyHv_Pp1Ssh-6TL8cUR5TzJcK4SDwqhrn_4ecTPw/s1600-h/S1050486.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiii5zc7Tva5OPMlIq3bMaLdCVNxcbReN4LSDGizlgAIWpCUjJxK_GbJEs0bcYOYZOaV20vp7VuWYyKFFQRcPaguFcS7RMZ2fiFdLNQyHv_Pp1Ssh-6TL8cUR5TzJcK4SDwqhrn_4ecTPw/s400/S1050486.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5189949885175007362" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF8aSvqmn88p1eu9dhmwiYul7i6-JhAkCvV-Nd5D4btAcB3gLfrcGF0bn97R66rhRmsMg3v7-2FQhfZjE3MlGwUKEru_SwFIPIr7y4T_sdcVX0Ue97UEnHnbvAcGcovTaEUZCdQmvFBEk/s1600-h/S1050428.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF8aSvqmn88p1eu9dhmwiYul7i6-JhAkCvV-Nd5D4btAcB3gLfrcGF0bn97R66rhRmsMg3v7-2FQhfZjE3MlGwUKEru_SwFIPIr7y4T_sdcVX0Ue97UEnHnbvAcGcovTaEUZCdQmvFBEk/s400/S1050428.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5189952539464796338" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6Annd1PhVwLvgpwCjaTpeFIO8Nd0v4mm6aCp3hNrVTATgq3-kqo2pLW7Or49K8NdglUiCOww3e-rJ9-2hqbmg9OT_dGcmfKXOF3MKNyY9Jyorr7gsIPrqafnyRA9wbqRpAeldAa_KLho/s1600-h/S1050425.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6Annd1PhVwLvgpwCjaTpeFIO8Nd0v4mm6aCp3hNrVTATgq3-kqo2pLW7Or49K8NdglUiCOww3e-rJ9-2hqbmg9OT_dGcmfKXOF3MKNyY9Jyorr7gsIPrqafnyRA9wbqRpAeldAa_KLho/s400/S1050425.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5189952543759763650" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMXG8fVgu4bAgDJbJGUlf1RTsMzisnaPSvYaYRUZCLk_mRTyLQBRBo3OYKTuXoKZpe-5bhaRWGhk8HsYqe3Rr59DQs6zvq5KiYxECweMJ5ffI8Iy2AuRE_QQxWWdomD3ZHn26KnFQ7nnM/s1600-h/S1050568.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMXG8fVgu4bAgDJbJGUlf1RTsMzisnaPSvYaYRUZCLk_mRTyLQBRBo3OYKTuXoKZpe-5bhaRWGhk8HsYqe3Rr59DQs6zvq5KiYxECweMJ5ffI8Iy2AuRE_QQxWWdomD3ZHn26KnFQ7nnM/s400/S1050568.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5189952552349698258" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUjWlRfECqwB3PwpPqFn0evq1WwWq6CKaVYm-bJ3F7lhj64TSkLRuffjpGbCam2I8wZUiq4yezb1GOBMuZMjYyQIA0R83hfJmEiaSIsDnVPWm_pkVgFCuASDBOBtYJy0SMoQEg2T-ayKs/s1600-h/S1050584.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUjWlRfECqwB3PwpPqFn0evq1WwWq6CKaVYm-bJ3F7lhj64TSkLRuffjpGbCam2I8wZUiq4yezb1GOBMuZMjYyQIA0R83hfJmEiaSIsDnVPWm_pkVgFCuASDBOBtYJy0SMoQEg2T-ayKs/s400/S1050584.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5189952556644665570" /></a><br /> I haven't posted in awhile about any thrift store finds, but I have been going to the goodwill a lot lately to stock up on plant pots, and while I was there the other day I scored these cute sauce cups for 50 cents total for the set. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1UkYGkHwkPRtUyG0n1CSWbsvulgsEIHlyaoVo6omSzrKjJ5ceMQ-EBv9g3xpHxkojLYUD0LWRUSD8Wpb1Gfqw40ihEozOsmWpV0sw0QQNfG-Lf7mhcoJ1ndx2zHBDwiRt_4F2w_eP0sY/s1600-h/S1050515.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1UkYGkHwkPRtUyG0n1CSWbsvulgsEIHlyaoVo6omSzrKjJ5ceMQ-EBv9g3xpHxkojLYUD0LWRUSD8Wpb1Gfqw40ihEozOsmWpV0sw0QQNfG-Lf7mhcoJ1ndx2zHBDwiRt_4F2w_eP0sY/s400/S1050515.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5189949872290105442" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5QkFHP7vqZs9esGu310OrxS7MVDraUBfWpFG4HSZGm8klbfKxKUGS5ES1Obucu_nLfAWhnVajpcq60BdEbJFApb5LqbMifEBUha010thI7GJH3607YbwzwV8H9aFaMIKr8PfO4cJDo5k/s1600-h/S1050549.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5QkFHP7vqZs9esGu310OrxS7MVDraUBfWpFG4HSZGm8klbfKxKUGS5ES1Obucu_nLfAWhnVajpcq60BdEbJFApb5LqbMifEBUha010thI7GJH3607YbwzwV8H9aFaMIKr8PfO4cJDo5k/s400/S1050549.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5189949880880040050" /></a><br />They are made by <a href="http://www.kotobukitrading.com/index.php">Kotobuki, one of my favorite Japanese manufacturers</a>, they make quality Japanese housewares. Casey's work sells their products at a price I can't afford, even with our discount, so I am overjoyed whenever I find anything by them at the thrift store.bunbunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15389459530117328836noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8544894538213566355.post-57427876900078521662008-04-13T15:59:00.000-07:002008-04-13T17:30:17.121-07:00what a weekend<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfDeS-Vo0Xas84VICsWp_dHC5qHe7KwRbX-5sBmrPB7EwwIDLqPQWucQ0YmUuPsT5e0sGmsKJLrmYG_CpgyfXhJnAb8-6cavXQ-lr7wh-Y6sQga0TE_4rNeDt2zJm4T0niuj1BK4LmaDM/s1600-h/S1050191.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfDeS-Vo0Xas84VICsWp_dHC5qHe7KwRbX-5sBmrPB7EwwIDLqPQWucQ0YmUuPsT5e0sGmsKJLrmYG_CpgyfXhJnAb8-6cavXQ-lr7wh-Y6sQga0TE_4rNeDt2zJm4T0niuj1BK4LmaDM/s400/S1050191.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5188890157829294050" /></a><br />This weekend was so beautiful! The weather has been around 70 degrees and it has been fantastic. We had an event filled weekend. I am still getting used to my camera, so it has been taking some time and practice, there are so many new things to learn. Friday we went to Washington/Forest Park, which has the Japanese gardens. We walked over 7 miles through the park, which his amazing and it doesn't even feel like you are in Portland anymore.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOuKyT76yG2q0WIXOgamxhGRabl0FfTPkvJ1XNVKCjowbfDrKvzO1NlQstnto7753xv_QsixlS_VfyE-38Ohh4Svu0-wHi8cforOD4JbxQyAKGBc-EfZcNEPlhccvkj1AN1zwiI5BccKc/s1600-h/S1050169.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOuKyT76yG2q0WIXOgamxhGRabl0FfTPkvJ1XNVKCjowbfDrKvzO1NlQstnto7753xv_QsixlS_VfyE-38Ohh4Svu0-wHi8cforOD4JbxQyAKGBc-EfZcNEPlhccvkj1AN1zwiI5BccKc/s400/S1050169.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5188885794142521282" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia3LsMZcmfhR9EZFaJbf_-sHim07boOPqz7ZVdBx6O4RGcj96qTGgYDgR6O4fVW5HR_dPmc2NPf3li8ftPZW0lib4qygr_fOa6MuVU7A5gTdHVxYs2ZjdO_X1FXMSOyAz8ud1bvVcM_uU/s1600-h/S1050208.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia3LsMZcmfhR9EZFaJbf_-sHim07boOPqz7ZVdBx6O4RGcj96qTGgYDgR6O4fVW5HR_dPmc2NPf3li8ftPZW0lib4qygr_fOa6MuVU7A5gTdHVxYs2ZjdO_X1FXMSOyAz8ud1bvVcM_uU/s400/S1050208.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5188878733216286530" /></a> We decided to walk home, which totaled our hike around 20 or miles. We stopped at shops along the way and took our time. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4od549IYT0kJ4Idu1EskTwn4AM8IktN7a3MGGzgD_BsnwV9h6Rx87LUvz0S4sipHNG2ywyncvz2YwAB-CzQJmUvIf4dek3J4dB_oJCHS7yC0pO4P_LneK23Pee3qqPMTOXBWexcb_TR8/s1600-h/S1050330.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4od549IYT0kJ4Idu1EskTwn4AM8IktN7a3MGGzgD_BsnwV9h6Rx87LUvz0S4sipHNG2ywyncvz2YwAB-CzQJmUvIf4dek3J4dB_oJCHS7yC0pO4P_LneK23Pee3qqPMTOXBWexcb_TR8/s400/S1050330.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5188875533465650946" /></a><br />This was on the Broadway Bridge on our way home.<br />When we came home my brother in law Micah came over and stayed the night, it was so good to see him! We had dinner and hung out. The next day we took him on a walk around our neighborhood and went to Blend, our local coffee shop<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWb6PVX3iOlI7lGqIiDY5CFjUVkdgHEAPuWYg3VWUh2v7VoFEx-9_ZEtYbC79pqiCobPnlN9eDHmGS1X1L0eZTLv_DQd4Tlxv7cr18xQ4TOC4rXIZeRtvv3W8Ko_Y9IFup5FjPBgGci-8/s1600-h/S1050378.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWb6PVX3iOlI7lGqIiDY5CFjUVkdgHEAPuWYg3VWUh2v7VoFEx-9_ZEtYbC79pqiCobPnlN9eDHmGS1X1L0eZTLv_DQd4Tlxv7cr18xQ4TOC4rXIZeRtvv3W8Ko_Y9IFup5FjPBgGci-8/s400/S1050378.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5188875520580749026" /></a><br />After that Micah headed back home to Salem, and we did some major yard work. Casey started up a whole vegetable garden, with Corn, Cauliflower, Spinach, herbs, and strawberries. I am working on the container gardening for our porches, which has Wheatgrass<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFTUKwOOai8GDOQq9o0ttPZz6023Hyy05nMEgNj_2QltfzM381OId8hd4aU-Jk-RHZ58Kl71ALNDFdOf-hSlouzCxL8KllvDkOOswwUAtisian2Js-ZQAzijRlusCdMOHTX8C3vkeN-t0/s1600-h/S1050102.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFTUKwOOai8GDOQq9o0ttPZz6023Hyy05nMEgNj_2QltfzM381OId8hd4aU-Jk-RHZ58Kl71ALNDFdOf-hSlouzCxL8KllvDkOOswwUAtisian2Js-ZQAzijRlusCdMOHTX8C3vkeN-t0/s400/S1050102.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5188885781257619346" /></a><br />more herbs, <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglxbYGExCGGZz6XK5Xw-d5sn-SNiOapDnsLzWVJEthKJtaNjso5iYE-DowCtNDbj6YGjZF5iXEysU_n1_OWYtHFq3R2HKH26j5LAhPRKyAmPkg88dGYLY755uNXhinY7kQ28vkvq8_gRI/s1600-h/S1050095.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglxbYGExCGGZz6XK5Xw-d5sn-SNiOapDnsLzWVJEthKJtaNjso5iYE-DowCtNDbj6YGjZF5iXEysU_n1_OWYtHFq3R2HKH26j5LAhPRKyAmPkg88dGYLY755uNXhinY7kQ28vkvq8_gRI/s400/S1050095.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5188885785552586658" /></a><br />and I planted some flower starters. I will show more pics when we have it all finished, which should be tonight. <br />I did bake and do a lot of cooking, but nothing I haven't posted about already. I did make this Sake no Dengaku from my favorite cookbook series <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Quick-Easy-Japanese-Cuisine-Everyone/dp/4889960937">Quick and Easy</a> from Joie,Inc.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiflRdxlEOLmqPwlmhcjCyGgi193upaNTB8w7adrgGoIxPCjJrEWbLWNpteIL7hwniGRz0l_RHZFKc-yo_5pjv9-r0LMaDBsIbm9Gd5_lFn_8tEwukOKli7TxG4t0y0fjoyPGDW8HbSNYE/s1600-h/S1050135.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiflRdxlEOLmqPwlmhcjCyGgi193upaNTB8w7adrgGoIxPCjJrEWbLWNpteIL7hwniGRz0l_RHZFKc-yo_5pjv9-r0LMaDBsIbm9Gd5_lFn_8tEwukOKli7TxG4t0y0fjoyPGDW8HbSNYE/s400/S1050135.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5188875537760618258" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOxtvHaOQn4ZqUg6D4kSg-QnwXlBBb5dAw_jji0JrXpje0-TGRnJrohhPKdnTsvV4Ho27cCpfCH9Tj2wRmHco9UH7qekhJDgdmd8IawQef7JgvlMKUS5cJwPFywQnUAgYLlptuoNxfof8/s1600-h/S1050097.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOxtvHaOQn4ZqUg6D4kSg-QnwXlBBb5dAw_jji0JrXpje0-TGRnJrohhPKdnTsvV4Ho27cCpfCH9Tj2wRmHco9UH7qekhJDgdmd8IawQef7JgvlMKUS5cJwPFywQnUAgYLlptuoNxfof8/s400/S1050097.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5188875542055585570" /></a><br /> I don't use many cookbooks anymore (preferring online recipes) but I do use my Japanese and Chinese books still. This recipe is simple, basically Broiled Salmon with a glaze, that when broiled, produces a yummy shell coated over the fish. I eat salmon ALOT, but I would have to say that this is the best recipe I have ever tried for it. These cookbooks are pretty old, and they are still sold at the Japanese stores in Portland due to their popularity. I have learned a lot from these books, how to prepare sushi rice, make miso soup properly, etc. The recipes vary quite a bit from the Americanized sushi books that are sold at major book stores. <br />I also have made that flat bread from my last post every single day last week! It has been so nice to have fresh baked bread everyday. <br />I did update more Sakura photos from our trek to the Japanese Gardens here,<br />and here are some flowers that are currently blooming at my house. This time of year it is so hard to keep up the Spring changes. One day a flower will be in full bloom and I will forget to get a picture and the next day it will be gone! <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJUNvgpsmD1QDKVzXjUEgXWL8edC5di-cYJVlhbUk0mxNpKzjvmxsKTln_Cyw_JC9DC65azfaQHiSnUuMeIf5GHAlNSnZLKqB3Y2pUZlXs2VrPWsYaxt0AHbXXPqKSiMzGQNB3DUEfrEA/s1600-h/S1050127.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJUNvgpsmD1QDKVzXjUEgXWL8edC5di-cYJVlhbUk0mxNpKzjvmxsKTln_Cyw_JC9DC65azfaQHiSnUuMeIf5GHAlNSnZLKqB3Y2pUZlXs2VrPWsYaxt0AHbXXPqKSiMzGQNB3DUEfrEA/s400/S1050127.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5188878750396155746" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigNDqDFNJE6xtUUWaggl91Dcd6gj5hEdc6jFPU8R_nif0NHttn4aUEH6umdjCtLFGBDIOFdQl7FTGHBE22Z_N9PBtLEclWxipe2X3ubiz52LwAYSAxVEI8JjW-cpJHdI1Hjs4wmqXxR54/s1600-h/S1050086.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigNDqDFNJE6xtUUWaggl91Dcd6gj5hEdc6jFPU8R_nif0NHttn4aUEH6umdjCtLFGBDIOFdQl7FTGHBE22Z_N9PBtLEclWxipe2X3ubiz52LwAYSAxVEI8JjW-cpJHdI1Hjs4wmqXxR54/s400/S1050086.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5188878754691123058" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCfASphL6w_-VjWj2fb-pZL7sW5P2i1hGOa9EbVzpvQuHBLc07fI3TCD-mdM80MJvedzQAOhde6ZRr2gY3Pmu3vww0CktNlq5TNLi0NEQs0pIBLVxUBbz6L1Ydg4X6F2prIHe8zve8kQ0/s1600-h/S1050079.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCfASphL6w_-VjWj2fb-pZL7sW5P2i1hGOa9EbVzpvQuHBLc07fI3TCD-mdM80MJvedzQAOhde6ZRr2gY3Pmu3vww0CktNlq5TNLi0NEQs0pIBLVxUBbz6L1Ydg4X6F2prIHe8zve8kQ0/s400/S1050079.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5188885776962652034" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLmFE8v07xu99rAncWCgROxMJbRR0-ixfLHaEG92XcPGdxC4N5ogpYH7rmZsucczDk2cexcIJJxBrUoABcC-Nmjlrg7O_-tyrilyG3YXtr-HZBM_d8pwSjCnCBETHJA-E4fC6GasXS6_0/s1600-h/S1050114.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLmFE8v07xu99rAncWCgROxMJbRR0-ixfLHaEG92XcPGdxC4N5ogpYH7rmZsucczDk2cexcIJJxBrUoABcC-Nmjlrg7O_-tyrilyG3YXtr-HZBM_d8pwSjCnCBETHJA-E4fC6GasXS6_0/s400/S1050114.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5188885789847553970" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidk1oxVDIHIcGxFqNh3VvZxM08oL9VFrQijOCHrPDpCiaTNWyyoqNb-u4Kh1ulgrCMAPJaG8Ox6HKAMlO7inifcU49aNd7wWRjmPaPrqn3E_58x55ifx2WbjDflzYKEivk4MBekSa2joA/s1600-h/S1050040.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidk1oxVDIHIcGxFqNh3VvZxM08oL9VFrQijOCHrPDpCiaTNWyyoqNb-u4Kh1ulgrCMAPJaG8Ox6HKAMlO7inifcU49aNd7wWRjmPaPrqn3E_58x55ifx2WbjDflzYKEivk4MBekSa2joA/s400/S1050040.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5188890149239359442" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDQgrJzreZw_3HruMi8yWMp6FWQbfhMz6sHEdDoe-2CF0RuGYaBWF-qQvoLlfYO_RS7IuCf6WQw7mliUZJYl1G1mXhMLQu-RKlWiqDTEftP7C9zw8ZEfZ_L__vE02U3FK-6h_CTedfdRg/s1600-h/S1050050.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDQgrJzreZw_3HruMi8yWMp6FWQbfhMz6sHEdDoe-2CF0RuGYaBWF-qQvoLlfYO_RS7IuCf6WQw7mliUZJYl1G1mXhMLQu-RKlWiqDTEftP7C9zw8ZEfZ_L__vE02U3FK-6h_CTedfdRg/s400/S1050050.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5188890162124261362" /></a><br /> Well, I am off to enjoy the weather some more. We just put up our hammock in the backyard and it is supposed to start raining again tomorrow (which really is a good thing) and I want make the most of the good weather while I have it.bunbunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15389459530117328836noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8544894538213566355.post-11073112446926407752008-04-09T22:55:00.000-07:002008-04-09T23:22:49.633-07:00Fantastic Day/New CameraWell, that didn't take very long! I got a new camera today and I am so happy! I really thought I was going to have to wait longer, but I ended up being able to get one and I am overjoyed! My last camera broke due to me, not the camera. I had a half broken SD card inside it and it broke the connector pins off. So I won't be careless like that this time! It is a <a href="http://www.samsungcamerausa.com/product/product_detail.asp?pid=243&category=19">Samsung S1050</a>, I really liked my <a href="http://www.samsungcamerausa.com/product/product_detail.asp?pid=238&category=18">Samsung L73</a>, and I feel familiar with it. I am still getting used to it because it has a lot new features. Thank goodness for tax season! <br />As I was walking home I couldn't wait and I was on a quiet street, so I ripped the packaging open and took these pics. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVONWlNGw4qWOWWDa6TOdghPEvWZ_FUDE9rdarPzszbrel4vwYZ593z2exIk_JRDT4jkLbjcVtbUujQh_6tICh5bZINthjeHZL0-Xb65U7CrXP_t1PC3Vuc-gknE6m7xssNBSc58TJ_to/s1600-h/S1050029.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVONWlNGw4qWOWWDa6TOdghPEvWZ_FUDE9rdarPzszbrel4vwYZ593z2exIk_JRDT4jkLbjcVtbUujQh_6tICh5bZINthjeHZL0-Xb65U7CrXP_t1PC3Vuc-gknE6m7xssNBSc58TJ_to/s400/S1050029.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5187496482463082946" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqnmGFCu8Dx09QJKT8H24MGVI6wFd_rlwL_tUk3sQMs8v5rIXcjxtS1BROV3m8L9Lf28CYAb6fCli41bW_PgKk8ini0mBTtCch0m7tawHcKDyAtoIu_tUAtkuHffaKNF_Rx8D3LqXv1Mo/s1600-h/S1050040.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqnmGFCu8Dx09QJKT8H24MGVI6wFd_rlwL_tUk3sQMs8v5rIXcjxtS1BROV3m8L9Lf28CYAb6fCli41bW_PgKk8ini0mBTtCch0m7tawHcKDyAtoIu_tUAtkuHffaKNF_Rx8D3LqXv1Mo/s400/S1050040.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5187496491053017554" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOCeBPnyqG40ZqwPm3-Q9b8jHUSipRdQXwcSdVpHebpn6Cf3vAyqwCw0gZq-CLkFdlwNh9QbvxCfCTaTxNp_Lc2b4gZhUe_HSEhmudET7hDmfXR3QS8WJoc_98L5pCgjchUV4ue3IcCOU/s1600-h/S1050057.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOCeBPnyqG40ZqwPm3-Q9b8jHUSipRdQXwcSdVpHebpn6Cf3vAyqwCw0gZq-CLkFdlwNh9QbvxCfCTaTxNp_Lc2b4gZhUe_HSEhmudET7hDmfXR3QS8WJoc_98L5pCgjchUV4ue3IcCOU/s400/S1050057.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5187496495347984866" /></a><br />This week I have been making <a href="http://www.marthastewart.com/recipe/flatbreads?lnc=5a79cf380e1dd010VgnVCM1000005b09a00aRCRD&rsc=recipecontent_food">Flatbread</a> from this month's issue of Martha Stewart. This recipe is so easy, which is so nice because it is something I can bake even on a busy day. The bread rises really fast and there is only a minute of kneading so you can mix it up really fast after work and relax for about 45 minutes and then bake it for 10 minutes. I sprinkled garlic powder on top. I made some last night with chicken, pesto, roasted peppers, and fontina cheese. <br />Tonight I made some with chicken, marinara sauce(store-bought), spinach, and mozzarella cheese. The recipe makes 4 sandwich style flatbreads. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9R8wL7ydxtUH4xw6G68sH-bvyNkjRKXN4sm1914Dk_xV3XSgqPl3tssYMnNOsCjWyc-N685DDMqytsiFKa51V0x7Bvm4TwRG4QewpXGiQnXkno8JvQmj-jauLmcystJnTt9sbn0xy9q0/s1600-h/S1050079.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9R8wL7ydxtUH4xw6G68sH-bvyNkjRKXN4sm1914Dk_xV3XSgqPl3tssYMnNOsCjWyc-N685DDMqytsiFKa51V0x7Bvm4TwRG4QewpXGiQnXkno8JvQmj-jauLmcystJnTt9sbn0xy9q0/s400/S1050079.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5187496499642952178" /></a><br />I also made a pear cake, which I didn't have the best luck with. =( I have more batter, so I will try it again and see!bunbunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15389459530117328836noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8544894538213566355.post-55118178813884315242008-04-06T15:35:00.001-07:002008-04-06T15:37:13.641-07:00Stressed!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0GBaij-_MsZg5Ua7GLEjOdWF1KYvY92CyARFMliDQ8JHwy_n0pYCtAXQuyqfa_8LuAW1zNMejOxt3mulKj7yF6-CK_mIFGYnOZJIK-PNkxiJhK0IJXsWyT3a2jX-B2P_dHdBPTggjIw4/s1600-h/SL734042.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0GBaij-_MsZg5Ua7GLEjOdWF1KYvY92CyARFMliDQ8JHwy_n0pYCtAXQuyqfa_8LuAW1zNMejOxt3mulKj7yF6-CK_mIFGYnOZJIK-PNkxiJhK0IJXsWyT3a2jX-B2P_dHdBPTggjIw4/s400/SL734042.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5186265026906874690" /></a><br />Oh no! i broke my camera today. I think I may have a heart attack!bunbunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15389459530117328836noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8544894538213566355.post-75083051082749883972008-04-06T10:19:00.000-07:002008-04-06T11:18:40.170-07:00Rainy DaysThis weekend it rained a lot in the mornings. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9ADFpO_EEtaGTqgkjWNNWXaFa4CO8C_2B0E4Acrq9HDqpqJdFNy_dpooRw_odkTsTj43-jsSvlCZXvi2iql2hDx0psxL3WsD-aI7v_k4yAdW3r5pE8GlYgWbBntrusyg1KBKqr44Lsns/s1600-h/SL734072.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9ADFpO_EEtaGTqgkjWNNWXaFa4CO8C_2B0E4Acrq9HDqpqJdFNy_dpooRw_odkTsTj43-jsSvlCZXvi2iql2hDx0psxL3WsD-aI7v_k4yAdW3r5pE8GlYgWbBntrusyg1KBKqr44Lsns/s400/SL734072.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5186189336698217042" /></a><br />It made for lazy mornings, which meant there was no trip to the Japanese Gardens. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif4o-NK0CgbYnE1O0BJPZGAL9lvASLzEGVutdNAlS8dAJmLmdKAn634W-Ra_r5Di202e5bpWXE-li6Ry6P7uHfZn7aHNavXZbWUvwkuujHtuazwCmf7a2bKQuDkDME7AKVBZp7CkFVo6w/s1600-h/SL733982.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif4o-NK0CgbYnE1O0BJPZGAL9lvASLzEGVutdNAlS8dAJmLmdKAn634W-Ra_r5Di202e5bpWXE-li6Ry6P7uHfZn7aHNavXZbWUvwkuujHtuazwCmf7a2bKQuDkDME7AKVBZp7CkFVo6w/s400/SL733982.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5186189319518347826" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRseNQ2ccOgYst6IhoEMTj3ORAHEFLFPKADIxCrY-As2tPwigzCrBhzp2jNTqWO7Qb40zLo3ZTtqSzumwY3ywbEXzwihqQM_oqYrZ1fJrUO6Pc78VA_j5KHddYOKSy2jiYOsmjK33hlh0/s1600-h/SL734466.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRseNQ2ccOgYst6IhoEMTj3ORAHEFLFPKADIxCrY-As2tPwigzCrBhzp2jNTqWO7Qb40zLo3ZTtqSzumwY3ywbEXzwihqQM_oqYrZ1fJrUO6Pc78VA_j5KHddYOKSy2jiYOsmjK33hlh0/s400/SL734466.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5186189328108282434" /></a><br />Since we don't drive right now, there is a lot of hiking involved to get to the gardens (which is fun) and the rain just didn't give us the energy to do it. I think the sakura should still be around the gardens next weekend. The sun did come out in the afternoon, so we headed out and walked to the <a href="http://www.up.edu/">University of Portland</a> campus, which is not far from us at all. The campus overlooks the Willamette River and downtown Portland. The campus is beautiful, with lots of greenery and old buildings. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuX_kMLbWYHpxiabKIkNIO34Y2pnG0-WcN3IJGlxfcz4KjQJyeR2G_x5nRFolCLUVwHT90Nip1idRh1zK26iE225oaQ50xOtRD2bpg4pdFq2FMfjZObGtcWx1_YDKkNDMreyBEdBzuoss/s1600-h/SL733773.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuX_kMLbWYHpxiabKIkNIO34Y2pnG0-WcN3IJGlxfcz4KjQJyeR2G_x5nRFolCLUVwHT90Nip1idRh1zK26iE225oaQ50xOtRD2bpg4pdFq2FMfjZObGtcWx1_YDKkNDMreyBEdBzuoss/s400/SL733773.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5186189345288151650" /></a><br />There is a lot of picnic spots overlooking the river and so we brought a little snack picnic, with hard boiled eggs. I love this printed foil from Daiso. Except I never want to use it because I don't want to run out! <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPUV89HD12vQ49q-iOtSzowPn6Xvznm0oc23ouNKGfzKjzzSFqpwfpNUJRr-PYE35j3LGFKISIkT3NUT3wwi0yz55CXP-avbTrQS3Kv9V_cz9dQD9MLpFZZqRUKLRzYjpXIZErE_QnKpI/s1600-h/SL733820.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPUV89HD12vQ49q-iOtSzowPn6Xvznm0oc23ouNKGfzKjzzSFqpwfpNUJRr-PYE35j3LGFKISIkT3NUT3wwi0yz55CXP-avbTrQS3Kv9V_cz9dQD9MLpFZZqRUKLRzYjpXIZErE_QnKpI/s400/SL733820.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5186189349583118962" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpe6aqf_CLKBbLASL4Sshyx7Vu27c_HDRcn8mVi7xBHEu6WTZF81hb9drcQEhgN3mc9XJapt3ZNBR6ada3fGixKKC8QGvxELeh5hjkTpZuLQ021aM7NXDOPi_QfoOLZKfWjVJApqIhfxY/s1600-h/SL739082.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpe6aqf_CLKBbLASL4Sshyx7Vu27c_HDRcn8mVi7xBHEu6WTZF81hb9drcQEhgN3mc9XJapt3ZNBR6ada3fGixKKC8QGvxELeh5hjkTpZuLQ021aM7NXDOPi_QfoOLZKfWjVJApqIhfxY/s400/SL739082.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5186191127699579522" /></a><br />I love this view of Portland because it has so much going on. In the very back you can see Downtown Portland, you can also see the hills and the industrial boats. There were a lot of pretty flowers framing this view.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcs9tp7-Ki134UMyHnRDOsvaB0MMLDZOJr086CxUcMhauSdJXkSKVnbpTDAfPBf9Ukh1eyDNwxj5J9M_nIAYBcHxUGKmDGCxvOzPnvX6eIRijhZYk6mgVKRSZkFrMnBgeyFROzywfLono/s1600-h/SL733817.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcs9tp7-Ki134UMyHnRDOsvaB0MMLDZOJr086CxUcMhauSdJXkSKVnbpTDAfPBf9Ukh1eyDNwxj5J9M_nIAYBcHxUGKmDGCxvOzPnvX6eIRijhZYk6mgVKRSZkFrMnBgeyFROzywfLono/s400/SL733817.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5186191136289514130" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwRT-PiPUJt69rFagf0WzDaJZKNYaq6IsnHGv-n_YyuWuSLlrX_R8zf9hByVToS-g4xbHCLCtUcU6cqwT31MYvrdAXaZDohuN-2b02KnJlNeom_lyD3reEIypOvOlX7f1UX8EKiG8Cm9g/s1600-h/SL733795.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwRT-PiPUJt69rFagf0WzDaJZKNYaq6IsnHGv-n_YyuWuSLlrX_R8zf9hByVToS-g4xbHCLCtUcU6cqwT31MYvrdAXaZDohuN-2b02KnJlNeom_lyD3reEIypOvOlX7f1UX8EKiG8Cm9g/s400/SL733795.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5186191140584481442" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhViE8rUaMwHU8lsdG6LjZxnDAey8lYbNhNstLbgW8uHqlLEMNNfJSw3Yooq-yo9XNaFb6TeSd_pxneUc4yHsPPsdGhfjX3cB6oZO3JLNg3-XkpzLlLAUk8AA0TMf5Xo-6tQ5KDahymkqI/s1600-h/SL733832.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhViE8rUaMwHU8lsdG6LjZxnDAey8lYbNhNstLbgW8uHqlLEMNNfJSw3Yooq-yo9XNaFb6TeSd_pxneUc4yHsPPsdGhfjX3cB6oZO3JLNg3-XkpzLlLAUk8AA0TMf5Xo-6tQ5KDahymkqI/s400/SL733832.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5186191153469383346" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifqm56x7e8zi8aK3Ia8OAo5kgrp4_wOzdfim6dWuyr9hlzlAEgCPAsuCxMdzfbPTBYvM-p_KysoOzDFEQ3pquTTozruPlQlNUOuBDLhDQx6bPj7s7WrD7ZLLuwn-4c_hPs1KWfMqmggnk/s1600-h/SL733833.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifqm56x7e8zi8aK3Ia8OAo5kgrp4_wOzdfim6dWuyr9hlzlAEgCPAsuCxMdzfbPTBYvM-p_KysoOzDFEQ3pquTTozruPlQlNUOuBDLhDQx6bPj7s7WrD7ZLLuwn-4c_hPs1KWfMqmggnk/s400/SL733833.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5186191162059317954" /></a><br />When we came home I made Jalapeno Cheese Cornbread<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUQc1OlNAkwosxWlDf30PdHzs6HGD3CwkWULB_5I7zl3tOoIUZ9C9bIaxOemr6jA5vWYfiz67r6nF7wkCcLX1FLQ8w2OnFcfiMKp1q6VRi8hvPsk0RL_iMMrlbJeu7YbSpSTpteCt0NWg/s1600-h/SL734085.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUQc1OlNAkwosxWlDf30PdHzs6HGD3CwkWULB_5I7zl3tOoIUZ9C9bIaxOemr6jA5vWYfiz67r6nF7wkCcLX1FLQ8w2OnFcfiMKp1q6VRi8hvPsk0RL_iMMrlbJeu7YbSpSTpteCt0NWg/s400/SL734085.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5186192527858918098" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIPfLNFiKj1gMxFF0lvICBGQ72KVr7S84rKagVPkg1FbGm_1f9ax2pkv2NtaI22dKVwcBzuZZsdUUC0rzEsFGKX3iu65_ZQxU0tRq0dojTwZOKMt4gMtT-L_hfx1_tH5RIjmN6V-T0yKQ/s1600-h/SL734184.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIPfLNFiKj1gMxFF0lvICBGQ72KVr7S84rKagVPkg1FbGm_1f9ax2pkv2NtaI22dKVwcBzuZZsdUUC0rzEsFGKX3iu65_ZQxU0tRq0dojTwZOKMt4gMtT-L_hfx1_tH5RIjmN6V-T0yKQ/s400/SL734184.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5186192540743820002" /></a><br />I got the recipe from <a href="http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/2663">Epicurious.com</a>. I really like this recipe because it only calls for a little sugar, and more cornmeal than the average recipe. I used Fontina cheese, because I think cheddar cheese gets too greasy in baked goods. There was just the right amount of jalapeno in the batter because it made my husband happy, but I could also handle it. If it got to be to hot for me, I just picked a little out. Some I made as muffins and some I made into wedges. <br />The weather was just fine for a lot of neighborhood walking and the rain is nice because then we get raindrops on flowers when we take photos outside. That is my favorite!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJeuydt9zq-7GB4b4IQMj0V8rdRt7a-UgNsNG71PJ5v1lTChyF6pYrapbWtuzdufDJAblK_z9G0s2UQvmcCO2foqm1y2oxX0NMIw34Fk35Wbi0PtnSVWXQZ6xx0BRUEEkf9LGWmGLtNl8/s1600-h/SL734065.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJeuydt9zq-7GB4b4IQMj0V8rdRt7a-UgNsNG71PJ5v1lTChyF6pYrapbWtuzdufDJAblK_z9G0s2UQvmcCO2foqm1y2oxX0NMIw34Fk35Wbi0PtnSVWXQZ6xx0BRUEEkf9LGWmGLtNl8/s400/SL734065.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5186192545038787314" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju1r2ITrKn9PoFNkKw00X3Onmb8Wl2dv5vf5TwgwPwYRb7dcAiFv5S0iRvmq-OR4m0QX6WG1FFS-B5S6H5Zcq7JbLqjzdcgbfe_6Ts3viI9EdbMhnUjctTNBzwuWsuUz6cyiQKk48uq-s/s1600-h/SL734140.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju1r2ITrKn9PoFNkKw00X3Onmb8Wl2dv5vf5TwgwPwYRb7dcAiFv5S0iRvmq-OR4m0QX6WG1FFS-B5S6H5Zcq7JbLqjzdcgbfe_6Ts3viI9EdbMhnUjctTNBzwuWsuUz6cyiQKk48uq-s/s400/SL734140.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5186192557923689218" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia9oSTp6pooKe7AyTV-DmEedijra5PaZBuGUGWBqCCN4ND1JvxnB7-l9cFvIavACoNTbtAtGWoOXqm-A1plz-s6xnhPd8GBYDjCkRfFDeHbSNjlnrXg7cS-bItgVEuvf9IGOq9jUIY_qM/s1600-h/SL734142.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia9oSTp6pooKe7AyTV-DmEedijra5PaZBuGUGWBqCCN4ND1JvxnB7-l9cFvIavACoNTbtAtGWoOXqm-A1plz-s6xnhPd8GBYDjCkRfFDeHbSNjlnrXg7cS-bItgVEuvf9IGOq9jUIY_qM/s400/SL734142.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5186192562218656530" /></a><br /> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc7g1iGXS-KW3cqIXEF2i_0ndMNTrLaVnUv4dpH_GVbYu9oVDybGWOF5CPSYstkwbDh1c6vE_I_agekVwK4UUJDc_L1FsvsRjCKgGTc0bNStBscXpv6f2ZBvq33DL-Dk89_EcUNlKNuSU/s1600-h/SL733578.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc7g1iGXS-KW3cqIXEF2i_0ndMNTrLaVnUv4dpH_GVbYu9oVDybGWOF5CPSYstkwbDh1c6vE_I_agekVwK4UUJDc_L1FsvsRjCKgGTc0bNStBscXpv6f2ZBvq33DL-Dk89_EcUNlKNuSU/s400/SL733578.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5186193236528522018" /></a><br /> Great times! I did a lot more baking and cooking, which I will talk about later... <br />I did find this gorgeous Japanese Photography magazine that I can't wait to get! It is about female photographers, it is called <a href="http://joshi-camera.com/">Joshi Camera</a>. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnRp-En3d5MYByhXf-UdNtN8TF1n-z1Y4ybzxsDDppmDv0W12rZgSg2jYdZNGIYxSDaSc4o2OkRJiv0C_INP869Gtte9jLvbEfhml4bkKCMDUbPeDEij9U9slCgSO_qkAtrqrtsIjrBE4/s1600-h/banner_photo_vol5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnRp-En3d5MYByhXf-UdNtN8TF1n-z1Y4ybzxsDDppmDv0W12rZgSg2jYdZNGIYxSDaSc4o2OkRJiv0C_INP869Gtte9jLvbEfhml4bkKCMDUbPeDEij9U9slCgSO_qkAtrqrtsIjrBE4/s400/banner_photo_vol5.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5186195285227922226" /></a><br />Looks so amazing! I found about it through <a href="http://www.latartinegourmande.com/2008/01/27/joshi-camera-magazine-digital-photography/">The La Tartine Gourmande</a>.bunbunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15389459530117328836noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8544894538213566355.post-89776266080232762602008-04-03T22:43:00.001-07:002008-04-03T23:43:22.493-07:00Sunny DaysThe weather has been stunning here in Portland, which has made for a great week. We have been taking long walks and the birds are chirping, everything coming out of hibernation. <br />The best news is that i have been able to wear shorts! <br />Yesterday I made these Snickerdoodles, taken from the J<a href="http://www.joyofbaking.com/Snickerdoodles.html">oyofbaking.com</a>. In the recipe, the author even gives the history of the cookie. Snickerdoodles are so simple but so good. I halved the recipe making 3 dozen. I ran out of white sugar after I made the dough, I rolled them in light brown sugar and cinnamon. I think I like that better, it gave it a little crispy shell. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4cWWTQQRdUB5-495u_9SpPyZHtZ9pFJ9D-0PPIKVZhW-jheUdtv49rHhJKksdmXsvpnQHchxiw1lQQkwz2Hg6ZXXOe-ShU8NXaTz0qeCIetUEmRrWFuUnBp5-KQ2pqIkPKZVHKJFCAlU/s1600-h/SL733574.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4cWWTQQRdUB5-495u_9SpPyZHtZ9pFJ9D-0PPIKVZhW-jheUdtv49rHhJKksdmXsvpnQHchxiw1lQQkwz2Hg6ZXXOe-ShU8NXaTz0qeCIetUEmRrWFuUnBp5-KQ2pqIkPKZVHKJFCAlU/s400/SL733574.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5185265506412716434" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj995uAGmCU79GuqaC3hM-AL0IjYZH5MVHjEr_Ezh50q53xHwHngpZBhTcXev3iJqNDiljvTowX-indGpUGdfQrPJUI8C0Rdv2PaJ7e4ez2YFzLs6v3cT16oPzA1LTrsiGqJk5vUKGW_xk/s1600-h/SL733563.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj995uAGmCU79GuqaC3hM-AL0IjYZH5MVHjEr_Ezh50q53xHwHngpZBhTcXev3iJqNDiljvTowX-indGpUGdfQrPJUI8C0Rdv2PaJ7e4ez2YFzLs6v3cT16oPzA1LTrsiGqJk5vUKGW_xk/s400/SL733563.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5185265515002651042" /></a><br />Later that afternoon we went for a walk about an hour before sunset. Here is my husband. These ground succulents are his favorite, so I really love these pictures of him admiring them. I just love him in general!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUiwOPvL7-gK1usGZzpwnkn_s5OYLMybnXxC4Sjh0Eg22O5WcjsLcxN3m17_RJnG6bTT1-ZhBRRFr4n7hCXCGEmyzH_vgUthNYD5lnam-KS3_tyLAPY3hnV_EdzXwN2iOX31T6NuRDLew/s1600-h/SL733575.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUiwOPvL7-gK1usGZzpwnkn_s5OYLMybnXxC4Sjh0Eg22O5WcjsLcxN3m17_RJnG6bTT1-ZhBRRFr4n7hCXCGEmyzH_vgUthNYD5lnam-KS3_tyLAPY3hnV_EdzXwN2iOX31T6NuRDLew/s400/SL733575.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5185276033377559074" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-zUGy2iE4TKiIG6lMcziMe5ovb5EuoTSeqpazrklk6Gg_ikItSqSLFaplkYUTBnT63128Bwd_isDSzF31ajH2nx1xA9tfTiAEyUP5SO3YnfksOI-VD2vL2Of2lB7NSUHe8x8ultG1U_M/s1600-h/SL733576.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-zUGy2iE4TKiIG6lMcziMe5ovb5EuoTSeqpazrklk6Gg_ikItSqSLFaplkYUTBnT63128Bwd_isDSzF31ajH2nx1xA9tfTiAEyUP5SO3YnfksOI-VD2vL2Of2lB7NSUHe8x8ultG1U_M/s400/SL733576.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5185265527887552962" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG0TCku43r2Y-zQJ19lc3a50mxCfBs6iqgZMEQ33oM8V0jugKLMCiUFCJcJCaQbhgX9OoI_MOzGUZEcXjKe8Ixp9bwrA5TIuNgmC5gKRz23eF6jDBdELo92k-87h5Z_XSe3BD0k49rHHE/s1600-h/SL733577.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG0TCku43r2Y-zQJ19lc3a50mxCfBs6iqgZMEQ33oM8V0jugKLMCiUFCJcJCaQbhgX9OoI_MOzGUZEcXjKe8Ixp9bwrA5TIuNgmC5gKRz23eF6jDBdELo92k-87h5Z_XSe3BD0k49rHHE/s400/SL733577.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5185265536477487570" /></a><br />Here are couple highlights from the walk<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKm-akreMdESC0dik3aChms0iWhUugIzj9Ti7RKAzwqqJAWbMS4LgtrZllxxLWdNsfG3UmLWsfRIAKKtDWbzyEaEF-o4ve-8a6p31W4fRNvV0ZEv_fwcQiU9VIZgRBmNvfCzoe985WKKk/s1600-h/SL733583.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKm-akreMdESC0dik3aChms0iWhUugIzj9Ti7RKAzwqqJAWbMS4LgtrZllxxLWdNsfG3UmLWsfRIAKKtDWbzyEaEF-o4ve-8a6p31W4fRNvV0ZEv_fwcQiU9VIZgRBmNvfCzoe985WKKk/s400/SL733583.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5185266910867022306" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-Pu0-3I6G18PhgBCbIu482f52Re7JfO9bWnlKx-SInQr7sjZc8Pv6aB0JTAn_K24BMZ8a_YsnAV6HAPOsFnN9TQwjtklx5YtpBLr31hxgQ0iSeqkjdQYknFqz5J2rM43rgcKLMeXbFZM/s1600-h/SL733601.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-Pu0-3I6G18PhgBCbIu482f52Re7JfO9bWnlKx-SInQr7sjZc8Pv6aB0JTAn_K24BMZ8a_YsnAV6HAPOsFnN9TQwjtklx5YtpBLr31hxgQ0iSeqkjdQYknFqz5J2rM43rgcKLMeXbFZM/s400/SL733601.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5185266923751924210" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihEJPcE_8mI7L_DHLTz7kbnWlzcnrE4Uk23oodkn7f2uEo5CuAOnSaZoJfngoV5I-WfjFWF0jvNbrWZf8RyevmPbGAXdr3R2SeGJFsT_YVHwyH3-amfvVBJk8hyphenhyphen6yEs80KcmzpfC-Dxds/s1600-h/SL733249.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihEJPcE_8mI7L_DHLTz7kbnWlzcnrE4Uk23oodkn7f2uEo5CuAOnSaZoJfngoV5I-WfjFWF0jvNbrWZf8RyevmPbGAXdr3R2SeGJFsT_YVHwyH3-amfvVBJk8hyphenhyphen6yEs80KcmzpfC-Dxds/s400/SL733249.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5185266928046891522" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF39qu0cT3TYdLy4wDL-g24q6vg4QMu4MmGks3Ava8vXNPqnSCXztS0rHX5XXHWEOXL-dVLxGFqIVO-q9WzJEah66JRQ7DjLi72WGYWWs1ZpnizOx1izhHZIB8wRxx7ceuaQ_roO2ujuc/s1600-h/SL733253.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF39qu0cT3TYdLy4wDL-g24q6vg4QMu4MmGks3Ava8vXNPqnSCXztS0rHX5XXHWEOXL-dVLxGFqIVO-q9WzJEah66JRQ7DjLi72WGYWWs1ZpnizOx1izhHZIB8wRxx7ceuaQ_roO2ujuc/s400/SL733253.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5185266936636826130" /></a><br />This mossy path is so lush and pretty. I really love moss!<br /><br />For dinner we had Bacon wrapped Turkey Mignon. I got them fresh at Trader Joes. Here is a leftovers in Casey's bento. The green stuff in the background is Edamame Hummus. I never knew the two would be so yummy and refreshing together! I love the turkey mignon because it is on a stick and you can eat like a lollipop if you wanted to!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicy_6Io9dnaxQ1cmuQtVDIluDCS37iyk88Xdm2DLAm-9o7_fll4Ii-blHIXU0yvZsZGBq-TBA-A2a6TTUenJM35QOFKh_9v_XYTQCm7iYBXMadJD2VeHJK0WHLfXuVQqSjuludQP7uzdY/s1600-h/SL733684.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicy_6Io9dnaxQ1cmuQtVDIluDCS37iyk88Xdm2DLAm-9o7_fll4Ii-blHIXU0yvZsZGBq-TBA-A2a6TTUenJM35QOFKh_9v_XYTQCm7iYBXMadJD2VeHJK0WHLfXuVQqSjuludQP7uzdY/s400/SL733684.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5185265519297618354" /></a><br />I love spring!!!!! Tomorrow we are going to try and go to the <a href="http://www.japanesegarden.com/">Japanese Gardens</a> and view the sakura!!!!!!!!!bunbunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15389459530117328836noreply@blogger.com7