Some Memorial Day Weekend Pics

Hope you all had a beautiful and relaxing day! We spent the morning camped out at the beach -and took our breakfast there for a little picnic- and then met up with Whitney and her family for lunch at OB Noodle House. My camera ended up staying in my bag all day, which was probably…

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Beach burrito + quick weights circuit

When family comes to visit us in San Diego, we take them on incredible adventures to places they’ve never been before.  (Tarjay.) Ok, we’ll take them to the beach, too 😉 Today was beach day, and the weather was absolute perfection: sunny with a cool breeze. It was also a first for Liv: she went…

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Green Smoothie Juice

Hi! How’s your day going so far? Last night we had a little grill party. Whitney and Wyn came over, we grilled BBQ chicken with sweet potatoes and zucchini, enjoyed some wine, and it was glorious. (Some little appetizers: cheese board with bleu cheese, different types of goat cheese and strawberries + TJ’s chips and salsa.…

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Blast and burn circuit

Hi! How’s your day going? It’s a good one over here because we’re about to pick my mom and nana up from the airport. I can’t wait to see them! I’ve been getting things ready around the house, we went to Liv’s yoga class, and played with a few of the thousands of cats that…

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Weekly goals + The Active Living Room

Hi! How’s your morning going? What a whirlwind weekend! It was jam-packed with so many fun activities and events. Thursday night, Livi and I went up to Anaheim, we spent all day Friday at Disneyland, drove back that night, and yesterday, we had an event with her school, I did a 10-miler (whoo!) and then…

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Friday Faves

Happy weekend! Congratulations to those of you who are graduating and finishing up with finals. Hope you’ve all had a wonderful week. The fires are still raging in San Diego, and I’ll continue to send thoughts and prayers to everyone affected. We’re also grateful for the first responders who have worked tirelessly to ensure everyone’s…

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Latest reads

Hi guys! How’s your morning going so far? I’m so glad you liked the quinoa pancake recipe. I had another batch for breakfast this morning. So good 🙂 Yesterday afternoon while Liv was napping, I decided to plant some more herbs out in the yard since we still had unused soil and pots. Bell was…

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Spring 2014 workout playlist

Hi friends <3 I finally took my first studio yoga class since we’ve moved here, and I’m pretty sure it’s one of my new yoga hOMes. Many readers have recommended Happy-U Namaste in Ocean Beach, and I knew that I wanted to give it a try. It’s right across the street from my beloved Tiki…

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Mother’s Day weekend

Hope you all had an amazing weekend! Here are some pics from ours 🙂 Not in the mix: the 90% of the time we were at on the couch in our jammies, and trip to urgent care (wanted to make sure Livi didn’t have an ear infection; thankfully she was all clear and feeling much…

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Banana split smoothie

Hi! Happy Wednesday to ya 🙂 How’s the day going so far? This week has already been a lot of fun. I took Livi to her yoga class and we planted some herbs in the garden. I might eat my words later, but I feel like you really have to work to kill plants here.…

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It finally happened

Today, I finally felt like I LIVE here. I thought it would happen quite a while ago, especially with resuming the usual to-dos and chores, but nope. It still felt like vacation, even when I had a mountain of laundry to tackle and bags of groceries to put away. It comes with the novelty of…

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Noodle house and noodle legs

Hiiii 🙂 Hope you had a great weekend and a happy Cuatro de Mayo. I spent most of it in BodyPump training -I’ll post a full recap in the next couple of days!- but still got to enjoy some time with my little fam. Liv and I had a pizza party on the patio when…

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