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It’s already starting…
After a night of partying and piñata-smashing, I hit the snooze button a couple [more] times this morning. After making breakfast for the birthday boy and he left for work, I made some pumpkin oats. (Love that the 1/2 C scoop is a pumpkin!) Since it’s a special occasion –even though I’d do this on…
Read More →Found the power
I think I missed the boat on this one, but I still would like one of the obscenely large pumpkins that I keep seeing… [Shoe is in the photo for size reference] Did anyone out there pick up a giant pumpkin?? Maybe I’ll wait for next year, or maybe I’ll just go for it… After…
Read More →Blast from the past
Good morning! Happy Sunday <3 Hope you’re relaxing and enjoying the weekend. We slept in late today… and it felt glorious. Last night, one of the Pilot’s good friends was in Tucson, so I finally had the chance to meet him. It’s kind of a crazy story- the boys’ dads were in high school together…
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Perfectly grilled salad beast
Good morning! How are you? Hope your day is going well so far <3 Thank you so much for all of the baby bump Halloween ideas… I’m excited. So, last night I asked the grillmaster if he would mind grilling up some goods for our dinner salad beasts. I’m so glad he loves grilling, because…
Read More →Rumba of tears
Good morning! How are you? Things are bueno over here 🙂 Last night, the Pilot had a night flight, so Bella and I went to walk at the park. When he was done flying, Bell and I met him at Zona 78 and kept him company on the patio while he ate dinner. We told…
Read More →Little goes a long way
Hi 🙂 How are ya? Hope your morning is going well. Our house smells like a nori nacho paradise, so things are good over here. Quite a few of you were wondering how those Alexia sweet potato puffs were… the verdict? They were fantastic, but the chipotle fries will always be #1. The bottoms were…
Read More →Get me to the Greek
Festival 🙂 Hiiii. How was your day? Ours was busy, but a perfectly wonderful Sunday. In between doing house stuff –I cleaned and the Pilot installed a new showerhead- we took a break to hit up the Tucson Greek Festival, since it was the last day. I haven’t been to the Greek Fest in quite…
Read More →Flower killer no more
Hey hey hey 😀 How are ya? How’s your morning going? It’s a beautiful day over here 🙂 Can you believe I’ve kept these flowers alive since the housewarming party? Neither can I. They were a gift from my aunt, along with this strawberry plant. That guy was looking a little brown and crispy for…
Read More →Chips and Dip
Hiiii 😀 How are you? Late night blogging tonight! It was the kind of night where I just needed to take a minute to let my brain defrost, and cozy up on the couch with some chips and dip (aka hummus and raw sweet potato chips) 😉 [+ a creeper smile and a begging maltipoo]…
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Breaking in the new budget
Hiiiiii 😀 Happy Monday to ya. Hope your morning is going well! After I last *saw* you last night, we went over to the madre’s for my stepdad’s bday dinner. My contribution to the feast: Mashed sweet potatoes 🙂 I just baked about 12 organic sweet potatoes at 375* for an hour and 15 minutes,…
Read More →The Easter Egg
Hi friends! Happy almost-Friday! What are you up to this weekend? We still have a lot to do around the house before our weekend company arrives and housewarming party, and #1 on my list was tackling the Easter Egg: Our guest powder room… with purple walls and a green ceiling. I thought it would be…
Read More →On the fly
Heyyyyy 😀 How was your day? Loved reading your feedback and thoughts on the Tone It Up plan! If you have a request for a future Focus On post, please send it my way 🙂 Today has been pretty bueno. I worked all day, taught a stretch class and a cardio/weights class, and came home…
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