and the kicker... it is only 1 weight watcher point! yes, count them, ONE! woo hoo!!!
Thursday, July 30, 2009
only 1
I have found a tortilla/wrap that is very yummy... it tastes like a normal tortilla not some piece of burlap posing as a tortilla or wrap...and it is made with olive oil...what Italian girl doesn't love that!
and the kicker... it is only 1 weight watcher point! yes, count them, ONE! woo hoo!!!
and the kicker... it is only 1 weight watcher point! yes, count them, ONE! woo hoo!!!
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Wednesday's, Squirrels....and unconditional love
I believe I have experienced one of my worst nightmares this morning....
FACE TO FACE WITH A SQUIRREL!!!!
(ok, face to shin, but whatever; you get my point)
So when letting the puppy out this morning, and when I say puppy, I mean full grown dog of 5 years plus that still has some occasional playful puppy attitude... I opened up the door to find a squirrel on my porch. Now mind you, not just any squirrel, this was the MOTHER of all Squirrels, it was huge... with a bushy tail and long nails and at least as tall as my knee while standing on it's back feet... and a dark grayish brow... it was HUGE and scary!
Now please, don't get me wrong, I am an animal lover... I will go above and beyond to help animals in need; but squirrels freak me out... I'm talking gut wrenching, cold sweat, and all over uncontrollable muscle twitching; freak me out... I was always told I am not allowed to "hate" anything but squirrels might just cross that line... lol, sorry Mom.
So I open the door and smack dab in the middle of the porch is the Mother of all Squirrels (M.O.A.S.) I freak out... I scream, do a little river dance because I think it is going to run at me...try to slam the door so it wont come in, the dog charges the door to try to save his Mama (he was trying to catch the squirrel, but I like to imagine otherwise) I slam the door on the dog... he yelps....the M.O.A.S doesn't move!!! The dang thing screams at us!
It was this strange cackle, somewhere between a loud chirp and a crows caw and then it takes off across the driveway to be followed by the dog... and I am left standing there in my nightgown hair disheveled and wondering what the hell just happened.... (Mind you, this all took about 10 seconds to happen... which is even funnier now, and if you know me, I know you can totally get the vivid picture)
A few seconds pass and I am standing at the door, trying to catch my breath, thinking that if the squirrel ran into the house, I would surely have to move because the house would then be ruined for me... good God, could you imagine!!! aaaccckkkk!!! (Amaya, it was that whole squirrel in the fireplace thing again)
I finally called the dog back to the house after he did his business and he looked at me like "Aren't you happy Mama...I scared the squirrel away!!" He had completely forgotten I nearly took his head off in the door, he was just happy to be up and chasing squirrels away from his mama. What a way to start a Wednesday morning...
Happy Mid-week everyone!!!
FACE TO FACE WITH A SQUIRREL!!!!
(ok, face to shin, but whatever; you get my point)
So when letting the puppy out this morning, and when I say puppy, I mean full grown dog of 5 years plus that still has some occasional playful puppy attitude... I opened up the door to find a squirrel on my porch. Now mind you, not just any squirrel, this was the MOTHER of all Squirrels, it was huge... with a bushy tail and long nails and at least as tall as my knee while standing on it's back feet... and a dark grayish brow... it was HUGE and scary!
Now please, don't get me wrong, I am an animal lover... I will go above and beyond to help animals in need; but squirrels freak me out... I'm talking gut wrenching, cold sweat, and all over uncontrollable muscle twitching; freak me out... I was always told I am not allowed to "hate" anything but squirrels might just cross that line... lol, sorry Mom.
So I open the door and smack dab in the middle of the porch is the Mother of all Squirrels (M.O.A.S.) I freak out... I scream, do a little river dance because I think it is going to run at me...try to slam the door so it wont come in, the dog charges the door to try to save his Mama (he was trying to catch the squirrel, but I like to imagine otherwise) I slam the door on the dog... he yelps....the M.O.A.S doesn't move!!! The dang thing screams at us!
It was this strange cackle, somewhere between a loud chirp and a crows caw and then it takes off across the driveway to be followed by the dog... and I am left standing there in my nightgown hair disheveled and wondering what the hell just happened.... (Mind you, this all took about 10 seconds to happen... which is even funnier now, and if you know me, I know you can totally get the vivid picture)
A few seconds pass and I am standing at the door, trying to catch my breath, thinking that if the squirrel ran into the house, I would surely have to move because the house would then be ruined for me... good God, could you imagine!!! aaaccckkkk!!! (Amaya, it was that whole squirrel in the fireplace thing again)
I finally called the dog back to the house after he did his business and he looked at me like "Aren't you happy Mama...I scared the squirrel away!!" He had completely forgotten I nearly took his head off in the door, he was just happy to be up and chasing squirrels away from his mama. What a way to start a Wednesday morning...
Happy Mid-week everyone!!!
Friday, July 24, 2009
Yummy!!
Greek Yogurt...
I have never thought of trying it... I have heard all about if from friends, and random strangers, but never thought about buying it myself... well, I finally did.
Say Hello to my little friends!!! ummmm best thing ever!!!
Thursday, July 23, 2009
Golden Gate Bridge 5K 7/19/09
Well lets see... where should I start....
In March, my friend Jessica contacted me and asked if I would like to participate in either a 5 or 10K walk to benefit the MS society... I said sure, not knowing if I would be able to complete the entire walk, but why not...I was looking forward to it.
Much to my dismay, I was not the only one who was enthused enough to join. After a few emails that circulated we had a group of friends excited about it.
We campaigned for funds, asked friends, coworkers and even strangers to help support us... fund raising was fun and it felt really great knowing that we were doing a small part to help fight such a horrible disease.
Long story short, we had about 20 people in our group and we raised a total of $6400 for the MS society!!! Amazing! It was a beautiful day, not a cloud in sight... it was warm and we couldn't ask for anything better! Oh and we did the entire 10K!!! I am so proud of us!!!
Fast forward to July 19th... Bella wanted to walk a 5K across the famous Golden Gate Bridge for her birthday... I am a native Californian, born and raised in the South Bay. I have never set foot near or walked across the Golden Gate Bridge. I could not wait to join her, what a way to celebrate.
She researched and found a company called move-something-or-other-fly-by-night-blah- blah.....advertising the walk on Active.com Since Active.com is reputable and trusted by the athletic community, we signed up.
The cost was $20/25/30 depending on when you signed up. Being the procrastinator that I am, it cost me $25.
Ha ha!...oh shoosh, like you thought it would be any different...
We got up at 5:15am to be on the road by 6:15-6:30am. Bella, AM and I were meeting CB around 7:15 at her house so she could walk with us... we picked her up and made our way to the bridge.
Once we arrived, there was no registration or sign-in table, walk signs, or even anyone wearing a familiar logo t-shirt. We thought we had been had! There were other people looking around for anyone "official" but they were nowhere to be found... "oh hell" we said, "we are here, lets walk this thing anyway"... so off we went.
We made our way through the socked in Bridge and were laughing at how cold, wet and windy it was... it is July for cryin'-out-loud... what is up with that... although once we got started it was a godsend... I am so glad it wasn't sunny and hot because it would have been miserable...
We hit the halfway mark on the bridge and we were finally warmed up... we were chatting, laughing and having a great time. We said that we would be doing the bridge walk at least once a year from now on!
By the time we got to the Marin side of the bridge, there were two deer-in-headlights looking volunteers with clipboards, staring at us... they asked us sheepishly if we were walking the 5K. When we said yes, they mentioned that the starting point was on this (the Marin side) WHAT!!! Oh well, whatever... we signed the clipboard and were asked if we wanted water... which came out of the trunk of a car, not cold and not even out of its cello case... ummm yeah, totally and completely cheeeeesy!
Sooooooo, after reading the volunteers the riot act, we were given the "head honchos" information and we were on our way back across to the bridge...
All in all, the walk took us about an hour given the stretching, chewing out the volunteers, and taking some pictures. We had a great time and we are looking forward to doing it again!
In March, my friend Jessica contacted me and asked if I would like to participate in either a 5 or 10K walk to benefit the MS society... I said sure, not knowing if I would be able to complete the entire walk, but why not...I was looking forward to it.
Much to my dismay, I was not the only one who was enthused enough to join. After a few emails that circulated we had a group of friends excited about it.
We campaigned for funds, asked friends, coworkers and even strangers to help support us... fund raising was fun and it felt really great knowing that we were doing a small part to help fight such a horrible disease.
Long story short, we had about 20 people in our group and we raised a total of $6400 for the MS society!!! Amazing! It was a beautiful day, not a cloud in sight... it was warm and we couldn't ask for anything better! Oh and we did the entire 10K!!! I am so proud of us!!!
Fast forward to July 19th... Bella wanted to walk a 5K across the famous Golden Gate Bridge for her birthday... I am a native Californian, born and raised in the South Bay. I have never set foot near or walked across the Golden Gate Bridge. I could not wait to join her, what a way to celebrate.
She researched and found a company called move-something-or-other-fly-by-night-blah- blah.....advertising the walk on Active.com Since Active.com is reputable and trusted by the athletic community, we signed up.
The cost was $20/25/30 depending on when you signed up. Being the procrastinator that I am, it cost me $25.
Ha ha!...oh shoosh, like you thought it would be any different...
We got up at 5:15am to be on the road by 6:15-6:30am. Bella, AM and I were meeting CB around 7:15 at her house so she could walk with us... we picked her up and made our way to the bridge.
Once we arrived, there was no registration or sign-in table, walk signs, or even anyone wearing a familiar logo t-shirt. We thought we had been had! There were other people looking around for anyone "official" but they were nowhere to be found... "oh hell" we said, "we are here, lets walk this thing anyway"... so off we went.
We made our way through the socked in Bridge and were laughing at how cold, wet and windy it was... it is July for cryin'-out-loud... what is up with that... although once we got started it was a godsend... I am so glad it wasn't sunny and hot because it would have been miserable...
We hit the halfway mark on the bridge and we were finally warmed up... we were chatting, laughing and having a great time. We said that we would be doing the bridge walk at least once a year from now on!
By the time we got to the Marin side of the bridge, there were two deer-in-headlights looking volunteers with clipboards, staring at us... they asked us sheepishly if we were walking the 5K. When we said yes, they mentioned that the starting point was on this (the Marin side) WHAT!!! Oh well, whatever... we signed the clipboard and were asked if we wanted water... which came out of the trunk of a car, not cold and not even out of its cello case... ummm yeah, totally and completely cheeeeesy!
Sooooooo, after reading the volunteers the riot act, we were given the "head honchos" information and we were on our way back across to the bridge...
All in all, the walk took us about an hour given the stretching, chewing out the volunteers, and taking some pictures. We had a great time and we are looking forward to doing it again!
Sunday, July 12, 2009
Weekends and Wine
My husbands uncle and his wife were in town, a couple of weekends back and we had a nice casual bbq at the in-laws.
I decided to bring over some wine... I brought over a Malbec and a Pinot
YUM!!!
Zolo Malbec Gaucho Select '08 (750 ML)
92 PTS WILFRED WONG. A fascinating red, the sassy and alluring '08 Zolo Gaucho Select Malbec perches over with the intent of fusing ripe berry flavors onto the palate; long and persistent.
Bannus Pinot Noir Reserve '07 (750 ML)
90 PTS WILFRED WONG. Ripe for Carneros, the bold and almost gutsy '07 Bannus Reserve Pinot Noir powers its way onto the palate; finishes with pleasing elegance; drinks well now.
Both wines were so very yummy...
I would definitely recommend them to anyone who enjoys a great red.
I decided to bring over some wine... I brought over a Malbec and a Pinot
YUM!!!
Zolo Malbec Gaucho Select '08 (750 ML)
92 PTS WILFRED WONG. A fascinating red, the sassy and alluring '08 Zolo Gaucho Select Malbec perches over with the intent of fusing ripe berry flavors onto the palate; long and persistent.
Bannus Pinot Noir Reserve '07 (750 ML)
90 PTS WILFRED WONG. Ripe for Carneros, the bold and almost gutsy '07 Bannus Reserve Pinot Noir powers its way onto the palate; finishes with pleasing elegance; drinks well now.
Both wines were so very yummy...
I would definitely recommend them to anyone who enjoys a great red.
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
Monday, July 6, 2009
Sooooo Gooooood!!!
This is possibly one of the most decadent things I have eaten in a very long time...
Will I be paying for this later....oh of course, but at the moment, those were exactly the bites I needed!!!
Blogs
Blogging... I have never really had an opinion about it... Some blogs are good, some are bad, some are just random pictures that have meaning to the blogger and some have purpose. Then, there are a few that are great, these are the ones that have helped me find my voice...
It has take me years to get the gumption to do it, I have always thought to myself, "Why?"
I have now finally realized that I have things to say... albeit random things that only my friends and possibly some family members will think are funny, but things nonetheless and that is OK.
I am embarking on a new journey... come take it with me.
It has take me years to get the gumption to do it, I have always thought to myself, "Why?"
I have now finally realized that I have things to say... albeit random things that only my friends and possibly some family members will think are funny, but things nonetheless and that is OK.
I am embarking on a new journey... come take it with me.
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