Happy Friday! I can't believe that I've been in my new house for almost 2 weeks already. You know what they say - time flies when you're unpacking a million boxes of stuff, shopping for appliances and furniture, and figuring out how to take care of a pool! ;-) A few days after we moved in, I was ready to get back to my healthy morning routine. Life was so crazy and out of whack for awhile there, and I just felt like I wanted to start my days off on the right foot. It has been so nice to get into the habit of doing these three things when I wake up in the morning: (source) 1.) Drink a big glass of water. I usually wake up feeling thirsty, so the first thing I do after all of the normal wake-up activities is get a nice drink of H2O. 2.) Move my body. I love to wake my body up ... [Read More]
Archives for May 2014
Cherry Almond Smoothie
In the minds of many Americans, Memorial Day weekend marks the start of summer, even though summer doesn't technically start for around another month. It feels like summer to me because last weekend marked the first sunburn of the year for my light skin (with very odd tan lines might I add - I think I have streaks of lines on my arm where my headphone cord was hanging down!) despite putting on suntan lotion multiple times. Meanwhile my hubby got nicely bronzed, because sometimes life just isn't fair my friends. When I think of summer, I think of things like the beach, sangria, backyard BBQs, and sundresses - my favorite attire ever. Of course there's the summery food that comes to mind, which includes lots of seasonal fruit, corn on the cob, bright salads, and of course, refreshing ... [Read More]
Memorial Day Weekend Snapshots
Hi friends! I hope that all of you had a great weekend. To all of my American readers, I hope that had a wonderful Memorial Day weekend, and in the midst of your wonderful weekend, that you took the time to honor and remember all of those who have paid the ultimate sacrifice for our country. In honor of the holiday, I wanted to share a link for a memorial fund for a Marine Corps family. Captain Nannen died in a plane crash in March, and the fund is to raise money for his wife and four young children. Feel free to check it out here to find out more. (source) Weekend Recap I kicked off my weekend around lots of Marines, as my hubby and I went to a reunion for the first squadron my Marine was in. We all met up for a Padres game in downtown San Diego and hung out at a bar afterwards. It ... [Read More]
Experiencing Air Fit: Simulated High Altitude Training {Pleasanton, CA Studio Review}
Hi friends! Before I moved last weekend, I had the opportunity to try a new type of workout trend that has hit the Bay Area: indoor high altitude training. Some supposed benefits of altitude training include: More efficient workouts: Training 50 minutes at altitude is comparable to 90 minutes at sea-level Increased red blood cell count Decreased recovery time Reduced overall stress and fatigue Enhanced oxygen transportation to the tissues, muscles and brain Stimulation of fat metabolism All of this had me very curious when the folks at Air Fit, a new high altitude training facility in Pleasanton, CA - which happens to be the largest high altitude training facility in North America - invited me to come try out some classes. Unfortunately I was only in town for a ... [Read More]
My New Home
Greetings from SoCal! Fortunately the move went pretty smoothly last weekend and I've been busy unpacking and getting things in order. Even though we're living a good 45 minutes north from where we resided last time we lived in the area (for reference for any locals, we lived in Mission Valley before and just moved into Oceanside), I'm already starting to feel at home and am glad to be back! I didn't know many people in the Bay Area and am enjoying having friends again! The first day we were here, a couple of our friends came over to help us unpack and see our place. We drank some wine and caught up, and it was a nice break from the madness of moving. Last night, I got together and had some Greek food with one of the first friends I made when I initially moved to San Diego. Her ... [Read More]
Sayonara San Francisco Bay Area
Happy Friday! It has been a little crazy around here because... I'm moving back to San Diego tomorrow! And I closed on my house there yesterday! The signing process got delayed a bit because of the intense wild fire situation going on there, but my new home should be safe from harm and is officially ours. :) I'll share pictures soon! Oh, and have I mentioned that it has been so hot in Morgan Hill all week? It's "cooler" here today, which means 90 degrees instead of yesterday's 99 degrees. It's May madness! While I am so excited to be going back to San Diego, I have had a lot of fun since moving to the South San Francisco Bay Area 14 months ago. I thought it'd be nice to reflect on my favorite memories of living up here, so here we go: Hiking - This is the most rural ... [Read More]