Volunteering at the SD Humane Society tonight included a lot of puppy playtime! Here are a few of my favorites that I met: The reason why there were so many puppies there is because earlier this year, the SD Humane Society, along with the SD Dept. of Animal Services and SDPD, raided three pet stores that were treating their animals inhumanely. They confiscated over 100 animals, many of which were puppies. This past weekend, these animals became adoptable, hence why it's puppy galore there right now! If you live in the SD area and are interested in getting a young dog, I suggest going to check them out ASAP! Today's Eats Moving onto food, here is a recap of my eats today... My breakfast included Chobani vanilla Greek yogurt with Kashi Go Lean Cinnamon Crumble cereal on ... [Read More]
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It’s the Little Things
Yesterday, Harley and I got to go play with Adam at the park for the first time this year. Here are some shots from our little excursion: It's a funny thing to think about what I miss most when my marine is gone... us going for walks, playing at the park, watching a movie together, having dinner... it really is the simple things that are the big things in life, don't you think? Hope you have a fabulous weekend! Adam and I have plans to celebrate his return with a dinner date at one of our favorite places :) ... [Read More]
Dog Beach Date + A New Biking PR
Love this quote. Speaking of moving, today I hit a new biking PR. Let's get one thing straight, I'm no avid cyclist. I think mountain biking is a lot of fun, but most of the cycling I do is on a stationary bike at my gym to get the cardio portion of my workout in. I've mentioned in previous posts that recently we got new, more high tech bikes, and I'm having fun setting distance goals when I do longer rides. I began alternating the resistance every other mile, keeping my heart rate between 60-65% for a mile, then upping the level to bike at 70-80% of my max heart rate for a mile. At first, I just wanted to get to 15 miles. Then it became 20. Next I hit 25. And today, I went past that to 26.2. I got to 26, and then thought, hmm why not go an extra .2 in honor of the marathon I have no ... [Read More]
Quinoa Salad, A Dog Fight, and Dark Chocolate Dreams
Hi friends! My random blog title is reflective of the mood I am in. Ever feel like your brain is going in 10 different directions? Then you get it! Before I get to my tasty quinoa salad dinner, here are some things I must discuss: #1 - My Memorial Day evening hike turned out to be pretty adventurous, mainly because Harley got attacked by another dog! OK, attacked sounds sort of dramatic since there was no blood shed, but it was a bit scary at the time. The situation: We were hiking at the toughest part of Kwaay Paay Summit, where it's super steep and narrow, and came across a guy with his dog. Harley and I stopped a bit away to see how to go about this, as there's no way that 2 people and 2 dogs can cross each other at this point in the hike. There's barely room for 1 person really. ... [Read More]
South of the Border Personal Pizza
I keep getting my days messed up this week, but does it seem like Friday to anyone else?! Before I get to this yumminess... There's something that's been weighing on my heart since last night that I need to vent about. In the past, I've expressed my love for volunteering at the Humane Society. Normally I'm able to ignore any feelings of sadness, and leave just feeling good knowing that I spent a few hours helping out an organization whose purpose is to give animals the best lives possible. But every once in awhile, I can't help but leave feeling a little brokenhearted about the ways some of the animals have been treated. This was the case last night. Meet Duke, a now blind 10-year old sweetie pie: He recently had surgery to have his eyes sewn shut. Reading the story of Duke's ... [Read More]
Kwaay Paay Summit, San Diego
Today I had to report to jury duty for the first time ever. I was surprised when I actually got called out of the hundreds of people there to be in the selection process, or as my hubby told me last night as he was trying to school me with his criminal justice degree knowledge, participate in voir dire. I wound up not having to be on the jury, though once I got into the courtroom, I found the whole process pretty interesting and was intrigued to know more details of the case. But my civic duty is complete for now! After being gone all day, I knew my spoiled puppy would be a ball of energy. This assumption proved to be true, as she freaked out and was practically doing back handsprings when I got home. I wanted to get some exercise in and it was beautiful out, so we went for a nice hike ... [Read More]