went to mission gorge this weekend and had a lovely hike with some friends plus some beautiful dogs. i'm heading back towards the east coast on wednesday-watch out virginia!
if you want to hang out while i'm in va, let me know, yayyyyyy.
so blogger has new templates-what what! so much for spending an hour trying to find a good fit. just did this one in 10 minutes. photos from the past week to come tomorrow :)
been playing around with the template today, while enjoying a great day off at cafe 976 with amy. the sunflowers are here to stay for a while, but i was looking for a change. i'm letting the photos be the color focus, not the fonts.
ever tried to change one aspect of your life and find that initially, it's exciting and you're really pumped about the change, only then to find yourself in the future, still not 100% committed. i have been eating less meat than ever in my life since moving to california-this is happening because a) meat is expensive, b) my roommate has made me more conscious about the hormones and chemicals in meat, c) i work with a couple vegetarians who have shared great veggie products with me on lunch breaks and d) i recently watched food inc.
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So, i have already accomplished a couple of things related to eating healthier and eating more green.
- amy and i belong to a csa (community supported agriculture); every other week we get fresh fruit & veg with a bouquet of flowers. some interesting suprises have included: kale, insanley HUGE grapefruits, bok choy, turnips, potatoes of all colors and sizes, sprouts (bean and alfalfa), just to name a few. check out ours and you should really find one near you!
- choosing to the veggie based products. yes, they are more expensive, but in actuality, they tasted very similar and i actually end up finishing them entirely, instead of letting the real stuff get moldy or go bad like i have in the past. some of my favorites include veggie slices
(pictured here), Yves Meatless Turkey, and smart foods, like bacon (yum!)
- choosing to pick the vegan/vegetarian option at not only the grocery store, but also at restaurants; if, however i am not in the mood for vegetarian (for example, yesterday), i try not to think about where the meat i chose to consume came from (probably an awful warehouse, eek). but i can vouch for the meatless stuff: it tastes good. and there are other natural meatier veggies to take the place.
- so, in conclusion i am going to attempt to consciously make an effort to know where my meat comes from or choose the veggie/soy option.
One of my best friends from high school, Polly, visited this weekend. She lives in chicago and was in desperate need of some sunshine and good times (of course amy and i were happy to host!). Having visitors is such a great opportunity to try new things, see new places, and show off this awesome city. What's even better is that san diego has a wide variety of terrain that you don't feel like you are still in the same place. From north county to near the border, we covered as much as possible in three days. I cannot wait to visit her in chicago so she can show me her city. Some highlights:
the wild animal park in escondido is super sweet.
straight chillin in the grass.
yeah, that cheetah is 15 feet away. eek.
mamma and baby rhino.
after the park, we ventured east towards the stone brewery, also in escondido. some of my favorites from the trip include the stone pale ale and the levitation ale. mmm and the beer mac n cheese-so delicious.
artsy indoor/outdoor patio.
the selection of beers.
making the beer starts with grain, add hops, and yeast, per the tour guide.
for some reason, blogger is timing out and refusing to upload the rest of my pictures from the weekend. will try again tomorrow with more exciting shots to come. it's 80 degrees today, so i got to go get my freckle on. peace.
Believe or not, this girl FINALLY got to shred some powder. Mammoth Mountain is 6.5 hours away from San Diego, so Amy and I made plans to go for three days; our luxurious accommodations were at Motel 6, which was conveniently located less than a mile from the Village--the main "going out" spot at Mammoth with shuttles to the main lodge, and a gondola to the mountain. Super accessible, super friendly, and it was positively dumping snow the entire time. The only con? How tired and achy my legs were at the end of each day. I complained at the time, but in hindsight, powder skiing is indescribable. There is nothing like it out and I really feel it's as close to flying as you can get. I am so pumped that I have this milestone behind me and I really am pumped to go up there again: good news about the Sierra Nevada Mountains is that it continues to snow through May, so Mammoth stays open for awhile. Big ups to Amy who pushed me to do one more run each day, was super patient when I was chickening out on tree and deep powder runs, and who generously provided great snacks the whole weekend. My new year's resolution of hucking a cliff was not accomplished, but I consider skiing through powder, skiing a bowl, and skiing through trees all for the first time a step in the right direction. So here's to getting there eventually.
just outside riverside county, changing the perspective a smidge
hello sun!
only in cali: snow with palm trees
hello sierras. how ya doin?
stellar cloud.
positively puking snow. this is amazing.
hi amy! love the snow? k great.
no coffee yet, but full of steeze. yeah pink pants.
view at lunch-powder tracks woo.
hello mammoth, welcome to the future.
obligatory look how cool i am skiing shot-especially with 4 poles, such a newb.
wake up in the morning, feeling like p.diddy-oh wait, you mean POWDER..take that ke$ha.
on a side note, i'm going through a music funk right now; so if you have any good tunes, please send them my way. I find myself revisiting a lot of classic rock and 80s favorites, but I'm itching for something new--a new mashup? something funky? a twist on an old style? who knows what my ears want at this point. peace to the middle east.
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