When the valley's white with snow...

Cucumber, peach and avocado slices, vanilla granola, raisins, pecans, walnuts, pine nuts, macadamia nuts, sunflower seeds, soy milk and homemade cornbread.

Steamed green beans, green onion and carrots cooked basil, s&p.

Lettuce, mixed greens, bell pepper, pan-cooked broccoli, raw asparagus, with homemade dressing, potato, red onion and patty pan squash cooked in basil, s&p and some ciabatta bread.

Song of the day: "Danny Boy" This version by Paul F. Tompkins, at around 11:30.

Road trip day 2: Arizona + New Mexico

More on my flickr.

Song of the day:
This unbelievably sexy man.

I saw faces in the trees, I heard voices in the stars.

My birthday was the 8th. I'm 23 now. It's sorta frightening to think about, but I need to press forward and reach my goals. I have a set number of fitness goals for by the time I turn the big 3-0. I've gone backward a little bit, with traveling, moving and house-hunting on the agenda. We're settled in a really nice duplex apartment now, and I have floor space (right now anyway). I'm really looking forward to working out on a regular basis again. I've started getting back into it as of the last few days, and I have a lot of work ahead of me, but being able to do the things I want physically are very important to me.

As for my birthday, I received a few great things from my mom.

These super duper pretty lantern lights. And a new sports bra and running underwear. :D I'm really excited to use them. It'll be nice to not have my underwear get soaked in sweat. I also got a new bike seat for my bike. My old one is very ripped up.

Things I'm still pining after:

This awesome calendar by krankpress. This one is currently out of stock, for the south. They show what produce is in season to grow, and what is in season on the market. It's super cool! I love it. And there aren't any years on it, so you can use it over and over.

I'd really love to get into canning. I know I'd need the kit to vacuum seal the jars, too. I like this book .

 

I really need a horn for my bike, to easily let pedestrians know I'm there. In Flagstaff, calling out wasn't enough, and this is not a bike-friendly place at all, from my observation. I really like this one.

In combination with a horn, a mirror has been on my list for a while. It'd make things much smoother.

One day I'd really like to paint my bike completely black, so it no longer has any labels or stickers, or scratches. It's currently a teal color.

I probably have other dinky things I want.

Song of the day: "The First Time I Ran Away" by M. Ward.

We are young...

Oatmeal, coconut shavings, golden and red raisins, pecans, walnuts, pine nuts, and honey.


Mixed greens, easy over egg, pan-fried potatoes, homemade falafel, and asparagus.

Soup made from odds and ends from my cupboards. I don't remember everything in it.

These are still from Flagstaff. I haven't cooked in the new apartment yet. I'm excited to start cooking again.

Song of the day: "We Are Young" by fun.

Road trip, day 1: Arizona

But it turns out, you want my soul...

I'm clearly a bad blogger. I had more motivation to post when I first started this blog. I should get on the ball and change that!

So, on Tuesday, the 26th, my mom and I set out on a road trip across country to Charlotte. It wasn't really one where we could do a lot of sight seeing, though, because we have three cats in the car. The few times we did make stops, I made sure to take pictures, as well as several through the window, as best I could. Right now I don't have them edited, but I'll definitely be getting on that soon! It's SO beautiful here. I've been going mad with happy seeing all the trees, hearing the birds loudly chatter to one another. It's a chorus of song. This is a wild change from Flagstaff, where predominantly the only species one ever sees are crows and ravens, and that got very boring.

I'm excited to live here. While I'm greatly missing the friends I'd made, I think this is a change for the better for me, and I might be able to get a job where I can save enough money to get a place of my own with a yard. I'm dying for a place to grow food. The humidity is doing wonders for my hair, but my skin doesn't seem to appreciate it...
Whaaaaaat...ridiculous amount of cute.






Longing for a pretty yard... Taken by: liivia. Taken by: The citybird's nest. Her blog is fun. I like that she shows outfits she wears with her bike.
Via: decor8.
I love this room. I really like the idea of the benches, and table you can move out of the way in a small area like that, and the lighting fixtures are super fun!
This guy is from the band The Letting Go. Sweet thundering Zeus it's too cute to handle. Song of the day: "I don't know nothin'" by Maroon 5.