February 10th 2013

My first try at pesto.

1 cup spinach, 2.5-ish tbs. toasted pine nuts (pine nuts + non-stick pan, 5 minutes over medium heat), 3 second squirt of lemon juice from the bottle (since I never have lemons hanging around), + about 1 tbs.-ish of water... all in food processor. pulse while adding a tbs of olive oil. stir in as much mozzarella cheese as you want. Mix with pasta & chicken, and congratulate yourself on making some amazing pesto! It's nothing impressive or inovative, but I've never made pesto before and I can't believe how easy it was. yum.

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February 10th 2013

^ Portland looked like this.  :(  :(

So I went 45 minutes into the gorge...and, hello sun. 

I NEEDED the sun. And I didn't even know it. 

I even went on a little hike before I headed back to my house where I worked on my quilt for a few hours. My goal is to finish it before the end of the month, I am dedicated! :)

& I bought myself flowers. Valentines day week depression for a single girl, I think not. As Oscar Wilde said "to love oneself is the begining  of  a life long romance." I love myself. Me + me = love

Friday February 8th 2013

Beautiful Friday weather, dinner with my two favorite SpEd teachers at the Lodge, hanging with my parents after.... I love my life.

Oh, and here is the highlight of my week... I bought tickets to Sasquatch!!!! (thank god I did it pre-sale, because it sold out in 90 minutes when it went on sale Saturday!)

Can't wait!!!!!!!!!!

Thursday February 7th 2013

My little town.

^ I loved this: 

  husband and lover

father and friend

family man and brother

wild man and gentile spirit

blueman and fireman

master builder and engineer 

the silk shirt dance man

Jay lived every minute to its

full measure, leaving no one

untouched, offering his

hand in friendship to all. 

^ everyone needs a flamingo pillow, thank you ikea.

Wednesday February 6th 2013

^ isn't every day in Portland a rainy Portland day?

^ "Eat Fro-Yo, ice cream is too mainstream" bahahahahhahaaaaa

^fancy smancy, night seeing The Moth, with Lauren. I was really sick, but I made myself go since the tickets were my Christmas present, & Lauren had to buy them back in October. It was amazing. 

Saturday, February 3rd 2013

Superbowl Sunday is one of my favorite days to ski. Because most people are watching the game/or half time show/whatever you do on superbowl sunday (I don't even know who is playing), that means the mountain is blessedly empty. It's amazing.  I only wish most of America would be glued to their TV's more then once a year, like clockwork, so there would be more ski days like this. 

^Elaine stayed on the bunny hill practicing her snowboarding... John helped her, too, in the afternoon. (so nice)

^ I skied with Lauren most of the day, while my Dad & John went together

^my Dad's old skis... I would laugh but he's still amazing so I guess the skis don't matter

Friday, February 1st 2013

Amazing weather, Friday + finally a reunion with my 2 favorite first year SpEd teachers. Can only be made better by the fact that the weather made it totally acceptable to wear sandals. It was perfect. 

^^ note the fact that you can add peanut butter + pickles to a hamburger!! I don't know if I am disgusted, or mad that I didn't try it myself.