Friday, April 24, 2009

california

dear love,

i just arrived in san diego yesterday, and i've already successfully done some of my favorite california things. 

today i went to the beach. not the BEST day for the beach, but i needed it. jordy had to go to work so that meant i had the day to explore on my own. so i suited up, screened myself (cloudy days are the worst for bad burns), and set out to read my book on the beach. i took a long walk over to the beach, sat and read for maybe 2 hours, then walked around the stroll just behind the sand, and looked in some of the cute shops around there. 

on my walk home, i was privileged to come across TRADER JOE'S. and smiled. and walked in. i tried desperately to search for a little taste of the past, and i knew there had to be something in there that would satisfy that. i walked around the whole store, ate a delish sample, and surprisingly nothing was really begging me to eat it–until i saw them. honey whole wheat pretzels. they don't sound that amazing, but they are. so i bought those and a mango and i was good to go. 

so the trip so far has been a greeeatt successss as they say. i've already been to the beach and shopped at trader joe's!! and tonight we're having a barbeque. good california days.

Sunday, April 12, 2009

why don't i just become an insomniac?

dear love,

i'm warning you that i haven't slept much, (hence the title) so this one could be a little weird. i'm feeling a little weird. and annoyed. and tired. and kind of like there are 50 things to do in the next week. this is just how it gets during finals though . . . so much to write and read and cram into your brain and only a small amount of time to do this in. so what do i choose to do instead? blog. that's right, i'm putting it all out there. 

i made a list of all the things i need to do before the end of the semester (just over a week). it's a long list, and i think i just wont sleep much. good? no. wouldn't life just be better if you just didn't need to sleep for a while? you could just pause your normal schedule and just say, "hey, i need like 5 days of pure productivity--and that does not involve sleeping. mmk? glad you understand. and body, hang in there, don't shut down on me. and mood, stay happy and sweet and fun. and face, don't get those nasty circles under your eyes that sometimes make you look like you have an abusive sitch goin on. oh an by the way brain, remember all the things you study during those days of awake-ness and don't start to expand in my skull and give me a headache. thanks everyone for cooperating!" wouldn't it be nice to tell yourself those things?

i'm about to tackle the first few things on my list. now that i've blogged, it just feels right to continue to stay up late and wake up early. thanks for sorting this out for me love, you're a true friend.

Wednesday, April 1, 2009

imagranola

dear love,

i want to tell you about the adventures of my day today. it all started when i tried desperately to skip class. carolyn was coaching me yesterday on what it takes to skip class, and the best strategies for success. i went to bed at a reasonable time and so i decided that i didn't really need to skip class the next day. so i set my alarm for early so that i could get some things done before school. when that alarm went off, there was no way i was actually waking up. so i went back to bed, resolved that today would be the day to just not go to class because i didn't feel like it. then in like a half hour, i was wide awake and could not sleep anymore. so i got ready really slowly so that i would have an excuse to not go this morning. somehow i ended up getting ready faster than any other day! so my attempts to be a rebel backfired today. i went to class. hooray.

then, i got home around 2 and was starved for some lunch. i had stuff for smoothies and so i made one. yum. it was so good and seriously resembled the fancy ones from jamba. then my mind wandered and i wished that this WAS in fact, a jamba. so i put some oatmeal stuff on top. then i wished that the oats were granola. i was thinking about going to the store anyway, so i made a mental note to get some granola when i went. THEN i had the brilliant plan to make some of my own. i looked up a recipe online and made it my own (never any measuring!!) and it was delish. put it right on top of that smoothie and i was in heaven.

for anyone out there having similar cravings, i will do my best to recount what i put in my granola.

3 1/2 C rolled oats
2 t cinnamon
1/2 C coconut flakes
3 T flax seeds (mmmm omega 3s)
1 t salt
2 T honey
2 T maple syrup
2 t vanilla 
1/4 C brown sugar
1/4 C canola oil

mix errrthing togetha. bake at 375 for 15ish minutes. 

since then, i've been on a ram(paige) getting my life in order. cleaned, laundry, exercise, and then off to a concert tonight. until next time.