something for everyone

http://www.tastymeatloafrecipes.com/

really?
OK

props to my sis for finding this- we were debating the time and temp of a meatloaf- I forgot to throw in ketchup or worcestershire (pronounced wooster-shire, trust me) sauce.


My pref. recipe site comes from Faisal's recommendation- Simply Recipes


We are having meatloaf, ratatouille, and homemade strawberry sorbet with cool whip. MMMMMmmmm. Gotta love hangin' with the fam!

excitement

I cannot wait to finish out the rest of 2008.

So far:

This weekend, Santa Barbara (Zoo, Farmers Market, etc) We are planning on feeding farm animals, lorikeets, and giraffes at the zoo- and buying fresh strawberries at the farmers market. I brought my ice cream maker so we can make strawberry sorbet.

Sunday Sept. 21 is Global Mala in LA. A one day yoga conference/project/practice/presentation ETC. Yay!

Between Sept and Oct I will sign up for yoga teacher training, finally.


October 26th is my Dad's bday, so the sis and I are planning a trip up to Sacramento area for that weekend.


November 22, I am seeing Coldplay in Park City Utah with my friend Pitu who moved there recently from So Cal but is originally from Brasil (that's how Brasilians spell it, k?) We are hanging from Thurs-Sunday and doing Utah-ish stuff like snowboarding or hiking. And- apparently there's a great club for Thursday night.


December 6th, around there, Steph and I will be in Costa Rica.


So much excitement I can't wait! With all this going on- I promised myself I would be on a debt diet so I don't go into debt with my travels. This means great things for me- please pray I stay strong on my debt diet, my friend skills, my relationships in general, and my personal diet which is still HUGE in my life.

Baptism Slide Show

http://www.balboaphotography.com/Slideshows/Baptism208/


My Baptism, Feb 08

East Coast picture book

Here's some photos from my trip back east....



exhibit at the top of the Met




Andy Warhol





"no pictures please"






My next art project. Seriously?!



if you like pina coladas....




Back in the day when we were young/ we're not kids anymore/ but some days we sit and wish we were kids again..... I remember way back when KJ and me in Grand Central



Steve is on the right. Friends for about ten years




My old back yard




My grandparents


Sigh....I miss it

Cowboys and Indians

Today, I went horseback riding with my mom and her boyfriend, Cy. Later, my mom, sis, and I went to a pow wow.


This is Cash, from behind.




This is me, riding Cash. My mom let go for just enough time to take some pictures .




This is Cy's horse, Tempo-
I look like I'm in heaven, but I think I just got sprayed with ice cold water and slobbered on. Yup, I had to do a lot of dirty work today...but at least I didn't shovel poop. I think the apple slobber was enough- I love these guys, though- so it was ok.



After a morning of horsies, we went to a pow wow. Now- in the words of Cy, "I want you to understand something here" (said in a new yawk accent). I spent the first, oh, 7ish years of my life in Eastern Washington state, while my dad worked with Indian reservations. Being WA, we also had cowboys. The rodeos we went to were real rodeos, and the pow wows we went to were REAL pow wows.

This event was kind of a NJ cultural awareness day, and that = touristy. I was used to real real pow wows. I have a hard time with touristy stuff, but there's two things I don't have a hard time with: fry bread and grilled corn! Today, we just had the fry bread.

I also got some beautiful greeting cards! First three people to respond get a card- quick! Ok, anyway, I think I am going back to the stables tomorrow morning, and maybe to the pool and gym after. Definitely more pictures to come!