Thursday, February 28, 2008

Made the Best Smoothie Ever today

Since I've been stuck at home eating only cold and soft foods, I created a very yummy smoothie today. It even tasted better than the one's at Jamba Juice.

Here's what I used:
1 fresh pear - cut off the outside skin layer before you slice the pear
1/2 cup of milk - I used non-fat
2 tablespoons of sugar
1 tablespoon of honey
1 container of Yoplait Light Harvest Peach yogurt
1 handful of Wawona frozen assorted fruits from Costco

Then you blend it all up, make sure the frozen fruits are blended and then Drink & Enjoy. It makes about 1 - 2 servings.

Wednesday, February 27, 2008

Danny Noriega sure does look like Jessica Alba

I found a picture of Danny Noriega this morning from last nights show and you can see the similarity more in him and Jessica Alba than the pictures I found on my blog post last night.

What do you think now?




Tuesday, February 26, 2008

Danny Noriega looks like Jessica Alba?

Is it just me or does Danny Noriega from Season 7 of American Idol look like Jessica Alba? I really noticed it tonight when he first walked out onto the stage. If I find some pics from last night's show, I'll post them soon!

A Hip Bar in Ballard, can it be? Bar Loft

My friend Brittany's b-day was last weekend and we all went out to the Bar Loft in Ballard. This isn't the typical dive bar or hipster rocker bar that you usually find in Ballard. It was trendy, hip and a place where you would run into one of your old friends from college. The crowd was pretty young, anywhere from 22 to 35 years old. A lot of the guys looked like they had been in a frat in college and the girls seemed pretty down to earth.

I didn't get a chance to walk upstairs, but it seemed like a fun place to hang out with a group and play a little air hockey. If you're into people watching, upstairs is great place to look down at the big crowd. This place is suppose to be a sports bar. They have quite a few TV's on the walls that were playing the X Games or something similar to that.

The waiters and waitresses were very nice, but the bartenders weren't the best. We went up to the bar and the blonde girl bartender kept helping all the guys that just got there before she would even look at me. I had been standing at the bar where everyone else was ordering drinks looking at her the whole time and she was ignoring me. She could have just been really busy.

Other than the bartender, this bar was a great place to hang out, I would definitely go back again. Here's a pic of the front of the bar:

Thursday, February 21, 2008

$5.4 million dollars of weed seized in Yakima

Growing up in Yakima, this doesn't surprise me. $5.4 million dollars of weed was seized from two different houses in Yakima and Selah. Did they have like a whole room from floor to ceiling full of weed? Were they growing it? I need more details!!! They did say that the weed might be from Mexico and the people living in the two houses had young kids. What a way to grow up.

Here's the article from the Seattle Times $5.4 million worth of marijuana seized at two Yakima-area homes.

Wednesday, February 20, 2008

Teaching puppy how to howl

This is soo cute:

Monday, February 18, 2008

Maurices Clothing Store

For the past 10 years or so I've been a big fan of the small store Maurcies. Their stores are only located in small cities or towns and the corporate office is in Minnesota. Their brand is affordable, fashionable, targeted towards the 20 something woman and they even have business appropriate clothing.

Even though they do not have an online store, they have 15 different stores in just the state of Washington. I have only been to 3 of their stores in WA, but I like Ellensburg's the best.

1. Store #137Twin City Center1471 Nw Louisiana AveChehalis, WA 98532Phone: 360-748-3231
2. Store #146Meadowbrook Plaza1705 S. E. Meadowbrook Blvd.
College Place, WA 99324 Phone: 509-525-2761
3. Store #319South Shore Mall1017 South BooneAberdeen, WA 98520Phone: 360-532-6077
4. Store #342Northtown S. C.4750 N. Division StreetSpokane, WA 99207Phone: 509-483-7233
5. Store #389721 S. E. Pioneer WayOak Harbor, WA 98277Phone: 360-679-2312
6. Store #401116 East Fourth StreetEllensburg, WA 98926Phone: 509-925-9350
7. Store #655104 W. First StreetPort Angeles, WA 98362Phone: 360-452-2266
8. Store #1361Spokane Valley Mall14700 East IndianaSpokane, WA 99216
Phone: 509-921-1026
9. Store #1395Valley North Center1340 N Miller StWenatchee, WA 98801
Phone: 509-662-1391
10. Store #1396Grant County Mall601 S. Pioneer WayMoses Lake, WA 98837
Phone: 509-764-1981
11. Store #1451Three Rivers Mall351 Three Rivers DriveKelso, WA 98626
Phone: 360-636-6772
12. Store #1578Cascade Mall360 Cascade Mall Dr.Burlington, WA 98233Phone: 360-757-1843
13. Store #1579Valley Mall Plaza1732 E. Washington Ave.Union Gap, WA 98903
Phone: 509-576-3645
14. Store #1675Vinter Square S. C.2651 Queensgate DriveRichland, WA 99352
Phone: 509-628-9417
15. Store #1829Factory Strs @ North Bend 421j461 S. Fork Ave. S. W.
North Bend, WA 98045Phone: 425-831-0045

Sunday, February 17, 2008

World's Smallest Bodybuilder at 2ft 9in

CRAZY! Check out this article and see more pics: Mini-muscleman: Meet the world's smallest bodybuilder

Clock Artist David Scherer

While we were in Cannon Beach this past December we stumbled upon a very cool art gallery that had the best Chai Tea EVER! Walking around this art gallery, DragonFire Studio & Gallery , appreciating all the great art, I saw David Scherer's clocks and I was very impressed. He creates very modern, colorful and textured pieces to portray energy in his art. Not only does he make wall, table and floor clocks, but he is famous for his 3-D paintings that remind me of Picasso.

Here are some of my favorite wall clocks:

Thursday, February 14, 2008

Tuesday, February 12, 2008

Papa Murphy's Valentine's Day Heart Shaped Pizza

If you are like me and have to work until 9pm on Valentine's Day, you don't really have time for a romantic dinner with your loved one. You need to be creative and have fun with what you have time to do.

When I was watching American Idol tonight, I saw a great idea for a fast, cute, a little romantic dinner idea for a quick meal. It is the heart shaped pizza from Papa Murphy's. Even though it's just a pizza, it can still be fun to bake it together. You could even get more romantic, by adding wine or champagne, a delicious dessert, like Tiramisu and some candles in the center of the table.




Monday, February 11, 2008

Perfect Snow Gear

Two weeks ago I was up at Snoqualmie - Summit Central skiing and I saw the perfect snow outfit, HA. I was carrying my skis around the lodge all ready to go home and then I saw this...... bum bum bum some chick in street spring gear in the snow.

Tuesday, February 5, 2008

Green Tea Tiramisu at Ototo Sushi

It has been a long time, since I've had a dessert as good as the Green Tea Tiramisu at Ototo Sushi on Queen Anne Hill. Just look at the presentation below in the picture. It's just as good as it looks, but it's pretty rich, so share it with someone else.