just do it • is it in you • i’m loving it

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hiking

before it becomes all blistering and oven-like around here, i want to take advantage of the splendor of the desert and spend some time enjoying the scenery of the trail.

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olive oil cake from the forest feast

i am most definitely going to find an excuse to make this.  a sunday afternoon is a good enough reason, right?  right.

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a dark accent wall

you’ve done it again, design*sponge.  i need to do this.  love the clean contrast,

just do it • is it in you • i’m loving it

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personality assessment

hubby and i did this and found it spot on.  i am “the scary personality type” {the chief}  which one are you?

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perfect roasted potatoes

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hand hewn log cabins

lovely, right?  my dad has big plans to buy one of these babies as a getaway.  good idea.

just do it • is it in you • i’m loving it

hopefully some of you recognize this from jack’s pep talk on 30rock.  no, i am not just randomly combining taglines for the sake of a blog title.

i would like to proudly debut a new feature on the blog where i will share…

something you should do {just do it}

something you should consume {is it in you}

and something fun that i love {i’m loving it}

get it?  genius, huh?

without further ado, let’s get this party started!

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the royal scotsman train tour

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nigella’s chocolate guinness cake i'm loving it 1

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snaps & snippets & blurbs

according to the standards set forth here, this was a stellar weekend.  cook some good food.  check.  do some laundrycheckgive the dogs a bathcheckgo for a run with ben…well, not quite…but it is happening tonight!  plus, we even enjoying some extra fun together with family.  here are my favorite snaps and excerpts from the weekend.  happy monday, folks!

enjoying some time together +  sunshine & warm weather + a deliciously spicy dinner at chipotle [two scoops of extra hot salsa on mine, yes please] +  my handsome hubby + saturday morning relaxation time with the buddies…they sit on the couch and stare at us longingly until we come and join them.  too cute to resist + working on a little project with my dad…charlie likes to help as long as he can use the iPad + the glorious outdoors! + picking some dinner ingredients from my dad-in-law’s garden: lettuce and mint and rosemary.  fresh and aromatic + a gourmet meal at home…pan chicken and savory navy bean mash with a drizzle of crispy oyster mushroom and sage butter sauce.  thank you ben for making eating a home a treat + a sunday afternoon excursion to true food [yes, again.  we were there last week.  and a few weeks before that.  it is amazing, okay?] to celebrate my sister’s 22nd birthday [wow.  time flies] +  the boys…my dad and bree’s boyfriend paul + opening gifts + sunday evening was spent rotating laundry and giving the buddies baths.  first charlie, then coco + then, we spent the remainder of the evening curled up on the couch watching some 30 Rock on DVD.