Guess who's Excited!?

This girl!
New Nike Free 4.0 v2

Yes! SO incredibly excited i can't wait to go run tomorrow (probably before the sun makes an appearance because it's 90* right now and the thought of running in the heat makes me swooozy. The Free 4.0 is actually more of the "cross-trainer" version of the other Free options. To me they are substantially lighter in weight and offer the wider support needed for lateral steps and other work out type movements as opposed to just support for serious running mileage (which i have yet to do.) i've been eyeing these for so long and can't believe these beauties are actually in my closet! i'm hoping the black stays looking nice and new, but honestly who cares? i'll let you know how these work out! (Oh yeah - pun intended) 

Also while i was at the mall i walked into MAC (i can count on 1 hand the times i've been into a MAC store in my life, but unfortunately the Sephora here is awful and i thought i would give it a try. So glad i did!) Since berry/wine/oxblood/burgundy colors are all the rage this fall i really wanted to see what lip color options i could wear. This is Rebel stain with Vino lip pencil. Love them both!)

island Slaw

Now before you go judging me give this a fair chance. i wasn't so sold on this recipe either when i first saw it in class (-Oh yeah. Forgot to mention i started the Culinary program at the community college where i went before Matty and i moved- it's awesome! Many future recipes will be coming from here i'm sure)

We were put in groups of 3 and each of us had to make a salad Island Slaw, Market Vegetable, and Warm New Potato & Herb Salad. i knew i didn't want to mess with the blanching of the Market Veggie nor did i want to over cook the potatoes and have our teacher come unglued so i opted for the slaw.

For starts i made the dressing and let that sit covered in the fridge till i needed it.

Dressing:
6 oz Mayonnaise
4 oz Sour Cream
1 C Orange Juice
4 T Rice Wine Vinegar
4 T Fresh Squeezed Lime Juice (we used lemon) - if you so choose to use concentrate that is entirely up to you, but i take no responsibility for the flat flavor.
2 T Black Sesame Seeds
To taste salt & fresh black pepper

Toss everything into a bowl and whisk that stuff up till it's all smooth. it's really thin so if you want it thicker i'd hold off on some of the OJ, or play around with it as much as you want and let me know how it goes!

Salad:
1 Head  Green cabbage, finely shaved like angel hair (by hand for this lab. it took me a half hour! So if you have a mandoline slicer you better bust that thing out! Good heavens don't chop if you don't have to)
1 Red bell pepper, small diced
1 Yellow bell pepper, small diced
1 Green bell pepper, small diced
1 Scotch bonnet (habañero) seeded and minced (please wear gloves if you want to live)
2 Mangos, Medium diced
2 Bunch  Green onions, bias cut (sharp angled edges) - i used 1
3/4 Cup  Cilantro, Chopped

 For mine i decided it would look a whole lot better with all the colors on top. So i mounded high half the cabbage and then mixed the remaining half with the pepper mixture and piled it on top. As you can see the presentation looks much more vibrant compared to the ones behind.

All together for "Show Time"

As a class we loved how the minced pepper leaves the mouth nice and warm for about 5 minutes after you finish eating.

Enjoy!

It's too hot..

We moved away from our beloved first home together in Hawaii back to California.. i'm still having a hard time with it, particularly on days like this

That's right. triple digits.  

Matty and i are going to jump in the pool now and i'm going to pretend i see this

(Our last few days in Hawaii)

Yes, i took these pictures. i did not steal them (and neither should you).

Just in case you haven't had the joy of being in this position.. This is the back side of a wave at one of our favorite beaches. After the wave crashes a whole heck of a lot of sand gets thrown back (and in your face) and temporarily you can't see anything else. This is right before that happens.

And this is when you're too close to the tube and it starts sucking you in.

We love our GoPro