If you haven't seen the huge piece of chocolate at Trader Joes then you are missing out! I so badly want to buy it just because. Not sure what I'd do with it though.
Monday, August 6, 2012
iPhone pic//instagram dump
That picture of Molly at the dog park is my all time favorite of her... For now : ]
If you haven't seen the huge piece of chocolate at Trader Joes then you are missing out! I so badly want to buy it just because. Not sure what I'd do with it though.
If you haven't seen the huge piece of chocolate at Trader Joes then you are missing out! I so badly want to buy it just because. Not sure what I'd do with it though.
Dairy-free!
About a month ago I took the plunge and finally gave up dairy! It was something I knew I needed to do, I've been in denial over it for years because I love it so much.. well except cows milk. I have never liked drinking it straight because that's the worse for me. Growing up I always had horrible stomach aches and nausea after eating, but had no idea why. When Frank was deployed in 2008 I gave up dairy for a month. Man was it a glorious pain free month! I had also given up meat around that time and going vegan was a bit too much for me. So I added the dairy back in (shockingly my stomach aches came back ha) and just dealt with the pain. Last year I also finally went to the doctor for my acne. Nothing was working and I was desperate. Being in my mid 20's with bad acne was not helping the self esteem. In a way a I knew it also had to do with the dairy, but again I didn't want to believe it.
Fast forward last month and I had enough. I finally gave it up! I still eat it here and there but not too often. By this point all I had to give up was cheese and butter ha. We've been drinking almond milk for years now, and I've been loving coconut yogurt and ice cream. We tried the vegan butter and actually love it.
I no longer have to worry about feeling sick after I eat. And guess what... my acne is completely gone! Part of that though is due to switching to cetaphil for a face/body wash and using clindamycin, benzoyl peroxide and every once in a while retin-a. It does suck when someone invites us to dinner and I have to make sure I have options though. But all in all I have been very happy being dairy free :]
I have a few blogs that have vegan options but I was searching for a vegan blog and came across Oh She Glows. Love it!! I've made Vegetable and Edamame pasta with basil cream sauce, 15 minute creamy avocado pasta, and Spicy potato 'n black bean burritos. They are all amazing!!! I only remembered to get a picture of the burritos.
I also tried making my own soft serve for the first time. I've seen this around the blog world for quite some time but never gave it the time of day because the first thing that came to mind was fast food ice cream. Nasty! Finally checked it out and of course it's healthy and super easy ha.
Frozen banana and fresh raspberries processed. Yum!! I put this over oats and was wishing I had some of the granola I make to top it with. Next up I want to try banana and peanut butter :]
Over the last week I have started an obsession with instagram and instapicframe. I have had the instagram app for almost a year now, I used it maybe 4 times over a few months then forgot about it.. again. During Frank's commands decomm ceremony I used it since the lighting was horrible on my pictures. Then last week I actually checked out what the app is all about. Yup I love it! I take so many pictures as is this is just a fun way for me to play around with them. I don't have it set up to facebook ( I wish I could get it to connect to here!!) so if you want to follow me my user name is emilybreanne. Look me up :]
Fast forward last month and I had enough. I finally gave it up! I still eat it here and there but not too often. By this point all I had to give up was cheese and butter ha. We've been drinking almond milk for years now, and I've been loving coconut yogurt and ice cream. We tried the vegan butter and actually love it.
I no longer have to worry about feeling sick after I eat. And guess what... my acne is completely gone! Part of that though is due to switching to cetaphil for a face/body wash and using clindamycin, benzoyl peroxide and every once in a while retin-a. It does suck when someone invites us to dinner and I have to make sure I have options though. But all in all I have been very happy being dairy free :]
I have a few blogs that have vegan options but I was searching for a vegan blog and came across Oh She Glows. Love it!! I've made Vegetable and Edamame pasta with basil cream sauce, 15 minute creamy avocado pasta, and Spicy potato 'n black bean burritos. They are all amazing!!! I only remembered to get a picture of the burritos.
I also tried making my own soft serve for the first time. I've seen this around the blog world for quite some time but never gave it the time of day because the first thing that came to mind was fast food ice cream. Nasty! Finally checked it out and of course it's healthy and super easy ha.
Frozen banana and fresh raspberries processed. Yum!! I put this over oats and was wishing I had some of the granola I make to top it with. Next up I want to try banana and peanut butter :]
Over the last week I have started an obsession with instagram and instapicframe. I have had the instagram app for almost a year now, I used it maybe 4 times over a few months then forgot about it.. again. During Frank's commands decomm ceremony I used it since the lighting was horrible on my pictures. Then last week I actually checked out what the app is all about. Yup I love it! I take so many pictures as is this is just a fun way for me to play around with them. I don't have it set up to facebook ( I wish I could get it to connect to here!!) so if you want to follow me my user name is emilybreanne. Look me up :]
Thursday, August 2, 2012
Tuesday, July 31, 2012
4 weeks
I've been wanting to write up a post all about the process of our move so far.. but keep forgetting. Mostly because it's been easy and uneventful. The biggest thing right now is waiting for Frank's urology appointment next week. His medical approval has been put on hold pending this appointment. Nothing to worry about though it's just his follow up from his kidney stone.
Getting the dogs ready so far has been the easiest thing we've done. Mostly because I started them with their appointments and quarentine right after we got orders. The quarentine time is 180 days and I wanted to have almost all of that finished before we left the states. At the most they will have 2 weeks left once we get to Japan.
If you are PCSing overseas I highly recommend doing all the appointments and such through the military vet. They handle everything and of course are certified and know what they are doing!
What else.... we're waiting on my no-fee passport to come back at the end of this month and then at the begining of next month (september) I will start on my travelers passport.
As soon as we finish with Frank's urology appointment we can finally start my DEA (dependant entry approval) so I can go to Japan! They won't let us start that process until Frank has been cleared by medical.
4 weeks from today is Frank's birthday. As I call it his "special" birthday since he'll be 27 on the 27th. (It's also my mom's and a cousins birthday!)
4 weeks from today our house hold goods should be packed up to be put in storage until they give the okay to have it sent to Japan. Again, waiting for the DEA. Since we have always moved ourselves we're not sure how long it takes to hear from a moving company once you put your request in. Hopefully soon!!
4 weeks from today we should hopefully be on the road heading up the PCH (something i've always wanted to do) for Washington.
Now I just wish we were a month away from Japan!!!
Getting the dogs ready so far has been the easiest thing we've done. Mostly because I started them with their appointments and quarentine right after we got orders. The quarentine time is 180 days and I wanted to have almost all of that finished before we left the states. At the most they will have 2 weeks left once we get to Japan.
If you are PCSing overseas I highly recommend doing all the appointments and such through the military vet. They handle everything and of course are certified and know what they are doing!
What else.... we're waiting on my no-fee passport to come back at the end of this month and then at the begining of next month (september) I will start on my travelers passport.
As soon as we finish with Frank's urology appointment we can finally start my DEA (dependant entry approval) so I can go to Japan! They won't let us start that process until Frank has been cleared by medical.
4 weeks from today is Frank's birthday. As I call it his "special" birthday since he'll be 27 on the 27th. (It's also my mom's and a cousins birthday!)
4 weeks from today our house hold goods should be packed up to be put in storage until they give the okay to have it sent to Japan. Again, waiting for the DEA. Since we have always moved ourselves we're not sure how long it takes to hear from a moving company once you put your request in. Hopefully soon!!
4 weeks from today we should hopefully be on the road heading up the PCH (something i've always wanted to do) for Washington.
Now I just wish we were a month away from Japan!!!
Friday, July 27, 2012
Yum!
Finally I have tried this awesomeness!!
The amount of sugar always scares me away but I gave in. And it is so worth it. Not only that but I LOVE being able to eat ice cream again :]
I've been told by Keri that I need to get the strawberry flavor and mix it with the chocolate. Dangerous.
Molly apparently had a rough day and needed to relax... Hahaha
The amount of sugar always scares me away but I gave in. And it is so worth it. Not only that but I LOVE being able to eat ice cream again :]
I've been told by Keri that I need to get the strawberry flavor and mix it with the chocolate. Dangerous.
Molly apparently had a rough day and needed to relax... Hahaha
Wednesday, July 25, 2012
Oatmeal Raisin Cookies
BEST. EVER!
What's even better is that they are vegan :] yay!
I have a bunch of oatmeal and raisins I want to use up before we move so I went searching for a vegan oatmeal raisin cookie recipe. I ended up finding this awesome blog Oh she glows. I'm in love.
There is a reason she calls these the The ultimate vegan oatmeal raisin cookies... because they are.
Yup. Enough said :]
Friday, July 20, 2012
Mash up
I've been telling myself that I will do a separate post for everything we've been doing over the past month in a half. Who have I been kidding, we all know that's not going to happen!
In Emily fashion I will just post a bunch of pictures instead : ]
Since I'm on my phone none of those pictures are in order of course! Here's a little info to help with what's going on.
-The safari park with Ricky and Yumi!
-4th of July with Ricky, Yumi and Krissy (Franks aunt, Ricky's mom)
-A mocha chai (amazing!) not even a fan of mocha and I loved that.
-Frank in the ER for a kidney stone, followed by a messed up toe that bruised his whole foot a few days later.
-franks command is decommissioning. The decom ceremony was last week, really glad I got to be there for it.
In Emily fashion I will just post a bunch of pictures instead : ]
Since I'm on my phone none of those pictures are in order of course! Here's a little info to help with what's going on.
-The safari park with Ricky and Yumi!
-4th of July with Ricky, Yumi and Krissy (Franks aunt, Ricky's mom)
-A mocha chai (amazing!) not even a fan of mocha and I loved that.
-Frank in the ER for a kidney stone, followed by a messed up toe that bruised his whole foot a few days later.
-franks command is decommissioning. The decom ceremony was last week, really glad I got to be there for it.
Thursday, July 12, 2012
Still here!
Every day I tell myself I'm going to sit down and write up a bunch of posts about everything going on. As you can see that hasn't happened. We are knee deep in paperwork and appointments for moving and to top it off frank has a kidney stone that has sent us to the ER twice. I have become his driver since he is unable to take himself anywhere due to his pain meds. It's been busy! Hopefully soon I will be able to update you all on our fun adventures... Until then : )
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