Pixie Project

If you are in the market for a pet and happen to live in the Portland, Oregon area, I cannot stress enough how wonderful PixieProject.org is! They a non-profit, no-kill facility, that offers a really fresh approach to pet adoption. They were warm and friendly and super helpful and made sure we went home with the right animal for us. We are so very happy to a pet again.

This is Miss Gypsy Rosalee Sloan. She's a 1.5yr old cat. She was a young momma. She was brought into the shelter and then had three babies... they were all adopted quickly but she wasn't. When we went in we immediately fell in love with her, she's little and pretty and quiet and has such a sweet disposition. She likes her belly rubbed and being held. What a wonderful little cat. So happy with our choice and for Pixie Project being so great!

Friday Night Dinner

Yum Yum Yum!

Made wonderful yam, white bean and cilantro salad and quinoa burgers topped with olives, pickles and blue cheese. FANTASTIC! Happy Friday. What's your favorite Friday night meal?

and this is what happens

when i try to grow things.... poor poor cilantro.

comme-ci, comme-ça, pretty much

i love new york... but lots of the same things i love love love about new york... i don't love so much. i love the people and the size and the culture and the craziness and the neighborhoods, and and and....

i don't love not being able to get to see those people and places and things as easily as i wish i could. you know what i mean? like sometimes it takes hours to get from one neighborhood to another and a train could be down or a bus just decides to stop or it's freakishly hot and the concrete emanates more heat and then you just want to lie in your bathtub in cold water.... but you probably don't have a bathtub because your bathrooms too small for a bathtub and then if you do have a bathtub you share it with four roommates...

sound familiar?

i do miss things about new york... especially friends and culture. but most days it still feels a little 'meh to me. i'm happy to be in portland but mannnn do i wanna meet some more folks and man do i hope there is more culture than what i see so far.

anyways, it's pretty lovely to be here with my best friend and husband in a rad apartment that we love... where i can take a bath if i want.

and when i think of nyc, i still think for now we've made the right decision.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0811874567/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=acoj-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399349&creativeASIN=0811874567 

A hit even for meat-lovers!

I made this lovely vegetarian lasagna this weekend for a little birthday gathering... It's a little bit of a process to make, but boy does it take splendid! Check it out when you can. You won't be disappointed.

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/paulas-home-cooking/garden-full-of-goodness-lasagna-recipe/index.html

I always make more sauce than they call for though, just a heads up.
Enjoy!

Playing Catch Up

Playing catch up this week after a whirlwind 72 hours in Vegas... A few things: 1). 72 hours in Vegas seems to be PLENTY of Vegas time..... though I would have liked to get even more sun on this pasty body of mine. 2). Turning 30 was pretty OK. We had fun, but for some reason the 30 reality was a big horse pill for this lady to swallow. After examining photos from the trip I am convinced new crows feet popped up overnight. SERIOUSLY...
But it was good. Won a little money, had some drinks, explored with my hubby and generally enjoyed seeing some (HOT) sun!


I'll write a full wrap up this week, including recommendations for where to check out!

Vegas!

Getting ready to head out of Portland and off to Vegas for my birthday weekend. While I'm sad that I won't get to share my birthday with friends, I am excited to be heading for sunshine! We are doing the trip on a mega budget... but nothing could make me happier right now than a pool and a cocktail!

I also stumbled upon a list of "things to be able to do before turning the big 3-0... and i'm happy to say I am pretty confident in checking all these bad boys off the list. http://www.thefrisky.com/post/246-30-skills-every-woman-should-have-before-turning-30/
Cheers!