Monthly Archives: April 2012

Anchors Aweigh

By Amy | Published: April 29, 2012

Santa Monica on a Saturday morning. Some of my favorites… This little nautical inspired photo shoot certainly got us thinking about beach days to come… Almost time to pull up the anchor and sail into summer!

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Smooth Sailing

By Amy | Published: April 25, 2012

Hi friends! Happy Humpday. Hope your week has been smooth so far. Mine has been drama-free thus far and I have been able to get up to the gym the last couple nights which was always good for me and seems to make life smoother. Last week I {invented} a little breakfast smoothie with one [...]

Posted in Family, Fashion, Flip Flops On The Rocks | Tagged banana, butter, cookie, cookies, cream, flax, harajuku, joes, nautical, seed, smoothie, Target, trader | 1 Response

Bypass The Big Green Circle

By Amy | Published: April 20, 2012

Want to save some money when it comes to your Starbucks/CBTL/Peet’s/etc. addiction? Sure you do. Want some strong, cold, iced coffee waiting for you in your ‘fridge every morning? You absolutely do. Cute Julie passed along this method via {a bit of sunshine}. : Cold Brewed Iced Coffee : Super easy. Super yum. You will [...]

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UNO

By Amy | Published: April 19, 2012

Happy Thursday! {UNO} more day ’til the weekend…thank goodness. If you are at a loss of what to make for dinner tonight, tomorrow night or over the weekend, may I suggest this? : Farfalle with asparagus, caramelized onions, mushrooms and goat cheese : {Recipe from Food & Wine} From Pinterest, but I added asparagus, used [...]

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Get A Pork Tenderloin STAT

By Amy | Published: April 17, 2012

We love Thai food in this house. Peanutty, spicy, curried ~ we’re all about it. I pinned this and couldn’t get it out of my mind. : Crockpot Thai Pork : I used a 1.25 lb pork tenderloin from Trader Joe’s {this was plenty for 2 meals for 2 adults} ¼ cup soy sauce 2 Tbsp [...]

Posted in Food | Tagged crockpot, pork, tacos, thai | 3 Responses

Tough Mudder

By Amy | Published: April 16, 2012

Last year Jay participated in the Merrell Down & Dirty Mud Run. It looked like {fun} so I told myself I’d do it this year… I have absolutely NO upper body strength so I was nervous about a few of the obstacles…namely the 8 foot rope wall at the END of the course. When you [...]

Posted in Fitness, Friends, Fun | Tagged castaic, lake, mud, run | 3 Responses

Pizza Explosion

By Amy | Published: April 11, 2012

Hi friends! Since I haven’t blogged in a million years, I thought I’d post a fun little recipe to make up for my absence. PoP Up PiZzA It’s a unique take on things and is the cousin of the Bubble Up Enchilada. First grab the ingredients shown above: package buttermilk biscuits {10}, your favorite pizza [...]

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Sugar Overdose

By Amy | Published: April 9, 2012

Easter was nice. We went to the 7:00 am mass. We decided we like the 7:00 am mass because it’s just as hectic getting everyone ready and out the door for 7am as it is for 8:30 am. Sure you get to sleep in a little longer, but it’s also nice to take a little [...]

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Twenty Three And A Half Hours

By Amy | Published: April 4, 2012

Picked up this book at 10:00am yesterday, started reading it around noon and finished it this morning at 9:30am. {amongst preparing fish sticks and ham sandwiches, making blue cheese coleslaw for a Spring Break cul-de-sac party, attending said cul-de-sac party and letting the kids run wild ’til 9:45pm and getting almost 7 hours sleep} I’ve [...]

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Common Yet Extraordinary

By Amy | Published: April 2, 2012

Started off Holy Week by reading this book with my morning coffee… Simple yet complex. Quick read yet leaves you wanting more. Ideal for those renewing, strengthening or seeking HIS love, yet a perfect reminder for HIS already faithful followers. Common yet extraordinary. A must read. You’re welcome to borrow mine. Just say the word. [...]