Lazy Days // Leo Kitty

He isn't much of a model. 1) Because he is never home except to eat, sadly. 2) He always sleeps when he is home. So, most of my photos of him are of him sleeping. Animals are very complicated to photograph, but that's part of what I enjoy about it. It's a challenge.

 He really enjoys the warmth, but HATES being in the sun when he lays down. It's interesting, but cute.

 I love when I come home and he is waiting for us, he waits in the same spot and almost always in the same position.

He really is the best cat and actually made me start liking them, unfortunately, they aren't all as awesome as he is. And, unfortunately I'm allergic to cats in general when they get up in my face and that's his favorite place to go when he lays on me. 

He is a cool cat.

Also, update: we had a signing day change, it's this next Friday! Exciting!

Dog Days Are Over // Dog Park

1. I absolutely love that song by, Florence and the Machines. Watch the music video here.

2. My favorite thing about having house showings, is having to escape from the house with the dogs. So, what do we do? We go to the local dog park. They run and run and run and run some more and come home completely exhausted and pretty much sleep the rest of the day. I think its a fantastic thing for a dog to do, get exercise. If you have a dog and a local dog park make sure your pooches meet it. They will probably, more than likely, without a shadow of a doubt, make some friends. Whether dog or human. It's also a great opportunity to soak up some Vitamin D, meet new people and talk about your dogs just because you can. A lot of the people that go to the dog parks think very highly of their dogs and love to talk about them and also like to learn a little bit about your dog. It's a great place for dogs and dog lovers. So, I recommend it. Have you every brought your dog to the dog park? How much did they like it? Also, doesn't Mika look absolutely adorable and absolutely exhausted in this photo? She kind of got irritated with me because I woke her up.

Sunday // Relaxed

Today is: relaxed.

We woke up when we felt like it, had our lovely breakfast shake, I did some yoga, showered and now finishing some house chores. 

It's spring cleaning time. And that, we did. 

Have you ever had a sense of accomplishment that when you go to sleep, you know you worked hard. Yeah, that's how I felt last night. I woke up this morning refreshed and ready to get at it again. 

It's super gorgeous today and I really want to take the dogs to the dog park, but finishing is top priority because we have a house showing on Monday. Oh, and by the way, the house selling process is not my favorite. At all. Once this process is done, I'll share a lot more on it with you. Like how to make your house look when it's time to put it on the market, what to do once you sell and simple packing tips. Things I wish I knew when I first started all of this. 

I hope your Sunday is going well! Have a great rest of the weekend.

Mika's 6 Mo. Old

Our darling little lady is now 6 months old. It's crazy how time flies and how much bigger she has gotten. 

 When we got her, she fit in the palm of Cody's hand. She also learnt how to go to the bathroom on the potty grass pad from the pet store, that was awesome.

 She also didn't ever want to leave it.

 Currently, a bed hog, major begger, doesn't bark, fully potty trained, knows sit and lay down and still loves to cuddle. 

 Oh and she loves the dog park, and staying underneath our legs while we are there.

 Eating a pine cone.

 She noticed I was taking photos, after this shot, she ran away.

Our lovely big girl. I adore her so much (:

Flowers // Spring {2013}

I've been trying to really brighten our house up with flowers since it is spring time, what are some of your favorite flowers?

I took Mika on a walk and found some beautiful flowers, so I ran home and got my scissors and a bag an took all I had room for. I love the colors in these.

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 Fake flowers, because sometimes you need flowers that last forever.

I love these thorny things. Perfect window accents.

See.. (:

I love sun in the trees, gorgeous.

 And, of course, I ended up doing a little rearranging of some clothes so they fit me better. I'm happy to be losing weight, but I've altered way too many clothes. But, that's a good thing. I, also, made a maxi dress (that was too short on me) into a nice long skirt. Pictures soon (:

What have you done the past few wonderful days?

Little Things...

I enjoy taking random snapshots throughout the day. 

Here's some from yesterday:

 We have an aspiring maple tree in our front yard. He is just a baby, but is already taller than the house, thinner than average, though.

 I wish I could've captured the steam coming from that little hole. I've been experimenting with beans lately. I've bought a bag of dried beans and I either have to boil them or let them soak overnight.

 My first time having chai tea. Surprisingly. I still don't know if I liked it. I guess that means I need to try it a few more times.

 The sun going down while I was walking Mika yesterday. I really love this photo.

 Begging, as always. We have spoiled him, horribly.

 Stepping stones and shadows.

Love.

Have a fantastic Saturday! What are you up to this weekend?

Flea Market Fun

Today we decided to do some flea market shopping. I've been looking for some plants for our home, because I really have been wanting to add some plant life to our home. But, our flea markets plants weren't very good or healthy. Unfortunately, maybe I'll get better luck next time. Oh, I forgot to mention that I'm growing my own Bonsai tree that I got from Urban Outfitters, I'm actually kind of excited for it to start growing. So far, it's a cute little bud. I'll take pictures of it soon!

Here are some pictures of the flea market day!

 These strawberries were absolutely delicious. Strawberries are my guilty pleasure. Big Time.

 Honestly, the only plants I kind of liked.

 The crew: (from left to right) Trevor-the best friend, Brittany - the sis in law, Cody- the love 

 Oh, another guilty pleasure. This, and pretzels are a must when I visit the flea market.

Hope you have a good day! How was your friday? 

White Sauce and the Beef that went with it

Have you ever been to a Japanese steakhouse and had the white sauce? It's fabulous, isn't it? I could eat it with pretty much anything. Actually, that gave me an idea for when I get home from work I'm going to make some fried rice and eat it with it. Yeah, you can say I have white sauce problems, but I'm ok with that (:

Anyways, it was super easier. I found a recipe online and I modified it a bit.

Recipe:
2 Cups mayo
6 1/2 fluid ounces of water
2 tablespoons ketchup
1 dash hot pepper sauce (the one in the picture isnt what I used, I changed my mind after I took it)
2 teaspoons of garlic powder
3/4 teapsoon of paprika
1/4 teaspoon white pepper
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1 pinch of salt

Then, just put it all together in a bowl and whisk it (or a food processesor) until its really really mixed. Then, season to taste. Some people like it different ways.

With this white sauce I made Teryaki Beef and Zucchini.

The beef was seriously just cooked with oil and a bunch of teryaki sauce, I also added cilantro because I like it.

The zucchini was cooked in oil and garlic and it was delish. I definitely reccomend the zucchini, but don't let it cook too long so it wont be mushy. Mushy zucchini isn't good zucchini. (:

Weekend Fun

I know this post is a few days late, but it's better now than never.

I absolutely love tea, I drink it all the time. That, and coffee.

  This weekend, my sister, my mom and I all ran a race. We, also all placed. I used to run races all the time and this was my first one in about a year. Honestly, I felt miserable. Haha, but I'll get better. I just want to be skinny again!

We also went to Universal! I drank too much Butter Bear, and I got too sick. But it was a fun time.

Cooking is just one of those things that I love and that I will post a lot about food. Love love love it


Have a fantastic week this week!