Earthquake

Have you ever sad so much to say, that you feel like you are going to burst?

That has been me lately, so I have been avoiding the blog so I don't explode everywhere.

However I do have something to talk about.
The Earthquake.

It was the longest most hardcore earthquake I have ever been in. It was a 7.2 earthquake about 117 miles from Eric's house. Eric's condo is on the top story of a 5 story building.It shook like crazy.

We felt aftershocks through the rest of the day and well into the night. I last felt one around 6:30-7ish this morning.

I did not like it.

Dinnertime!

Sunday Night I made Sliders for Dinner. Ever since I saw the cute little hamburger things in a sale ad, I have wated to make them. We LOVE the ready to eat bacon around here 4 slices are 70 calories and that makes this dieter happy. The only thing I didn't love were the buns. They were dry and i could have done without them. We had cheese, tomatoes, bacon, avocado and anaheim peppers to go on them. I made some Elotes in a cup as a side, but learned that you have to use real Mexican cheese or the fake parmesean. The real parmesean doesn't do well in this dish.

It's a bit late for that...

but I do kind of have some resolutions I am trying to keep.

For one thing, I have gone on a diet. I have lost 7 lbs as of Saturday and will be weighing myself again when I get home. I want to lose enough weight that I can go Ziplining while on my cruise in May.

I have been eating fast food way less often, partially as part of the diet, but also because it just isn't good for you. I have been trying to eat at home more, and out less. One recipe I have discovered is a cake made from a box of cake mix and a can of diet soda. I tried Chocolate with Diet coke, and it is good. I want to try Strawberry cake with diet sprite next and make them as cupcakes... the cupcakes have less than a hundred calories each and are pretty tasty...

I am slowly trying to reduce the amount of things I have, I don't have a lot of room for storage, and I just have too much stuff, sorting out the important and the nostalgic from the rest is tedious, but I am making some progress.

My career goals are on hold as I can't even APPLY for library school until next August. So right now, I am working at the library, trying to make money.

I want to start a food blog, or two actually. One is for fun and tasty restaurants in Southern California (embracing my LA roots and my mew discoveries in SD) the other is a healthier eating blog...

I have other things I am trying to do, but I need to figure out dinner and go to the store...

The only reason I haven't posted is because I just don't know what to say anymore. I don't understand how I can be blissfully happy and yet there is this undercurrent of sadness too.

Blah.

Cock-A-Leekie Weekend

This weekend, Eric came up to LA to fix our interwebs... Denise and I are extremely grateful. The next day, I had to work so I went to work, and Eric went to get himself some breakfast while I worked. After that he came and met my coworkers.

After that we left L.A. for destinations further south and decided to go to the little town of Julian...



We had heard that there was good pie there. So we decided to try some...



This is the Peach and Apple pie... it is to die for. Even if you don't like Apple pie. Run, do not walk, to this place to get some at your earliest convenience... I wish I had a stockpile of them, in my freezer.



It is kind of a drive to get there, but the view is amazing, and if nothing else, the pie is worth it....



So, the next day we return to the farmer's market at Hillcrest, where I am convinced to try the scotch egg...



My original reluctance was mostly due to the fact that I, in general do not like eggs, I try to avoid them, unless I am craving them, and even then, I like to not eat them...



It wasn't bad, but not something I would eat everyday...



These, however, I could eat everyday for the rest of my life, and be exceedingly happy...Yummy Carne Asada street tacos.... yum!



Washed down by some of the best Aguas Frescas I have ever had. Eric got Jamaica, and I got Orange Pineapple, both were good, but mine was absolutely freaking fantastic! I want the taco lady to adopt me!



After Brunch of Farmer's Market food, (we also had amazing red velvet cookies of awesomeness!) We headed over to the zoo! There was a lot of traffic getting into Balboa Park though...



We went to the reptile house



And saw some awesome reptiles



including this one who is my favorite of the outdoor lizards on display... He is a Rainbow Skink



After that we went to the Children's Zoo area where we saw this amazing statue of the Lorax. Eric saw it before me, and knew I had to take a picture of it, because I am well known for randomly announcing, "I am the Lorax, I speak for the Trees!" in the middle of random conversations..



We ended the night by going back to the house and making this amazing Scottish soup! It is Eric's recipe and it is amazing! I am glad I know how to make it now!

Epic Weekend...

Last Weekend....

Eric and I went to the San Diego Zoo, where we had our picture taken while we were sitting on a Hippo Statue....



Saw Giraffes up close and personal...



And envied the snoozing Pandas...



We also went to the Hillcrest Farmer's Market, where Eric got a snack....



What is that?

It is a Scotch Egg, which is basically a hardboiled egg, surrounded by sausage, breaded and fried.... Then, he put HP sauce on it....



And we also walked to the end of the longest pier on the West Coast, after eating at a yummy barbeque place in Ocean Beach...

Happy Birthday to Me

On Friday, Amber and Varian kidnapped me and took me to Disneyland, where I found out we would be going to Club 33 for lunch. I have wanted to go there for a long time, and now I can say I have been there. What was an even better suprise was that Eric was able to join us. I had chateaubriand and mashed potatoes with a tempura-d maui onion... So Yummy!

We went on Nemo, Pirates, The Jungle Cruise and the Tiki Room, Snow White, and the Train... But most of out Disneyland Time was spent seeking out the AC in Innoventions because it was grossly hot. Eric and I also hit CA Adventure for Soaring Over California because I had told him about it, and I LOVE that ride! We also rode Tower of Terror and the Monsters Inc ride, but just like Disneyland, we spent most of our time seeking out the Ac inside of the animation building.

The next day, I moved some more stuff, Eric and I grabbed some BusyBee for lunch (super yummy!) and then hit Target. I LOVE Target!We finished the day by attempting to fly kites, but the wind was super crazy.

Sunday, we went to this super yummy crepery on 7th St... It is AMAZING you must go there! I had raspberry crepes! YUMMMMMMMM!!!!!!

Then we drove around the peninsula and by my work and his aunt's house. Then we went to La Capilla for my birthday lunch with the Lopers and Denise and Joy and Brittany. After that we went back to the apt for some unpacking, then sadly it was time to say goodbye to Eric for the weekend.

That was my birthday weekend... Pretty Awesome way to turn 28 if I do say so myself!