Produce is a Girl's Best Friend!

HAPPY HUMPDAY EVERYONE!! The comments y'all left on my last post... I, mean, Shucks, they just about made me the happiest blogger of all time! I can't say enough amazing things about you all! I mean, it's no surprise that I have the hottest readers EVA, but you guys surriously make my day, each and everyday! Gosh, I'm such a SAPSTER! (Pull yourself together, ol' girl!) hehehe

So yes, this post is going to be ALL ABOUT my OBSESSION--- Yes, I recognize the problem... No, I am not getting help for it... No, I do not want the help... Yes, you definitely have it too... Yes, it's a cult... YES, WE ARE....

PRODUCE CRRRAZY!!!!!!!!!

Now, I know I've pointed out some serious Produce Porn in the past, but I was DETERMINED to make each and every one of you FINE FELINES go C-C-C-Raaazy with this one! So... Without Further Ado, I ask you to get yo booties in that seat, get thee a cocktail nice and refreshing class of H2O, or a lovely hot HUGMUG (you have one, riiigghhhtttt???) of tea, and Sit Back, Relax, and Enjoy the Riiiide! (And HOLD ONTO YOUR PANTS, VEGGIEGIRL!)

A Santa Melon (aka Grinch/Dr.Seuss Melon!!)

VIEW #2

Citrusy and Flavorless!

♥Hawaii: A hui kaua, makemake oe

Always eat your Papaya CHILLED!! It makes the world of a difference!

OKAY... Prepare for drool... (PS) Many of these are from spring/summer!

From up-top!

Strawberries (Organic) sale = A party!! Here with Napa Cab, Sweet 100 Cherry Tomatoes, Bell Pepps, HUGE Brussels, Shitakis, and some gorgeous Golden Beets!

Yellow Tomatoes for Gazpacho! (No worries, I peel them first!)

Leeks! So divine with Asparagus!

(PS) How Amazing are the BIG, FAT Asparagus right now!? I am so NOT a fan of the twigs (Any1 else?) ... Rachel Rae is--- What does SHE know?! j/k I just MICRO-STEAM the BIG MAMAS for 2 minutes and they are SO sweet and PERF!

THAT'S HOT.

I love me some BERRIES!

Do y'all like Snapizzles?

WOWZA!

Were the Blueberries not SPECTACULAR this Summer?!

LIKE BUTTA (Hey, Erinhomegirlmamacitawhatup.)

Oh, hey Buddha <3 (NAMASTE HOMES.)

NOW FOR SOME MELON LOOOOVE <3

It kinda looked like a Honeydew from the outside???

THEN LIKE A CANTALOUPE???

It tasted like a Citrusy Honeydew! Talk about Identity Issues... (I wonder what the sex/gender is...)

Regardless, it was refreshing and wonderful!

SEEN BELOW WITH THE LAST YELLOW WATERMELON OF THE SEASON!

Like my Bandaid?

I CANNOT BELIEVE I HAVE BEEN AWAY FOR SO LONG! Thanks for your patience! It feels good to be backsters, but it also felt good to just read YOUR blogs! My GOOGLEREADER is overflowing with juicy-blogging-goodness! I LOVE COMING HOME FROM SCHOOL/WORK/GYM/CRAZIES AND SEEING MY READER SO ABUNDANT WITH POSTS!

My next post will feature product reviews and some AWARDS!!! I didn't forget about them and was TRULY TOUCHED... But more on that next time! (And don't worry, it wont be next month...)

BYE POOKSTERS! HAPPY HUMPDAY!! (IS FALL MAGNIFICENT OR WHAT?!)

(OH and BY THE WAY, I'm loooving all the Facebookings! Keep em comin!)

Back to School!

We got home at 2AM from Cancun (our flight was delayed three hours!!!), and I passed out as soon as I greeted my puppy Buddha, my cat Mylo, my dad, and Jimbo. I woke up the next day at 12! I can NEVER get enough of my bed! For the holidays this year one of Jimmy and my big presents were new beds for both of us! But no, they weren't just any old beds...Ritz Carlton Beds!!!! AKA BEYOND HEAVEN. I need to sleep really well in order to function. I wake up around 7/7:30 every morning, but require a solid 7-8 hours each night, or I really feel like shapoops! Anyways, I woke up and was SUPER excited to get into the kitchen!

While still in Cancun, Mom and I had emailed Jimmy a grocery list with specific instructions :) Haha, poor kid. He emailed me back and was like, "Is grocery shopping honestly this thought out???" I guess since I ADORE the experience, I never think of it as a hassle, but for my brother, it was like being on a different planet. I do most, if not all of the food prep and cooking for my family (in between classes) and have been since I was about 15. I LOVE IT and so do my parents (naturally...they come home to dinner made, the dishes cleaned and a house stocked full of fresh groceries every day). Fortunately, I still live with them so I can buy groceries, but they pay for them...SO LUCKY I KNOW!!! Their market of choice? Whole Foods! That morning I woke up and cut up TONS of fruit for the week! Cantaloup, Honeydew, Papaya, Mango, Kiwis, and Strawberries! Mmmmmmm! Jimbo you did a GREAT job!) Okay, no lie, this papaya was HUGE! Over the summer we lived in Kailua Kona, HI (our cousins live there and went away for the whole summer! They asked us to dog sit. It was SO nice!) and we had 2 papaya trees (2 good ones, that is) and 3 mango trees (we also had banana trees!). Everyday, 10-15 mangos were perfectly ripe! We had to slice and freeze them because we couldn't eat them fast enough! They were magically delicious, seriously, those things put you in a trance! We had papayas in EXCESS...I mean, OVERKILL! I couldn't stand them when we were there, isn't that awful! But now I loooove them :) Kind of ironic, no? Anyways, Jim bought us two papayas from WF that were beyond ginormous. Here's one:

Mmmmm!

Mixed Fruit!

Strawberries and Kiwis!

Strawberries...I couldn't choose which photo!

Boy am I tired! Tomorrow is my LOOONG day of classes! Tomorrow morning I have Advanced Step which I LOVE! The instructor, Seasun, is incredible! She totally makes the class SUCH a blast...It's a killer, but it's so much fun and I look forward to it every Tuesday and Thursday! I like to mix up my exercise throughout the week! Monday I swam, Yesterday was step for an hour and 15, today I did 6.4 miles in the gym, tomorrow's step, Friday's swim, Saturday is step, Sunday is swim etc etc. It makes me look forward to each day, ESPECIALLY because I workout in ways that I truly enjoy, so I never feel like, "ugh, I have to workout". I wake up excited for them! Anyway, after step tomorrow I have to shower and get ready for my day of classes that go until 9PM! How gross! I bring my stuff to the gym and shower there because it makes so much more sense that way. My mom has off tomorrow, but I'll barely get to see her because of all my classes! Boo. Oh well, Night Everyone! Sleep Sweet :)