Favorites in the Kitchen

I love my kitchen for what it is. It is decent in size and layout. I have tried to do as much as I can to make it my own. Someday I will be able to build a kitchen that looks like the one in the movie, "It's Complicated" {Click there to see it, it is fantastic!} For now, I am filling it with some fantastic and much needed appliances, organizers, etc.

The best blender a girl could ask for- The Vitamix 5200. My sweet husband bought me this for my birthday last year. You can blend anything you could ever think of in about 10 seconds. These are the same blenders used at Jamba Juice. It has a motor with 2 horse power- it is crazy! I have made soups (yes, it gets hot enough to make soup), ice cream, sauces, marinades, and smoothies. Delicious! Today's smoothie is: kale, raspberries, carrots, pineapple, pomegranate juice, and water. AMAZING!

Another fantastic appliance is the Bialetti. It is an Italian espresso maker that makes 6 shots of espresso in five minutes. I love making a homemade nonfat latte, I really love it when CJ makes it for me ;)

Finally, I have reorganized my spice racks, shelves, and cupboard. I bought this cute little wall hanging for most of my spices {and the awesome knife rack}. Then I reorganized the spice/medicine cabinet. So much nicer!

30 Before 30 List

I will be turning 30 in November, yes, 30~ How did this happen so fast? It amazes me how quickly the days go by {I know, I sound like an 85 year old woman!} Last October I began to write my 30 before 30 list. This is a list of things I want to do before I turn 30. I've had the list on my iPhone but had yet to publish it publicly {really, for no rhyme or reason.}

Here it is- in no particular order:

1. Visit Crater Lake

2. Take a cooking class

3. Go salmon fishing

4. Eat at Salvador Molly's

5. Hike up a mountain to see the sunrise

6. Read Jane Austin's complete set- 8 of her finest novels: Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice, Mansfield Park, Emma, Northanger Abbey, Persuasion, Lady Susan, and Love and Friendship

7. Learn how to make sushi

8. See a concert this summer at Edgefield, Maryhill or The Gorge Amphitheater

9. Go to The San Juan Islands

10. Make my own infused vodka

11. Take a sewing class

12. Run, yes RUN a 5k

13. Watch the movie Chinatown with my dad

14. Eat at Voodoo Donuts

15. Eat at the renowned Mama's Restaurant in San Francisco {Not just the for the food, but because my dear friend Felicia is a 3rd generation owner/baker/flap-jacker extraordinaire!}

16. Watch the Oregon Ducks play in the National Championship ~ Go Ducks!

17. Make at least one new friend {Cheesy, I know but it is important to expand your comfort zone once in awhile.}

18. Lose 8% of my body fat- I am not making a pound goal but a body fat goal

19. Learn a new game

20. Create a strong workout plan with a trainer and stick with it!

21. Do a brewery tour of Hood River

22. Go to the Dallas Cowboy stadium to see the Ducks play LSU

23. Do something I don't think I can do

24. Visit Maryland to see my dear friend Mrs. Pearson

25. Go to Boston

26. Hike Mt. St. Helens

27. Learn how to shoot a gun

28. Stay at the Wynn Hotel in Las Vegas

29. Remodel our 2 bedroom apartment connected to the garage

30. Get pregnant

To Date I have completed:

2. Take a cooking class- I did this in Mexico, it was so fun!

7. Learn how to make sushi

15. Eat at the renowned Mama's Restaurant in San Francisco {Not just the for the food, but because my dear friend Felicia is a 3rd generation owner/baker/flap-jacker extraordinaire!}

16. Watch the Oregon Ducks play in the National Championship ~ Go Ducks!

17. Make at least one new friend {Cheesy, I know but it is important to expand your comfort zone once in awhile.}

19. Learn a new game- I love Phase 10! Thanks Reagan and Eric :)

20. Create a strong workout plan with a trainer and stick with it! I LOVE Annie Flitcroft at Hawthorn Farms. She is a rockstar trainer.

Coming up and or progress made:

-This Sunday I will be running, yes running {shocking most for me} the Shamrock 5k.

-Tonight we will be going on a double date with Jay and Nicole to Salvador Molly's. I cannot wait, but do not think I will be participating in eating the Fire Balls that were on Man v. Food :)

-Next weekend CJ and I are staying at Orcas Island (in the San Juans) for 3 nights

-In 3 weeks Miss Emily and I are doing a girls trip to Hood River for the brewery tour!

-I am currently working with my personal trainer and in 5 weeks I have lost 2% of my body fat! And an inch around my (abdomen, bicep, waist, thigh, hips, and chest)

-Our two bedroom apartment is currently being remodeled as I write this