Biking Adventures

These past two days, my bike has been my primary mode of transportation.

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Last night Craig and I had a haircut date.

I had a Groupon to use at Meg Allen Salon, so I made appointments for us to go and get our hair cut last night.


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I have gone to Meg Allen before for hair products and a couple of eye brow waxes but never any hair services.


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The interior decor for the salon had a pleasant antique feel. The salon supports a lot of local artists by displaying and selling their jewelry, handbags, wallets, and other handmade crafts.


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Including some truffles from Modern Dwellers: a chocolate bar in Anchorage.

blue= blueberry, gold = bourbon (?), orange flakes = salmon-flavored!!

I tried a couple of them. . . .they were good, but neither Craig nor I could taste the difference in the flavor. They just tasted like chocolate to us.


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Craig has never gone to a “real” salon (He usually just goes to the beauty school in town or to Great Clips.), so I wanted him to experience what a more talented stylist could do for his hair.

I was really happy with how Craig’s haircut turned out! This picture doesn’t quite show the texture the stylist added to his hair, but I thought it was way better than the “buzz cut” the people at Great Clips give him.

I just got a trim—nothing fancy, but I should just chop my hair because I am tired of it!


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Afterward, we biked to a new frozen yogurt place in Anchorage.

Yogurt Lounge is located in South Anchorage.


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We saw this place a couple weeks ago, so we decided to give it a try and see how it compared to Yogurtland.

It was a really busy place!


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There was two different types of cups to fill with frozen yogurt. Craig used the parfait cup to create a delicious-looking parfait.


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I used a regular bowl and filled it with various yogurt flavors: red velvet cake, green tea, vanilla, and white macadamia nut.


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It was nice to be able to sit down and enjoy our frozen yogurt instead of sprinting back to the car before we had to pay for parking at the airport.

We were enjoying such a nice date when Craig let one rip.


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Oh the joys of living with this guy—never a dull moment.

Then it was time to bike back home.

Craig built his bike from scratch—a fixed-gear road bike!!


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This morning I met my friend Katie at Kaladi Brothers Coffee for a coffee date and some time to catch up.


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Once again I rode my bike to the coffee shop. I love exercising and being green!

The coffee shop was also a busy place this morning.


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I brought a bowl of overnight oats with me and enjoyed a small decaf coffee along with them.


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Now I am back at home, chilling with Craig and going to check some things off my to-do list!

Recent Favorites

My new favorite item in my closet.

Patagonia Women’s Down Sweater

I have broken this jacket out many times already for our fall-like weather we have been having. :( (Summer was FAR too short—only TWO months!!)

I am really impressed by how warm this jacket is because it is not that thick or heavy, but I stay quite toasty in it.

Plus I scored an awesome deal on it and paid $140 instead of its $200 original price tag!

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(Source)

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My new favorite item in the pantry.

I bought this Mom’s Best Naturals cereal at Fred Meyer last week for $1.79. That’s a steal of a deal for up here!


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I got two different kinds: Honey Nut Toasty O’s and Oats & Honey Blend.

I have been thoroughly impressed with both kinds! They tasted like Honey Nut Cheerios and Honey Bunches of Oats, respectively, but better! For some reason, the past couple new cereals I have tried have tasted like cardboard (seriously!), but that was not the case with these cereals. . . . they rocked!


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I especially love that the cereal was made in Northfield, MN—about 45 minutes from my hometown!


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My favorite time of the day.

I love the fact that it is now actually dark when I go to bed now, and the sun is just starting to rise when I go for my run in the morning. That’s my favorite time to run!


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My latest favorite snack.

I have received many compliments my Trail Mix Granola Bars, so I encourage you to try them as well! I made a whole pan of them last weekend and completely demolished them. They are quite dee-licious if I do say so myself! ;)

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One thing I’m not so sure about.

Have you jumped on the Pinterest bandwagon yet? It’s a hot one, but I haven’t quite figured out what I am doing yet.


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I do enjoy looking at other people’s “pins” and “boards” though.

Don’t know what it is? Click here for Pinterest’s explanation of it.

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Something I’m not lovin’.

This powdered drink mix-in. I much prefer Pure by Crystal Light!


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Riding into the Sunrise

I was way too sore from the half-marathon this past weekend to run on Monday and Tuesday morning.

I really wanted to get back to running this morning—I was itching to go!—but my legs said otherwise. I attempted to run for 10 minutes, but my legs weren’t cooperating, so I switched to the bike.


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I definitely was not able to go fast on my bike, so I took it quite slow and enjoyed the scenery.


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The sun coming up over the mountains! It is so cool when the clouds are below the mountains!

This is my favorite time of the day! :)

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I wanted to stay on my bike all day long and not go to work! But unfortunately duty called.

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When I come home after work, I do not want to spend a lot of time preparing dinner. Usually when I get home, I am starving and have no patience to wait for something to cook or bake for a long period of time. This means I have been picking very easy, quick meals for dinner lately—or making things ahead of time.

Last night for dinner, Craig and I worked together to make this Cheesy Zucchini Pizza courtesy of Jenna at Eat Live Run.

I made this meal last year when zucchinis were in season and knew I would be making it again this year!


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I don’t often repeat recipes unless they are a standout!

I made the dough the night before and followed this recipe.

Sweet potato fries with minced garlic on the side. Craig says he likes them better with the added garlic!

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Seriously! This is so good and so easy!! You must make it as soon as possible!!

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Question

What is your favorite part of the day?