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By Estela - Weekly Bite, August 3, 2010 7:59 am

Hi

Yesterday morning I had one of the hardest Bikram Yoga classes ever! Even though Bikram Yoga is the same routine every time…. I swear the instructor makes the class! The heat was perfect, the humidity was perfect, and the instructor was awesome! He pushed us so hard… Every inch of my body is feeling it today!

For those of you who are regular readers, you know that my father passed away two months ago. One of his favorite things to do was paint. Growing up, he painted all the time. When I left Texas, I took several of my dads paintings and have been slowly finding a place for them in our home. I hung the first painting yesterday. He painted this the year I was born, and framed it in this exact frame that same year. I felt sad…. but every time I look at it, I see him… and that makes me happy …

You know what else makes me happy? Flowers I love having fresh flowers in my home. I bought these to put on the mantel over my fireplace. Aren’t they pretty These are called Alstroemeria. They come is tons of different colors. I like these flowers because they last for at least two weeks in a vase.

And because I have a feeling you might ask… Yes… I have a slight obsession with antique scales. I found these at three different antique/consignment shops and paid next to nothing for them.

I also got these on sale at Pottery Barn I love having these little buckets around the house to store random things in…

I finally snacked on those pickles I made on Sunday morning…. The Verdict?

I’m obsessed!! I love them! The spicy ones definitely have a kick… but they are delish! They were ready to eat after about 6-8 hours.

The Pickled Okra took a little longer to pickle. Because they are so thick… they need a full 36-48 hours to pickle. The Verdict? Soooo good! If you like pickles and okra… I suggest you make them!

I got a few emails asking where I got the pickling jars from. I bought them at the Crate & Barrel Outlet. They’re super affordable!

On my agenda today:

• Get a 6 mile run in with the jogging stroller
• Catch up on some long over due emails
• Buy a birthday gift for my little brother
• Mail birthday gift for my little brother
• Work on Weekly Bite Newsletter
• Laundry, Laundry, Laundry
• Write some very long over due thank you cards…

I’m the worst with thank you cards. I know they have to be done… but I’m such a procrastinator.

Is there a time etiquette on Thank You cards?

Have a wonderful day

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By Estela - Weekly Bite, July 9, 2010 7:57 am

Thanks for all the suggestions for my surplus of jalapenos! I think I’m going to freeze some and try to pickle the rest.

So, yesterday I was checking my emails and M was doing her normal laps around the house. You see, we have a bathroom with “Jack & Jill” doors, so she just cruises through the bathroom and makes a complete circle.

I noticed there was silence, and M didn’t come through the living room to complete her 13th lap. I quietly walked to the bathroom, and this is what I saw….

At first I wanted to put her in “time out”, but she looked so stinkin’ cute I had to grab my camera….

Sometimes I think babies are just like puppies…. when things get quiet and you don’t see them for a while… you know they are getting into trouble

Yesterday, Tim was getting home from a business trip. We have a little routine/tradition we do every time he comes home. The first thing involves making his favorite brownies. My husband LOVES his brownies… but he’s picky. I’ve tried over and over again to make fancy from scratch brownies… but he wants nothing of them. His favorite is good old Duncan Hines…

The brown stuff you see is coffee. Instead of using the water that the recipe calls for, I use coffee. It really brings out the chocolate flavor

And I always have to add extra chocolate chips for him…

And I always lick the bowl

Second part of our coming home routine…. Pizza! Tim loves pizza. We always order the same thing every time. Half cheese (for me) and half pepperoni & black olives for him.

I always eat the same thing… one slice of cheese, and half a slice of his pepperoni

And finally… my tradition. Daddy gets home and mommy opens up a box of wine…

Classy, I know…. But don’t hate on the box of Target wine until you’ve tried it. Its mighty tasty

I’m telling ya’ its heaven in a glass

In other news….

• I did get my 6 mile run in yesterday
• I was only able to clean the floors downstairs
• I started packing for our weekend trip!

On the agenda today:

• Bikram yoga class
• Buy a new pack-n-play for M
• Finish packing for our trip
• Go to mommy happy hour
• Go to our neighborhood happy hour
• Then we’re up early on Saturday and heading to PA!

Have a great weekend!!!

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By Estela - Weekly Bite, June 25, 2010 7:17 am

Hi There

I hope you didn’t forget about me

I want to thank everyone for all your kind thoughts, prayers, and emails. My family greatly appreciates it!

I have to admit… the past few weeks have been kind of a blur…

But… no matter how sad I felt… I always smiled when I saw this face…

I mean, seriously… how can you not smile when you see this face

While I was in Texas… my super sweet neighbor took care of my garden for me

When I left… they were just plants.

When I came home… I had a full blown garden

Bell Peppers

Jalepenos

Cherry Tomater’s

My GIANT zucchini plant

Sea of Tomatoes

So… this is my problem…

No matter what I do… squirrels eat my zucchini!! Grrrr!!!!

I’ve been religiously sprinkling cayenne pepper all over my plants… but they won’t stop eating the zucchini!

They haven’t touched any of my other plants… yet…

PLEASE HELP!

How do I keep squirrels from eating my garden??

Have a great weekend everyone!