I confess that I'm still missing Oregon. I've been back for over a week now but my heart is just not in anything... I desperately want to go back there. Did you see all my gorgeous photos I took with my new DSLR? If not see
Eel Lake,
Umpqua Lighthouse,
Cape Arago,
Bandon, &
Mr. Bingo's Backyard. Here are a few Instagram Photos that didn't get shared in those posts:
1 // At the airport I stopped for a wine tasting. It almost made me miss my flight though!
2 // On our first night there we went to Pueblo Nuevo for dinner and I had this Margherita with the most amazing seafood burrito. It was in a sauce that I can only describe as a Mexican Alfredo. Love!
3 // The ocean is amazing.
4 // My camera on the very first day I took her out shooting.
5 // I did a lot of cooking, the first morning I made coconut pancakes and the next I made crepes!
6 // Inside Tony's Crab Shack. So delicious and adorable!
7 // The beach in Bandon was super windy, but very pretty!
8 // I also baked banana bread for the first time in my life while I was there. This was Nutella Banana Bread.
9 // Mr. Bingo's back yard - it was awesome!
10 // On my last night there we went back to the Mexican restaurant because I wanted that burrito. Except they were out of the small seafood that went inside and only had large Prawns, so he offered to make me something else with the big ones. I asked if he could use that same sauce (since it's really what I went for) and they outright refused. The waiter was nice, but the owner was pretty rude about it. Screw them!
11 // The tree in Mr. Bingo's front yard. I feel like I say goodbye to it with a photo every time I leave.
I confess that I haven't done laundry since before my trip, so I'm now forced to wear my nice blouses and dress slacks to work. How funny is it that I dress nicer on laundry day?
Do you follow me on Instagram? If not, you should! I'm giving away this cute pink zippy back with a $10 Victoria Secret Gift card, pink Sally Hansen nail polish, a face mask, Blow Pro Hairspray, and a body spray! It ends on 3/31 and to enter you simply follow me, repost
the photo on Instagram with #MSCCMarchGiveaway and @MySoCalledChaos, and then tag three friends on the original giveaway post!
Did you hear that the Ultimate Blog Party is coming up over at 5 Minutes for Mom? I LOVE participating each year-and currently
they're taking giveaway donations. I donated $135 worth of featured advertising this year, and wanted to let you guys know so you can get in on the prize donations if you'd like! Otherwise it'll be a bunch of link ups from April 4th through 11th that you can join, and you can enter the giveaways too!
Another fun link-up I'm looking forward to in April is
Fairy Tale Fortnight. I'm planning a huge fairy tale related giveaway. If you don't want to host your own, but offer fairy tale related goods please let me know if you'd like to get in on the big one I'm throwing and have your links in the giveaway Rafflecopter! :)
I went on my first Utah hike of the season on Sunday. I looked up easy beginner hikes because I'm so out of shape (Hiking is one of my goals to get in shape this year) and we decided to hike up Ensign Peak behind the capital building. It was short, but not easy. I'm super out of shape. I wrote an entire post over at Health NOT to Health NUT about
the things I realized about myself and journey on this hike. Also, Utah is not nearly as pretty as Oregon and the altitude here kills my asthma. Hiking along the coast was a breeze.
While in Oregon, Mr. Bingo informed me that he's lost 50lbs over the last year simply by not eating out. He lives so far from any fast food places or stores that it makes it not quick and easy, so he just cooks now. I had so much fun cooking meals in Oregon that I decided when I came back I'd give up fast food and work on cooking more, and I've had so much fun with it! I haven't eaten out at all this week and the kitchen has never stayed cleaner, because now that I'm cooking I keep up with the dishes and stuff. It's also been nice to have leftovers on nights when I have school (and am too tired to cook when I get home at 8pm) instead of grabbing something unhealthy.
So far I've cooked Ahi Tuna Steaks & Asparagus (Sat), Coconut Pancakes (Sun), the roommate made Irish Stew Sunday night (which carried over into a lunch at work too!), Monday we made Fried Rice, Wednesday I made Linguini and Clams, and ate it's leftovers for lunch and dinner yesterday, and tonight I'm going to make Spaghetti Squash. I've also eaten a lot of yogurt with berries & oats this week, and salads!
Belvoir Ginnger Beer, a Cornish Pasty, Violet Crumble, & Double Decker.
I confess that I recently went to the British store by my house for the first time. It's totally overpriced, but it was fun to get a few little goodies to try. Though I've been informed that ordering these online is way cheaper.
I have a B in French. I knew I wasn't doing as well as last semester (this is a tougher class/professor and I did miss 2 days already) but I didn't expect it to be a B. For some reason my brain is equating a B with an F and I am not happy about it at all. Ugh. Buuuut, I am understanding a lot more now when it's spoken to me so I know I'm improving, and my adorable classmate
Julie drew this picture of me while we watched
Être et Avoir - which was the most adorable little documentary about a teacher and students in France.
Work is work. Not much to report here other than I'd rather be back in Oregon...
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