going GREEN with coffee

I am an absolute coffee ADDICT!!...as much as I try to replace coffee with tea, I just dont get the same effect. Dont get me wrong, I love drinking tea..but in the mornings, my tongue craves for the bitter taste of coffee.
Neal hates coffee..he thinks its for old people and he makes fun of my coffee breath..but in time I know he will appriciate coffee someday.
I hear so much talk about how your coffee taste so much better brewed in a coffee press. So I decided to do a little research and found this cute affordable coffee press made by Bodum:

My eyes are on the GREEN one.
Its quick, easy and its GREEN. The greeniest way to make really good coffee.
It makes a good 2-3 cups and all you need is hot water and ground coffee. No filters needed!
It would be nice since glenny and I drink coffee every morning. (BTW, I started to use the straw again while drinking coffee..I just started my 2-week teeth whitening session and I cant give up coffee for it).

I think this will be my birthday present for myself:)
Let you guys know how i like it.

I cant wait for SPRING!

Im typically a FALL/WINTER person, but lately I havent been enjoying this crazy weather.
The skies are so indecisive. One minute you'll see the sun shinning...then the next day the gray clouds
and gloomy weather return making me think an extra 15mins in the morning on what to wear.

Things I look forward to next season:

- more trail runs
-get a good bike to start cycling
-Froyo and ice cream
-Maxi dresses
-flip flops, flats
-random nights downtown
-2nd Saturdays
-vacays
-FRIENDS!

Since Im in the Spring mood..i decided to check out some new spring bedding. PB is having a sale!

Valentines Day 6-mile Run

The morning after valentines day, my love and I decided to get up early and go on a 6-mile run.
The skies were clear..sun was out here in Sacramento and the weather was just perfect.
Its been awhile since I hit the pavement and because I been compromising with the weather conditions and settling on the treadmill....my legs were just so excited to hit the trails.
Neal and I got to the Howe Ave. trail around 8:30am. I was shooting for 7am, but I had 2 extra glasses of wine the night before that I shouldn't have had.


The trails was surprisingly busy with a lot of dog walkers, bikers and fellow runners..I was hoping everyone decided to sleep in since it was the day after valentines day and presidents day..but i guess everyone was thinking the way i was.
After breaking my 1.5mile warm-up, I was pumped up with adrenaline and wanted to speed up a little more. But Neal's shins were starting to cramp up so we slowed down a bit.
Mile 3 was our turn-around point (Watt Ave.) ..it started to get warmer and I was down to 1 water bottle..

On our way back, a deer was about 3 feet away from us and I ran away from it and almost got hit by a biker!..ugh sometimes bikers can be so inconsiderate and feel like they own the trails. Its so annoying how they sometimes take over the entire side. Bikers etiquette?!?!
Runners follow the trail rules..I think runners should too.

We finished at 1:03 and went to Denny's right after..yum


Love you Hun..had a great weekend.

Big Sur Marathon is SOLD OUT!!

This was one of the races I was looking forward to this year and the registration is officially CLOSED.
Its only freakin February and the race is in April.
I wanted to do the 21mile race or even the 10.6 miler but they are all full.
I guess people were right..this is one of the best races in America because of its beautfiul course and outstanding scenery.
I guess I'll have to wait till 2011.
This time i'll make sure to register REAL early.