VACATION!

Tucson Sunset

I am back from my mini-vacation. I went home to my parents house in Tucson, to help my sister and mom with some final wedding plans. And to have a little bridal shower.

 Oh and to eat burritos. lots of burritos. 

super nachos! 

carne-asada enchilada style!

I had a great weekend starting with super nachos and a burrito, then the next morning another burrito. 

That evening I had my sisters bridal shower which was at a local brewery and was a freggin blast!

 Me! 

My pretty little sister Andrea

Afterwards we did a little bar hopping, I haven't really bar-hopped in Tucson in.... i dunno... 5 years. A lot has changed. When I was going out it was a very punk rock/gothic scene, that night it was a hipster/jersey shore scene. strange. But it was fun. My sister has some cool friends . 


The next day I had an awesome hangover, once I overcame that I had eegees and a nap, then dinner with grandma. That night I got to see one of my besties a couple of the cutest guys in Tucson.

(this little guy has a blanket that he was supposed to get when he was born but it still isn't finished... maybe by Christmas.) 

 The last day of my vacation was filled with running wedding errands with my sister, meeting DJ's 

it was hot! 103!

and eating an amazing sammich at Beyond Bread ( <3 Betty's Brie )then an amazing REAL Mexican dinner, yum chili relleno and enchilada! 

Then Tuesday I was gone. and then home again. 

moms house is down there somewhere

Catalina Mountains, Tucson, Az. 

Today starts day one of being back on a diet. I am afraid to step on the scale. Really though as long as it's under 160 I won't cry. But I am guessing it's close. So I am avoiding the scale until Saturday (my normal weigh in day) and until then (and for the foreseeable future) I am back to 100% weight watchers and working out every day. At least by maybe i can drop some water weight from all the salty margaritas. 

<3 Alana Banana

My week in photos.

I got a little bit of grass to grow in the back yard:

we had a really cool T-storm blow in:

During that storm lightening struck the mountain behind our house, and started a little, short lived fire: 

The tomato plant I started growing in MAY! finally has some tomatoes on it, just in time for it to freeze next month... 

I broke my sunglasses :( 

I found the coolest spider living in my backyard: 

I climbed through a barbed wire fence to get this picture:

And I started packing for my little trip home this weekend:

(no Taco is not coming with me, but he wants to)


And I did my hair for my vacation! 

Oh How Pinteresting!

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I think that this is the cutest thing I have ever seen, and I want one made into a necklace.

Source: etsy.com via Alana on Pinterest

I am loving Pink Hair! I am going to have some tonight too! 

Source: tumblr.com via Alana on Pinterest

bacon hearts? hell yeah! 

Source: flickr.com via Alana on Pinterest

<3 piggies

Source: awwwards.com via Alana on Pinterest

and everyone needs a little moto sometimes. 

Source: peace-love-run.tumblr.com via Alana on Pinterest

Source: scraporchard.com via Alana on Pinterest

Source: healthylivingforyou.tumblr.com via Alana on Pinterest

Food Blog Link Dump.

I am still working on clearing out my Google Reader and these are some of the things that popped up under my food blogs I am looking forward to making.

Flank Steak with Bloody Mary Tomato Salad via- Steamy Kitchen

Roasted Chicken Thigh w/ Miso & Ginger via- Everybody likes Sandwiches

Boozeicles via- Cooking For Assholes

pasta with Whisky, Wine, & Mushrooms via- Pioneer Woman

Stilton Studded Burgers via- Coconut & Lime

This last one is even a bit of a surprise to me because I don't like BBQ sauce, but this sounds really good. 

Peach-Whisky BBQ Chicken  via- Pioneer Woman

Hells Yeah!

Source: google.co.uk via Caroline on Pinterest

if you are happy and you know it clap your hands!

i just figured out what was wrong with my blog and why blogger wasn't working through Google Chrome. I had downloaded a chrome extension that was somehow causing blogger to FAIL. But I have undone it and things are full of win again!

Shit I hate Sunday.

 

Shit I hate.... i am starting to hate working, not my job, just working. I like my job. But I feel like I don't have time for anything. 

Shit I hate.... laundry. it's starting to pile up again

Shit I hate.... Wild Blue Internet (see posts at the end of July)

Shit I hate.... Showering. 

yes Chelsea. Every.Single.Time.

Shit I hate.... using the oven in winter.

Shit I hate.... insomnia. 

Shit I hate... driving. 

Sunday Stealing

Sunday Stealing: The 31 Meme, Part Two: In Memory of Clyde


Cheers to all of us thieves!


16. What's the longest shift that you worked at a job?
9 hours. I've never worked a job where i'd be required to work additional shifts. i've never worked somewhere that needed coverage so bad that they would torture someone like that. Now i have worked several days in a row, like 14-15 without a day off. 


17. What was the last concert that you attended?
Real concert? Vans Warped Tour 2007 (2006?) but we saw a few smaller shows in Okinawa. 


18. What the last DVD (or Blu Ray, of course) movie that you watched?
I just watched 'Your Highness' last night. And right now I am watching 'Bleach' on DVD. 


19. How did you like the film?
'Your Highness' was hilarious. Bleach is always awesome. 


20. What comedian do you love?
Chelsea Handler. 


21. Do you ever sleep in the nude?
No


22. Have you ever had a long distance relationship?
I was in one with my husband before we got married. 


23. What do you think of astrology?
sure, why not? 


24. What's you're favorite lyric quote from a song?
is this just real life? is this just fantasy? caught in a landslide, no escape from reality. 


25. Tell us something random about yourself.
my second toe is longer than my big toe. 


26. Have ever attended a theme party? If yes, do tell.
Pirate Party. drank a lot, don't remember much, except it was pretty cool. 


27. What is your favorite thing about winter?
the end. 


28. What was the name of your first pet?
Fidget the cat. <3


29. What have you done so far this weekend?
worked, then had some food, then worked, and made a prime rib, now i'm having some vodka. 


30. Has your humor ever been called “sick”?
Only when i tell inappropriate jokes. which i have a few times. 


31. If you could have one thing, what would it be?
back in Japan. 

Photo Challenge

I missed the cut off this week but I wanted to participate anyway. Next week I'll get it right

Okinawa 2010. 

Rules

~ Each entry must have a link back to my blog or button

~ Photo must be taken by you

~ Each photo needs to be linked up by 11:59 pm Eastern Time on Saturday
~ Link to your specific blog post and specify which picture

~ Visit at least 3 others and leave a comment...everyone loves comments 

Fill In the blank friday

Fill In the Blank FRIDAY! 

jalapeno growing in a pot on my deck 

1.   My most favorite birthday was       my 26th, well my second 26th. the surprise party that my girlfriends threw for me in Okinawa (i think it was the year i really turned 27)!   .

2.  My worst birthday was    I don't think i've ever had  a bad birthday  .

3.  My favorite birthday memory is     Again, my surprise party in Okinawa, that was awesome  .

4.  The best birthday present I've ever received was   oh i suck at remembering shit like this .

5.  The  best birthday present I've ever given was      Okay, this one was an accident but I sent April her thank-you gift, but it took me forever to get into the mail, and then when i finally did it showed up the day before her birthday!  .

6.  Birthdays are       awesome. I am a giver and i love birthdays and giving gifts and doing special things for people. even though my special things are often late, like way late, but it's the thought that counts, right?   .

7.  My favorite age so far has been       26, this year I turned 26 for the third time. maybe next year I'll turn 27, but i'll probably just turn 26 again  . 

Naughty Panda and how to clean up her mess

(that's what we call Aiko when she is bad. she's my naughty panda)

Sometimes little miss princess pants has accidents. When she is home alone all day and she has to go she goes. But she has a tendency to go where i don't know, in a place that we won't find right away.

this is her 'i have to potty' face

 In the old house it was at the top of the stairs. In this house it's in the spare room. well now we block that off during the day so she only has access to the living room and kitchen and the accidents have stopped. I have cleaned up her mess, but there has been a faint odor that lingers, especially on hot days.

then i found: 

this stuff is amazing. i followed the directions and poured it on my carpet and let it dry and now the smell is gone! so for anyone who has a pet that has occasional pee pee accidents i strongly recommend this stuff!