Lunch On The Porch

January 27, 2012

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When we first dreamed up our porch, we were super excited. It was hot out and we ate dinner out on the front porch every night.

Then winter came, and although I do use the porch everyday for my photography, it has a long ways to go to become an outdoor room. We need to research furniture (we want a couch and two chairs but can’t afford Crate + Barrel prices) and springtime to come to really settle in.

But today, I ate lunch on the porch!

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It was glorious and delicious.

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I mixed up a bunch of leftovers into what became a really good combination.

Pasta salad. Canned salmon. Plain yogurt. The flavors went together so well!

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A small slice of Dakota with jam for dessert

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Matt taught me how to make sparkling water last night. I’m hoping to do a tutorial soon, but it does require a lot of beer making equipment, so it’s only easy if you already have that in place. But now that I know how to make it, I can bring it back into my daily life! Here it is mixed with a little lemon juice

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I walked to Body Pump this morning. Didn’t even need a jacket!! But then I got cold when the other people turned the fans on full blast. Wish we could have stayed a bit hot!

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I’m working for a while – possibly on the porch!

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Peeled

January 25, 2012
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