my summer in photos

morning coffee at doppio coffee+lounge in hood river

snow on mt. hood at the end of june!

stormy and me

shannon & me at my cupcake and champagne themed bridal shower

keith and me with manzanita in the background

MARRIED! 7.8.10

keith and me- brand new husband and wife!

dana & me in manzanita

dana and me at ben & jerry's on hawthorne

engagement photo

julia and me at crater lake

alex, me & julia at at the portland underground film festival for the opening of the corners.

monday

Camping at Crater Lake this past weekend was so much fun! Let me recap it for you.

• We picked John and Julia up around 9 Saturday morning, and 10 minutes later we were on the road.
• We stopped for gas somewhere south of Woodburn.
• We stopped for pizza in Sisters. There were lots of antique malls there, but overall it seemed like a really outdoorsy town. I was doing yoga on the sidewalk to ease my sciatica, and there was a man staring at me with the most bizarre look on his face. I was facing away from him, just going through sun salutations, and the next time I looked back at him he was doing his own version of yoga. He had his leg on the table and was stretching! I loved it. Wish I'd taken his photo for yogaseed (not without asking first, of course!).
• We stopped in Bend for coffee. Cooler than Sisters, but not as cool as I'd hoped it would be. We went to their Saturday market. That was a bust. Julia and I also discovered a cool little store that sold Frye boots and feather earrings, and a bunch of other neat stuff.
  
• Finally, we were officially on our way to Crater Lake, with no more stops to make. It took longer than I'd thought it would. It was cold. Really cold. Once we got into the National Park, it was really cool. It was cloudy and really foggy! The first area we drove through was called Pumice Desert. And after that it got extra foggy. We could see that there were steep drop-offs, sometimes on either side of us, and there were no guard rails. It was snowing. (I said it was cold!). We got to a sign that said something along the lines of falling would cause injury or death, and I said, "falling from where?" It was so foggy that we could not even see the lake to our left. We pulled over to catch a peek, and you had to get right up on the edge to see it, but we were definitely able to see the water. It was so very blue!
• On to the campsite. We got the last of 200 tent sites. Yes, there were 199 other groups of maniacs willing to sleep in tents in 30 degree weather too! We found our site- F4- and set up. Well, the boys set up. I sat in the car. We started drinking (had to warm up!) and took a walk. There were some beautiful sites to see. It was like nothing I've ever seen before. I climbed a tree (got stuck in it too) and then we headed back to the camp site.
  
• We found sticks in the woods to cook our veggie dogs! I'm still learning how to be an outdoor girl, and my veggie dog fell off my stick and landed in the fire. It was not salvageable. Keith ended up cooking one for me, and I ate another one cold because I didn't want to chance losing another one. I forgot to mention that before dinner, Keith and I went to a program put on by a park ranger and we sang camp fire songs and learned a little bit about the park. When we got there, the ranger said, "I see you've got hot chocolate in those bottles to keep you warm?" Who puts hot chocolate in a bottle? We said yes anyway because we assumed maybe we weren't supposed to have beer at the sing-along.
  
• We went to bed pretty early. It was cold. Then it got colder. And colder. We barely slept, and we shivered all night. At one point, we decided to see if we could both squeeze into the same sleeping bag. We aren't very big people, but it wasn't really a success. We did the best we could! When we woke up, we looked up and the sky was the brightest blue and birdies were chirping. (Our tent didn't have a rain fly, so thank goodness it didn't rain!).
  
• The J's and I walked to the store to get coffee and Keith slept a little more. Once we got back to the site we packed up and headed up to the lake (camp grounds were about 7 miles away) and checked things out. It was much more clear than it had been the day before and it was beautiful. I (of course) was doing yoga and a woman commented on the pose I was doing and I told her that she should do it with me. She did! I told her about my yogaseedpdx page, gave her my card and asked if Julia could take our photo in reverse warrior to post on the site. She agreed. We spent 10 or 15 minutes doing yoga, and I heard someone say my name. I looked up at there was one of my students! So bizarre! He was with his family, so I did some yoga with him, and his little son as well. It was really awesome! Here we are, 5 or more hours south of Portland and I'm running into someone I know! Those pictures will be posted on my yoga blog soon.
• From here we headed to Ashland, Oregon. John went to college there and told us it was a pretty cool town. He was not kidding! I loved it! It was farther than we'd anticipated and it ended up taking us a couple of hours, but it was so worth it. We drove through a bunch of towns. Keno, Ft. Klamath, Klamath Falls. Nothing of note happening at any of those places! Ashland was so awesome, I could totally see myself living there! We had dinner at a brewery (Keith had a double i.p.a., so flipping delightful), and then we walked around the town. John showed us some neat spots, but unfortunately, we had to get back on the road. Ashland is really close to California, and we had to come all the way back to Portland. It was a straight shot up the 5 but it was about 5 hours. We were so exhausted when we finally got back. All in all, we had a most fantastic time and I am so glad we decided to brave the cold and just do it!
  

Today I'm going to go to the farmer's market in Pioneer Square and pick up some local organic produce! Right now, I am loving being an Oregonian! Yay!

xoxo-
T

tillamook cheese factory

high fructose fiasco

Keith needed the car yesterday for a catering gig, so I decided I'd take the bus to my 5:30 class. Well, I didn't really have a choice in the matter, but I did it. Never having taken the bus to that gym before, I decided I should get there a little early in case anything weird happened (like me getting on the wrong bus or missing my stop). I got there about 30 minutes early, which was great because I had time to hop on the elliptical and get some cardio in. But first, I needed a little boost because I was hungry, so I grabbed a fruit bar at the gym. Assuming the gym would only be selling healthy snacks, I didn't look at the ingredients. I only looked at the calorie content, which was 200. No big deal. Well, one bite of that thing told me that something was off. I looked at the ingredients. Number three, high fructose corn syrup. I wanted to take that thing back downstairs and chuck at it the front desk attendants. Why would they be selling crap like that in a health club?! It tasted like a sugary and syrupy mess! So unacceptable. But in the end, it was a lesson learned. No more buying things without first checking the ingredients!

xoxo-
T

tam & jooj

Julia came over this morning for coffee and yoga. We had fun! My only complaint is that we didn't have more time to play around!

monday

Today I went to the farmer's market with Julia, grabbed some fresh produce and came home to saute it for lunch (so good). Had someone stop me in public to tell me she'd taken my class yesterday and loved it (also so good). Tried a new yoga studio, and a new style of yoga (acro). Flipped upside down, using someone's knees (he was in bridge pose) as the support for my shoulders. Ran into another yogi who'd recently taken my class in Clackamas. Thought about my mother and how sweet she is. And wrote a short blog.

xoxo-
T

wednesday

Lazy Wednesday. I've had lazier days, but this one is pretty lazy too. I taught yoga this morning, then had an impromptu coffee date with the DIY Girls (Emily & Monique), then went to the chiropractor to get a much needed adjustment. Blasted piriformis muscle was acting up again. And that's pretty much all I've done. I did, however, have a rather productive day yesterday. I got my name changed with the DMV, social security office, all of my jobs, my credit/debit cards, and both of my banks. Go me. Now all I can think to do is change my name on my car insurance and I'm done! Oh, and I also did two loads of laundry and taught a yoga class in Clackamas. By the time I was done with that ridiculous commute I was too tired to put the laundry away, so it's just been laying on my bedroom floor ever since! Can you believe that? What a slob.

I've got to go make something of this day. Time to do the dishes, put the clean clothes away, make the bed, and buy some more trash bags since I am fresh out. Boooooring.

xoxo-
T

monday

Big to-do list tomorrow! Starting the day with some coffee and yoga with Julia, then I've got a few errands to take care of. I got my official marriage license in the mail today, so I'll be taking care of the name change tomorrow. I filled out my paper work already and I decided on Tami Hurley Apland. It was a tough decision. I didn't really want to drop either of my names. My dad said he liked Tami Hurley Apland, so I went with that one. I also have to pay that pesky parking ticket and return a sweater and pair of flats to the Gap. What am I doing buying cardigans and ballet flats right now anyway? I also bought a lemon tonight so I can make hummus tomorrow (I already have all the other ingredients), and I need to cash a paycheck and get Keith on my gym membership so he doesn't have to pay for it anymore. One of the many perks of marrying a yoga teacher. Then I'm teaching yoga all the way in Clackamas at 6:30. Yea. Not a good time to be commuting. Last week it took me an hour to get there.

Tonight I had someone from Lululemon take my class. She asked me if I was connected with Lululemon at all, and when I said no she told me that I needed to be. I would totally teach a class there in exchange for a free top. It would be so much fun, plus I'd get to connect with the community in a new way!

I can't believe I am up this late. I stayed up until midnight last night, and now it's 11:10. This is going to make it difficult for me to be asleep by 10 tomorrow night for yoga the next morning.

Got some new tunes in the mail today from Ben and Dana. Serious treat! I love new music. We got some Album Leaf, Thievery Corporation, Broken Bells, Spoon, Camera Obscura, plus many others!

Eat Pray Love comes out on Friday and I plan to go see it. Hoping I can squeeze it in between my noon and 5:30 classes! I loved the book.

Off to bed!

xoxo-
T

new blog

Hi! I will still be blogging about my personal shenanigans here, but I also have a blog dedicated to my yoga now. Check it out if you're interested in yoga- and if you're not interested in yoga, maybe this blog will get you interested? Enjoy!

http://yogaseedpdx.blogspot.com

sunday

I've decided to limit myself to one cup of coffee per day. Any more than that and I start to feel bloated and full. Plus I read somewhere recently that it doesn't matter how many cups of coffee you drink in the morning, anymore than two will have the same effect. So there. I tried it this morning and so far I feel okay. I've recently realized that I really am a coffee addict. I think I am just as addicted to the morning routine of drinking it than the caffeine itself. Either way, I'm reigning it in a little.

Last night I laid in bed with a Vegetarian Times magazine and found some good recipes for hummus that I'm really looking forward to making. Hummus is one of those things I can easily have too much of. I love any type of food that involves dipping. Chips and salsa, hummus and crackers, veggies and dip... anything dippy, I am sure to love. I think I could really get into this whole cooking thing. I love yummy, flavorful foods. Being a vegetarian who doesn't cook can really put a cramp in your diet. There's a farmer's market in Pioneer Square on Mondays that I think I might hit up tomorrow for some fresh vegetables, fruits and spices. I also found a recipe in Yoga Journal for rosemary olive oil cake that I'd like to try.

It's funny when I think back to being a kid and my relationship with meat. Like most kids, I was a fan of chicken nuggets, but anytime there was a fatty piece I would be appalled. My family always thought of steak as being a 'nice dinner', and I was never into it. Pork chops, no thanks. Ribs grossed me out, and I would pick the fatty pieces off a slice of bacon until there was practically nothing left to eat. One thing that really sticks out in my mind is watching my mom make birds for holiday meals. I remember thinking, and probably saying, "If this is what cooking is, I never want to do it. I will never do that." In my younger years, I didn't fully understand why I didn't want to eat meat. I just thought it was gross. But now that I'm older, I realize that I eat this way for health reasons, and also because I want to keep my diet and lifestyle as cruelty-free as possible. I don't mean to knock any meat-eaters who may be reading this. I just know that this is what works for my body, and it's easy for me. I can understand and respect that not everyone is like me! This is one of those subjects I can get really passionate and rambly about, so I will stop here.

Keith and I are going to have a date tonight. To the gym. My favorite kind of date! It's about a mile to walk there and a mile back, and on a nice evening (or day) it's perfect! Plus, going to the gym always makes me feel great.

xoxo-
T