♪ jack johnson ♫

i am a huge jack johnson fan and i've had the pleasure of seeing him live in hawaii twice.  i love kokua festival and am thinking it would be awesome to take Saraya there next year, especially since we will miss his performance here in SD next weekend.

and since i am in the mood, here are 5 of my favorite jack johnson songs...

1. Flake
2. Wasting Time
3. Breakdown
4. Monsoon (the remix)
5. Upside Down

♥ this man

beach babes

so how about that indian summer?  all summer long, socal has been unseasonably cool.  of course the triple digits wait until fall to show up for the party...

one 5k down...

11 to go!  yesterday i finally started working towards my goal of completing 12 5k's in a year.  thank goodness i didn't say this calendar year!  so this first event was called the new day 5k and was sponsored by the girl scouts.  a certain someone needed to stop and eat/burp so we finished the walk in just under an hour.  it was a beautiful walk around Mission Bay and the weather was perfect.  the best part was getting a free box of thin mints!

our next event is the San Diego Zoo's Walk on the Wild Side, on october 9th.  technically it's only 2.5 miles but i think we can throw an extra .6 in there somewhere.  last year i did this walk while i was pregnant.  it was to benefit the polar bears.  this year the whole family will walk for the elephants (unless the surf tears a certain someone away).

and i think i already have a walk planned for november and december.  thanksgiving morning there's the o'side turkey trot (move your feet before you eat!) and in december, there's a jingle bell 5k in beautiful Balboa.  not a bad end to the year and beginning of a goal!  anyone care to join us?

beer bread

thanks to my friend ronnie for this very easy and delicious recipe for beer bread.  he hates being called a foodie but that's what he and his wife are.  they are some of our favorite people to enjoy meals with and can always be counted on for a great recipe or restaurant recommendation.  for this particular bread i used pyramid apricot ale (an unfiltered wheat beer).  you might think serving it with apricot preserves would be overkill but i promise it wasn't!  the best part is, it's different every time because you can just change the beer!

3 cups self rising flour

1/2 cup sugar

1 12oz beer

Butter pan and bake for 55 min at 375 degrees

Last three min brush the top with 1 tablespoon of melted butter

haiku friday - sombrero

chubby baby hand

admired in the sunlight

of a gorgeous day

fall fashion

these pieces are totally inspiring my fall wardrobe right now... i love ModCloth and Old Navy!