Job Interview, Peruvian Independence and future trip to Oregon coast...

The past couple of weeks since I updated last have been pretty non-eventful but here's what has happened:
1.) I had a job interview at an elementary school to replace a friend of mine, Mandy Halliburton. I haven't heard anything from it yet because the principal said that the district is sort of in a holding pattern. He can interview people, he just can't hire them yet til he gets word that he can from the district. The interview went well, however. He also said some things that could make me feel like he'll hire me but I don't want to get my hopes up too high. He said he'll let me know within a week to two weeks and then here's what he said that made my ears perk: "If you get any other offers, (which, I have not yet--he was my first call but I didn't let him know that) then I'll just have to deal with it." Now, how would you have taken that piece of information? Anyway, the interview had him, a 3rd grade teacher and a PARENT in there. I've NEVER had a parent in an interview! That was a bit intimidating but I didn't let that get to me. All went well and I'm optimistic so far. :)

2.) This past Sunday, Kyle and I were invited to celebrate Peruvian Independence Day by my friend, Marcela (also she's my Zumba instructor) and her husband, Brian. We all met at Lucky Peak Park, where there were picnic tables and a small swimming beach. We got there and food was all lined up on the table. The food was absolutely delicioso!! We had potatoes drizzled with aji amarillo sauce (kind of peruvian pepper sauce), arroz con pollo (chicken with rice), some other dishes that I couldn't catch the name of that were ALL very tasty and full of spice--although, it wasn't so spicy that it burned your tongue. It was a gentle spice with a little kick. We loved eating it all!! I definitely would love to eat some more peruvian food if the chance came around again. After eating, we played a few rounds of volleyball and then it was time for water play. The water here in Idaho (doesn't matter if it's 100+ degrees out) is FRIGID!!! We walked into the water and it was like little knives poking into your legs. We finally took the final plunge and got all the way into the water. AHHHH!!! In the middle of this little body of water is a huge fountain spraying up even colder water and everybody goes to get under it. So we did too and it was SOOOOO COOOOOLD!!!! We had a lot of fun though. The people at this little celebration were so welcoming and friendly. We're so glad we got to be a part of this gathering.

*Due to our enjoyment of these cultural dishes, Kyle and I tried our hand at making a peruvian dish (Arroz con pollo). It turned out pretty good. The only thing we didn't have access to was the aji amarillo pepper. So, we used a couple of jalapenos (surprisingly, it wasn't way too spicy--in fact, you really didn't notice the jalapeno in it)! Next time, we'll see if we can get ahold of the special peppers.

3.) On Monday, Kyle and I will be heading out early on our final vacation of the summer to the Oregon coast. We'll be staying in Lincoln City, near the beach. On the way, I have a college classmate and her husband (Lydia and Matt) that we will meet up with for lunch in Portland. I'm sure we will take many pictures and have a great time. We're excited!!!

That's about it for now. Just thought I'd catch ya'll up with what's going on so far.

Four years!

We had a wonderful date night getaway for our 4 year anniversary! The best part about it was the fact that it was only 15 minutes away from our house. We made reservations at the Oxford Suites Hotel and then we had dinner reservations at the neighboring restaurant, Tucanos, a Brazilian Grill restaurant. The restaurant was pretty pricey but not too bad for all you get. $20 buys you unlimited salad festival bar and unlimited meat rotations. The rotation went like this: you have a red and green ended block and when you're ready for the rotation of meats to begin, you flip the block to green. When you need a break from rotation, then flip it to red. Although when we flipped our block to red, the guy still came over and gave us more so they probably don't pay much attention to what color your block is anyway. ha! The salad bar was wonderful! There were all sorts of new foods to be tasted--I revisited hardboiled quail eggs--they were so good!! They have probably about 60-80 choices of things to eat. I think if we go back, I will just get the salad bar. The meats weren't so great. They were really fatty and greasy. Not what we expected. We're not used to eating that much fatty, greasy meats. So now I feel kinda sick to my stomach, not to mention, when we got home this morning, the house was really stinky because I had forgotten that I had put a chicken container in the trash and didn't take the trash out. It smelled DISGUSTING. Like that sickly sweet sewer smell. BARF!!

Anyway, after we rolled our fat filled stomachs (reminds me of Templeton the rat from "Charlotte's Web" after he scarfed down so much carnival food) out the door, we headed back to our hotel. We needed to go to the room and stretch out to let the food settle. After we started feeling better, we went down to the lower lobby for a wine reception. When you check in, they give you 2 tix each for the wine reception and you can choose from wine, beer or soda. I had a (light) beer to begin with and Kyle had a Cabernet. We sat on the cozy couches and reminisced about college days and when we first met. Then we took advantage of our second free beverage and I had a Chardonnay and Kyle had another Cab. It was a nice place to have conversation. :) We headed back up to the room for the night to sleep in the luxurious king-sized bed. It was probably the best sleep either of us has gotten even in our own bed at home! SO COMFY!! The hotel is extremely quiet and very nicely decorated. We love that place and have decided that we should do that more often. The price for one night isn't that bad for just a single night out every once in awhile.

So that was our date night. Hope you enjoyed reading about it. Now it's back to reality. Boo.

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Why does Sea World have a seafood restaurant? I'm halfway through my fishburger and I realize, Oh my God. I could be eating a slow learner! ~Lynda Montgomery....


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Getting ahold of myself...

Well, since the weekend after school ended for the year, I've been trying to regain control of my weight. I was a little more loose in my decisions in what to eat or drink and as a result, I was gaining slowly. Now since I've been back from GA, I've been getting back in control. Last weekend was not as good since I had to pay for WW but this weekend, even though I still had to pay, I still managed to lose 2.8 pounds!!! I started going to a weightlifting class to supplement my high intensity Zumba classes. Once I start building/toning muscle, I will start burning more calories and my weight loss will probably improve! I bought my first strapless dress yesterday and I must say that I look pretty good in it!! It's black and long flowing. I also have a skinny scarf to wrap around th neck and I bought a fun peacock necklace to wear as well. I think I might've found my birthday outfit! :) Once I get all gussied up in the outfit, I'll post a picture.



Oh, as for the pics from camping...yeah, we didn't take any. We forgot the camera. :(