Special Juice

Towards the end of the year when the Christmas Holidays were starting to go into full gear, my sister Rebecca and I decided to do a sugar free challenge!  It really made me realize how much JUNK we eat during the holidays just because it's there.  And although I have had random urges for peanutbutter-oreo icecream, it's strange how sugar is not appealing AT ALL.  It's kinda nice!

So while I'm on this no sugar kick my roommates and I have been experimenting with no sugar snacks and treats!  So we decided to try lemonade with Agave (a sugar substitute).  Ummm.  Let's just say it was interesting and kinda tasted like a cough drop!  So I just started dumping fruit in it and then stuck it in the fridge and pulled it out this morning and...IT WAS REALLY GOOD!  Why am I so gangster?

Here are some lovely pictures.

 Yes, I know it looks nasty, but looks can be deceiving ;)

Rachel Ward is an expert juicer.

6 Lemons

1 Kiwi

1 Banana

1 gala apple

~ 5 squirts of agave

4-5 cups of water

(all the seeds that you see at the bottom...those are definitely optional)

Boo ya.  I love accidental moments of geniousness.

Citrus Faces

You know how you carve pumpkins in the Fall?  Well in the Spring time, Mesa has TONS of citrus.  So one day when I was with my friend Adam Thurber, I decided that we should carve our lemons and grapefruit and oranges :)

The Sour Lemon

Adam's Smiley Face :)

My Harry Potter Orange fell apart...but he was magical!

Adam's Harry Potter Orange, cause he's a copy cat, and cause Harry Potter is da bomb.

My French Grapefruit, complete with beret!

It turned out to be SUPER fun and I loved the random aspect along with the creativity and hanging out with one of my best friends!

Oh the creativity :)

Oh the things we do on the weekends!  We decided that it sounded like fun to slide down the stairs in/on a sleeping bag, and it actually was super awesome!  You should all try it some time.  But make sure you have cushions at the bottom of the stairs...

Michelle Rogers takin' the bag for a spin.

And of course I had to try it out!

Super fun!  The thing about living in a smaller town is we now become more creative with our resources. 

What are some random crazy ideas you've done on the weekends while chillaxin at home?

Goin' Down to Hippie Town

Goin' Down to Hippie Town (aka Flagstaff)

Well hello. I've decided to start a blog to kinda be a up-to-dater for friends and fam away from me so that you can still see the craziness that's goin' on in my life! And so I thought the first blog post (although it may be a semester late) should be about my lovely new home, Flagstaff! Northern Arizona is the bomb, I love school and I LOVE studying music. I honestly didn't know that I would find every single one of my classes so interesting, but I sure do!

Louie the Lumberjack and I are pals :)

Boo ya! Performing Arts.

I also thought I would hate the snow, but another surprise to me, I love it! And although my heart does long for sunny Mesa some days, I know I'm heading in the right direction. So wish me luck! I'll probably need it in Hippie Town ;)