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Is it August 1st?
Where has the summer gone? I know
we (hubby and I) have been at the beach a lot, San Diego, Denver, and a few
other places….. Oh wait, that’s where it went.
We have had so much fun though and the nice part about living in Georgia
is we can still go the beach after Labor Day and swim in the water.
I mentioned my husband and I went to Denver. My husband actually drove from Savannah to
Denver with our friend who was moving there.
They packed up the Budget truck (which they named “Van Morrison”), put
the car on the trailer, and were on their way.
It took about two days to cover 1,600 miles. I, on the other hand, flew in from Chicago
after all the moving was done. J
When I landed in Denver, I instantly remembered why my
husband and I wanted to move there about three years ago. It is absolutely beautiful and everyone is
extremely active, probably because there are so many options. On Saturday, we went to “Fitness on the
Rocks,” which was a huge fitness event on the Red Rocks. There were activities all day. It was supposed to be $20 for entry, but the
girls at the check-in tent said people had extra tickets and she let us in for
free! To explain the “Fitness on the Rocks,” their
website states the goal of the 2014 event:
“The goal this year is to create not only some kickass workouts in one
of the best amphitheater’s in the country, but to acknowledge health and
wellness as a whole. If you go through the whole park and visit all of our vendors,
you can take in over two miles all while getting free samples and goodies!” And that is just what we did. Tried a new workout called “Orange Theory,”
did a Crossfit workout with the mountains in the background, did a plank
challenge, sampled some healthy treats, watched some tug-of-war, and the rice
bag haul in which people carried 50lb bags of rice up and down the steps of the
amphitheater. It was a lot of fun.
We also hiked a little bit of Dinosaur Ridge,
before we headed back to Denver to hit up some of the breweries. On Sunday, we went for a run at the park
nearby, and apparently there was a 5K race…. They probably have them every
weekend. Running was a bit tough though,
considering the altitude. After our run,
we walked to the neighborhood coffee shop for some delicious coffee with almond
milk and one last game of dominos with our friend. I know we will be going back to Denver
soon. I was already checking out flight
prices.
Okay, so did you read above “coffee with almond milk?” That’s right, the coffee shops in Denver have
almond milk as an option. That almost
never happens, unless I am in a Whole Foods somewhere. I really really love almond milk…. In my
coffee, in my smoothies, just to drink.
I decided to make my own, and I actually cannot believe how easy it
was. I am not sure why I never tried it
before. One thing I will mention is the
one suggestion I have is not to peel the almonds, it is a waste of time and it
really hurt my fingers trying to get the shells off all the almonds, haha. I made two batches, one with shelled almonds
and one without, and I liked the one with the raw whole almonds (not
de-shelled).
Almond Milk
Ingredients
1 cup Almonds
3 cups water (I used filtered Brita)
1 tsp vanilla extract (optional)
Instructions
1.
Soak almonds in bowl for 12-18 hours (the
longer, the better).
2.
After almonds are done soaking, de-shell the
almonds by gently pushing the shells off the nuts if you want to try it.
3.
Put water and almonds in blender and blend for
about 1 minute (until the nuts are pulverized).
4.
Strain the almond water mixture through a nut
milk bag (these are awesome, super easy to clean, and cheap – I purchased on
Amazon).
5.
Refrigerate and enjoy (lasts about 3 days).
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