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My Dad & Annie's Dog past away today....

Even though there is Comfort knowing that Shadow is with Him now in Doggie Heaven

   There is heartache.

But there was still time, time for one last trip to the Beach...Chance for more memories to hold on too.

Whoever dwells in the shelter of 

the Most High
will rest 
in the shadow of the Almighty.

Psalm 91:1

She lived a Happy fifteen years

Now time to RUN...PLAY...and live forever.

*The Humming Bird in the Picture above had a Broken wing and my Dad and Annie were nursing him back to Health...Hand Feeding him...He later past away at a Local Zoo... I'm sure greeting Shadow upon her arrival Home.

Juicing

Today at Whole Foods they had a Demonstration of a Juicer...I'm always hesitant to try new things but have been getting better. As the man handed me a little cup filled with sea green liquid I reluctantly swallowed it and to my surprise.... IT WAS AMAZING!! Now I need a JUICER. I'm trying to decide if its something that will just take up space on our kitchen counter or will we really use it in our household...After much research I think the answer is going to be YES! Check out some info I found......


Benefits of Juicing:

• Faster absorption of nutrients, minerals (such as magnesium iron, calcium, potassium, and chromium), enzymes, and vitamins.  It takes minutes not hours for your body to absorb all of the goodness in your juice since the fibre is removed and turned into a dry pulp.  Yes, fibre is amazing for regulation but you should still be getting plenty of fibre from the rest of your foods and from your smoothies.  
• Nutrient dense, no extra or added anything...just pure nutrition!
• A great way to add more veggies into your diet.
• A way to meet your fruit servings per day.
• Allows your body to build the best cells possible! As your body constantly builds new cells, by giving your body this optimal awesome nutrition you are setting up your bod to build power cells!
• Get tons of nutrients without feeling stuffed (fibre is removed from the fruits and vegetables).  Juicing does not make you full, therefore you can still have your breakfast (just wait about 30 minutes).
• Energizing! Forget the coffee, you will feel instant energy in every cell throughout your hot bod. Get the same rush from your light feeling juice instead of from your heavy coffee.  Juice provides lasting and sustainable energy!
• Beautifying! Anti-aging due to all of the antioxidants you are feeding your cells.  Notice the change in your glowing clear skin and lush shiny hair!
• Detoxifying! Your liver will love all of this cleansing and work more efficiently and effectively to kick out unwanted toxins.
• Alkalinizing! Helps to balance your body's pH level.  We know that inflammation and disease thrive in an acidic environment, so you can help to alkalinize your system by juicing.  
• Versatile, never boring.  Add whatever you have, change it up depending on your tastes and what you have in your fridge.
• Mother Nature medicine.
• Regulates your system (even without the fibre).  Keep it flowing baby, juice in, toxins out!

Tips for Juicing:

• Buy a juicer.  There are so many on the market that range in price.  You don't need an expensive one but often the cheaper ones have a ka-zillion tiny parts that have to be cleaned after each use and that may deter you from using it often. 
• Use in season, local, fresh, and organic.  You don't want to be sending an immediate rush of pesticides to your cells do you?  I think not.  
• 3:1 is a great ratio to use as a guideline.  That's 3 veggies to 1 fruit.  You want to keep the sugars low in your juice, even though they are natural, to prevent a spike in your blood-sugar level.  Also choose fruits low on the glycemic index
• Greens Please!  Always add in leafy greens (kale, romaine, spinach, chard, turnip greens, etc.) for calcium, folate, and vitamins, and to alkalinize and beautify!
• Double juice.  This means scoop out the pulp/fibre that was removed and run it through again to juice out any last drops.
• Use leftover pulp to make soup stock, raw crackers, veggie patties, muffins, compost, etc.
• Consume within 15-20 minutes.
• Add herbs... add fresh mint, ginger, parsley, and cilantro.  Try adding one type of herb and remember a little goes a long way!  
• Juice any time of day!

Feel energized, recharged, and vibrant with a fresh juice every day!  Use any combinations and let your body sing!  Below are some recipes to try, go on don't be scared.  Your taste buds will begin to change for the better once they taste real nutrition and real juice. Your bod will crave this goodness to feel clean and alive!

Juice Recipes:

GLOW GREEN JUICE::                            GREEN ENERGY JUICE::
-handful of kale                                    -2 handfuls of kale
-handful of spinach                               -3 stalks of celery
-bunch of romaine leaves                      -1 large carrot
-2 broccoli stems                                  -1 pear
-2 stalks of celery                                 -1 lemon
-1/2 cucumber                                      -fresh mint leaves
-1 pear or apple                                    -Juice,nourish,fuel.
-1 lemon
Juice, gulp, glow!

ZIPPY BEET JUICE::
-1 beet
-1 large carrot
-1 bunch of romaine
-2-3 stalks of celery
-1 apple-1 lemon
-1 inch of ginger root
Juice, sip, zip!

100 Minus 1

Easy Dessert

As I'm planning out a menu for a future Date Night with a few friends of ours I didn't want to stress about spending a ton of time in the Kitchen. When I found this Recipe I just had to Share.... Its so quick and Easy and the mini Pies look so Rustic and Homey.

Need:

• 2 Rolls of refrigerated pie dough
• 1 Can of Pie filling (I'll be doing apple and blueberry or maybe cherry hmmm)
• 1 egg yolk
• 1 Tbsp water
• Crystal Sugar

Do:

1. Using very cold dough, unroll the dough and cut out six, circles, approximately 6 inches in diameter. I used a medium sized Pyrex bowl- works perfectly. You will have to re-roll the dough since you can only get 2 circles at a time from a 9 inch crust.
2. Place 2 Tbsp of pie filling in the center of each circle.
3. Whisk together the egg and water, and brush the mixture on the edges of the pie crust.
4. Prepare your egg wash by whisking together the egg yolk with a tablespoon of water. Brush egg wash on edge of dough circles, fold filled dough in half and seal the edges with a fork.
5. Chill hand pies for at least 30 minutes before baking.
6. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
7. Remove pies from refrigerator and brush with remaining egg wash. Sprinkle on crystal sugar and cut a small slit in the top of each pie to let out steam.
8. Bake about 20-25 minutes. When done, pies should be golden brown and flaky.
9. Cool to room temperature before serving. Store in an airtight container at room temperature.

Yield 6 Handpies

Wish List

Sarah’s 2011 Christmas Wish List:

After Yesterday's Post I got several e-mails asking to see my extensive Christmas List, for your entertainment here it is :o) 

RASPBERRY Kitchen Aid 5Qt Artisan Series

Pink and Black Northface Fleece

Women’s Wicked Good Moccasins in a size 9 from LL Bean

All-Clad 5000 – 9 Stainless 9- Piece Cookware Set

Sony - Handycam HDR-CX160/LI 16GB HD Flash Memory Camcorder - Blue

The Titan Bed Frame (king)

Bugatti Veyron In PINK

Neil Lane 15 Carat Diamond Earrings
Runco 103-Inch Plasma Display
Swami Conversational Robot
Tiffany & Co. 109.73 Kunzite Bow Brooch
Vertu 7.2 Carat Pink and White Diamond Phone
Fendi Selleria Bag
North Pole Dogsled Expedition
Serendipity Frozen Haute Chocolate
Friends of Cashmere Classic Pet Bed for Josh and Sam

Three Chimneys Farm Thoroughbred Racing Stable Package

“Festive Two-Stack Cheesecake” by Elegant Cheesecakes

Ginza Tanaka’s 24k gold Christmas tree

100 sticks of Chapstick

Canon - Canon EOS 5D Mark II 21.1-Megapixel DSLR Camera with EF

A Sony Lap Top in Pink

$500 dollar gift certificate to a Spa

The Naked 2 pallet by Urban Decay

250 Movie tickets

A Kindle

200 pairs of socks

Special Shoes for Joshy to help him walk

King Size thousand-count Egyptian cotton sheet, that are also threaded w/ 22k gold

Willoughby Siberian White Goose Down Comforter

The Chopard Blue Diamond Ring

Chopard’s $25 million watch

An iphone (Peter Aloisson’s iPhone Princess Plus) with the following Apps Downloaded:

~Nursing Constellation Plus (Skyscape) – $179.99

~ROSIE Home Automation (Savant Systems LLC) – $199.99

~iDcrm (Numenes) – $199.99

~MATG (MyAccountsToGo) – $449.99

~iVIP Black (iVIP Ltd.) – $999.99

 Ulysse Nardin’s The Chairman phone–$49,500

Falke Luxury Cashmere Knee-High Socks

Marcoliani Sexy Cashmere & Lurex Knee-High Glitter Socks

PechePlatinum’s crocodile flip flops

Stuart Weitzman’s Ruby Slippers

Stuart Weitzman’s Cinderella Slippers

H. Stern’s Venus Necklace

The De Beers’ Marie-Antionette Necklace

A Kangaroo or Baby Giraffe

20 year subscription to People, Womans Health, Living

An industrial Kitchen

AC Moore Shopping Spree for Scrapbooking and Cupcake baking Supplies

Burberry Weekend Perfume

Air Brush Machine

Velocity HP1000 tanning bed

Massage/Facial Bed also steam/microdermabrasion machine

Yumi Katsura’s design wedding dress

Pedicure Chair

200 OPI Nail Polishes

Pink Slippers Size 9

Ralph Lauren White Bathrobe

Vintage Popcorn Maker

A Home Gym

Pink Snowboard, boots and Bindings

Thick Glass Bowl with real looking plastic Lemons

4,000 dollar gift certificate to Mendon Country Gift Barn

2 pairs of Running Shoes

Printers Entertaining Suite from Pottery Barn

Unlimited Red Box for 3 years

Peapod delivery every Sunday at 2pm with Free Grocery’s

Twin Jet Ski’s and loading station

Pink or Purple Surf Board

Picture Frames

Vintage American Flag

52 Yankee Candles

Personalized Christmas Stocking from The Company Store

Flannel PJ’s

Mixing Bowls

Flannel King Size Sheets

BURBERRY RAIN BOOTS in a size 9

Black Lands End RainBoots in a size 9

Pink HeadPhones

Complete Detail in Car

Wrap around Computer Desk

Lots and Lots of Bins for Organizing

Veneers (Full Set/All Teeth)

A Label Maker

All Mac Products

Zoom Bleaching

Karaoke Home System

Home Surround Sound

Gucci Sunglasses

Cricket Cake from ACmoore

The Vintage Louis Vuitton Steamer Trunk!!

Over Sized purses by Gucci, Fendi and Louis Vuitton

The Endless Pool

My own CVS print shop for Photo’s

Poland Spring delivered to my house for the rest of my life

DVD of “Alone in the Wilderness”

Anything from Home Goods, William Sonoma or Pottery Barn

Oh and Everything in the Brookstone Store.

The only Treskilling Yellow stamp if you can find it.

Gum

Hair Elastics

Venus Razor Refills

Heated Towl Rack for Bathroom

Hot Tub

Blue Contacts

Eyelash Extensions

Chocolate Cupcake

Pink Tools

A few Other Necessities: (Doesn’t have to be for Christmas, Birthday is January 4^th)

Victoria's Secret Fantasy Bra- This Black diamond and ruby bra is designed by Martin Katz. The bra boasts 3,575 black diamonds, 117 certified 1 carat round diamonds, 34 rubies and to top it all off it has two black diamond drops totaling 100 carats. Adorned with nearly 3900 gems and with a total carat weight of 1500 ct. This bra is bargained priced at $5,000,000.00

A diamond thong. This underwear is valued at $122,000.00 it is black laced encrusted with 518 diamonds in a floral pattern. The total weight of the diamonds is 30 carats and has 27 tassels made of white gold. The diamond thong was featured at the Singapore Fashion Festival and made by Triumph International.

The 5 million dollar gift card. This gift card cannot be used for just anything, It has to be used for Halcon Jets, an on demand private charter aircraft service. Also The Waterford Crystal Chess set- The set is being sold for $15,000.00.This set also comes with a metal carrying case and is a limited edition set with only ten in the world, so I can play it on the plane.

The Limited Edition Fighter Motorcycle- The price tag on this beauty is only $110,000.00 and there will only be 45 of these made. This motorcycle features a 190 mph of performance and has a carbon fiber, titanium, and aluminum chassis. It is made by Confederate Motor Company as is available at exclusively Neiman Marcus.

Patriots End Zone package- Season Tickets on the field. This package also comes with VIP treatment for all scheduled Patriots game in Gillette Stadium and pre-game photos in your zone with everyone, a luxury suite for the game, a tailgate party in the end zone with the Patriots Cheerleaders, and Autographed memorabilia from Patriots legends.

A life size replica of myself in Lego blocks. Artsit Nathan Sawaya will make the likeness of ME from a photo and measurements for the cost of $60,000.00

A Full Wardrobe made by exclusive handpicked designers. Color coordinated in my walk in closet, that is not actually a closet but rather an addition that is attached to my home.

All new Candles for my house but not just any candles, Ultimate Luxury candles. While the candle itself smells of Champagne Noir Soy, it’s the embellishment that truly makes it sparkle. It’s a Diamond Bow Necklace made with 2.23 carats of diamonds set in 14k white gold. Best of all, the candle comes gift-wrapped in a black box with a white satin bow Just for me!

Alterna Ten Shampoo and Conditioner. Alterna Ten’s ingredients include white truffle oil, Champagne grape seed oil, Bulgarian evening primrose, Arabian frankincense and photozyme complex with “color hold.” For my Beautiful Blond hair! ;)

I would have Jack Nicklaus custom designed golf course in the back yard of my Mansion- Jack will study topography, aerial photos, and landscape maps for the site, then send his team to survey the property. He'll create a formal design plan and color renderings for up to three holes and a practice area, depending on the size of your back forty. Your construction crew builds from it, with supervision from Jack's world-class design team (the same team pursued by premier club owners worldwide). Now to sink the winning putt; when your course is finished, the Golden Bear himself will stop by to play the first round with you, personally. He'll sign his club and ball for your collection and throw in a custom set of Nicklaus clubs, including a personalized bag. The price for this package starts at $1,000,000.00

Authentic Guiness home pub- Celebrate the 250th anniversary of that first delicious keg with our exclusive, once-in-a-lifetime gift. The folks at RiRa Pubs will design a fully functional, traditional Irish pub and build it in your home in 2013. It will be crafted from historic Irish architectural elements and authentic Guinness artifacts. There's also a VIP trip for two to Dublin with first class airfare, luxury accommodations, and insider access to the magic still being made at the historic working St. James's Gate brewery. (All members of your party must be at least 21 years of age.) Plus fresh Guinness Stout for your pub. For an entire year. Price of this package is $250,000.00

The Neiman Marcus Limited-Edition 2009 Individual 7 series BMW sedan- including a European adventure to meet my new BMW and the engineers and designers who helped create it. The exclusive trip includes two business-class tickets on Lufthansa from New York, gourmet meals, luxury hotel stay for four days including Munich and the French Riviera, and rare inside access to BMW. The trip is scheduled in April 2009. The price for this car and package is $160,000.00

                     __________The End___________ List Totals Several Billions of Dollars.

But I was Serious Yesterday.... All I want for Christmas is My Ralphie....but a few of these would be nice too. ;) Have a Great Day Everyone!! 

Busy Busy

 Hit PLAY! :o)

It’s been a crazy two weeks…I’m finishing up Finals (Year and a ½ to go!!), Ralph and I have been working like crazy, my cousin just had her baby 3 weeks early, we’ve been looking for a bigger house, my car for the last month has been a never ending light up show on the dash, but I will check off all four brakes on Saturday, and we are trying to get ready for the Holidays, shopping, holiday parties, baking, baking, baking and volunteering. It’s amazing how busy life can get sometimes…Although I think that’s what it’s all about, having something to look forward too. I have a knack for always seeing the good in things, take Saturday for example, all new brakes 500 dollar (estimate) bummer. Although Ralph will follow me to the shop and we will drop off my car….then head out to breakfast like we always use to do when we first started dating in Medway. Every Sunday morning we would head out to this little diner, talk and laugh. I especially loved the drive…Ralph would always take the back roads and we would hold hands. Its the little things.

 

After I'm hoping we will get some Christmas shopping done, then settle in for a nice quiet Saturday at Home. I’m conjuring up a special “Date Night” idea so stayed tuned. In the meantime Here’s ALL I want for Christmas this Year….. RALPH ;) After I wrote my extensive list of must have's I realized that none of them would make me as Happy as he would. 

I LOVE YOU        RALPH

                          Now for an early night Sleep....G'Night Y'all                    ~Sarah with an H

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