Saturday, July 24, 2010

Beat the Heat




I had a wonderful walk on the beach this morning despite the blazing heat. The weather bulletin says it's "only" 88°F but it feels hotter, even with the light breeze from the ocean wafting by. Still, I did my usual 30 minutes, about 1.5 miles but I think it counts as more of a workout since I'm barefoot on the hard Daytona Beach sand. Don't you agree?



Hard as I tried, though, I couldn't keep up with this older gentleman..I'd speed up and pass him yet within a few minutes there he was, leaving me in the dust! Either he's in amazingly good shape or he just has an advantage over me with those long legs. Yeah, that's it!



We got home, unloaded the car and then I started planning a menu for the rest of the weekend. Since some of my kids & their friends are on the road, heading this way...




I'll be feeding the "normal" amount of people instead of just little ol' me & Beren. We will definitely be doing a BBQ tomorrow, happened to find this interesting-looking salad from Real Simple, never would have considered this combination of produce, what do you think?




Since I have everything on hand, I'm gonna give it a try, will let you know how it turns out.

In the meantime, I'm going to go play with my dog..he apparently knows his friend's on the way and only wants to sit in front the window and wait for her!



Have a Beauty-Full Day,

16 comments:

  1. Interesting salad combo! Looks fresh.Tell us how it tastes!

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  2. Watermelon might be less expensive in the watermelon. Sub the cantalope with watermelon and add a little fresh mint sprig or two. Very refreshing and delish !!!

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  3. I can't believe I haven't been to your site before. I love that you are blogging about your wieghtloss journey. I am too and I am finding it very liberating and I love the accountablity. I post my wieght for the week every Friday. You should link up some time.
    Congrats on my progress thus far. I'm still a ways out from my goal but trucking along!
    Good Luck!

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  4. We make a salad with cucumber and cantaloupe that is delicious. You never know til you give it a whirl!

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  5. Visiting from the Tea party on Lady Bloggers blog hop. I love your pin up girls!

    The salad combo looks delish!

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  6. It sounds yummy.

    Oddly :).

    Cute pictures -- I especially like the hat!

    :)

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  7. Your adorable dog photos, plus the awesome title of your blog, both made me smile! Glad I stopped by! :)

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  8. Hi Rapunzel,

    Visiting from Lady Bloggers as part of the tea party.

    Your blog is adorable and you are gorgeous at any weight! Love the recipes too -- I'm eager to try this salad. Have become a follower.

    Check out my blog (Becks and the City) and become a follower as well if you like:
    http://www.becks-carrie.blogspot.com

    Beck
    xx

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  9. Hi, Nicole! We decided to make it today, can't wait to try it!

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  10. Allan, ooh, good suggestion! I'll try that sometime as well!

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  11. Mommy Drinks Because You Cry, thank you so much for stopping by! You know I'll be heading over to yours in just a few..;)

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  12. AZGypsie, I agree! I'm all about trying new things. :)

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  13. Holly, thank you for visiting, hope to "see" you again soon! xooxox

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  14. BigGiantHat..giggle..now I'll be posting all kinds of hat pictures just for you! xoxox

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  15. Anne, welcome! I'm so glad you stopped by, too! xoxoo

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  16. Aw, Beck, thank you! *blush* I'm zipping right over to your blog...xoxooxox

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