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Yum! Yum! Yum! Which one would you pick as your snack for the day? Today I picked both. Apple for my snack before lunch...I was hungry. And now the Skinny Cow for my movie treat. Plus I had to check on a condo on the 17th floor today, so I took the stairs. Oh my goodness, I could not breath for 5 minutes after I was finally there. No jumping up and down like Rocky. The elevator was pretty handy for the trip back down.

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One thing we love to do while walking on the beach is to pick up sea shells. Here is our little collection so far. This coconut palm basket is the same basket I made last year in Hawaii. Now that we have been living here a year, we have noticed a few things about the beach that we were not aware of before.
One: During the big tourist months, March-August, you will not find many sea shells along the shore.
Two: The seaweed attaches the Gulf in July. This year the seaweed cleared up the first week of August.
Three: To collect big shells, you must take a boat to Shell Island.
Four: The gulf breeze is always refreshing.
Five: It's relaxing to go hang out at the beach with friends.
There are more than just five but that's all for now.

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The one constant that we love to do in each new town we live in, is to find the best pizza joint.
Springfield, MO - New York Pizzeria
Bartlesville, OK - Brick Oven Pizza Downtown
Branson, MO - I can't really say we had time to find the best. oops
Panama City Beach - Mellow Mushroom
Just to be fair to some, we love crazy weird pizza. When we scarf down pizza, one we would consider the best, it must have sliced tomatoes, chicken, and the rest is a mixture of either/and spinach, artichoke hearts, and feta cheese. We leave the Canadian Bacon and Pineapple for the group parties and delivery.
Anyone hungry?

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It's a little too late in the evening....actually early in the am, so no time to write. Gotta get up early for work tomorrow. I'm just a darn night owl. Always have been, probably always will be. Coffee in the morning will be my cure.

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We love hats. Todd picked up a couple new hats today from work. Oh do I remember when hats from work were free!

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Don't forget to stop and smell the roses. Or in this case the flowering bush by my house. I just love the colors of the world. Cheers to the earth and all the many colors we see daily.

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A couple days ago we purchased a couple of magazines, "Whole Living Body + Soul" and "Clean Eating". Our intention is to start eating healthier meals and snacks. This is my dinner after I got back from the grocery store. A Multi-Grain English Muffin with delicious toppings of Greek style lowfat Yogurt sprinkled with Apple Blueberry Granola and a side of Apple. It might look good to some and "what were you thinking" to other; and I would agree with both. Surprisingly I will have this meal again, because I am full and everything tasted so good! I like surprising my taste buds. Oh and my grocery shopping mainly focused in the fresh produce section. Seriously! I actually bought a butternut squash, not real sure what I'm going to make. And I just finished roasting my own garlic. Maybe one day I will be a great housewife! Cheers to being healthy and hopefully losing a little weight in the process!