Back from Oregon vacation

Jeromie and I just took at trip to Portland for 10 days! What a beautiful time of year to be in Oregon. We drove to the coast while we were there which was gorgeous and sunny too! We drove back to Salt Lake on sunday and now it's back to work. I'm going to be changing jobs. I'm currently working in Inpatient Medical Rehabilitation but I'd interviewed before our Portland trip for a position on the Ortho Trauma & Surgical Specialty floor, so I'll be starting my new position there at the end of August.

We ate out 12 or 13 times while in Portland and I definitely didn't feel that great. It's good to be eating well again and cooking at home (or having Jeromie cook!) Our first night back we had grilled grassfed basil burgers topped with garlic white cheddar on one and garlic chile pepper cheese on the other! Then we had a fresh caprese salad with olive oil and balsamic vinegar, and we had zucchini fried in ghee and topped with Kerrygold aged cheddar. YUM.

I'm doing a combination of coffee with creamer and coffee with only coconut milk added (of course it's full fat). I love the organic shade grown ethiopian coffee from Trader Joe's! When we went to TJs on our Portland trip, however, we weren't as impressed as we thought we'd be. Whole Foods actually has a lot more selection of items that are full fat. They have more selection in general. But TJs does have a few good finds. Another thing we always buy is their 2.99 Charles Shaw red wines, and the Almond Meal. Still, there's a lot of gluten and grains throughout the store, or products high in preservatives and/or sugar.

Now that we're back in SLC, Jeromie will be starting classes for Grad school next Monday. And I will be starting my Spanish class! We're staying cool in the air conditioned apartment. I went back to Yoga class today which was excellent (as always).

K