Wow, what a fun weekend! Jams and I got up obnoxiously early on Saturday and took the pugs to Huntington Beach Dog Beach. They luved it...
It was maybe a bit too early though... the tide was still in forcing us to walk through some rough waters. Poor little Peanut almost drown! Good thing she was wearing her harness so I could grab her and save her!
We worked up quite an appetite and decided before we gave the dogs a bath we would need some food. Yum! Breakfast Sandwiches!
Yummy Breakfast Sandwiches
by Madame Calcagno
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
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Ingredients (serves 2)
Hashbrowns
Pieces of Vegan Sausage
Lettuce
Tomato, Sliced
Portobello Mushrooms, Sliced
Veganaise
Avocado
Instructions
Cook hashbrowns and sausage according to package. I use Trader Joe's frozen hashbrowns and they usually cook in about 10 minutes.
I then sauteed the portobello mushrooms with a little bit of oil.
If you are an egg lover, cook the eggs up to your liking.
I made my sandwhich on cracked wheat sourdough, but you can use whatever bread you like. Jams used a bagel for his creation.
Layer the final ingredients on your choice of bread and BAM! Breakfast is served!
After breakfast, it was off to the showers. The dogs were filthy! After their grease bath the other night under the barbecue and now the sand is everywhere; a shower was not even an option!
Before we knew it, it was afternoon... we had to get moving! Our friends were already having fun celebrating Kristin's Birthday and we were missing margaritas!
Thankfully it was a short drive... Hello San Diego! We were staying at the Hilton in Gaslamp and checked in quickly so we could continue our adventure. We headed out to roam the streets with self made fun beverages in our sippy cups... we had some catching up to do.
We went to a little Mexican restaurant and ate a little food before heading back to the hotel to meet up with our friends. As soon as we got back, everyone was there! Yay! Happy Birthday Kristin♥
Jams made me an amazing Tree Dress for the party. Took him like three days! Thanks baby :)
Time to go dancing! We went to Onyx Room and saw our friend Renato Dinis spin... awesome!
What a great weekend having fun with friends :) We had so much fun we thought it might be best to come home and have a nice little Sunday Funday with the pugs... AKA nap day!
Oh man, Happy Friday everyone! There is something about a Friday that makes it hard to focus... maybe it's the thought of weekend bliss :)
Or maybe it's because I'm reminded of how sweet wine tastes on my lips after a long work day. Last night, I gotta say, I indulged!
"Family Dinner" as we call it, is when we have our dear friends, Chris and Lizzy, over for dinner. This used to be a weekly ritual but over time it kind of fell off. So, last night, we decided it had been long enough! Time for Family Dinner!
We made some bean burgers (YUM!) and some seasoned fries... so amazing.
The pugs indulged as well... they walked into the kitchen looking all wet. We were all asking each other who spilled something on them. Come to find out, they found their way to the grease pan under the barbecue and had a little field day. Little rascals!
Look at Potato! He is licking the grease off of Peanut's head... gross and cute all at the same time.
Thankfully it is Friday, I just finished the dishes from last night and am now ready to enjoy my evening. TGIF!
Wow, my whole body is in pain! Since we have been back from Florida, we have been getting up extra early to do a nice yoga work out.
I luv yoga. If you've never tired it, you should! It is great for your entire body and will really work your core. I always find that when I am actively doing yoga, my balance and posture are better and my energy is higher.
I would luv to tell you that this picture is me. It's not :) This is Shaina... an amazing soul *Muah!
Here's the problem... I am not a morning person. Trust me, when that alarm is going off the absolute last thing I am excited about is jumping out of bed to exercise. I am always the one to snuggle under the blankets with the pugs and beg for 10 more minutes... I will be planking in my slumber, thank you very much!
Side note: umm could the pugs take up any more of the bed?! Must be nice...
Once I get up, I am instantly happy that I did. Yoga is a great way to start the day. It gets the blood flowing and I as a result feel like I have so much more energy through out the day!
I luv that Jams and I are doing it together. It gives me that added motivation! Jams likes it too because I am so much happier in the morning... I have been making him breakfast every day! :)
Only a pet owner can truly understand the luv between a dog and their owner. Before I had my own furry friends, I liked dogs... but now I think they are the most amazing little creatures! Sure, they bark at things and occasionally poop on the carpet... but anger causes people to bark at others once in awhile! And I could tell you some stories about people I know who have pooped in way worse places... but that is neither here nor there!
These furry little friends are my pugs, Peanut and Potato! Cute huh! They look sweet and innocent and they definitely luv to cuddle, but they have been known to get themselves in their share of trouble too... especially when the other kids, Spud, Tater & Pickle are around - instigators! :)
Let's take a trip down memory lane... once upon a pugs life, there was a cute little womanizer pug named Potato. He befriended his cute little roommate, AbbyCakes and they fell in luv. Aww! Sure, they fought over treats and argued occasionally, but at the end of the day, they would cuddle in their bed and snore a sweet pug snore in sync. Boy, did they go on lots of adventures together. They would accompany us to Sunday Funday, take long walks on HB Dog Beach and spend afternoons in the park. Watch their video here... they look so cute on those swings!!!
Potato and Abbycakes decided one day that it would be fun to run away together and go on a little surprise "honeymoon." This, of course, threw us off quite a bit. While they were out having fun roaming the streets of Huntington Beach, we were out putting fliers everywhere and frantically going door to door in search of them. Abbycakes had her litter just weeks prior to them getting out and was still nursing her babies. I sure felt bad for those little pups, they really needed their mom to take care of them! To make matters even worse, Potato and Abbycakes forgot to wear their handy-dandy collars with their names and phone numbers. We were devastated :( Thankfully, a nice little Taco Truck driver found these two begging for scraps. He decided to keep them for a couple days - probably thinking that the little perrito was prego with her sagging belly. After some bad behavior and lots of barking, he decided he was ready to give them back to us and we were thrilled!
The little puglets were so happy to have their mom and dad back, it was the cutest thing! Seeing them all play together and watch each other learn and grow was so amazing - I became very attached. They were getting bigger and more and more curious about the outside world. They ran around everywhere sniffing and climbing... it started to get a little bit harder to take care of them! It was almost time to let them go.
I'm sure you moms out there can understand how hard it must be to give up your kids! But the day eventually came, and we had to give the puppies to their new parents. It was a bittersweet day. As hard as it was for me to see them go, I got to see the looks on their new parents faces. Priceless! They were all so happy to have their new furry friends! I was very happy to see them all go to great homes. Thankfully, they all went to friends so I still see most of them pretty frequently :)
If you don't luv them yet, you will! These little munchkins will be making appearances throughout my blogs so be prepared to hear all about our endeavors together!
