Boise Farmers Market

Reason number 503,467 that I love Boise... the weekend Farmer's Market. This morning a group of us rode our bicycles along the beautiful Boise greenbelt into downtown where we visited the Farmer's Market. From April through October, 8th street is lined with local merchants and farmers selling hand-crafted goods and freshly grown flowers, produce, etc. I love supporting the local farmers, and try to visit the market several times over the course of the summer. By purchasing locally grown food, I not only get fresher food, but am helping the environment (it is more sustainable to purchase locally rather than trucking in food). This was my first trip of the year to the market, and I purchased a bag of delicious dried cinnamon sugar apple bites, a container of creamy wild salmon ravioli, and some fabulous fresh feta cheese. Yummy!

What is your t-shirt made of?

My newest, coolest, Boise State t-shirt is made of 50% recycled plastic bottles and 50% organic cotton. Cool, huh!?!

Tulips Make Me Happy :-)

I think tulips are some of the happiest flowers. I have wanted to grow tulips for a while now, and finally planted some bulbs in the fall. I decided to plant them along the walkway to my front door so that everyone who came to visit me would see beautiful flowers. I got a little nervous after I planted them because I realized my sprinklers don't hit along this narrow strip, so I was overjoyed when they started blooming. I have been faithfully checking their progress daily, and they finally all opened up! I hardly ever use my front door because I go in and out through the garage, but I think I'll have to start making some detours as seeing these tulips really does put a smile on my face!

Leathers!

I couldn't get a new bike without getting new gear! My old gear was powder blue, and that definitely didn't match my red bike, so I splurged on some new Harley Davidson leathers :-) I only intended to get a leather jacket, but the chaps matched the jacket and I thought they were so cool that I bought myself an early birthday present! The chaps are a little long, but the Harley shop will cut them to the right length for me for free... I got insurance yesterday, put the license plate on tonight, and I'm ready to ride! I've gotta get a few more accessories added to my bike (saddle bags, helmet lock, etc.) and it will be perfect :-)

Isn't It Beautiful!?!

I got a surprise call from the Harley dealership yesterday that my bike was here and ready for me to pick up! Wahoo! I wasn't expecting to get my bike till closer to the end of the month, so I was stoked. I totally love my new bike - the sound, the power, the color, everything! I only got to drive it the short distance from the dealership to my house (I was headed out of town so didn't have time for a ride) but I think I had a smile on my face all night. I am so excited for warmer weather. I will be riding this beauty all summer long!

First Bloom

My flowers are starting to bloom! Well, one flower at least :-) I was so happy last week when I saw that this daffodil had bloomed... now I'm just waiting for the others! I can tell my tulips are almost there - I'm hoping that they'll start opening up within the next week.

One Gallon!

I reached a milestone in blood donations today - I got my one gallon pin! I've still got a long ways to go to catch up to my dad (he's working on gallon THIRTEEN!), but I was excited to see my progress. It'll be at least another year and a half until I can get another gallon pin (you can only donate every other month), so I figured I'd better blog about this now!