Going Organic

So since we've made the change from conventional food to organic I haven't complained once because i know how healthy it is, but today I will make an exception. We spent $10.00 on half a loaf of bread and 12 slices of cheese! Wow! Ok, I'm done. Hopefully we'll always be able to afford to buy organic because now after everything i've learned, I can't imagine going back. And hopefully in a few years reading back on this, $10.00 for half a loaf of bread and 12 slices of cheese won't be considered inexpensive.

It is overwhelming to say the least to think about everything that is put in our food these days. It is so bad that now we even have to watch out for WHAT we cook our food with...unbelievable. The other day Sam and me were eating a steak and the taste of it reminded me so much of my moms cooking when i was young. That's because our little cow that our steak came from was completely free range and grass fed. Back in the day, (That sounds like I'm old but I'm not), that is the only way our cows were treated and the only way to sell and buy meat. These days, conventional meat tastes so different. It is injected with so many awful things, made to eat only grain in a feed lot instead of what they are meant to eat GRASS, and subjected to horrible living conditions. It's surprising how no one noticed or raised a fuss about how it seemed to change for the worse over night. People are too busy worrying about religion and oil to care about what they are slowly killing themselves and our planet with. It is frustrating and heartbreaking.

Considering conventional food and eating out is what Sam and I both grew up on, I'm proud to say that we have made the change to organic and cooking all our meals all with in a few months time. That also includes no more eating fast food! Yay! Thats a big step for two people who would do anything for a Whataburger. :). We are also slowly transitioning everything in our household to Eco friendly, organic, and natural products. Our toothpaste, deodorant, and shampoos were some of the first to be tossed. The new stuff is more difficult to acclimate to than the food. We've also purchased safe and Eco friendly storage containers to store left overs or our lunches in. We're in the process of doing some more research on what kinds of pots and pans to buy. We want to get this right the first time because pots and pans are pricy! Needless to say, this is a great epiphany that we'll probably never stop learning about. Maybe one day I'll be able to go completely RAW ! Right....

PhotoSeptiembre

Annette, my co-worker, had a photo exhibit yesterday downtown SA.  Sam and I attended and had tons of fun despite it being HOT in there!  This was also the VERY FIRST time Sam has EVER opened the car door for me!!  This is why I felt the need to blog about this. :) What?!  He has never done this!  When I asked him why he did that after 2 1/2 years he said "because the tree was in the way" lol.  Ok, i'll take it!  Here are a few pictures.  Oh, I forgot to mentioned, it ws an interesting night also because I learned a whole lot about myself through the eyes of Karen :) lol  Sam always told me so, but I didn't believe him.  I won't mention what she said, but I believe it now and it made my night. :)  Thanks Karen!

So today is also Aggie football day.  We're playing LA tech.  We're winning and sad we're not in Aggieland watching.  We'll hopefully be back in CS next weekend....and I'll get to see my little Evan Monster!! :)

Aggieland!

Eeekk....it is finally football season and time to travel to College Station for a few home games! The best part of this is that Amanda and Artie, and now little Evan, live in good ol' CS and I will hopefully get to see Evan monster at least once a month during the fall.  Oh, and I can't forget, my little cousin Kimberly now live in CS also!  She is a sophomore at A&M...WHOOP!  

My dad drove up to SA from the Valley to take care of the pups so that Sam and I could attend the first home game; A&M vs SFA.  So we drove to A&M Saturday morning, went straight to HEB to load up on some tailgating items, stopped by to visit with Amanda and Artie, drove to Kimmy's apartment to pick her up for lunch, went to a tent sale and bought a few things, then went to the mall to catch the shuttle for the big game.  We hung out at one tailgate before we walked over to Omar's tailgate for some food.  Game time is 6 pm so then we walked some more up the ramps for the game.  All in all i think we walked about 5 miles just being on campus!  I miss A&M terribly and just being on campus brings back wonderful memories.  It is amazing watching my little cousin walk on campus!  It is surreal.  I wished and hoped for 6 years now that someone in my family would attend A&M after me and FINALLY my wish has come true!  I am soooo proud of her.  She gets me now...she understands!  Now, I say "little cousin", but she obviously is not so little if she is in college, but to me she will always be my little cousin.  

Kim and Me

Our hope is to attend every home game, but realistically, because we have no where to leave our precious pups, we most likely will not be able to make it to every home game.  We may have a solution to that for next season though since Sam came up with a brilliant idea!!  He mentioned buying a house in CS!! How exciting is that!  We'll  not only have some place to stay when we visit but we'll also be able to bring Jake and Mia!!  We've started looking at some houses and next time we're in town we will drive by and check them out.  Hopefully Amanda and Artie will stick around for a while. ;)

The BEST band in the World...Fightin' Texas Aggie Band