Fun Raw Food

 Here are just a few of the yummy things I was able to see.  Vinette, our instructor, came up with the burger and fries.  It is all raw and the burger even looked pink inside when she cut it in half!  (The burger was made out of mushrooms and nuts, not beef, don't worry!)

 This is a key lime pie and a tiramisu.  So delicious.  All raw.  *I do not eat like this every day.  Even in raw food, you have to watch the sweets and nuts!  We even saw a papaya that looked like salmon!

Friends of a Feather

 It was so neat to be around so many other raw loving people!  This is my roommate, Erica, from Oakland, CA.  She stayed for the first 3 weeks.

 This is Gina, one of the inspiring instructors.  I just wanted to follow her around and take notes.  Amazing!

 This is David and Betsy.  They are married and David came along to support his wife's decision to change her lifestyle.  He was a chef already, but really got into the raw.

 I was so excited to meet this lady.  This is Jennifer Cornbleet, the author of one of my favorite raw cookbooks!  She is TINY!  So nice and also an instructor.

And this is my friend, Lauren from SLC.  She was my assistant during demo week and I was hers.

More Amazing People

 These are the women who pulled it all together.  I'm standing next to Cherie, the founder of the school.  I want to look like that when I am in my 60's!  Then there's Martine.  She was French Canadian and I love how she talks.  Super instructor!  Vinette is the master chef who can create any dish in raw that you can think of.  I think she loves food more than anyone I know and knows her stuff!

 Christina Archila is a food photographer and so fun!  I just ordered her book, SNOG, healthy treats.

 Siu Yee was from Hong Kong and was so much fun to be around.  She lived in the house, snored like a man, and said the cutest things.  My favorite was when she tries to say "crispy", but it comes out "cripsy".

 And how could I forget Audrey?  She was my roommate for about 4 weeks.  She was born in Singapore, but lives in Australia.  I learned a lot of new words from Audrey and never stopped laughing.  We caught a moth in our bathroom together and freaked each other out!  Good times.

Audrey and Siu Yee would sit out on the chairs and eat dinner every night.  They loved China Buffet and were very good friends.  I miss them all!

Check Your Stations!

 One more thing I learned at Living Light is that organization is critical!  Everything has a place and has to be accounted for.  Label everything and keep track!  Here are Brian and Keith checking their station for the last time.

 Siu Yee, Audrey,  and I worked on the same team a lot at the end.  Siu Yee was serious about inventory, but she wasn't all work and no play.  I liked to help her.  "We have one whisk.  Check!  It goes in the top left drawer!"  Everything accounted for...we are free to go!

Summer Away from Home

 This summer we had a long vacation planned.  First stop was to drop off the kids at my mom's house.  They got to spend almost 2 months in Idaho playing with Rex, the dog, my sisters, aunt and uncle, and mom and Steve.  

 I think Rex loved the attention and having the kids around to play with him.  

 Grandma was so nice to let them come and stay and take care of them.  I had a second stop to make.  I was going to California to learn all about raw food!  Thanks for helping me go to school Mom!  I couldn't have done it without you.  I missed my kids, but never worried about them for a second!

Fourth of July

Our friends, the Willardsons, invited us over for some water balloon volleyball before the fireworks.

It began innocently enough.  Toss and catch, toss and catch.

But, of course, trouble soon followed and an all out battle began.

Out came the weapons and the game faces.

There was mercy from no one.  Poor Darin!

Fireworks!

 After the water fight, we drove over to the school parking lot and had a root beer float while the dads lit the fireworks.  Here are the fabulous moms: Betsy, Christina, lovely lady whose name I forgot, and Christine.

 Riley opened up the back of the truck for the kids to sit, eat and watch.  We were the only family who forgot to wear swim stuff and bring towels so we were still wet.  Oops.

 Sparklers!  Thanks for sharing guys!

What a fun night!