1. Relive the trip through photographs.<\/h4>\n
I absolutely love taking pictures. I wish I could take a photography class and really learn how to use a fancy camera.<\/p>\n
After eating some Southwestern and BBQ food in Tucson, I was determined to try a few recipes that reminded me of it.<\/p>\n I found a few recipes I want to try:<\/p>\n Yum! My mouth is watering at all these recipes. Plus if you’re like me, you probably eat out more on vacation. And it’s food that’s not normally in my diet. So it’s a nice thing to eat familiar, comfort foods are home. Especially if on vacation I wasn’t eat much in the way of veggies…(And no French Fries don’t count!).<\/p>\n Michael and I have a few vacations planned for 2011. The next trip we’re hoping to do is Vegas<\/a>. It’s been way too long since we’ve played in that playground.<\/p>\n After reading Julie & Julia on my trip to Tucson I decided that I wanted to try a cooking experiment: French cooking. But since I’m trying to keep those pounds off, I’m determined to figure out “lighter” ways to recreate Julia Child’s recipes. We shall see how I fare.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n After I got back from Arizona, the one thing I really wanted to do was visit the beach.<\/p>\n Getting back on track with normal food, routine workouts are important too. It’s nice to take a break<\/a> from the routine on vacation but it’s crucial not to completely abandon the healthy ways I established before the vacation.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/ARIZONA1.jpg\" "\\"ARIZONA1\\"")
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\nOne of the best parts about a vacation is reliving the experience through the photos. I ordered a bunch of prints from Kodak.com and when they arrived I happily organized them in a photo album and also hung a few photos in my cubicle at work.<\/p>\n<\/a>
\nThere’s nothing better on a long, rainy workday than staring at photos of my sunny vacation. \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n2. Eat food that reminds you of your trip.<\/h4>\n
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3. Start planning your next trip!<\/h4>\n
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\nThe second trip is this fall: Texas! I’ve never been to Texas (or the South really). I’m looking forward to another adventure.<\/p>\n4. Start a new project!<\/h4>\n
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\nI’ve picked up some cookbooks by Julia Child from the library and in the next few weeks I will be seeing how I can monkey with them to make them lower in calories. I’m really excited about this!<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n5. Take a Mini Break<\/h4>\n
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\nIt had been awhile since I made a day trip to the Oregon Coast<\/a> and I after spending a week in the desert the pull to the Coast <\/a>was even stronger!<\/p>\n<\/a>
\nMichael and I also booked a one night getaway in a few weeks for Hood River. It will coincide with us picking up our case of wine from Quenett.<\/p>\n6. Continue Regular Fitness and Food Habits<\/h4>\n