Moving out and Moving on ---

As many of you know, Josh and I just moved from Idaho to Oregon. Our move was quite the emotional roller coaster and along with that came tears, frustrations, relief, happiness, a sense of completion and oh boy the list goes on...

Well, we tried so hard to keep on track with our healthy habits. We had our daily dose of green juices up until the day before our move, but eventually we had to pack our food, clean our kitchen and eat out. And can I just say... whoa did my stomach have it out for me later!

It's incredible the changes I saw in my body with just a month of juicing and just being more conscious of what I ate. I have more energy, my skin is clearing up, my nails and hair look prettier than ever, and my elimination was ... well not bad! Juicing is my favorite way to start any morning now. Looking at the picture below, it looks less than appetizing, however, juicing is great for you and once you get past the green -- it's pretty good.

However, the evening before our move we needed to eat something quick and easy -- we went for pizza. To be able to excuse that, we visited our favorite pizzeria in Idaho Falls - Lucy's Pizza - which is local pizza, New York style, and not filled with grease like a hot and ready or domino's. It was delicious!

The morning of our move we really did need something quick and fast. Jack in Box.... I'm not gonna lie, I don't think I'll ever eat there again!

Our drive started out fine, but after about an hour it all went downhill from there. My stomach felt queezy, I felt nauseous and I had to pull over to use the restroom... like 5 times during our trip! I felt lethargic all morning  and afternoon probably from all the liquid I was loosing during the day, and all of the snacks I had in my car made me want to vomit.

It was a terrible drive, to the point that when we saw this beautiful sign we decided to stop for the night and finish the rest of our 11+ hour drive home the next day. It took us about 8+ hours to get half way, which would normally be about 5.5 hours, so honestly I was done!

Moving was really hard on us not just with eating, but emotionally a well. Despite the fact that we were ready to move out of Idaho and finally settle down, we had to say goodbye to all of our friends. I met friends my first semester in Rexburg and some more recently but  we have nonetheless have grown closer with them as the years have gone by. It's really sad not knowing when we will see them again. We had lots of cupcakes, ice cream, and fried things as part of the dinners and times we said goodbyes. We love them and miss them so much already. But reality hit us, and now we're hoping to settle into our life in Oregon quickly and smoothly.



Josh and I made sure to not put our juicer in storage, as we're staying with my mom while we settle in to our new home. We have juiced for my mom the last few days and because we knew she'd be way more picky with the flavor of the juice than we were, Josh started looking for recipes online and I want to share one with you! -- It's by FAR my favorite juice Josh has made!

Ingredients:
1 very ripe Pineapple
1 head of Kale
1 small piece of ginger (about the thickness of your thumb)

Directions:
put all ingredients in a juicer
drink away!

We didn't have a juicer until about two weeks ago, but have been juicing for over a month. We used a blender and a strainer at first.  It wasn't as effective or flavorful since our blender can't handle just blending fruits and vegetables without water, but we made due with what we had and it worked for us. Now we have a really inexpensive juicer we found on sale at Fred Meyers. It doesn't work the best, but it's a step up from the juicer and strainer we started out with.

Happy juicing everyone! Let me know if you have any delicious recipes to share, and let me know what snacks have you found that work best on long road trips!