My life will never be the same....

A few weeks ago I was in Seattle on one of my many business trips this summer. I was working a conference for naturopathic doctors, so there was a lot of...let's just say, interesting things being exhibited there. The entire show, I could hear this voice over a microphone at the end of the row I was in. After a couple of days I decided to venture over there and take a look at what the crowd of people were watching. There was this mid 50's, very handsome couple, demoing a blender. Once again I notice the crowd and I'm all, "What's the big deal? It's just a blender". But as always, curiosity got the best of me and I listened in. 
I hear him talking about wet blender and dry blender, and creating a vortex and friction and blah, blah, blah.... 
Then he said the magic words..."It's the #1 blender used by bartenders world wide". 
Cha-ching!
He had my attention now. 
Then he said even better magic words. "You can make ice cream and soup right in the container...."
Ice cream and soup? In the same container?
OK, I was hooked. Good thing there was someone else watching the booth, because I was there for at least 30 minutes watching him concoct an array of delicious treats. The first was a Mexican style soup, with tons of veggies, non-GMO spices and black beans, corn and tortilla chips added at the end. It was so good. I had two 3 cups of it...come on, they were only dixie cups. 
Then he started {stah-ted} to make ice cream. Well healthy sorbet actually. I was very skeptical when I saw the ingredients. 100% apple juice, banana, carrots and...cabbage? What kind of ice cream was this going to be? I don't know about you, but I'm used to Beach Plum, real, coffee Kahlua brownie ice cream with chocolate jimmies on top. sinful...i know.
Let's be real folks. You can't eat Beach Plum full fat ice cream your entire life, as often as you would like, and look like this husband and wife do in their 50's. They didn't look a day over 40..if that. 
So he proceeds on with the blending of his ingredients, in the same container that he had just made hot soup in. After what seemed like a minute and a half, he stops the blender, picks it up, takes the lid off and turns it upside down. no movement. We have ice cream sorbet folks. Remember those ingredients I just told you about? The cabbage and carrots and banana and apple juice? They were absolutely delicious! I had 2 cups...again.
I asked a few questions and discovered just how many incredible, healthy and delicious dishes can be made by this beautiful little machine called the Vitamix. I had to buy one. I almost felt as if I didn't have a choice. They were offering such a great show discount, I couldn't refuse. 
I've been waiting and waiting and...waiting, for my Vitamix to arrive. I've been planning out what I was going to make first. I've been visiting all the local farmers markets and health food stores, picking up all things organic. Fruits, nuts, corn, flowers...well the flowers weren't organic, those were just something pretty for mom. 
I have been like a kid awaiting Christmas day when you know that your parents got you the exact gift you have been wanting, but they haven't put it under the tree yet, and then magically on Christmas morning you wake up..and there it is! 
Yes. That level of excitement. I would call home asking mom if it had arrived. I even called Vitamix directly to find out if it had shipped yet, and when exactly the date and time of arrival would be. I couldn't wait for my Vitamix to come. 
Well today was the day. It arrived! And I was like a kid on Christmas morning, trotting through the house yelling "My Vitamix came!". Mom laughed. I think secretly moms love seeing their kids get excited about something, no matter how old they are. 
The anticipation was killing me as I was unpacking, removing Styrofoam and washing my Vitamix for it's first use. My first dish? Organic almond butter. So yummy, and so much better for you than peanut butter. 
And then I made the smoothie I've been waiting to make that I found in their online recipe book.  

It's an all organic, kale, pear, green grapes and banana delicious green smoothie. This was my dinner. And it was oh so good. And so healthy. It's so powerful it even disintegrates the seeds of berries. I hate it when I make a breakfast smoothie with blackberries, strawberries, raspberries and blueberries, and the seeds get stuck in my teeth. Problem no more!
I LOVE my Vitamix! 

And the cherry on top of the sundae today was, the library called and told me the book I requested was in. I have been waiting to read Double Cross by Sam and Chuck Giancana. It's the unveiling of the Kennedy's relationship with the mob boss Sam Giancana, and his involvement with the untimely death of my favorite, Norma Jean..better known as Marilyn Monroe. I'll have to hurry and finish up the Nicholas Sparks book I'm on right now so I can get to the exciting one. 
I'll let you know how it is.