Is it fall or is it winter?!

Sunday, October 26, 2008

Snow. Yuck.

Before I left for my parents' house this morning I discovered a hidden box of autumn decorations underneath the bed in our guest room. I was really excited, but now I feel like I should be putting up Christmas decorations!!!!



I stopped at River Rock Cafe here in St. Peter and grabbed my mom and I two 'Guiltless Caramel Lattes'. Their coffee shop is all organic and eco-friendly, and their coffees are amazing. It was exactly what I needed on this blustery Minnesotan day.

I also ate a Pistachio Larabar on the way.

I wasn't real hungry for breakfast, so this was perfect. I like this flavor, but I wish it was a little more 'pistachio-y'. The flavor isn't real potent... and I LOVE pistachio. When I was in Italy I ate pistachio gelato almost every day. YUM.

It was fun talking wedding stuff with my mom. I'm excited to start planning. We want to have the wedding around this time next year (maybe earlier in October so we don't have to deal with SNOW). A year sounds like a long time, but with all the stuff that goes into a wedding, it's really not! I better get crackin'.

While I was there, I did some snacking. First, I had a piece of apple pie/crisp that my family had picked up at the church bake sale that morning. Delicious.


Later on I had some of my mom's homemade pita chips with salsa. She buys Herdez salsa from Aldi and adds her own dried cilantro to it. It's good, but I like our fresh salsas better.

Right before I left I also had some veggies and homemade buttermilk ranch dip.

I got sent home w/ a bunch of goodies! Fresh veggies, buffalo chili, a whole frozen chicken and two pounds of ground buffalo. I think I'll have the chili for dinner tonight.



Well I better start on my homework. :-( What a depressing day.

Major workout day with a special surprise at the end!

Wednesday, October 8, 2008

Whew. I am exhausted.

The day started with my 60 min. yoga class. I didn't feel quite as strong as I did on Monday, but it was still a good class. After class I went to work, and when I got there I ate my breakfast:

2 slices of honey ham & a light string cheese- I needed the protein!

My workout must have burned alot of calories though, because I was hungry again very soon. I waited until 11am to eat my morning snack, which was a combination of dry cereal: Kix, Fiber One & Cinammon Puffins (I decided I prefer the peanut butter!).

This held me pretty well, surprisingly. Cereal normally seems to go right through me and I'm hungry again 10 minutes later! But I didn't take lunch break until 1pm, and I wasn't starving by any means. I ate my reheated grilled veggie burrito (which, as I expected, did not hold the "crunch" that I wanted, but was still delicious!) and snacked on some cucumbers, snap peas & peppers.

After lunch, work was soooo boring. I was just in such a good mood and feeling so great that I felt like I was totally wasting it sitting on my butt staring at a computer screen. Bleh. So.... I took off a little early. Headed to the gym for my 2nd workout of the day!

• Ran 3.1 miles on the treadmill
• Biked 1.5 miles of a 'Hill Program' on the recumbant
• Abs routie using the balance ball

Whew. I immediately ate a nectarine when I got done, I needed something in a bad way!

Then I went to Target to do a little shopping... Target is one of my favorite stores ever! I could spend hours in there. I bought a green shirt to wear to work tomorrow (it's Homecoming Week and tomorrow is class colors day; preschool is green), earrings, new slippers!, shoes, cereal & Starbucks chocolate.

When I got home around 5pm there was a package waiting for me... FREE CHOBANI YOGURT! My fellow food bloggers are constantly eating this stuff and they don't sell it anywhere near me. So I sent an e-mail to the company explaining my blog and asking where I could buy it, and they just up and sent me a box of free ones! I cannot wait to try it!

Dinner time!