Good (Bad) Luck Chuck

Sometimes luck runs with me.

Other times, not so much.

This weekend was a wonderful mishmash of the good and bad kinds of luck, but thankfully we were all able to laugh it off. As with news, I like to get the bad out of the way first.

Lemon Poppyseed muffins we baked on the rainy Friday

The Bad
I got lost on the way to pick the boy up at his bus stop! I took the google maps directions with me but even that wasn't enough to keep my lack of directional skill from taking over. After about 20 minutes of driving around aimlessly through streets and avenues looking for the one-way that seemed never to show up, I finally found myself looping around and at a stop light near the bus stop. Thankfully, Nick saw my car and ran in. Hectic!
The Good
I got to spend an entire weekend with Nick, got to show him what I love about MN and got a lot of much-missed cuddle time :)

The Bad
Nick really wanted to treat me to one of his favorites after a game of tennis: a soft serve ice cream cone from McDonalds! I was more than happy to oblige ;) especially since he said they were only $.49! 49 cents? dream on! Apparently that's only in WI because McD's charged us .99 for each cone. Rough.
The Good
I got a tasty soft serve cone for 150 yummy calories.

Ready for the game with our Twins gear!

The Bad
We were both really excited to go to the Twins game on Friday night. Nick had never been to one and I'd only been to Target Field once before. Unfortunately, we chose the wrong night. The Twins lost 9-3 (after the Rangers scored 7 runs in the second inning) and it was rainy and cold the whole time. Every other game of the series? The Twins won by a HUGE margin and it the weather was warm and sunny. Oh wellllll.
The Good
Nick got to see his first Twins game, and we had great seats with a skyline view!

The Bad
Saturday night was the perfect night for an outdoor movie. Drive-in theaters are so much fun in the summer time, but there are only two around the Twin Cities and we had to drive about an hour to get to the one with the best movies (Super 8, Hangover II, and Thor). We drove all the way out to the theatre with a bunch of blankets, stopped at Walmart to grab some movie grub (and caffeine to stay up for the TRIPLE feature!) only to find that it was FULL and the place had no more room for any other cars!
The Good
We didn't want to let our road trip or movie munchies go to waste, so we searched the GPS for the nearest movie theatre and went on our first movie-date ever! We ended up seeing Super 8! I thought it was good -- the main characters were little kids, which made me want to be young and carefree again -- but it reminded both of us of the Goonies!

The Bad
My dad had purchased a Groupon-type coupon for a steamboat ride around a lake that I live near and we planned to go on the 11:50 ride. We showed up at the boat literally 2 seconds before it was about to leave and it was too late to board.
The Good
This weekend there was a huge art fair at the park next to the lake, so we decided to take a stroll and look at the artists' work instead of wait for the steamboat to come back. I'm so glad we did because we so so many incredible pieces of art. So inspiring!

Long story short, this weekend was awesome.

Now that I won't be playing hostess for a while, I should have more time to devote to blogging. Yay! I've missed posting.

Breakfast this morning

Nonfat, plain greek yogurt with a ton of bloobs, a tablespoon of honey drizzled on top, a squeeze of lemon juice, some Mesa Sunrise and a few raw almonds. Lemon poppyseed muffin and coffee on the side. 

I have my second photography class tonight! I realized that I need to get myself a new lens -- one with F-Stops that I can manually control. Thank goodness I found one at best buy for less than $150. Lenses get so expensive.

What were some good/bad luck experiences in your weekend?

What is your favorite kind of muffin?

Cantaloupe Crazy

Hello! Hope you're all having a wonderful day. 

I woke up again to a rainy Minnesota so the lighting was less than desirable. I tried to make my breakfast look as tasty as it really was! Last night I was feeling like a grandma and couldn't stay up past 10:00. Dozed off right when I got under the covers, and consequently woke up early this morning. Since I was the first person awake, I debated making the smoothie I was craving so badly. Thankfully, my mom woke up not too much later and I didn't feel to horrible about breaking out the blender. These green smoothies are seriously one of my favorite things ever!! So much goodness in one glass it's crazy. Gives me a ton of energy, too -- I felt more than motivated to get my morning workout in. I complemented the smoothie with some greek yogurt, blueberries and honey, topped with a bit of fiber one, a la Hungry Girl. 

Summer Cantaloupe Green Smoothie

- 2 cups slightly wilted spinach (pop it in the microwave for about 10 seconds)

- 2 T. ground flax seed meal

- 1 Small banana or 1/2 of one large banana

- 1 cup milk (almond, soy, rice, cow, etc.)

- lots of cantaloupe (about 1 wedge)

- handful of blueberries

After breakfast I dove my nose back into Harry Potter 2... and finished! I'm doing much better than I expected on this HP frenzy. Since I've never read them all (I made it to the beginning of the 4th book) I made it a short-term goal to get through all 7 before the final movie this July. Look at me, it's not even June and I'm on to the 3rd! Haha, hopefully I don't lose enthusiasm. Thankfully, the cruddy weather is probably going to keep me house-ridden tonight. Somehow, Harry Potter, a nice mug of tea, a fire, and a slightly cracked window to listen to the rain doesn't sound too bad.

Today was also exciting because I finally got to see one of my best friends from school! She lives about an hour away from me, but we both live about 30 minutes away from Mall of America so we decided to meet there and shop our hearts out! I didn't need to get too much (who really does?) but of course I spent more than I should have. I got a cute dress for my half sister's wedding this July and a necklace from Forever 21 and two bras (there was a sale!) and floral skirt from Gilly Hicks. I'm really falling in love with that store, let me tell you. Anyways, to fuel my shopping trip and keep from shelling out at a food court, I heated up the leftover fajita vegetables from dinner last night and stuffed them in a sprouted wheat pita. More cantaloupe and cottage cheese balanced the meal.

When I got back from the mall, I was starving! I remembered the leftover spinach and mushroom frittata in the fridge that my parents had for din din last night and decided to reheat that. (since I didn't make it I didn't take any photos of it, sorrs!) I was really craving something fresh, so I threw together a spinach salad. Om nom. Put a bunch of spinach in a bowl, topped it with some cantaloupe (ingredient of the day, apparently!), jumbo raisins, walnuts, and papaya dressing. Hit the spot!

Now I'm off to RELAX with my pal Harry Potter. Have a great Saturday night everyone!

What was your "ingredient of the day?"