WIAW, Better Late Than Never..?

guys guys guysI've taken so many photos of my food lately but then have run out of time to blog about it. I feel like a blogging fool right now, but I don't want to spend too much time wallowing in my self-centered sorrow so I'll just get on with my eats from WEDNESDAY (woo Hump Day!).
Breakfast eaten leisurely at 6:15am -- keeps me full for an amazing four hours. Yep, this one is a nannying keeper. Vanilla protein and peanut butter mixed into Mesa Sunrise and buried in strawberries and a sliced banana. Doused in milk and eaten with a mini spoon (to slow down my plowing-like eating process)

Snack at 11:30 was half of a Banana Bread Larabar that I wasn't all too crazy about. I really wasn't that hungry for it either, I just wanted something to chew on as the girls ate their lunches. Ate the other half as a sweet end to my lunch, later.

Ate lunch after a quick 30 minute elliptical work out at 1:15. I was feeling eggs today for some reason and decided to fry one up. I topped they egg with a heap of sauteed onion, orange bell pepper, corn, mushrooms and spinach, sprinkled some feta and mixed in some salsa. Really hit the spot!

Cantaloupe Summer Smoothie provided thirst-quenching energy after my work out  

Didn't snack at all during the day -- surprising! Dinner, made by the dad, was vegetarian chile and a cornbread muffin. I topped my small bowl of chile with avocado and a dollop of greek yogurt. I wanted to keep dinner small because I knew I would snackaroo at my book club meeting later that night!

Guess what I did yesterday -- I BAKED! I baked vegan muffins. Yep, and they turned out pretty darn snazzy. Recipe will be soon-coming, as will more posts in general, I promise.

FOOTBALL TICKETS!

Badger Pride Last Season

Heyya! This morning I'm up bright and early to get me some Badger football tickets. They go on sale at 7:30, but knowing how I hate being in a rush, I woke up at 6 to get my morning routine straightened out before I settled into my competitive seat infront of my laptop. Basically, there are only enough tickets for a puny amount of the students, so competition is FIERCE. I'm feeling especially competitive because last year, I was late by about 30 seconds and didn't get any -- I ended up buying them for double the price from a grad student off craigslist. Yeah, rather not have to do that again!

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So this morning I had some deeelicious oats. I saw the one last peach remaining on the fruit stand and instantly knew the flavors I wanted to combine for the perfect summer oat recipe. Excellent! 

Summer Peach and Vanilla Oats

In the oats

- just under 1/4 C. rolled oats

- just under 1/4 C. oat bran

- 1 T. chia seeds

- 1/2 C. almond milk + 1/2 C. water

- about a 1/4 C. natural applesauce (added once oats begin to thicken)

- a generous sprinkle of cinnamon

- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

On top

- 1 ripe sliced peach

- 1 T. coconut butter

- 1/3 C. vanilla granola

- More cinnamon!

Enjoyed with a bowl of fresh strawbs and a cup of coffee. Perfection.

I'll be back later with a post recapping Dad's Day yesterday. Have a wonderful morning!

Did/do you participate in your school's school athletics and spirit?

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?