Good Morning Amigos!
My morning walk was canceled today due to my Mom having a wee bit of a headache. So I slept in – glorious! – but slept in too much and am running late – Rats!
I made my normal bowl of oats for breakfast but stopped after two bites and said to myself “Hmmmm…something is not.right. Where’s the girth? The sweetness? What’s happening?!” Due to the fact that I was rushing, I had forgotten to add my standard banana 😦 She was sorely missed! But don’t worry, my bowl was still delish. It had:
- ½ cup each of old fashioned oats, skim milk and water
- dash of cinnamon and vanilla
- 2 black mission figs
- 2 dried apricots
- 2 T unsulphured coconut shreds
- Drizzle of sugar-free syrup
Yep – it was a combo of Tuesday & Wednesday’s bowls – minus my glorious banana. Ah well, there’s always tomorrow!
Perfectly sweet, creamy, chewy and hearty!
My slightly off morning continued with a look around the fridge, only to find that there was zippo for lunch, folks! You know me – Miss Type A – I ALWAYS plan the next day’s lunch the night before…but for some reason last night, I had decided to wing it in the morning. Perfect morning to wing it right? Drat! It was all good though. I packed one of my favorite food combos – Cheese and Apples. That’s ~1oz Colby Jack cheese with one sliced, Braeburn apple.
I love sweet and savory combos – they’re so satisfying, don’t you think?
I also packed a Black Cherry Almond CLIF Bar. These babies are perfect for days like today – I can just grab them and go. I know they fill me up and taste delicious.
Look at the giant almond chunks! I LOVE finding big pieces of nuts (that’s what she said) in my bars!
Considering everything that’s happened today, I’m actually in a pretty decent mood! It’s gorgeous outside and I should have a pretty good day at work. No meetings = plenty of time to get stuff done!
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Also putting me in a good mood is, of course, the fact that it’s Three Question Thursday! I really look forward to Thursday’s for this very reason – I just really like to hear what you guys have to say! So, without further ado, here they are friends:
- Do you have any summer vacation plans you’re excited about?
- Would you rather live in a place with seasons, or somewhere that’s warm or cold (if you’re into that!) all year round?
- Is your car clean or messy?
My answers:
- VEGAS Baby!!!! I’ve never been and we’re going with my 2 best friends and their husbands in July – Can’t wait!
- Warm all year round. I know I told you my favorite season is fall, but I just can’t take winters anymore. Almost 26 years of blistering cold has weakened me!!
- I am a Grade-A clean freak/germaphobe, so I wouldn’t necessarily call my car messy. However, since I’m not in it a lot and “out of sight, out of mind” is a real thing, I tend to let things up such as magazines, water bottles, etc pile up…I’m actually kind of freaking out just thinking about it…
Have a GREAT day everyone!
it’s so true when you forget the banana, it’s like what? where’s the sweetness! ever since this phenomenon of adding banana into the oatmeal, I’ve totally weaned myself off of adding brown sugar! whoo!
I love your 3 question thursday. I only wish it were friday!
1. summer plans– visiting friends in rochester, ny for the 4th. Hoping to plan out a quick 5 day trip out to europe sometimes in august! and introducing my boyfriend to my grandpa when we go up to visit in july!
2. warm all year round! i live for this warm weather!
3. my car’s neat… but right now it’s dirty from taking our bikes to a muddy trail last weekend. I hardly keep anything in my car!
1.Do you have any summer vacation plans you’re excited about?
Not really – my schedule totally sucks right now and I can’t afford to take a vacation. 😦 However, our 6 month wedding anniversary is on July 3 so I hope the Husband plans something fun! Also, I am going to visit my mommy in Tennessee towards the end of the summer for four days — I’m looking forward to that!
2. Would you rather live in a place with seasons, or somewhere that’s warm or cold (if you’re into that!) all year round?
Well, we moved to Florida for a reason! LOL
3.Is your car clean or messy?
I think it’s messy, but people always comment on how tidy it is! I have different standards of “clean” than most people. Yea, its not filled with trash, but I know there is grime and dirt all over the floor!!
(1) Ugh, no summer vacations to talk about :(. However, no worries, because there is always the 4th of July weekend at my friend’s cabin. Good times! Plus, I’m poor, haha!
(2) After living in Thailand for a year, I can honestly say I am a seasons girl. I love my warm weather, but I can’t do without my fall (and even winter!).
(3) Goes back and forth – gets messy, then clean. Messy, then clean. It’s a vicious cycle :).
Have a good day Kristin!
Oats wihtout banana!!!?? Eh, it’s okay! =)
Let’s see:
1. I’m going to NYC to visit the Natural Gourmet Institute, the culinary school I want to go to. Woop woop!
2. I want to live somewhere where it is about 77* all year. Specific, I know. But that would be ideal!
3. And my car is DEFINITELY clean. I’m a bit of a neat freak =)
Hope you have a great day!!!!!!
1. Chicago in two weeks for SIL’s wedding and hopefully something else…but nothing planned yet
2. warm all year round…totally with ya on this one girl, i’m ready to pitch those cold IA winters
3. pretty clean…i like things picked up, organized, and neat…but like you said something things tend to build up!
I love the oatmeal pictures – I really need to work on my “food photography”
1. hmmm, no trips as of yet – might have to work on that!!
2. I would love warm all year round – I live in MN so, I defintely hear you on the freezing winters – way overrated 🙂
3. My car is clean….some people call me crazy, I just like to think that I’m organized 😉
I was very happy this morning when I remembered that it was 3 question Thursday 🙂
1. We’re going to a 2 day concert at the end of July to see my favorite band ever (DMB) so I’m really excited about that.
2. I have to have seasons. I get so bored after about a month of one general temp.
3. My car is pretty clean actually. I spend 2 hours a day in it going to and from work, so it bugs me if it gets too messy.
Whenever I run out of bananas, I realize just how much they add to a bowl of oats! It still looks great, though 🙂
1) No, unfortunately.
2) Seasons! I looove the Fall. In Arizona, it’s always warm, hot, and hotter. Michigan winters are hard, but I love that we actually get seasons.
3) It’s not too bad right now, actually! My Mom’s car is, though. Haha!
1. I’m going to Sydney, Australia this summer with my sister!
2. I want to live somewhere where it is H-O-T! all year long. I hate the cold.
3. My car is ridiculously supa-clean. I am such a neat-freak.
1. no, not yet, unfortunately. i’m trying to buy a condo, which kinda puts a damper on a vacation budget.
2. i like it when seasons change because it opens up a slew of new activities, such as snowboarding, snowshoeing, and indoor gym time in the winter and biking, hiking, and running outside in the summer. it helps change up workouts and activities and keep things interesting!
3. every time people get in my car they comment on how clean it is, but i’m like you, i like my car super clean–so to me it’s dirty right now.
1. Not booked yet, but I’m hoping to get back to NH to visit with my family. Most of my extended faily hasn’t seen our baby girl yet!
2. I would rather live somewhere that’s consistently warm. I hate being cold more than anything! Plus I’d love to be able to be active outdoors year round (I’m not a snow person, even though I grew up in NH!).
3. My car is pretty clean, but that’s only because I don’t spend much time in it. It makes the .25 mi trek to the grocery store a couple times a week and that’s about it! Trust me – if I spent more time in it, it would be supper messy!
Have a great day!
1. Hawaii with my family next month then Vegas in August for a bachelorette party!! I’ve never been on such cool vacations in one year!
2. I live in Texas so I obviously like it hot!!
3. My car is pretty clean. I don’t leave things in there at all but don’t get around to detailing it as much as I’d like.
1) I think you already know of my vacation plans. I’ve only been blabbering about it everywhere – Bonnaroo. The tix cost $300 a piece, so it’s all I can afford this year. Though the boyfriend and I might go camping on 4th of July.
2) I think I like seasons. I like the seasons in DC actually. I might prefer Virginia a little more though. I love that winter doesn’t start until January here. Too many cold winters in Pennsylvania have made me hate snow.
3) Ever changing. For example, two weeks ago, it was really clean. Now, a total mess. Usually the mess occurs after I’ve been traveling – and since I’ve had to drive to PA 6 TIMES in the past two months, it’s been a constant wreck!
1) No plans for a trip this summer, I’m buying and moving into a new condo so I’ll have a change of scenery at least. I’ve been trying really hard to be able to make the move debt free, so there’s no cash for plane tickets. I’m going to Toronto in October to see Kylie Minogue, so for now that’s my “trip”.
2) I would like to have seasons but I’d also like it to be 16-22 (61-72) yeah round. I guess that would negate winter, maybe I could just get spring fall spring fall.
3) MESSY -the hatch part gets full of dog fur and gravel from going to the dog park. I have materials I need for work in the backseat but they aren’t contained really well. The Edge needs some luvin.
i agree – a banana is a key ingredient to oatmeal! i like the idea of adding dried fruit and syrup- i’ll have to give that a whirl. i admit i can be lazy with my oatmeal and just put a blob of pb on top (it’s oh so good) but the fruit does look delicious 🙂
1) Hawaii for my honeymoon!
2) Warm – hate how rainy Vancouver is.
3) I don’t have a car! I usually take transit. My fiances car is somewhat messy though.
Your oatmeal sounds wonderful! I usually make mine with pin head oats and kefir whey (after letting it sit fermenting for about 24 hours). I add in dried fruits and a touch of honey. So good!
As for the meme, I decided to answer the questions over on my blog today – stop by and take a look!
http://blog.alexandari.com/three-question-thursday-june-4-09/
Oh I LOVE vegas! Just walking through the casinos is cool! I’ve been there 4 times and will probably never get tired of it! My favorite bar is the Carnival Court at Harrah’s, it’s great for some random afternoon fun! Here’s some answers to your questions:
1. I’ve gone to Mexico (Playa del Carmen) already this year so no more big trips. I’ll be going to Colorado in July as husband has a big bike ride planned. I’ll also be riding the 1st 3 days of Ragbrai (yay Iowa vaca ha!) Oh, and a camping trip in August to Valentine, NE for our annual float trip.
2. I’d live somewhere warm for sure! Iowa winters totally suck. I despise the cold.
3. My car is average, sometimes messy, sometimes clean.
I love answering random questions! Especially while I am hard at work. 😉
1. Not a whole lot due to < $$. 😦 But I am going to Michigan for a week with my family, which should be fun. I never turn down a free vacation!
2. Somewhere WARM!! I live in the midwest so it's kind of half and half, but I'd like more of the warm half, please.
3. Hmmm, I would say messy – but it's really not I guess. More dust than clutter. I hate clutter!
1. We are on vacation at the beach right now for 2 weeks! So fun!! We are in North Carolina, right North of Myrtle Beach.
2. I love to be warm, but I love Fall, so I think I am going with the change of season.
3. My car is clean for the most part. I do have some magazines in there that I take to the gym, but otherwise, no trash, except for the mini can that I empty when I get gas.
I love your oatmeal pics! Figs rock!
Do you have any summer vacation plans you’re excited about? Going to Rhode Island this weekend to my friend’s summer house!
Would you rather live in a place with seasons, or somewhere that’s warm or cold (if you’re into that!) all year round? I love in Florida, I love it! I never have had seasons but who needed em?
Is your car clean or messy? Clean! It’s my first new car ever so I want to keep it nice!
1. Do you have any summer vacation plans you’re excited about?
No vacation for me. We took vacations in January and April. I plan on going to Arizona in October and maybe England in September and then to Utah in December…so I’ll be busy.
2. Would you rather live in a place with seasons, or somewhere that’s warm or cold (if you’re into that!) all year round?
Definitely four seasons. There’s a reason I moved to Minnesota from Arizona.
3. Is your car clean or messy?
My car resembles a nest. It used to be clean all the time, but then it just started accumulating stuff. 😦
1. Do you have any summer vacation plans you’re excited about?
The only thing planned this summer for us is an awesome night on the town for our anniversary – dinner, drinks, a concert, some gambling, and evening at a hotel!! Woo-hoo!!
2. Would you rather live in a place with seasons, or somewhere that’s warm or cold (if you’re into that!) all year round?
I’m with you on this one……I love fall, but I don’t like the winters anymore. I would be happy to live somewhere that it is warm all year long.
3. Is your car clean or messy?
I wouldn’t say that it is messy – but I do keep a lot of thing in my car – extra blankets, sweatshirts, sneakers, socks, chairs, footballs, baseballs, bags, and hats – when you have kids that are involved in sports and it seems like you spend more time away from home than at home it’s a lot easier to just keep this stuff on hand than pack it just about every single day!
1) Vegas with you, Linds and our men!! Can’t wait!
2) Right now I’ll say seasons but ask me again in December and the answer might be different. Remember when snow was fun??
3) Currently- messy. Moving will do that to you. But normally, quite clean that’s thanks to my father and a little bit of my type A helping out! 🙂
Answer to questions:
1: SUMMER PLANS:
no i dont have anything set up yet what a bummer i know
2: WHERE ID LIKE TO LIVE:
hawaii were it was warm all year round im sick of living in boston ma we have such cold winters ughh
3: CAR CLEAN OR DIRTY
my cars pretty clean theres a little mess but not dirty i go to the car wash once a week i know pretty obsesive but thats my boyfriend lol he loves the car
Hello!
1. This summer we are moving back from New Zealand to England for a while, so our summer holiday will be a few weeks halfway home, in the SW USA, visiting friends in San Diego and Tucson. We’re very excited 🙂
2. I would love to live somewhere warm all year round.
3. Our car is medium. It’s kept clean, but it has random things on the floor, like hockey balls, the odd empty water bottle etc. Time for a clean out 🙂
Have a great weekend!
Emily.