Ever since Ryan and I moved to Ocala, we’ve been “church shopping.” We loved our church in Orlando and are really hoping to find something that fits us as well as our previous church did.
We’ve spent the past few weeks going to one church but just haven’t connected with the pastor. We’ve loved the music, the people and the ambiance of the church, but the pastor just wasn’t the right fit and we really wanted him to be.
This morning we tried a new church and may have found a winner! We really enjoyed the service, the pastor had a lot more enthusiasm and it was much more relatable. We’ll be going back again soon, hoping it will be our new permanent church!
The church was located right near a new McDonald’s and Ryan and I walked over for hot drinks after the service.
A peppermint mocha for me (with a side of an awkward smile, apparently) and a hot chocolate for Ryan.
Surprisingly I really don’t like McDonald’s hot chocolate. It tastes so funky to me! Anyone else with me on this one? Ryan thinks I’m crazy.
Even though we just had breakfast before church (egg sandwiches again), Ryan is a serious fan of McDonald’s hot cakes and ordered them for a “snack.”
He ended up sharing and I had about a third. They really are fantastic! I tried to replicate them before with a recipe that called for lemon-lime soda, but my attempt didn’t measure up.
Post McDonald’s we hit up the grocery store and came home to change before making lunch.
Today’s midday meal included smoothies and a LUNA bar for me.
My smoothie contained:
- 2 frozen bananas (for maximum thickness)
- 1 cup milk
- 1 scoop vanilla protein powder
Three ingredients and bam… an awesome smoothie.
I was sent a box of LUNA bars to sample earlier in the week and have been really loving them as my afternoon snack. (They caught wind of the fact that these bars are my favorite pre-race snack. Very true!)
Today’s flavor of choice was the Nutz Over Chocolate bar which totally satisfied my love for the peanut butter and chocolate flavor combination.
It was great, though my all-time favorite LUNA bar is the White Chocolate Macadamia bar. Tastes like a healthified cookie!
Lunch fueled another day of hiking. We are addicted!
It really is such a treat to live so close to the Ocala National Forest and take advantage of such well-maintained trails.
Sadie agrees.
And now for a little fun!
Can you spot Sadie?
She’s a hunting dog and her pinkish nose, tan coat and beige eyes camouflage her so well on the trails.
See her?
The three of us had a great time on our two-hour hike. The weather was a bit cool and perfectly sunny.
You know how they say people and their pets can start to look alike after a while?
I’m beginning to see it…
They’re quite the duo.
Taking pictures with Sadie is never easy!
She loves my kisses. Don’t let her fool you.
She just loves herons more.
Now that we’re home, we are planning on making the rest of the day very low key, complete with a crock pot dinner and a movie night.
Oh! And the answer key to Where’s Waldo: Sadie Edition:
She’s sneaky.
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