- Ryan and I are leaving on a three-day cruise with friends on Thursday afternoon
- Friday is my 27th birthday
Since I will be turning 27 on April 27, this year is my golden birthday. I will be celebrating like a mature adult on a booze cruise in the Bahamas.
Yes sir!
Lunch
Lunch today included tuna salad served on top of a toasted whole wheat English muffin with roasted Brussels sprouts and kettlecorn on the side.
Have any of you guys tried Popcorn Indiana kettlecorn? My gosh, it’s delicious!
It was an impulse buy at the grocery store yesterday and I snacked on it all day on Sunday. I can’t get enough!
Book Club Reminder
Just a friendly reminder that my review of the April Book Club selection, The Book Thief, will be posted on Thursday. If you’re planning to review the book on your blog and would like a link to your post included in the link roundup, please email it to me at pbfingers@gmail.com by Wednesday.
Thanks and happy reading!
Question of the Afternoon
- What is one thing you are looking forward to this week?
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LOVE that popcorn indiana!!!
Omg that popcorn is my favorite!! Its so addicting, I have to have my bf hide the big bag from me or ill eat it all!
Hi Julie, I’ve been following your blog for awhile and plan to implement the Date Night with my boyfriend! 🙂
Just curious – do you tell Ryan where you’ll take him beforehand, or is it a surprise thing? Also, does the planner pay everything on that day?
hi phoebe! i love that you’re doing date night! as for your questions, i would often keep the location/activity secret until the day of, but sometimes i’d cave and just have to tell him ahead of time. before we were married, i paid for the dates i planned and he paid for the dates he planned.
Wow thanks for the quick reply!
Ya the date idea sounds awesome! my boyfriend and I have been together for almost 4 years, and things are getting a bit monotone (in ryan’s 3 criterion, not enough in the “entertainment” category!) so I thought it’s time to spice it up 😀
i’m planning to take him to the science world he always wana go, plus a Greek restaurant with super tender roasted lamb that we both adore 😛
keep us update with your dates!
You’re lunch totally made me want popcorn! It will definitely be my afternoon snack. Thanks!
We are going away for the weekend, but before we head out of town, I’m going to an Interior Design show…should be exciting. Decorating makes me weirdly excited…
I am OBSESSED with their kettlecorn. It is the best!
Happy early birthday and congrats on the cruise! I have never been on a cruise – I get car sick on winding roads so I can only imagine what sea sick would feel like. Yeah, I’m cool like that.
My mom’s group has been talking about wanting to do a book club and they need someone to spearhead, but I don’t really have the first clue on how to go about that…
What’s this golden birthday business? We call it your champagne birthday when you turn the age of the date of your birthday (you know what I mean.) Mine was this year too and I definitely celebrated with some champagne!!!
I’ll be done with 2 out of 4 of my finals! Can’t wait!
gahhh i think i need a warning when close ups of tuna are coming….. 🙂
Have a good time at the cruise!! 😀 And have a great Birthday!!!
Mine is on the 28th! And I will be turning 25, so I will party like an immature 21 year old hahahaha ! Hopefully I’ll remember my party !
I will be waiting for the pictures when you get back!
ohoooo my goodness, that kettle corn is my kryptonite. my advisor bought it for me in college knowing how much I loved popcorn, and it was gone in less than 48 hours.
I refuse to buy it. it’s that good/bad.
1. That popcorn is BOMB. I literally cannot allow myself to purchase it anymore because I WILL eat the entire bag in one sitting. It’s not okay.
2. MY BIRTHDAY’S FRIDAY TOO!!!!! Next year is my golden birthday, and I am now emailing this post to all of my friends/family as proof that they need to take me on a cruise to the Bahamas to properly celebrate. 🙂 Happy birthday week!!
It’s my birthday this week too! Mine is Sunday. Happy birthday week!
Looking forward to seeing my college roommates/teammates for an alumni field hockey game!
Sounds like a great way to celebrate your birthday, very mature like! ha Love that!
Love the kettlecorn on the side for your lunch, that is funny! I’ve never tried that brand though, I think I just may have to now!
I am so close to being down with The Book Thief, can’t wait to hear what everyone thinks!
Playing soccer Tuesday and Thursday nights!
How bout those Hoosiers and their popcorn. Glad to see its made itsway down to FL
I bought a bag of their white cheddar popcorn and am not ashamed to admit that it didn’t last a week in my house. And I live alone. So freaking good!
Happy Early Birthday! (you are one week older than me). I’m looking forward to May, my birthday and two weekend trips!
Friday is my birthday too!!!! woohoo!
yayyyyyy! We share the same birthday, except I’m turning 19! (;
There are way too many things! Dinner tonight with friends, coffee tomorrow with a new friend, all my workouts, walks with the dog in this beautiful weather, being with my BRAND NEW fiancé!
Birthday cruise? Yes! Can’t wait to see the pics! Is this the RWB apparel cruise?
yes!! we have our outfits ready to GO!
I ADORE the Popcorn Indiana kettlecorn! So delish and guilt-free 🙂
That popcorn reminds me of my freshman year of college!
I love that popcorn, it’s so good! And I live in Indiana, so I think it’s kinda cool, haha.
I’m looking forward to getting ready to move to Boston. I am moving in two weeks so I need to start getting all my things together!!
Have SOO much fun on the cruise! What a nice little getaway for your birthday with friends 🙂
omgosh, love indiana popcorn…must try their cinnamon sugar kind!!!!
I love your blog!!!! I’m a new food blogger! but i definitely got inspired by u! have a gd trip!!
I just celebrated a birthday on the 20th (the big 2-6!). This week I’m excited to hang out with my baby nephew, who I see at least once a week, but I love his visits just the same!
happy belated bday, alysha!
You should try the white cheddar or cinnamon sugar flavors of that popcorn! They are even more addicting and just as delicious.
It’s crazy, with how the weather is now … I said before 9AM this morning … “I can’t wait for it to be Friday”. I love my job – I’m simply looking forward to spending more time outside rather than cooped up in an air conditioned environment 🙂
Happy 27th! My golden is the 27th of September, so I will be celebrating my 27th in the golden fashion, too 🙂
I am going to opt for a cruise, too I think. Obviously 27 is the *perfect* age to get down fashionably on a Booze Cruise 🙂
Kettle corn is sooo good, too! Trader joe’s sells it (in a pink bag). We buy 2 bags per week sometimes (excuse: training for a 12K lol)
Well I just won tickets to a Miranda Lambert concert so I am pretty pumped about this week already and its only Monday. Concert isn’t until August but I can’t wait! It’s the day before a 10K race too.
how exciting! i love her. 🙂
Happy Birthday! My birthday is Thursday and I am celebrating with a girls trip!!! I know we both will be having a good weekend!
Looks like you have quite an exciting week ahead! Mine won’t be quite so exciting, but I am planning on seeing “The Hunger Games” and grabbing lunch with a “long lost friend” this weekend.
I have my last of 6 Pilates workshops this weekend. Although I am sad that it is my last training, it means that I am that much closer to becoming a fully licensed Pilates Instructor! Whoop! Happy Early Birthday!
that’s awesome, lauren!
Woo hoo! I’m always so anxious the week of a trip – excited but also so busy and worried I’m going to forget something. Hope your week goes quickly and that you have a great trip!
Nice combo! Exciting week!
Wow! Your birthday sounds so exiting! Can’t wait to hear more about your cruise!
Sounds like this is going to be an exciting week for you! Yay! 🙂
Your birthday weekend will be a blast! I celebrated my 27th with my husband in Florida actually! We hit Seaworld and did the Beluga interaction. I’ll never forget that birthday!
Happy early Birthday!! Friday is my fiance’s birthday too – you guys are birthday twins! Although when I told him about the “golden birthday” concept, he was completely baffled. Must be a girl thing?
Definitely looking forward to having my aunt from Florida in town this weekend! She can finally see my engagement ring in person. It’s always a hoot when she’s around. We’re going to eat at her favorite custard place (I live in Wisconsin) on Saturday night and then my cousin’s First Communion party on Sunday. Should be a great time! Have lots of fun on your cruise, take lots of pictures! Happy early birthday 🙂
that popcorn is the best!!!
one time whole foods had samples of their apple cinnamon flavor. it was good, but i think way too sweet. stick to the original!
We share a birthday!! Happy birthday 🙂
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