Normally smoothies do a great job of filling me up. Not the case today! I made myself a thick, chocolaty and delicious smoothie, but found myself rummaging through the fridge 30 minutes later. In the mix: 1 cup milk 1 cup frozen strawberries 1/2 frozen banana 1 scoop chocolate protein powder 2 tablespoons cocoa powder…
Doorbell Interruption
During the month that we’ve lived in our new rental house, the homeowners have scheduled a lot of people to come by the house for various reasons. Since I work from home, I’m obviously flexible with my schedule and tell them they can come by whenever and they typically give me a three-hour window. Well,…
Happy Birthday Wishes
Not-So-Overnight Overnight Oats
Last night during dinner Ryan asked me whether I cooked the asparagus differently than usual. Nope! I roasted it the same way that I always do. Apparently someone’s taste buds are coming around and beginning to like asparagus. My taste buds had a similar revelation a couple years ago and now I thoroughly enjoy the…
Outside Dining
It felt so good to sleep in this morning. It felt even better to eat delicious French toast, topped with syrup and nectarines right after we woke up on the patio because it’s so beautiful outside today! Perfect Sunday morning breakfast! After breakfast, my mom and I headed to Jazzercise. My mom is an avid…