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Excitement for Sadie

June 20, 2012 by Julie 41 Comments

Sadie had quite an exciting evening!

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First, she found a little box turtle slowly crawling outside of our screened in porch.

After barking her face off, she decided to bring the turtle her favorite ball.

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A peace offering? “I swear I won’t eat you. Here, have my ball.”

The turtle wasn’t interested in her ball, so she continued to excessively sniff at it until it found its little hole to crawl into to avoid the madness.

Sadie’s second round of entertainment came on our evening walk.

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Can you tell that Sadie is the bravest dog in all the land?

That little maltese was quite a barker which didn’t fly with Sadie. When Sadie meets another dog, she prefers a simple sniff and then a romp around the yard… a silent romp. She’s not one for noisy dogs, as I’m sure you can tell from the above picture. She did like the maltese’s dress though.

Dinner

I knew what we’d be having for dinner tonight early this morning. I flagged a page in the latest issue of Cooking Light when a delicious looking chicken caught my eye while I was flipping through the magazine on the elliptical at the gym.

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The glazed chicken called to me and I followed the recipe directions exactly, but substituted ground ginger for the fresh ginger since I didn’t have any on hand.

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Our first meal of the summer on the grill!

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We ate our chicken with a side of roasted sweet potatoes and cauliflower.

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Both Ryan and I loved the chicken. I especially loved the easy, peasy clean-up thanks to the grill!

It’s a So You Think You Can Dance night in our house. Off to watch!

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My name is Julie and I am a full-time blogger, new mama, fitness enthusiast (certified personal trainer and group exercise instructor) and food fanatic (mostly healthy... but also not-so-healthy) living in North Carolina with my husband, dog and baby boy. Thank you for visiting Peanut Butter Fingers! I hope you enjoy little glimpses into my life and have fun trying the sweaty workouts I frequently share and making some of my favorite recipes along the way!

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  1. Melissa says

    June 20, 2012 at 7:39 pm

    OMG I just adore Sadie! Roo is maybe a little too social! When she meets another dog, she will sniff and lick and love them within an inch of their lives–if they’ll tolerate it! :/

    That chicken looks delish! I need some new chicken ideas, so I’ll definitely keep this in mind 🙂

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  2. Taylor @A Taste of Taylor says

    June 20, 2012 at 7:52 pm

    Sadie has quite a life haha I love it! That dish you made looks absolutely amazing… I will definitely be adding this recipe to the “To Make” list 🙂

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  3. Erin @ Girl Gone Veggie says

    June 20, 2012 at 7:55 pm

    I love your grilling outfit, so cute!! And Sadie is too adorable, haha I can’t believe the maltese scared her! ;p

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  4. Marion says

    June 20, 2012 at 8:02 pm

    Love the color of your shirt! Where did you get it?? First day of summer… Great day to grill!

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  5. Samantha says

    June 20, 2012 at 8:05 pm

    Sadie really makes me laugh.

    Especially about the little dog stuff. Even my previous dobie (who was bigger) would come to a dead halt and go to his happy place while smaller dogs ran around and under him (I swear pugs were the worset).

    My current guy met the tiniest little dog with a pink bow on her head. He was actually a little intimidated by her (I honestly don’t think that large dogs sometimes get little dogs) but he really REALLY wanted to check out her bow. 🙂

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  6. Katie @ Peace Love & Oats says

    June 20, 2012 at 8:08 pm

    Hahahahahahaha I love that sadie brought her ball to the turtle!!! That is too cute

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  7. Megan@The Running Doc says

    June 20, 2012 at 8:09 pm

    That picture of Sadie really made me laugh. My dog is even bigger than Sadie and any time another dog barks at her, no matter how small, she turns away and rolls over onto her back. She’s so submissive. I have no idea how I raised such a wussy dog!

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  8. pluvk says

    June 20, 2012 at 8:11 pm

    Sadie is 100% my favorite “blog dog!” She reminds me so much of my little guy… he’s not into yappers either. Whenever he’s confronted by hyper dogs, he looks at me like, “Seriously? You’re going to make me suffer with THIS? Take me back to the pound, woman!”

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  9. Jaren@Kiwi Fit Blog says

    June 20, 2012 at 8:16 pm

    That’s hilarious she brought the turtle her ball!! Hahah.

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  10. Bree says

    June 20, 2012 at 8:16 pm

    Oh I always love your Sadie focused posts! She’s a honey. The closest I have to dogs are my bf’s. Two little fluffballs, maltese-chihuahua. And they are certainly barkers! They are the most (over)protective pups I have ever known. Quite likely they would have thought that turtle was a red alert threat and barked the house down. Have a good evening!

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  11. Meghan @ After the Ivy League says

    June 20, 2012 at 8:30 pm

    Yay summertime! Nothing better than grilling outside and enjoying the sunshine!

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  12. Kristen @ notsodomesticated says

    June 20, 2012 at 8:42 pm

    Aww poor Sadie was scared by the little puppy haha! Too funny! 😉

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  13. Christina says

    June 20, 2012 at 8:51 pm

    Poor sadie. I have a question what half marathon training program did you use for your half marathon?

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    • peanutbutterfingers says

      June 21, 2012 at 7:45 am

      i used hal higdon’s novice training program.

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      • Christina says

        June 21, 2012 at 9:15 am

        thanks. its probably on your blog somewhere. sorry i didn’t search it. 🙁

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        • peanutbutterfingers says

          June 21, 2012 at 12:31 pm

          no worries! i highly recommend that plan! it’s a good one, especially for beginners.

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  14. Lauren says

    June 20, 2012 at 8:55 pm

    How is this your first grilled meal this summer? LoL We’ve been using our grill since March, I seriously can not get enough of grilled foods in the summer.

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    • Brie @ Eat Books says

      June 20, 2012 at 9:04 pm

      Haha, I was just thinking the same thing! I live in Alberta, Canada where we haven’t even really hit hot temperatures yet, and we bbq all the time -rain, snow or shine 🙂

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      • Abby @ Change of Pace says

        June 20, 2012 at 10:56 pm

        I third that comment! I’m also from Alberta and we BBQ year-round!

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  15. Min says

    June 20, 2012 at 9:31 pm

    Ooh!! The hubby and I LOVE to watch so you think you can dance together!! I feel like the contestants are getting better and better with each season! However, I think it’d be really difficult to top Melanie from last season. I absolutely ADORE her!! We shall see though =). Enjoy!!

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  16. Shannon @ Polish and Sugar says

    June 20, 2012 at 9:56 pm

    I just found your blog from Pinterest and love it! I spent the last 20 minutes looking through it 🙂 Great job.

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    • peanutbutterfingers says

      June 21, 2012 at 7:44 am

      thank you so much, shannon! so glad you found me!

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  17. Alysha @ Shesontherun says

    June 20, 2012 at 10:26 pm

    You are a brave girl wearing white shorts next to a grill 🙂 Rest assured whenever I wear white, I spill!

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  18. HilJo says

    June 20, 2012 at 10:42 pm

    we used our grill for the first time tonight too!! Shishkabobs and corn on the cob on the grill–followed by chocolate cake with fresh whipped cream and strawberries of course 🙂 It must be summer!!

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  19. Abby @ Change of Pace says

    June 20, 2012 at 10:56 pm

    Sadie’s great! That turtle is so cute! Can you imagine how scared it was with her barking?!

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  20. Jillian says

    June 20, 2012 at 11:21 pm

    Aww! My maltese Poppy actually has a very similar dress. Cute! It’s funny because Poppy would never be ballsy enough to bark at Sadie-she’d freak out and run. Dogs are so funny sometimes. Sadie’s a cutie-pie though, that’s for sure. 🙂

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  21. Lisa says

    June 21, 2012 at 12:08 am

    Sadie is just the cutest! I would die if I saw a turtle, they are so cute! I can’t believe its your first grill of the season! I haven’t started yet, but I live in Canada so there’s no surprise there.

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  22. Liz says

    June 21, 2012 at 1:03 am

    Ha! Those pictures of Sadie trying to be friends with the turtle are hilarious 😀

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  23. Shay @ Whine Less, Breathe More says

    June 21, 2012 at 2:32 am

    Can’t believe the turtle didn’t want to be friends!

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  24. Amanda says

    June 21, 2012 at 5:20 am

    SHE BROUGHT THE TURTLE HER BALL. Awesome.

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    • peanutbutterfingers says

      June 21, 2012 at 7:43 am

      LOL! she’s a rare one, that’s for sure.

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  25. Kelly says

    June 21, 2012 at 7:59 am

    My favorite thing about Bella is that she is NOT a barker!! She is a silent player too!

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  26. Katie @ Runs for Cookies says

    June 21, 2012 at 8:09 am

    That’s HILARIOUS that Sadie brought the turtle her ball! It kind of makes you wonder what was going through her mind. And that poor turtle’s mind 😉

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  27. Hope @ With A Side Of Hope says

    June 21, 2012 at 8:16 am

    Haha! I love that Sadie had a great time last night!

    That chicken looks delicious! I love grilling in the summer 🙂

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  28. Amanda H. says

    June 21, 2012 at 9:16 am

    I couldn’t help but laugh during most of this post. First at Sadie for being absolutely adorable and second because we ironically ate the exact same thing last night! So weird O.o

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  29. Meagan Robertson says

    June 21, 2012 at 10:11 am

    Aww Sadie! That’s too funny. Great post!

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  30. Brita says

    June 21, 2012 at 12:55 pm

    Sadie is just trying to make friends!!! I guess she prefers turtles to puppies tho 🙂

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  31. Kim @ The Family Practice says

    June 21, 2012 at 6:59 pm

    So cute that she took the ball over! Can’t believe this was your first grill of the summer! Or are you being tricky since its only now “officially summer”

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  32. Keaghan says

    June 22, 2012 at 10:29 pm

    Can you dedicate a whole post about how perfect Cyrus is from SYTYCD?Haha.. He is AMAZING!! He has the best attitude! 🙂

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    • peanutbutterfingers says

      June 23, 2012 at 6:23 am

      ha! agreed!

      Reply

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