Stocked with Strawberries

We have so many strawberries in our house! I bought about 2-3 times what we normally eat since we had family here this weekend, but we didn’t eat as many as I thought we would. I guess now it’s up to Nick and me to get through them.

It’s a good thing we both love strawberries.

This bowl had:

• 1/2 cup oats, 1 cup water, pinch salt
• 1/3 banana, sliced
• 1/2 -1 cup strawberries, mixed in and on top
• cinnamon!
• 1 Tbsp pecan pieces

I love strawberries + pecans together. Adding those to oatmeal just makes it even better  🙂

Plus a small cup of chocolate milk this morning.

Sometimes, you just need something chocolatey in the morning!

I’m kind of excited to have this many strawberries – I’m working up a fun dessert to have tonight that should use some of them, too. Yay for fresh berries!

What’s your favorite berry?

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All Growed Up

Are there any foods that just make you feel like a kid again when you have them?

One of mine is chocolate milk. I love chocolate milk, and don’t have it nearly enough. Especially since it just makes me happy.

Surprisingly, oatmeal is not one of those foods. I actually did not like oatmeal when I was younger – I don’t know what it was, but I never ate it until I was in college. Can you believe that? I’m so glad I got over that.

• 1/2 cup oats, 1 cup water, pinch salt
• 1/2 banana, sliced
• handful blueberries
• cinnamon, and more cinnamon
• 1 Tbsp cinnamon raisin pb

This peanut butter is awesome – I think I may like it a little better than the chocolate one, which is crazy! Now if I could just find the mighty maple and white chocolate….

I also had a big glass of icy cold chocolate milk this morning – I was planning on having this no matter what I actually had for breakfast. It hit the spot.

Yes, I like my chocolate milk verrrrry chocolate-y  🙂  If I’m going to have it, I want it to taste like chocolate milk!

What are your “make you feel like a kid again” foods/drinks?

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Make Mine Upside Down

It’s humpday already! I’m still pretty confused as to what day it is after the long weekend of traveling, but I think I’m just about back on schedule. I slept pretty good last night after running, eating, and reading for a bit. I had a hard time getting out of bed, actually – I think I hit the snooze 4 times? it’s hard to want to get out of the warm bed when I’ve got a big warm cat keeping my feet warm on the bed.

I thought about having eggs this morning, but oatmeal won again. I had some pineapple in the fridge that I needed to use, so I made my pineapple upside down oats.

It’s been too long since I made this one. I need to remember to keep some kind of pineapple in the house at all times.

• 1/2 cup oats, 1 cup water, pinch salt
• 3/4 cup pineapple
• 2 Tbsp walnuts
• cinnamon!
• 1 Tbsp unsweetened coconut
• 1 tsp brown sugar, for melt effect

Hello, walnut

Oatmeal + fruit + nuts + cup of milk = one of my favorite breakfasts

Plus an awesome cup of coffee Nick made me –

Today is our last day of BodyPump  😦  Our gym membership ends this week, and I don’t think we’re renewing it right now. Today should be a good one!

I can’t wait to get in the car and read some more on the way to work!

 

What are your favorite strength moves/routines/videos to do at home? I don’t want to lose the muscles I’ve gained from BodyPump!

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Headin’ Down to Richmond Town

 

Just a heads up: I’m heading out after breakfast, and will be at my in-laws this weekend. I will have my computer and camera, but I don’t know how much I’ll actually blog. We have a lot of work (and shopping!) to do  🙂 

 

Breakfast needed to be something easy and something that would hold me for a few hours.

 

Eggs it is!

 

 

 

A big bowl of fruit: banana, strawberries, and the last of the blueberries and raspberries for this week.

 

 

 

and milk!

 

 

 

Make sure to check in later!  There’s a surprise happening this afternoon and I’m SO excited!!!

 

Thanks for all the luck!

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I Can’t Quit You!

Super fast breakfast post!  🙂

 

Eggs and grits

 

 

 

Bowl o’ fruit

 

 

 

and some Hokie milk for Monday morning power!

 

 

 

What’s your favorite part of Mondays? Least favorite?

 

Mine: I like the start of a “new week”, but hate the rush of Monday morning! 

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