love affair with my breakfast.

Have you ever had a dream about your oatmeal? If you said yes, we should be best friends.

Is it sad I went to bed thinking about what I get to eat in the morning? The answer to that would be absolutely not, and don't ever let anyone tell you otherwise.

My morning started nice and late, at about 5:45 am (whaaaaat!) - I couldn't sleep, I had to get up at 6:30 anyways, so I just decided to get a move on. I was okay with it because I had something stewing in my fridge overnight.

overnight oats with a peanut butter and peach sun :)

don't let the peaches fool you - they (like strawberries) freak me out in oatmeal. They went on the side.


I felt bad for the little guys, so I decided to give them a try - I actually liked it!!!

I had to be at my house early this morning to unlock the door so the tile guy could finish our tile this morning. I left him a nice little post it with a "job well done" note on it - it looks so beautiful. I can't believe it is actually starting to look like a house! After I groggily did that, I had to go to the store to stock up for my road trip today! I had to use the bathroom, so I decided to leave a few notes on the mirror.

Please don't judge my outfit or my bedhead hair - it was 7 AM for goodness sake!

When I got home, it was time to go for my run, which was actually scheduled for tomorrow, but I probably won't have a chance to get one in while I am gone. I'm bringing one workout outfit just in case, but it most likely will not happen.

I wear this shirt with my head held high!

I love this shirt - FH's aunt is in remission with breast cancer, so I fully support all efforts in research to find a cure! Have you ever been affected by cancer? I held my head high until I saw an old lady power walking, and then I felt bad for not being conservative. I then made my running arms a little higher while I said "good morning" to try and distract her from my shirt. Ridiculous? Yes. Hilarious? Oh yeah.

I ran about 4.5 miles (I was supposed to go 5, but I didn't map it out) and went about 40 minutes. Don't pay any attention to my watch. Those extra minutes were spent stretching. It was about a 9:00 pace, not too bad!

glad I got this in since I will be sitting in a car for the rest of the day!!

I had to run a few errands and had a doctor's appointment, and while I was gone I saw the liscence plate below.

"just blessed"

I love this liscence plate! I think a lot of the time we are so caught up in day to day stress and activities, we forget to take the time to realize how blessed we actually are in life. I know I am. How has your life been blessed?

When I got home, it was time to pack all my food! Kelsey left me some good tips on what to bring for a road trip. There are a couple of reasons why I love Kelsey: 1) Her name rhymes with mine (kelsey, chelsey); 2) She laughs at my jokes; 3) She has a wheat allergy just like me! If you've never made it over by Kelsey yet, I really think you should re-evaluate your life.

Moving on....

beverages - coke zero for mom, water for me

lots of magazines

looooots of food

You are not allowed to think I am crazy for bringning enough food to last me for 5 days. I do this because I never know what I will find on the road or when I am in a different city staying in a hotel. It makes my life a lot easier knowing that I have enough food to maintain my clean eating lifestyle and keep my intolerances at bay.

yes, I am bringing a bowl and a spoon... get over it.

Then I made a quick lunch to hold me over until my snack attack hits me in the car!

spinach salad, carrots, and a lettuce wrap

my black bean burger was hiding :)

Who's ready for 16 hours in a car? I am, I am, I am!!!!

I will be back on Monday (hopefully) - until then, I will miss you all!! I will take a lot of pictures of Savannah and the road trip in general.

Have a great fourth of July weekend! What are you doing for the 4th?

it's a beautiful day in the neighborhood

I'm not kidding! It really is! For the first time all week, I woke up and the sun was shining in through my windows. Granted, when I woke up it was 5:30 and I wasn't very happy about the sun at the time. However, after tossing and turning in my bed for an hour, I decided it was time to get up. I hate it when I don't sleep well!

Breakfast was something I had been dreaming of for days... blueberry pancakes! I just took my usual oatmeal mix and thickened it up with some flour and plopped them into a skillet. They were delicious! I also made a blueberry topping by stewing some blueberries in a saucepan with 1 tbsp of water until the blueberries started to cook down. Add a side of PB to the mix, and you've got yourself quite the breakfast!

it's okay - you can wipe up your drool now.

loooove blueberries

After I had breakfast, I decided I really didn't want to workout this morning. Maybe I will this afternoon sometime, but I felt like just running some errands. My right hip has been bothering me lately too, so maybe a day off won't kill me. The only thing about days off is that I am always starving!!!! Does this happen to anyone else? I snacked on some almonds earlier too. This morning I ran around like acrazy woman trying to find the things I need for our centerpieces for the wedding. I'm probably going to end up buying most everything online though. Stores just don't do it for me lately!

Then I cam home and made a huge lunch. I was starving! A huge spinach salad topped with a leftover black bean burger and a piece of gluten free bread on the side.

I have never done the salsa/mustard topper before - it was delicious! That is definitely a keeper!

I'm off to go run some errands with FH. Thursdays are his "meeting days" which means he's got a little extra time on his hands! I get to get my ring cleaned today - I love it when it's nice and shiny! :)