Wonderful Wednesday!

Can I start off by saying that I slept like a rock last night? No joke - I usually get up at least once to empty the bladder, but nothing last night! Needless to say, I woke up with an intense urge to use the bathroom (sorry - too much h2o) - but I was more than well rested.

There was once a day when I was afraid to try overnight oats. Why you ask? I don't know - maybe I was "scared" to go outside of the realms of my usual bowl of oats. I am starting to get into another rut with these overnight oats, but I honestly cannot get past how good it is. I want NEED this bowl of oats every morning. Any suggestions on how to change up this bowl of overnight oats?

i tend to change the bowl by the way the bloobs are positioned - yes, i know.. pathetic.

This morning, like most mornings, was spent running around while the kiddos (the sister's, not mine!) were off my hands for a few hours. I managed to spend far too much money in a short amount of time. I also did some speed work this morning! I forgot my stop watch, so I have no splits, but I can assure you, I probably did not get any faster than before. When I got home, I needed to take a quick shower and a snack because I was STARVING!!

zucchini bread, grapes (there were more than 3 haha), and some unpictured almonds.

Lunch was a huge spinach salad with some zucchini, carrots, and hummus on the side.

The kids were super wet from a water game they played this morning, so I didn't want them on the couches, so we took a walk (3 miles round trip!) to go get ice cream.

it was this melted in about 1 minute - over 90 degrees today!!

On the way home, I heard a few of the following phrases:

• "It's sooooo hooooooot!"
• "My feet aren't working!"
• "The next time you go get ice cream, if we walk, I'm not coming!"
• "I might diiiieeeee before we get home!"
• "Why isn't the outside air conditioned?"
• "If I do die on the way home, are you just going to leave me on the side of the road?"

Whine whine whine... complain complain complain.

we stopped to look at some frogs in the creek

When we got home, I also made sure to throw my hands in the air, look up at the sky, and scream, "CAN YOU BELIEVE WE MADE IT HOME ALIVE? YESSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!" Sometimes, my niece and nephew think I am insane. They were not amused.

Snack time was a big juicy apple..

At about the time I was eating this, I found out my friend (and future cousin) Mandi had her baby today! Travis Luke was born around 12-1 p.m. (I have to find out the real time) and was a 9 pounder! Mommy and baby are doing just fine - I spoke with her around 4:30. I didn't think she was going to answer he phone, I really just wanted to leave her a voicemail. Needless to say, I was in tears all afternoon and am so excited to meet this new baby boy! I can't believe she's finally a mommy! I get goosebumps just thinking about it!

I am sorry to report that I do not have a picture of my iced coffee from Starbucks or my dinner when I went out with my parents. Mom and Dad wanted to get pizza tonight, and they asked me if I would like to go. I always love to go out to eat, but they just don't have much for me to eat. I went anyways, got a huge chopped slads (I think I have OD'ed on veggies the past couple of days) and a side of steamed broccoli with marinara on top.

We went by my house to check out the paint progress - it looks great! When we got home, I needed a snack...

chocolate protein muffin, raisins, pb spoon

I also have to show you how I eat raisins and peanut butter.

don't judge me - it's delicious.

Question: Is there a food you have ever "od'ed" on before? Believe it or not, I once ate so much peanut butter in one day that I couldn't eat it for over a week! :gasp: