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:

gps troubles, a wedding, and my debut as a model

Good morning! I had the best intentions of writing a post last night, but when I got home from the wedding, I was just too tired. I fell asleep the second my head hit the pillow. So, let's go back to tomorrow before the wedding, shall we?

Before we left, I thought it was best to eat a ginormous meal. Piece of advice: This is the best strategy if you have food intolerances and you will be relying on someone else for your meal. Always to go an event full. If there is something there for you to eat, great. If not, you're going to be starving.

chopped salad inspired by Kelsey

paired with rice crackers and hummus

When I looked at the clock after that, it was already 2:30 - and I still hadn't showered. We were leaving at 3:30. It was definitely a time crunch, but I did it!

hello cute dress I have only worn once before!

The wedding was in the city, so FH and I were on our way! This was the most ridiculous drive ever. We didn't know where the reception hall was, so we brought Mommasita's GPS. However, every single time I typed in the address the GPS thought we were on side streets and not on the highway (we were on the highway). It kept recalculating every 5 seconds and we couldn't get the directions! FH then had a great idea - use the GPS on his phone! A fabulous idea until his phone died. GREEEAT! We eventually found it (after almost hitting someone) BUT GPS's were not our friends yesterday.

Hello Chicago - I never seem to visit you even though you are so close. :(

At my cousin's wedding, there were a number of things that happened - which are very typical of a wedding.

There was dancing.....

There was drinking (by my tablemates).....

There was family....

my cousin and FH (no, we are not related, I know it looks like we are haha!)

FH looks a little angry in this picture...

And there was a photo shoot of FH and myself...

Yes, we are holding hands. No, it's not because of our undying love for each other. He was trying to tickle me.

I have no idea what I am laughing at - something was funny apparently.

When I got home (at 11 - I am a big party girl) I wasn't really that hungry, but I knew I needed to eat something if I didn't want to wake up in the middle of the night hungry. At the reception the only thing I could eat there were baby red potatoes - and yes, I had an entire serving bowl of them. I also brought along a LaraBar just in case - and yes, I ate that too. To fend off my nighttime hunger, I made some steamed veggies and ate a lot of unpictured cashews.

broc and brussel sprouts

After my snack, I was out! I woke up this morning around 7, and got right to work on a fantabulous breakfast. A repeat, but delicious nonetheless.

Whipped banana oats topped with flax, cinnamon, bloobs, and peanut butter

spoon pic is a little better than yesterday's

Time for some Sunday festivities! I'm off to church with the family! After that, I am going by the house to finalize paint colors (they're painting tomorrow), and then possibly going to the beach!

Question: What do you usually do on Sundays? Do you go to church, hang out with family, or just have a lazy day?