stopping when you're full is for quitters

One of my old friends used to say: If you stop when you're full, that just means you're a quitter.

I'll explain why that is relevant in just a second...

I must be getting the hang of this whole "summer" thing - I slept until 7:15 today! You may think this is pathetic - I consider it an accomplishment! I made some whipped banana oats courtesy of Kath this morning topped with raisins and peanut butter. I usually don't do raisins in my oats, but this was seriously delicious. Once I mixed it all up and the peanut butter started to melt, holy god of oats.. I could have died.

you were delicious... let's meet again, say tomorrow at 7:00?
Call me.

You need to know something about me. I usually eat breakfast in my bedroom on a tv tray so I can go on my computer and watch the Today Show - my oatmeal must be in the center of the tray. My coffee must be in the upper left corner. My ginormous glass of water must be in the upper right corner. This is just how I roll in the morning. I really don't realized I do it anymore, but I notice if I forget. Do you have any strange ritualistic habits as well?

After my breakfast, I did some cleaning up around here, then went out for my workout. I had to run and strength train today, so I ran to my gym, lifted, then ran back. I am still sore from lifting on Tuesday, but it felt good to lift again. They say you have to work through the pain to "stretch out" sore muscles - I guess it worked! It was a hot, sweaty workout though and definitely needed to make sure I fueled myself throughout the course of the day after I was done.

So, I ate.... I seriously ate all day. Was I hungry? I can't remember a time I was hungry at all today. But I knew my body needed it even though I didn't want it. Insert after workout snack:

blurry watermelon, grapes, and cookie dough balls

I did some chores around the house (laundry, cleaned the kitchen) and took a shower before I realized it was past my lunch time! Hungry? No. Delicious? Yes.

leftover tofu, sauteed veggies (spinach, pepper, onion, zucchini, garlic), and carrots/hummus

When I went back to the kitchen to wash my dishes, I saw something out the window that was a little out of the ordinary: My father was using a jackhammer.

RIP Pool - I will miss you

Padre has always been a pool hater - he enjoyed this.

I loved my pool - every summer I could be found floating around all day listening to music or snoozing. However, our pool began to get sick last year. It was old and on it's last leg. I, needless to say, was a wreck. I was losing my summertime best friend! Unfortunately, this past winter, our pool was no more. It took a turn for the worst when it had an "America's Funniest Home Video" moment and exploded all over our yard.

Before I left to go run some errands, I grabbed an apple and some Ends n Pieces for my journey.

I felt so drained during my errands. It was around 2:00 when I finally went, and that is my worst time of day. I am sooo tired and just want a nap. I rushed home to do so.

But, before I took a nap, I enjoyed one of my new favorite addictions: GREEN MONSTER TIME!

getting ready to enjoy the monster

mmmmmmm

When I was making this, my sister came home and was in the kitchen while I was making it. I was honestly waiting for her to say, "You're putting spinach in a smoothie?" But, low and behold, NOTHING!! i think my family is finally starting to accept my interesting food choices. I'm down with that.

Then, I was still feeling snacky (hungry? no. snacky? yes.) so I grabbed some cashews to enjoy.

Then I finally laid down in my bed to start reading this book, and actually fell asleep for a good half hour. It was all I needed! I felt so refreshed when I woke up!

really good book - about a teenage girl living in England. she's awkward and her mom is crazy. whatever, i'm not good at explaining things sometimes, but I swear it's good!

When I woke up, I tried looking for something in my purse, but then decided you should all be filled in on a little secret....

My purse is always a mess!!!! No matter what I do, my purse is always messy by the end of the day. I also always have at least one headband in my purse at all times... and three packs of post its. Why? I don't know.


Dinner was amazing! My dad was making brats for him, so I decided to whip up something for myself as well. Insert the best potato wedges you will ever eat....

cut potato into 8 wedges, coat with olive oil, sprinkle with pepper, garlic, and basil, cook on grill for 5 minutes on each side. (I also had a salad and grilled zucchini)

I wanted to eat all of these. Unfortunately, I had to leave some for my mom. I also STILL wasn't hungry. I guess I followed my friend's rule pretty well. I never stopped even when I was full. Oh well, some days you just have to force yourself.

After dinner, I headed over to the house so I could take new pictures for you! Actually, we were meeting FH's mom there and my parents wanted to check out the progress.

tile in shower

tile on floor in bathroom

trim around windows

I am off to go pack! I am leaving tomorrow at noon to head off to Savannah Georgia! I'll post in the morning before I leave you all weekend! I will go through withdrawals.

Question: Any last minute advice for packing for a road trip? Keep in mind I am gluten, corn, and lactose intolerant!!! :)

the fly that made me insane....

I want to be upfront with you all. I feel as if we could all be friends. There is, however, something you should know about me if we are going to let our relationship move to the next level. As I have mentioned before, I am a girly girl. A dress-wearing, makeup loving, accessory addict girly girl. With that being mentioned, it would be no surprise to you that I hate bugs. HATE bugs. Show me a spider, and I'll freak out. The noises cicadas make in the summer time? Gag me. But you may be surprised to know what bug I hate the most.... the fly.

nasty little bugger

That's right - a fly. I think they are the dirty. There, I said it. I'm not afraid of flys - in fact, they're so tiny most never notice them. But I think they are the most unclean bug out there. Let me make a mathematical equation for you:

rat = pigeon = fly

I hate their buzzing noises.... I hate when they land on an object and "clean" their two front legs..... I hate that whenever they land on anything, they leave an unclean residue. With that being said, there was a fly in my bedroom today. Not any fly, mind you, but an annoying fly. A fly that just didn't know its life was in danger just by being in the same vicinity as me. It all started when it flew into my room and immediately started buzzing by my head. STRIKE 1. It then proceeded to buzz all over my window screens, producing a noise which I cannot stand. STRIKE 2. After that, it wouldn't let me catch it very easily. STRIKE 3. After much concentration, mister fly was no more... RIP Fly - I won't miss you.

Anyways... on with my day! I got a lot accomplished off of my list this afternoon! I had a very sweaty gym session this morning. After that, I have been in wedding mode all day!

great wedding planning book the bestie got me

Bestie and I went to lunch at Chipotle, where I failed to take a picture because I thought I had forgotten my camera at home. Low and behold, when we went back to the car, I found my camera right where I left it - in my purse. Go figure! We ran a couple of errands, including making a trip to Goodwill to get rid of some of my old clothes/shoes/bags. We then went over to her parent's house because I wanted to see their new countertops (we are thinking of getting the same surface as them).

We then went to the country club where FH and my wedding is at! We got a lot accomplished such as:

• picking out the chair covers and table linens
• making a cake decision
• finalizing the dinner menu
• getting our final tab - okay, so that wasn't my favorite part

Our wedding colors are "watermelon" with an accent of silver. Our chairs are going to be that silver color with the watermelon as the tie/sash.

notice the lovely coordinator's hand - she's such a doll!

We stopped by the house because bestie hadn't seen it since FH put the floors in - she was shocked! It's finally starting to look like a house. After running around all afternoon, I was beat. Which is why when mommasita asked me if I wanted her to pick me up a salad from our favorite local restaurant, I more than happily obliged.

delicious

yup - a baked 'tater - my fav!

I ended my day with a little r&r time with FH as he stopped over for some dinner I so happily made for him (or heated up from my dad's leftovers). He's a meat and potatoes guy - and that is exactly what he got!

Question(s): What is the bug,animal you cannot stand? What was the best thing you accomplished today?