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?

sinful oatmeal

Another great night's sleep last night - I am so glad I have been sleeping so well the past few nights! It makes me so frustrated when I can't sleep well. Megan was talking yesterday about how she woke up ravenous one morning and had to make breakfast! As I told her, I think I sleep better when I eat a calorie heavy snack right before bed. My metabolism is working like crazy, and I am always hungry. So, the thought of not eating for :gasp: 10 hours is horrible for me!! I ended my night yesterday with another huge apple, raisins, and a pb spoon, so that made me sleep like a baby. :)

When I woke up this morning, the woodland creatures were waiting for me at my window and the birds were singing and happily made my bed. Okay, so apparently that animated film made me go into Disney Princess mode. That actually did not happen - but I forgot to mention last night there is a really cute new movie coming out called Tangled . I am a sucker for animated movies.

This morning I discovered something. Leftover muffins + oatmeal = purely sinful bowl. It was delicious!

1/3 cup oats, 1/2 naner, 1 tbsp flax, crumbled blueberry muffin, cinnamon, and a pb spoon

I wanted to wait to pour in my (almond) milk until you saw that beautiful bowl!

Needless to say, I froze a couple muffins so this could be repeated at a later date. I'm pretty pumped, so it might end up being tomorrow... that's a later date, right?

Today starts my second half marathon training! Yay! It's only a 3 mile loops today - piece of cake. I have not ran/worked out since Friday, so I'm sure it will feel good. My body really needed the break because I was not feeling up to anything Saturday and Sunday. So, unfortunately, I am not able to actually sign up for the race until AFTER the wedding, so hopefully the registration will still be open. If not, I will just have to find another race somewhere! My plan is to train as if I am already signed up though.

After my run, I have some errands to run, and I have to start planning our trip for this weekend. It's really hard for me to go on any kind of road trip/vacation without planning meals due to so many of my intolerances. Visit this page if you are unaware of my story.

Question: What are some good snacks you bring on road trips?