A Saturday away from home

It felt good to sleep in a bit this morning, but then that meant that I missed my morning workout, which was crucial because we were gone for the rest of the day. Oh well. Must get back to the gym tomorrow!

I met my friend Angie at Starbucks and poor girl has been going through some major health issues that the docs haven’t quite seemed to figure out yet. I really hope she gets some answers soon.

I enjoyed my first Pumpkin Spice Latte of the season.

source (because I was getting attacked by bees and didn’t want to risk uncovering my lid for a picture)

They’re expensive, so it’s not like I will be buying them every week, but to have one as a treat once in a while will be nice. My goal is to actually use this tutorial from daily nibbles (which is Freshly Pressed right now) and make my own Pumpkin Spice Latte soon.

After quickly eating lunch at home, Craig and I left for my parents house.

Craig spent the whole afternoon setting up the Mac Mini and then we gave my parents a quick overview.

They mostly use their computer for the internet, but at least we taught my mom iPhoto and some other programs.

My parents and I stayed out of Craig’s hair while he set everything up and transfered their old stuff over.

My mom worked on her quilting.

I enjoyed reading this issue of Time magazine.

It seemed like it was tailored for my interests:

Nutrition

Mac

and Matt! (Can’t wait to see Contagion and if this weekend wasn’t so busy, we probably would have seen it by now)

I loved the Dr. Oz nutrition article.

My favorite quote was the final one he left readers with.

Reading this inspired me to improve my diet. I think I eat pretty healthy, but I honestly can say I haven’t been incorporating enough nuts, avocados, and protein in general into my diet.

It was nice to lay in the hammock and read in the sunshine.

I stared up at the pretty clouds and just relaxed…

…while my dad pumped up the tires in my car.

After the Mac was all set, we had BLTs for dinner. I enjoyed a soda I had never heard of before–Diet Dang! That’s Good Root Beer and it’s made in Milwaukee!

My parents usually use Miracle Whip, which we don’t love, so my mom pulled out this Smart Balance mayo once I told her how I disliked the whip.

I liked the flavor much better!

Also had some yummy cantaloupe on the side and a lemon bar and brownie for dessert.

I feel so behind on everything since we’ve been gone all day, so adios y feliz fin de semana a todos!

In a funk

Phew, glad this week is over and I am now relaxing on a Friday evening. It’s just been one of those weeks I guess.

Yesterday, we were allowed to wear Packers gear to work, so I chose to play a little joke.

(I think I kind of have an evil look on my face below. I also look horrible because my face gets really red and irritated when I drive home from work.)

I wore Craig’s Packer shirt (even though he could care less about football too) to work and a whole bunch of people thought I was a big Packer fan too. Only until mid-day did anyone notice that it wasn’t “right” that I was wearing a Packer shirt when my co-workers all know football isn’t something I care much about. I am from Wisconsin and think it’s great that people are so into football, but I hate when it takes over their lives. Besides, I’ll be honest about my opinion–we pay the men who play football, baseball, and basketball WAY too much in this country. It’s ridiculous. It was a fun little joke and besides, I didn’t have to think about what I was going to wear yesterday. Am I glad that the Packers won? Well, sure because people are in a better mood at work the next day.

Breakfast today was the Berry flavor of the Vega Whole Food Health Optimizer.

I just posted my overall review about these packets and the Vega breakfast challenge.

While taking a little break away from the mind numbing computer at work, I read a book and ate this Eat. Think. Smile Mixed Berry bar. Honestly, it was pretty dry and just a bit tasty.

No picture of lunch. Just had a black bean burger & a pink lady apple.

Came home to an Amazon order at my door! Yay! I finally ordered these two books and bought a reusable bag for snacks. I am aiming to use less plastic baggies during the week. Just wipe this bag clean or wash it out and dry it.

I can’t wait to try NROLFW and I hope it inspires me to do something new at the gym.

My plan is to use my new scanner and scan these moves, send them to my iPod touch, and be able to visually see what to do while I am at the gym. I know other bloggers have written down things on index cards or paper in general, so maybe I will have to go that route if my little plan doesn’t work so well. Anyone have tips on the best way to follow the NROLFW plans?

My body shuts down on a Friday night, so instead of the gym, Craig and I took a nice long walk around the hood. We managed to see the coolest hawk eating his prey and watched him for a while. He was beautiful.

Tomorrow, I am off to meet my friend Angie at Starbucks and find out what’s been going on with her health woes. Hello Pumpkin Spiced Latte for me and tea for her.