Afternoon at the museum

I am behind on posts because I didn’t have time to blog last night–so here is my Thursday recap and then I’ll move onto today’s.

Breakfast was a big bowl of vanilla Dannon yogurt and chobani plain non-fat with a combo of the rest of the Bonne Maman preserves and some Hero (German) preserves. I really do prefer Bonne Maman.

I tried So Delicious Hazelnut coconut milk creamer for the first time and it was really good!

Lunch was the rest of my Qdoba vegetarian burrito from dinner last night, a Strawberry Chobani yogurt and a big chocolate chip cookie that I baked on Wednesday night. They turned out really good!

Baking photo from Wednesday night. I really love to bake and need to do it more often.

After lunch, I went to the art museum to see the Frank Lloyd Wright exhibit.

I am cheap and I wanted some exercise, so I parked by Veteran’s park and walked to the museum. It was nice and foggy out along the pond.

I enjoyed seeing the drawings and architectural models in the exhibit. I would love to live in one of his houses! Definitely inspired wanting to take a trip out to Tallesin this summer.

I looked around in the gift shop and liked these pouches.

I think food bloggers would like the one that says “I Eat Art For Breakfast.”

I went to the permanent collection and ran into some old co-workers, so it was fun to catch up with them for a bit.

Love this Theibaud picture and any by him.

Then I ran home and got to the gym because I knew I wouldn’t have the opportunity to go after dinner. I ran/walked 2.20 miles on the treadmill and lifted weights at a few stations. I pushed myself to run fast on the treadmill and I was sure sweaty by the end of my workout! I think I need to running shoes soon though because the cushion in mine seem to be non-existent now.

Dinner was pizza at my in-laws as we were celebrating my father-in-law’s birthday last night. I had two pieces of pizza, a few breadsticks and a small piece of yummy cheesecake with strawberries on top.

Here is my father-in-law opening his presents. My silly husband wrapped up some candy in a Victoria’s Secret bag just to tease his dad.

A busy day and we didn’t get home until almost 9 last night. Now onto Friday’s post.

Rainy day=comfort coffee

It’s slowly getting warmer here, but the rainy weather today made me crave comfort food again. I can’t wait until it’s in the 70′s this weekend!

Breakfast was grape nuts and strawberries. I have determined I don’t really like grape nuts, but the fiber is good for me. I would rather use them in granola bars and other recipes than eat the cereal for breakfast.

Snack at work was an almond latte, halva and half of a KIND bar. This rainy weather we are having is making me crave lattes.

Lunch was a wrap with ham, cheddar cheese, tomatoes, spinach and mayo. I paired it with a Chobani pomegranate yogurt. Dessert was the other half of the KIND peanut butter and dark chocolate bar.

Dinner was half of a vegetarian burrito from Qdoba. I didn’t feel like making anything at home, plus I wanted to go to the store for some fresh produce, so off we went to Qdoba.

Because I wanted to run to the grocery store after work, I decided to take off from the gym tonight. I didn’t want to feel rushed like I always do and besides, a rest day will do me some good. I need to catch up on Animal, Vegetable, Miracle since the book discussion at the library is in a week! Oh and I want to bake the ultimate comfort food–chocolate chip cookies!

I am excited because I only have about a half day of work tomorrow! The art museum is free on the first Thursday of the month, so I am going there to visit the Frank Lloyd Wright exhibit in the afternoon. I love his designs and I am hoping it’s a great exhibit. I am rarely disappointed by any exhibits the museum puts together though.