I'm a Giant

I am enjoying my relaxing and preparing to run 13 miles tomorrow. I need fresh, happy legs for my practice half marathon (almost) tomorrow. I like to run this 2 weeks before the actual race. It gives me the confidence that I need (or tells me what I need to work on in the next 2 weeks). I will be running on a new trail, the the new surroundings will be nice. It's also next to the river, so hopefully that will be nice, too.

I finished up the black bean burgers last night (along with some mac and cheese...I know). For dessert, I had some homemade granola. I like to chop it up in small squares and eat it in a very small bowl. It makes me feel like a giant.

I went grocery shopping last night and I had been dreading it all day. When I got there, barely anyone was there. When I went to be checked out, there was absolutely no wait. It was the prefect time to go to the store!

What are your plans for this long, hot weekend?

Cold, Rainy Night

We have some errands to run tonight. I made dinner before we head out. One of the errands is grocery shopping. My hubby is kind enough to come with me, even though it's cold and wet outside.

For dinner, I made chicken salad sandwiches. I used chicken from one that I roasted this past weekend. I made it my crock pot. It was easier, but it didn't taste better (just the same). I could go either way next time. This way is a lot easier to clean up.

In the sandwich I included some chicken (of course), celery, mayo and salt and pepper. It was so good. I took out some chicken from the freezer, so we can have more tomorrow.

We had brownies for dessert. YUM!! Well, it's off to run errands. What another exciting Friday night with the hubs!

Full of Food Fridays

The day started out average:

Breakfast: cereal
Snack: chopped apple
a surprise snack from my boss: chocolate donut
lunch: 1/2 whole wheat sandwich

My day was nothing special, until I got home from grocery shopping. I was unloading my car, and as I was bringing in the last bag (the milk), I felt something dripping on my leg. I look down and my milk had a leak. I had to think smart. When I got in, I grabbed my old milk container (which I hadn't thrown out yet), and poured the new into the old. I was thinking smart.

I had left over spaghetti for dinner.

Then, I needed to prep my stuff for the outdoor concert tomorrow night Jason and I are going to. For dinner, we're going to have egg salad sandwiches. I used mayo, eggs (4 hard boiled), sweet pickle relish, spicy mustard, and yellow mustard. I mixed everything well, and will top on a piece of bread (for sandwiches).



Pre-sandwich (I'll post the final outcome tomorrow).

For dessert we will have blackberry shortcake. I bought the shortcakes a while ago, and needed to use them. I bought some vanilla ice cream and will serve together (I'll also post this tomorrow, too).

For dessert tonight, I'm making apple oat crisp. I got the recipe from the Food Network channel.
Here are the apples tossed with the lemon juice, lemon zest, cinnamon, flour and brown sugar.

Here's the oats with the flour, brown sugar and butter.

The apples topped with the oats mixture, ready to go in the oven.

Cooling a little and waiting for my husband to get home. I will top with a little ice cream and server warm. Jason needs to get home before I decide to eat it all.

I hope everyone's night is going well. Today was a non-workout day because I have a race in 2 days. I can't wait for this weekend, it's going to be very busy. Friday we have the concert in the park, Saturday I have my race and Sunday we're going to the lake for just a few hours.

What are your favorite summer time activities?

How long do you take off before a race?