My day began like this...
I was doing my hair (the messy way, so it only takes 5 minutes, tops), and my two-year-old comes upstairs covered...COVERED in FLOUR! She said, "Mommy, I was makin' you pancakes." DREAD. I walked the plank downstairs to survey the damage. Flour ALL over our leather ottoman. Herbs de Provence were out...I'm just glad she didn't add the other necessary ingredients, and that WAS thoughtful of her, but I CAN'T EAT PANCAKES!!! !)
So, I ate the strawberries that Matt and Mary gave us last night for breakfast. Oh, MAN, were they good!
For lunch, I had some vegetarian soup that I bought from The Butcher Shop. While I was at the Butcher shop, I asked the butcher where the meat comes from. He told me the western US and Canada. He said they're grain and grass fed, but not organic, and while The Butcher Shop does have a fair selection of organic produce, they are not an organic store in total. After learning more about organic vs. conventional farming, I'm not totally convinced that going organic in my vegetables is completely necessary, but I totally agree with Matt that we need to know our farmers and "pick their brains" regarding what is in and on my food! The soup was "OK." It wasn't fab, but it definitely left me full!
We had dinner guests over tonight, so I made a homemade Texas sheet cake. We grilled out steaks, I made a rockin' salad with the greens that Matt and Mary gave me yesterday, corn salad, fruit salad and crash potatoes (a Pioneer Woman recipe). I could have gone to town on the bread rolls. They looked (and smelled) so good! I got them from The Butcher Shop-the french bread rolls. I also could have gone to town on the finished cake.
My "downfall" of the day was when I had finished icing the cake, I had extra icing that I just wanted SO BADLY to chow down on! I didn't, but, OH, MAN, did I want to!
I didn't have a good day in general. I think it was because my night owl friend, uhem~Kristin, kept me up writing our blog about being "down on the farm." Okay, so she didn't twist my arm, but I was up past my "curfew," and I felt it today.
Bedtime.
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Friday, April 27, 2012
Saturday, April 14, 2012
Kelly's DAY SIX
Well, I made it!
What did I make it through, you ask?
My "Marathon Starbucks Coffee Date" with my dear friend, Melissa
(Hi, Melissa!)
What is this date I speak of?
Melissa and I and two other friends (who couldn't make it today because one of them went to the beach with her family, and the other has been in preterm labor with twins and is now on bed rest. And, if you're a pray-er, please lift my friend, Bethany, and her twin boys up! She is 24 weeks) all drive roughly 2 hours to "meet in the middle" for coffee roughly once a year.
It's what we do.
Don't judge.
We meet at Starbucks.
For the record, I passed at LEAST six Starbucks (Starbuxes?) on the way to my destination Starbucks of choice. I did not stop. I only teared up once. I stayed strong.
Breakfast for me was this:
...Okay, hold that thought. I have a confession to make. I have been eating...dum, dum, dum....HONEY. The verdict has been out on this one, and this is why. I know it's "RAW" honey that I'm eating. Au naturale. Nothing added. Not processed either.
Here's the bad part:
I have been eating honey to get my sugar fix. Man. I'm disappointed. I've been cheating slightly. I know. You grace givers out there are just waiting to build me up and encourage me, and please, feel free to, but here's the deal: My intentions are not right. So, from here on out, HONEY is also on my "black list." To my defense, I bought it Friday when I went to the Organic Market, so I've only been cheating for one day. I'm just trying to be transparent here. It's what I do.
Okay, back to breakfast. My "not-so famous" tea. A couple spoonfuls of Natural Peanut Butter and honey.
What did I get at my destination Starbucks (my own personal purgatory for the day)? A bottle of Ethos water, and a Bottle of Odwalla berry juice. I sat in Starbucks for a good hour and a half. No coffee.
LUNCH? We went to Ruby Tuesday, where I ordered the three veggie and salad bar "vegan" girl's dream lunch: Snap peas, green beans, a plain baked potato and this fantastic salad. I will now quote myself at lunch: "You know, when you strip veggies down to their singular form, they actually have a lot of flavor!" Who knew that potatoes were tasty WITHOUT butter, sour cream, chives, more butter, and a sprinkling of bacon (if you're into bacon, which I'm not)?!
THEN, guess what! We went BACK TO STARBUCKS! We sat there for another hour and a half. I had: Odwalla Orange Juice!
On the two hour drive home, I was seriously tired. I was trying to convince myself that I was so tired that I needed to stop at one of the two more Starbucks I passed, but YOU, dear blog family, helped me stay focused! I just didn't want to disappoint you twice in one day.
DINNER: One can of black beans topped with my new FAV, corn salad (Pioneer Woman recipe below), and some of that organic salsa I bought the other day. It was FAB!
So, overall, it was a great day! I had some great conversations with God in the car, spent some time in worship and repentance, and found out that I actually DO have self control! (wink, wink) And, now for another test, tomorrow we are grilling out burgers and dogs for our small group cookout (sidenote: Did you know they sell antibiotic and hormone free frozen burger patties? Well, they DO! I bought them! Because I CARE about our small group! And, if I could taste one, I would definitely let you know if they rock or not!)
What did I make it through, you ask?
My "Marathon Starbucks Coffee Date" with my dear friend, Melissa
(Hi, Melissa!)
What is this date I speak of?
Melissa and I and two other friends (who couldn't make it today because one of them went to the beach with her family, and the other has been in preterm labor with twins and is now on bed rest. And, if you're a pray-er, please lift my friend, Bethany, and her twin boys up! She is 24 weeks) all drive roughly 2 hours to "meet in the middle" for coffee roughly once a year.
It's what we do.
Don't judge.
We meet at Starbucks.
For the record, I passed at LEAST six Starbucks (Starbuxes?) on the way to my destination Starbucks of choice. I did not stop. I only teared up once. I stayed strong.
Breakfast for me was this:
...Okay, hold that thought. I have a confession to make. I have been eating...dum, dum, dum....HONEY. The verdict has been out on this one, and this is why. I know it's "RAW" honey that I'm eating. Au naturale. Nothing added. Not processed either.
Here's the bad part:
I have been eating honey to get my sugar fix. Man. I'm disappointed. I've been cheating slightly. I know. You grace givers out there are just waiting to build me up and encourage me, and please, feel free to, but here's the deal: My intentions are not right. So, from here on out, HONEY is also on my "black list." To my defense, I bought it Friday when I went to the Organic Market, so I've only been cheating for one day. I'm just trying to be transparent here. It's what I do.
Okay, back to breakfast. My "not-so famous" tea. A couple spoonfuls of Natural Peanut Butter and honey.
What did I get at my destination Starbucks (my own personal purgatory for the day)? A bottle of Ethos water, and a Bottle of Odwalla berry juice. I sat in Starbucks for a good hour and a half. No coffee.
LUNCH? We went to Ruby Tuesday, where I ordered the three veggie and salad bar "vegan" girl's dream lunch: Snap peas, green beans, a plain baked potato and this fantastic salad. I will now quote myself at lunch: "You know, when you strip veggies down to their singular form, they actually have a lot of flavor!" Who knew that potatoes were tasty WITHOUT butter, sour cream, chives, more butter, and a sprinkling of bacon (if you're into bacon, which I'm not)?!
THEN, guess what! We went BACK TO STARBUCKS! We sat there for another hour and a half. I had: Odwalla Orange Juice!
On the two hour drive home, I was seriously tired. I was trying to convince myself that I was so tired that I needed to stop at one of the two more Starbucks I passed, but YOU, dear blog family, helped me stay focused! I just didn't want to disappoint you twice in one day.
DINNER: One can of black beans topped with my new FAV, corn salad (Pioneer Woman recipe below), and some of that organic salsa I bought the other day. It was FAB!
So, overall, it was a great day! I had some great conversations with God in the car, spent some time in worship and repentance, and found out that I actually DO have self control! (wink, wink) And, now for another test, tomorrow we are grilling out burgers and dogs for our small group cookout (sidenote: Did you know they sell antibiotic and hormone free frozen burger patties? Well, they DO! I bought them! Because I CARE about our small group! And, if I could taste one, I would definitely let you know if they rock or not!)
Pioneer Woman's CORN SALAD:
8 ears of corn (grilled)
1 red onion (grilled-do not let get mushy...just blacken the sides)
1 red bell pepper (same directions as the onion)
1/2 c balsamic vinegar
1/2c olive oil
2 cloves chopped garlic
12 chopped basil leaves
1 tsp kosher salt
While you're grilling the veggies, stir the other ingredients together.
cut corn off the cob.
chop onion and pepper.
Stir veggies together in large bowl
Add dressing, stir and eat the entire bowl in one sitting if you please.
8 ears of corn (grilled)
1 red onion (grilled-do not let get mushy...just blacken the sides)
1 red bell pepper (same directions as the onion)
1/2 c balsamic vinegar
1/2c olive oil
2 cloves chopped garlic
12 chopped basil leaves
1 tsp kosher salt
While you're grilling the veggies, stir the other ingredients together.
cut corn off the cob.
chop onion and pepper.
Stir veggies together in large bowl
Add dressing, stir and eat the entire bowl in one sitting if you please.
So, here's the deal. Today was tough. Real tough. I man-powered my way through it, but I really didn't go to God with my food struggles. I need to remember to do that! For cryin' out loud! I'm giving up food groups to remind me to go to HIM for what I need!
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