Lunch was out. of. this. world.:
I had 1/2 grapefruit; 1/2 thinly sliced apple, part of which got cinnamon and part of which went into this:
Looking at that picture right now kind of makes me want to eat my computer. I had an open-faced sandwich on 1/3 toasted sun-dried tomato bagel with cheddar and jack cheese slices, thin apple slices, and a toasted Morningstar black bean burger (I found the lone burger at the bottom of the freezer when I was cleaning it, and I swear angels started to sing). Once assembled, I broiled the whole sandwich for 3 minutes so it could melt together. Ahhhhh, give me another one right now!
Dessert was a small handful of chopped grapes (I’ve been grape-crazy lately … prob because they’re so cheap right now!) with healthy cream cheese icing, a crumbled graham stick, cinnamon, and an Earl Grey Biscotti Bite:
I needed a snack around 3:30, so I had soymilky Tazo chai:
And the other half of my grapefruit with a heaping tsp of peanut butter:
My friend Ting was headed back to Providence this afternoon, so I met her for a little pre-drive snack around 4:45 at Bar Toto. She ordered a Margherita pizza, so I had a slice of that:
The pizza was decent, but it looked prettier than it tasted. See the grill marks?
We were both feeling anxious about returning to real life, so we decided a stroll through CVS was in order. For the past eight and a half years that I’ve lived in New York, CVS has always made me feel better when I’m stressed or homesick. I can walk into any CVS, and it just feels so familiar! Do you have places like that? I used an ExtraCare coupon for shampoo, and that helped as well. Because I know CVS really does care extra :-).
Ting set off for good ol’ RI, and I set off for my apartment. I’m kind of appetite-less, which is weird — again, maybe the end-of-weekend-caused stress — so I made a quick little mess for my official dinner:
The mess had 1 cup pumpkin, 1/4 cup soymilk, 1/4 kashi golean crunch, 1 chopped prune, 1 chopped date, 1 tsp peanut butter, and a sprinkle of cinnamon:
It was good, but my tastebuds are tired or something. Weird, I know! I guess I’m just feeling mopey because I’ve had such a lovely weekend full of perfect friends, things checked off my to-do list, healthy and unhealthy delicious food, good workouts … and I don’t want it to end! So I’m going to go put on cozy pjs, make up a mug of sugar cookie tea, and read (for pleasure!) in bed — something I haven’t done in ages! Maybe it will make me feel more ready for tomorrow …
Sleep tight!
Grapes are not lasting long in my house. Everytime I walk by the bowl I have to have one or two!
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I love those black bean burgers!
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a cup of sugar cookie tea sounds really good right now – i think i may do the same!
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You ever had frozen grapes?! OMG!
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I want your lunch. I love melty goodness like that. Mmm.
Good luck returning to real life. I always hate doing it.
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morningstar burgers are the best, and the black bean burger is no exception. delicious food!
your making me hungry 🙂
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YUM. i love making “mess” out of pumpkin! Now looking at your pictures makes me crave for pumpkin ;]
Are you a vegetarian?
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Now I want to eat my computer too, that lunch looks DECADENT!
I feel you on the weekend coming to an end…I think I’m gonna get in bed and read for fun too!
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I have always loved the apple/cheese combo!! Yum!
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Let me know if you don’t get your Country Bob’s – I sent them an e-mail the same day I posted that you won – you should get it soon!
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That pizza looks so good, too bad it didn’t taste as good as it looks. It’s making my mouth water.
And that bean burger looks so delicious!
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I ran 4 laps on my own yesterday, whoo hoo! I also was sorry to see the weekend end, esp as there are no 3 day weekends now for awhile!
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