Hello friends, I hope you had an amazing weekend! I had a pretty lazy one…stayed in my Pj’s for most of the day Saturday. (I needed that.) Since all of my Halloween treats had vanished quickly, I have been craving homemade sweets. I decided to try a new recipe…rather I decided to create a new…
Thankful Thursday #30daysofthanks
Hello Friends!How is your week going? It is almost Friday! Woot! Any plans? I am planning on a run date with the BF and I am SO EXCITED because he’s been gone most of October and November. Then we are heading to small town, Iowa for a childhood friend’s wedding. So many weddings this year!…
WIAW {Running Food}
Hey friends! Happy WIAW! (What. I. Ate. Wednesday.) Time to take a look at what this Semi-Health Nut ate on Tuesday. Breakfast {9:30 a.m.}: Kashi Blueberry Waffles, peanutbutter, “grandma jelly” bottle of water and coffee (with splenda and cinnamon vanilla creamer) Snackaroo {11am}: Dark chocolate chips with string cheese(Made me feel less like pulling out…
Lasagna Tastes Best with FRIENDS :-)
The BF has been traveling A LOT! This means he has been dining out quite frequently so I thought it would be nice to make my guy a nice home-cooked meal. I miss his handsome face! I decided I’d give Lasagna a go. It’s been awhile since the last time I made it and I…
Did that Just Happen??
Hey friends, can I share an “Amanda is a goof” moment with you? Alternate title for this post: “What NOT To Do” “What the What?” “Oops” Today I had this craving for hard-boiled eggs. I was going to make an egg salad and scoop with chips like I did on a previous WIAW (What. I….
Friday Five Foodie Finds #7 {You make that in a SKILLET??}
Happy Friday Friends! It’s that time again…time to show you a small sample of the awesomeness I have found searching this here world-wide-web. I like to call it Friday Five Foodie Finds. {Really it’s an excuse to peruse many many blogs for hours and hours each week in the name of Friday Five Foodie Finds.} …
What Do ya Do with a Pomegranate??
I am pretty sure I have used pomegranate in the form of hair wash and body wash… but I have never even seen one in person until this Tuesday night. The night that I first saw, and consumed, a pomegranate fruit. My sisters came over for a (late) Halloween movie night.{Did you know I have…
Post-Halloween + That’s HOW MANY calories?? {WIAW}
Hello friends! Happy November! So Halloween is over right? Candy binging be gone? Kinda… Hormones told me that I needed to have sugar today so it’s not my fault. 😉 {But let’s be honest…I rarely go a day without sweets!} Me and the BF at our Halloween Party Fun fact about some sweets I consumed…
When Throwing a Halloween Party… Costume Contest is Essential
Hello friends,I hope everyone enjoyed their Halloween weekend! I decided to take on the task of throwing a Halloween party this year. The BF lives with a roomie who owns a house so the roomie’s GF and I decided we should have a Halloween party at the house. I have never thrown a Halloween party…
Friday Five Foodie Finds #6 {Happy Halloween}
Happy Friday everyone! And Happy soon-to-be Halloween! I set out on a dangerous adventure of planning a Halloween party and the big day is tomorrow. This will be my first one and let me tell you…more things to do than I thought! It’s interesting when planning a Halloween party for adults. Many of the Halloween decorations…
