Happy Monday all! And it is a very happy Monday indeed. I’m going to be completely honest – I had an awesome weekend. It was a combination of the weather, walking my butt off (about 20 miles!), eating healthy, and the company.
This weekend was exactly what I needed.
I feel really refreshed and excited for the summer. I’m also feeling good about myself, which is a really good thing to feel.
So without further ado…here’s my weekend, mostly in pictures!
Friday
Friday was great. I went on FOUR walks – three with Charlie and one over my lunch break with a co-worker. It felt good to get out and move and not be chained to my desk or the couch all day.
He’s not thrilled I interrupted his walk for a picture!
Friday night I decided I was in a baking mood. So I made s’more cupcakes. Graham cracker crust, chocolate cake, with marshmallow filling and topped with s’more frosting and graham cracker crumbles. OMG. Yum. I would include the recipe, but it’s from a box. Still good!
Seriously, how good do these look?
Saturday
Saturday was beautiful. I started the day by making birdseed (aka homemade granola…recipe tomorrow!).
Charlie and I spent A LOT of time outside. I didn’t realize until mid-afternoon that I was wearing all orange. Whoops!
I also made ice cream this weekend! I’ll include the recipe because it’s incredibly easy. I took 1.5 frozen bananas and put them in my Vitamix. Then I blended until the mixture turned into an ice cream consistency. Then I topped with chocolate chips and a teaspoon of peanut butter. OMG. New favorite dessert – I’m going to start keeping a ridiculous amount of frozen bananas in my freezer! (I adapted from this recipe on Two Peas and their Pod).
I spent Saturday night with EG. After dinner, she jumped the wagon and I pulled her ALL around the neighborhood. We made a pit stop at the park and had fun running around the playground. No lie, I was completely physically exhausted by the time I left. Wagon pulling and playground playing is a pretty good workout! My arms were definitely feeling it on Sunday!
Sunday
Sunday was absolutely beautiful! 70s and sunshine – it was pure bliss. I started the day by taking Charlie to the dog park (the Prairie Moraine Dog Park in Verona, if you’re curious) for the first time this year. As you can see, I went a little camera happy (this is just a handful of the pics I took…). Charlie and I walked about two miles. Halfway through our walk, we came across a tennis ball and Charlie went nuts! We played fetch for a bit and I swear, I haven’t seen him run so fast and so far in ages! It was great.
Isn’t this last picture great? I swear he’s smiling!
After we got home, I made a quick lunch and then “set-up” my patio. Pathetic, right?!
I was planning on a quiet afternoon reading when Heidi called and asked if I wanted to go the terrace and grab a beer. Yes, please! We spent some time catching up at the terrace and then went for a walk. First we walked ALL the way up Bascom Hill (if you didn’t go to UW, Bascom is a RIDICULOUSLY huge hill in the middle of campus). After making it to the top and realizing it maybe wasn’t as bad as we remembered it to be (ha!), we headed down to the Lakeshore path. As you can see, it was a gorgeous day!
I got home, took Charlie for another walk, and made myself dinner. I had to take a picture because it tasted as good as it looks! Whole wheat pasta, with steamed butternut squash and goat cheese. It was fabulous.
I spent the rest of the night outside with Charlie. And it was perfect.
Your Turn!
- How was your weekend? Is the weather getting nicer by you?
- Have you had a weekend lately that really helped to rejuvenate your spirits?
Racing Bananas 