We had such a nice ease into the week today. It started and ended with nice long walks. The space between was filled with eating, napping, and watching a giant thunderstorm roll across the Rocky Mountains.
Have I mentioned that I love my new life?
Breakfast
toasted banana bread with almond butter and fruit
plus coffee – luckily, my 2nd hand coffee doesn’t seem to affect Adrienne too much, so I’m gonna keep on drinkin’ it.
Lunch
a little sandwich on a ww English muffin – turkey, cucumber, avocado, and mustard
plus two cowboy cookies that my mama brought us yesterday
Dinner
I was really craving salad for dinner, but we didn’t have any leafy greens, so I combined all the veggies I could find and put them on a plate, and covered it all in balsamic vinaigrette.
asparagus, cucumber, celery, and roasted potatoes
Dessert
a pinova apple
How was your Monday?
pretty pictures : )
My Monday went well. I went and helped a friend scrape wall paper and clean a house today. Then my hubby and I grilled turkey burgers for dinner. And we wrapped up the evening with a walk around the neighborhood that included a stop by DQ for ice cream cones. All in all, it was a really good day.
So glad you love your new life! How wonderful to have Adrienne out in the world with you all.
by the way, what are cowboy cookies? They look yummy and have an interesting name!
I’ll have to get the exact recipe from my mom – but I know their defining ingredient is rice crispies. Mmm, crunch!
that would be great! i like rice crispies in my baked goods!
Beautiful food pictures and yummy looking things you ate on this beautiful Monday!
I think that I have said this before (maybe just in my head) but you inspire my eating habits: I have an obsession with vegetables. This has never happened to me before.
Also, so happy to Adrienne has arrived! I hope that I get to meet her soon! She looks so beautiful. I am hoping that my family can make it to Colorado to visit some time in the near future. It always sounds so great, especially when I read about it here.
Yay for veggies! I’m just so flattered that you enjoy my blog! I hope we get to see you guys soon, too…I can’t believe I’ve never been out there to visit!
Turkey and avocado are seriously amazing together.. and I’ve been craving banana bread SO badly lately.. I think I need to make some!
Your dinner looks divine!! I have a bag of mini potatoes and now I know how I am going to make them/eat them with! =)
so happy you love your new life. I am so happy for you.
I did well on an exam I had! It turned out to be a great monday
So glad to hear you’re loving mommyood. I can’t wait to stay at home with kids. It’s my absolute #1 dream job (after teaching). My Monday was good – it was HOT!
Oooh what are cowboy cookies!? They look delicious!
I love your new life too and I wish it were more similar to MY life!
I really want to make banana bread now. Toasted with almond butter sounds amazing!
That “salad” looks wonderful! I’m so happy you’re so happy
You’re giving me a lot to look forward too come September – I just hope the weather stays nice for a few months afterward so I can take some daily walks with my little girl too.
My Monday was a bust – had an emergency Dr. appt filled with some disappointing news. Turns out being pregnant is a lot more difficult that I realized….
Beautiful pics! If you want to get off coffee try Teeccino. Amazing! Tastes just like coffee but it is herbal teal. http://www.teeccino.com/
Thanks for the suggestion! I didn’t drink any coffee while pregnant, but it seems to be just fine for Adrienne and I right now…if it DOES end up as a problem, I will check this out for sure!
Sounds good! The mint chocolate flavor is my favorite. So yummy.
I’m with you… nothing can top long walks, good food, and a little one by your side
Can I please steal your new life?
This looks amazing.
And hey… lettuce-less salads are the best kind!
Of course you love your new life! What’s not to love? The storms have been crazy here in the Rockies, eh?
That dinner plate looks so good. I’ve totally been meaning to grab some asparagus lately but keep forgetting. Think i’m going to need to get on that asap after seeing your pic! Haha.
Thanks for sharing with us.
i love reading your blog everyday and seeing this ‘new life’ of yours. Its such an amazing thing isnt it?
your food is always so simple and delicious I just always crave whatever I see! right now that would be banana bread with almond butter!!
Wow, the clarity of these pictures is spectacular.