What does it say about me when my favorite posts to write are those that come in random bullet form? Thursday, you’re a godsend.
1. Relationships are all about compromise, so this morning… I compromised…
Plain Greek yogurt, eggy banana oats, Kashi cinnamon Harvest, homemade applesauce, and almond butter.
I couldn’t decide between cereal or oatmeal, so I had both. Together. In one bowl. Don’t judge me.
2. I’m pretty sure that I’m going to have to avoid my computer for the next few days. Why? Well, Blend is happening this weekend and I don’t think I can handle reading through all the recaps and seeing so many of my favorite bloggers have fun without me. Still kicking myself for not going. Next year for sure… although I think I recall saying the same thing on a few occasions in the past and never following through. Bad habit. But nevermind that. The point is… this weekend I’ll be blissfully unplugged.
3. … And hopefully out at the lake! Our plans to go last weekend kind of fell through, but the itch to get out of the city is still going strong. Or maybe that’s just a craving for some delicious BBQ food…
Grilled corn on the cob. Yes. That makes me all sorts of happy.
4. So does this…
While I can’t say that I’ve ever worried about the expiration date of honey, it’s nice to hear that it’s more than just a delicious taste. I love this stuff and put it on pretty much anything I can (including my face). One of my favorite ways to eat it? Taking a spoon, dipping it into a jar of AB, and then following it up with a dip into the honey jar. Holy.ASJDHFAKJSHD… Exactly.
5. That being said, I really love it on plain bread, too. Did anyone else eat honey sandwiches when they were a little kid? Slice of bread, glob of honey, happy kid? I swear that was one of the best treats around. Simple, but it always hit the spot. And I have a feeling that it would hit all sorts of spots with this beauty right here…
No, I didn’t bake that glorious piece of work, but I did get it fresh from a bakery when it was still warm. I may or may not have ripped off a piece and eaten it straight in the car. Notice how one end is strategically cut out of the picture? Exactly.
6. I don’t want to jinx it because we’ve been known to get hit with freak snowstorms in May, but I think winter may have finally relented to spring. We’ve been enjoying some gorgeous weather around these parts lately, and the other day I even noticed the buds on the trees starting to come out…
Only about a month or so late, but I guess it’s better late than never. And it’s funny how quickly it seems to happen, too. It’s like one day there was nothing there, and the next… poof… it was getting green again.
7. And guess what else shows up with the warmer weather? That one thing that everyone loves about summer…
The ice cream man! I was sitting at work the other day when a familiar tune made its way through my open window… Not gonna lie – I definitely felt the sudden urge to start scrambling around and look for loose change. I found all of 57 cents before realizing that I couldn’t exactly run out of the office to chase a musical truck down the street. Oh to be a kid again…
8. Speaking of being a kid… all that talk of of Britney in yesterday’s post left me reminiscing about my younger years, so how about a tune from Ms. Spears to take us back…
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Hopefully now it’ll stop playing on repeat in my head.
9. On that note… do you guys remember all of the old school instant messengers? AIM? MSN? ICQ?!?!
Do you remember A/S/L? And TaLkInG LiKe ThIs? Do people still use those things? They seem to have become obsolete with Twitter, Facebook, and texting, but dang… I remember spending hours on them, often talking to people I didn’t actually know. Potential Internet creepers? I.think.so. But can you believe that I’ve actually kept in touch with a few of them for 13+ years? Crazy…
10. I’ll leave you with this…
… but really, it’s more something that I need to hear #commitmentissues
Happy Thursday, friends!
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Did you eat honey sandwiches as a kid? If not, did you eat any kind of sweet sandwiches?
Anyone else struggle with overanalyzing decisions and wish they could just be more spontaneous and jump right into things? Story of my life… 😳
My sister and I were just talking yesterday about how much time we spent perfecting our buddy profiles on AIM. I would sit on the computer FOR HOURS talking to people. I guess not much has changed 😉 Hot oatmeal and yogurt/cereal is one of my favorite new combos!
I love the BBQ at a Barbeque or a juicy cheeseburger! Grilled corn on the cob is always yummy too!
If I had a honey sandwich it would have been more like toast with honey or a biscuit with butter and honey. I did eat plenty of pb and honey sandwiches for lunch at school (and still do).
I’m really indecisive so I wish I could be more spontaneous and just make a freakin’ decision sometimes! I’m sad to not be going to blend retreat too 🙁 hopefully I can go to a blogging conference this fall or for sure next year!
I like that Tina Fey quote. She actually went to my college! Anyway, I was a big AIM fan. Oh the days of away messages and profile writing! I used to love changing my little bumper sticker on the IM. 🙂
I totally forgot about those! I remember obsessing over mine like crazy because obviously it had to represent everything that I was about 😆
Ugh yes! Why I was a kid my mom would always make me a sweet sandwich here and there. It would be peanut butter, honey and fluff. It was a pain in the ass to chew but the best thing in the WORLD
I LOVE what you say about honey! I was thinking EXACTLY that, and then read your sentence – AB jar and honey jar. There is no better thing to calm my sweet tooth. Also, as a kid, my Mom used to bake a very typical white butter bread (it was braided, very pretty) – warm and toasted, and then we mixed butter and honey and topped the bread with it. Gosh, I think I need to call Mom and make her doing some baking 🙂
I love peanut butter and honey sandwiches. Throw in some banana slices and it’s even better! 😉
My favorite food at BBQs: let’s see…pickles (like the pickle slices you’re supposed to throw on a burger), potato chips (especially BBQ ones!!), COLE SLAW, corn on the cob, popsicles, cookies
I don’t think I’ve ever had any on bread before…but I’ll be sure to try it. I hated sandwiches growing up, except for…wait for it…butter sandwiches. I’d make my mom sandwich together a halved piece of baguette (the only kind of bread I liked) and slather it with butter. And that was my sandwich haha. Oh to be a kid. Seriously though…butter is so damn GOOD. My brother dared me to eat a big chunk of butter plain one time (I’m talking at least 3 tbsp in one bite) at a nice restaurant when I was 8 or 9 and I did it…Needless to say, my mother was less than impressed
😆 That totally reminds me of some of the things I’d eat as a kid. I remember hating pasta and only being willing to eat noodles if they were covered with nothing but butter and parmesan cheese. As for eating butter plain… you know how when you make cookies you’re supposed to cream the butter and sugar first? 😆 I remember tasting some of that once and liking it so much that I made a bowl and polished off a good handful of spoonfuls before it made me sick for the rest of the night. Good times.
OMG I was the pasta queen! My parents would bring me to nice restaurants (they’re big foodies) for special occasions and all I’d want was pasta with butter/olive oil, lots of black pepper (weird, I know) and parmesan. And then some nice crusty bread to soak up all the leftover butter/olive oil on the plate haha. It got to a point where I was eating that pasta 3 or 4 times a week…I refused to eat any fish, and my parents love seafood. It got to a point where they just didn’t want to fight me anymore, so she just agreed to cook up some pasta for me some family dinner wouldn’t become a 2 hour long teary debacle
And that sounds so good, like buttercream frosting mmmm
I think i’ll copy you with the bullet points for tomorrows post. And last year i couldn’t make it to blend. But I felt like i was there with all the pics and posts. You’ll be there in spirit!
Oh, and forgot to mention: I love the oatmeal/cereal combo idea! I’ll have to try that next time I can’t decide. Was it good?
Lists are great. You can never go wrong with lists!ha
I’d have to agree, corn on the cob is usually the winner at BBQs. With lots of butter, salt and pepper. Yummm. I never ate honey sandwiches, but I do remember one time as a kid wanting a ketchup sandwich. My dad reluctantly let me have it, but when I wanted another immediately after (because obviously it was delicious…), he wouldn’t let me, haha. Which was probably a good thing…
I do tend to over-analyze decisions, but lately I’ve been trying this thing where I intentionally do things that scare me. Like taking an acting class, or talking to people I wouldn’t usually talk to, etc. It’s been really beneficial to me and has definitely helped my confidence. It’s really hard to do though…but worth it! Next time you’re questioning doing something, just do it. (I know, easier said than done.) But chances are, you won’t regret it. Life’s all about trying new things.
I think I’m going to make it a goal to try and push myself out of my little box more often. It’s definitely uncomfortable, but I almost never end up regretting it. And the oat/cereal combo was definitely good. I love the varying textures and added crunch, but I have a feeling that something like granola would have gone over a little better.
That Tina Fey quote is amazing. I too have issues with saying yes..and saying no. I fear always making the wrong choice! It’s really quite debilitating! UGH! I am jealous of YOUR weekend, Blend sounds like a blast, but unplugging by the lake with BBQ..can’t beat that! Ohhh AIM, such an embarrassing period of time.
I think you’re a wonderful person for making these posts since I love doing the same! Lol. My favorite thing about summer is grilling foods, especially corn on the cob! I love to slice the corn off the cob so you don’t just get single kernels but whole bunches. Is it weird I think it makes it 10xs better?! Commitment issues are my life story. Literally. Also, I was reminiscing about AIM with a friend the other day because we realized Facebook is just the new AIM. I miss the days of joining random chatrooms and having a million creepo-s message me “ASL”?
My friend and I used to do the dance to that music video at the pool. I’m shuddering with embarrassment right now. Hahaha.
Slicing the corn off the cob? But biting into it and getting it stuck in your teeth is part of the whole experience! I can’t even think about some of the things I used to do/wear when I was younger. Talk about embarrassing…
Your Thursday posts are actually one of my favorites- keep ’em coming!
I was just reminiscing with my friend last night about all of the old social networks we used to obsess over! I never used ICQ but I definitely had an AIM account and was a MySpace fiend. I always had the best layouts and music on my profile- no shame!
I just heard that fact about honey a few months ago! That’s so awesome. I love the stuff. Oh, and I eat plain bread allll the time. Not even toasted or anything…so yummy. (:
Oh my gosh!! That grilled corn on the cob looks amazing! Yay for summertime food :).
And I love the last quote. I need to start using that more often when making my food choices so that I am not so hard on myself about not being a “perfect” eater.
I found out about Blend way too late (newbie blogger problems). I definitely want to go next year!!
The honey fact made me smile. Last night I tried Justin’s Honey Peanut Butter and Honey on a brown rice cake for the first time. Fact: It was delicious.
The ICQ part made me laugh… I SURE DO remember that!!
3,000 years old?! wow! I love putting honey in vanilla yogurt with almonds. And toast!
Ahh honey and yogurt is seriously one of the best combinations ever… especially when bananas are involved <3
I used to love nutella sandwiches as a kid… and I still do! I’ve never had a honey sandwich, though. My favorite BBQ food is definitely pulled pork… I can eat it by the bowl!
Grilled corn on the cob = yes, yes yes! Always a favorite.
During the summer we pick our own corn from our garden and grill a few feet away. It’s the best feeling in the world! 🙂
Cereal + oatmeal sounds delish. No judgement at all! 🙂
HONEY SANDWICHES ARE MY FAVORITE. Toasted bread topped with a drizzle of honey = heavenly. Also, Justin’s makes Honey Almond and Honey Peanut Butter…I haven’t had the Honey Peanut Butter, but the Honey Almond is absolutely fantastic. I can go through jars of it like no other.
I wish I could too! But they don’t sell it up here, and I don’t even think their almond butter is friendly to those of us with peanut allergies 🙁 It might be worth looking in to making my own, though, because that combo is seriously to die for.
I wish there were more blog meetups around New England this year. I’m not going either. Unplugging will be nice though! Especially at a lake! You made me crave corn on the cob… I eat it at least 3 days a week in the summer. I also miss the AiM days where I would have to convince my parents that I was indeed doing homework, not gossiping with friends about some boy drama.
I didn’t really know what blend was until this weekend and everyone seems to be posting about it. I am jealous of it since it is always nice to meet people behind the blog. Hopefully they have an East Coast version one day ha ha.
I had no idea about honey…now I know what to waste money on and buy in bulk LOL. That is so interesting.
I hope so, too, because my ass cannot afford a plane ticket. Lol
I need to bring a east coast version here! Bam!!
Omg the ice cream van!! I used (still do)love the ice cream an when I was a kid; the ice cream they sell always taste so much better! You’re making me want one now haha 😛 I may have to run out when I next see one.
I’ve never tried honey sandwiches before but my mam used to make me jam/banana sandwiches when I was a kid 🙂
MSN! Such a blast from the past..I used to spend hours on there as well..a/s/l?! I havent heard that for ages, I bet nobody uses it anymore.
Hope you have a good weekend 🙂
Oatmeal and Cereal! I think you are a genius 😉 I used to love Britney! Now I’m going to have that stuck in my head all day.
Over analyzing is definitely the story of my life as well! Sometimes I think it’s a good things though, it’s kept me out of trouble growing up. (as if 25 is grown up)
My favorite thing about BBQ’s is pasta salad or here in Missouri, Pork Steaks.
I didn’t eat honey sandwiches growing up but I did eat Maple Syrup Sandwiches! Not with that kind of delicious looking bread but you know, plain ol’ bunny does the trick when you’re little.
Being Canadian, I feel all sorts of embarrassed for never having heard of a maple syrup sandwich… I hope my country doesn’t disown me 😯
Haha! Well don’t feel too bad, I don’t think it’s a real popular thing anywhere. My mom would make fun of me if I didn’t add peanut butter but they were oh so good plain.
Speaking of… peanut butter and maple syrup sandwiches are also amazing. Grilled.
*That oatmeal-cereal combination breakfast looks amazing! I haven’t had almond butter in too long.
*Definitely grilled corn on the cob for me, too. Ahh, it just tastes like summer 🙂
*ICQ! AOL! It seems so crazy now, the idea of going into random chat rooms and talking to people. Fun to look back on stuff from the 90s 🙂
ICQ!! The A/S/L totally brought me back. There were definitely some creepers in those chat rooms. I can’t believe my parents didn’t monitor my computer habits more thoroughly! We’ll be missing you at BLEND! Wish you were coming 🙂
Good call for reminding me that yes, unplugging is blissful and I should do so at least one day this weekend, too. Actually, I spent a huge chunk of the time at my parents’ last week unplugged and it was so good. Not that I didn’t enjoy reading blogs but I have to admit it can take over easily … woops.
Honey sandwiches in my family required spreading butter on the bread, too, but yes … delish. Though now you’re making me think of white (!) buns spread with butter and a thick smear of my grandma’s homemade cherry jam – which I might even prefer to honey sandwiches.
Overanalyzing and trying to get things perfect = story of my life. It’s not really helpful when things need to get done quickly.
Keeping my fingers crossed for the weather allowing a great weekend at the lake for you!
I’m so, so sad you won’t be at Blend. It makes my heart cry!!
But thank you for bringing up AIM. I have so many good memories associated with that! We used to use “POS” for “Parent Over Shoulder.” It was the signal to stop talking about all of those risqué topics, like my major fifth grade obsession with Ashton Kutcher.
😆 I used to completely hide all of my chat windows and pull up some random, neutral Internet site when my parents walked in. Oh good times.
I love the quote at the end- definitely my new motto :)! Although I never ate honey sandwiches as a kid, I am loving the combo of butter, cinnamon & honey on toast these days- SO freakin’ good…consider it a remix of Cinnamon Toast ! Growing up, I was ALL about Nutella sandwiches…and I’m talking layers of Nutella per slice…oooh yeah :).
Enjoy your weekend at the lake, Amanda! I’ve been trying to unplug from my computer during the weekend more often lately and I tell ya- it feels GREAT! I feel like I appreciate & enjoy my weekend all the more…and make Fridays as productive as possible which sure is a change from the past ;)!
So I just finished lunch and I’m kind of kicking myself for forgetting about the amazingness that is the butter, cinnamon, and honey combo. Thank you for inspiring what will probably be part of tonight’s dinner 😀
I love tangent posts!! I am also very very sad I am not attending Blend. It looks like so much fun, and I know I will be sad reading all of the posts this weekend!! Hopefully next year! 🙂
Grilled corn on the cob is an all time summer favorite of mine. That and watermelon make me one happy camper. (Not literally camping though, I’ve still never been!) And Almond Butter + honey = killer combo! I just had breakfast, but I might need to follow your footsteps and dip a ab coated spoon into some honey. hehe.
I’m so jealous you still have an ice cream truck coming around! – I haven’t heard one in years 🙁
Glad to see the weathers been good over there! Hopefully all signs of winter are gone for the summer! 🙂
Ahhh grilled corn on the cob is my fav too. I demand it at least once a week now that we have a grill 😀 i loved talking to random people on aim…probably not the safest thing to do, but i never told them anything true about myself either. Kept things much more interesting for my overactive imagination and safe to boot 😛 and i can’t have oats without topping them with cereal…need the crunch 😉
I really love grilled veggies, basically any type of veggie on the grill is incredible. I’ve never heard of a honey sandwich, but it sounds weird. I cannot commit to anything! I’m seriously the worst with this stuff!
As far as the honey goes, I was told in a nutrition class that you shouldn’t keep honey past the expiration date because of the risk of acquiring Botulism from it. I know this is almost exclusively in infants, but it still makes me nervous about old honey.
That’s kind of creepy, but what if your jar doesn’t have an expiration date on it? Because I don’t think I’ve ever seen one on mine…
Bullet points make me happy. No lie. Lol! And I love that you merged oatmeal and cereal together, that’s awesome. Fascinating about honey btw. Hmmm.
I remember chat rooms. Super inappropriate chat rooms lol. And I remember being so excited at sending my first few emails that I would call my friends and tell them to check it!
I’m kind of hoping that my mass consumption of honey will keep me well preserved 😉
I think big decisions always feel odd and don’t hit you until you are fully into it. You committed though and ride that high, i can guarantee it is a good choice. I was an AIM fanatic, pretty embarrassing how much time i spent on it. I still remember flirting with boys I liked on it. Embarrassing
# 7 – YES! Takes me back to my childhood summers. So fun!
And I love plain ricotta on a crusty piece of bread with honey drizzled on top…yum!
I hear ya on being envious of everyone going to BLEND. I’m a chicken to go… I was never the popular kid in school, kind of a loner & shy… I’m afraid all the “popular” kids won’t want to play w/me. LOL I have some commitment issues too though. 😉
The cereal & oats look delish to me! As for honey sandwiches… nope, never had one. My mom always made my sister & I peanut butter & banana sandwiches. Mmm. Grilled corn on the cob is a favorite of mine at BBQ’s too. SO happy the weather is FINALLY starting to get warm up in the north!! Leaves are coming out & sun is shining. 🙂
OH my goodness I used to spend 5 hours straight on AIM talking about nothing haha. I used to love putting up away messages like “BRB eating din” hah. As for that huge loaf of bread, you have awesome self control. I probably would have demolished half of it in the car! Bread is one of my favorite foods esp right out of the oven.
I LOVE honey on toast (yes, present tense because I still do) in fact I had it the other day, and I sprinkled cinnamon on top. sooo good. and lol- relationships are all about compromise- love the two in one bowl! and i am so excited for grilling season, that corn on the cob looks delicious. im looking forward to grilled pineapple most. and burgers (because of course). and man, that tina fey is a genius. i need to get better at just saying yes to things, i get so much anxiety over stuff like that 🙂 happy day before friday my dear!!
My favorite posts are usually bullet point form too! Not sure why that is…maybe because it’s more fun to write and easier to read? Who knows.
Ohh I like the idea of combining both cereal and oats. I’m so hungry, since I can’t eat today before surgery. Boo. Haha.
I heard that fact about honey, so interesting! But, kind of gross. Who knows how long honey has been in stores then, right.
I’m pretty pumped about this warmer weather too. I can’t even remember the last time the ice cream man came by. I remember once I called the company when I was young to ask if they’d come to my house, they said yes, and then never came! How rude, right?!
Yep, I’m with you on over-thinking. I totally wish I was more spontaneous. I’m kind of rigid in my planning of days and how I think and do things. Ah, one of these days!
Happy Thursday love!!!
I think part of the appeal has to do with not having to worry about coherently transitioning from one thought to the next. And a day of not eating?! Gah! I don’t think I could handle being around the blog world in that situation…