WIAW

Man oh man, yesterday was SUCH a busy day. Well, a busy day by my standards lately. By the time I sat down after dinner, there was no telling when I would get back up again.

I woke up yesterday around 6:00, which is earlier than I’d like to be awake these days. However, the Husband overslept so he was all flustered when he was getting ready. Pair that up with the fact that both of my hands were numb and I couldn’t even clench my fists because they were so stiff, it didn’t make for an easy time going back to sleep.

Breakfast – 6:45 AM

My stomach was also rumbling so I decided to just get up and eat some breakfast. I ate some overnight oats, which is one of my favorite summer breakfasts. I added cherries to my bowl since I bought about 3 pounds at the store on Monday (they were on sale for a ridiculously low price). On the top, I added some crunchy peanut butter.

I spent the first part of the morning doing some things around the house and getting ready for the day which included a shopping trip with my mom and niece Alyssa. Our first stop was Buy Buy Baby to get a lot of the remaining essentials we needed for the girls. Alyssa was absolutely amazed that I didn’t have to spend a dime between the returns I made, the gift cards I had, and the discount I received. It was a great shopping adventure.

Lunch – 12:30 PM

After we left Buy Buy Baby, we headed to lunch at Wildfire at Oak Brook Shopping Centre. My mom and I love Wildfire for their gluten free menu and both ended up getting one of their house made black bean burgers. On the side I ate some balsamic roasted vegetables. Neither one of us could finish our sandwiches – they are so filling, and I left feeling stuffed!

We still had some more shopping to do, so we headed over to Pottery Barn Kids to buy the bedding for the girls. I have to say, the women who worked in that store were probably SO happy once I left. It was quite an ordeal to say the least. I forgot my gift cards in my car and my mom had to go get them (and once she was at the car she realized she didn’t have my keys and had to come back). I received a multiples 10% discount on my purchases but it was a hassle because I was buying some of my things online through the store (they didn’t have it in stock). I wanted to pay for it in all cash, so before I could make my purchase online, I had to purchase a gift card with my cash and then apply the gift card online. It really was quite a funny experience, but oh my goodness was I tired when I left that store. I’m pretty sure I stood at that counter for a good hour!

Dinner – 6:00 PM

Dinner was easy yesterday evening because I decided to bust out the crock pot in the morning. I made BBQ pulled pork sandwiches. Seriously – easiest recipe ever. All I do is put one diced onion, a pork tenderloin, and about a cup of barbecue sauce into the crock pot and let it cook on low all day long.

The Husband and I enjoyed our fancy romantic anniversary dinner together – complete with green beans and corn.

I have been craving sweet corn like nobody’s business lately – which is really a great thing for my digestive tract. (not)

And now that this is all said and done, I realized I didn’t snack at all today which means I  have to go make up for it now. (edited to add: I had a frozen fruit bar, a Larabar, and some cherries throughout the night. Apparently it helped because I slept in this morning until 8!)

Question: What is the easiest recipe that you make that your family loves?