Good morning everyone!
Well I stayed true to my word yesterday and had probably the laziest Saturday I’ve had in recent memory. I actually started to feel like a giant bum so I made myself get out of the house to go grocery shopping and also made a stop at Best Buy (Season 1 & 2 of Weeds on sale!). The highlight of my day though, is when my parents came over to bring me a Puff Pillow from the Farmer’s Market! YESSSS!!
You can read all about these babies in past posts here and here. They are pretty much the greatest things on earth!
Flaky pastry topped with rock sugar and filled with sweet Bavarian cream. Oh my!
I seriously vegged the rest of the day. To be fair, the heat index was 104, so nobody was doing a whole lot of anything around here. Ben and I watched Finding Nemo on tv (best movie ever!!) and went to bed at 10. Super!
Now, today is vastly different than yesterday. I got up early, swept the front porch, weeded a part of my garden, moved and fed my tomato plants and had breakfast. All before 9!
Here’s said breakfast: Blueberry Cheesecake Fat-Free Yogurt, Cantaloupe & a WildBlueberry PURE Bar.
Who doesn’t like cheesecake in the morning?
The last of my juicy cantaloupe 
No worries, I got a melon of a different variety to tide me over for this coming week!
And a delectable, chewy PURE Bar.
Those are giant blueberry hunks…’nuff said.
So the plan for the rest of the day is to drive down to Iowa City (about 2 hours away) to surprise Ben’s Mom for her birthday! She’s up there moving Ben’s little brother back to college, so we’re going to surprise her there since we weren’t able to celebrate her birthday when it actually happened on Friday. Kind of a long and complicated story, but the jist of it is – we’re road tripping today!
I love going to Iowa City – it’s the home of the University of Iowa and the Iowa Hawkeyes, GO HAWKS! I love being in college towns and especially walking through college campuses. It brings back so many wonderful memories of my days spent in college. Ahhh, things were so simple back then, weren’t they?? Actually, let’s be real, exams and papers were a huge pain in the A and I’m really glad I don’t have to do them anymore. BUT, there’s no denying that college as a whole, was the best time of my life!
Magazines are packed:
We’re off!
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What college did you go to/are currently going to?
I went to the University of Northern Iowa – GO PANTHERS!
Kristin, don’t forget to enjoy the “simple life” you have now! As the mother of 4 very active kids, life changes a lot once you start a family!
I went to the University of Iowa! I’m so jealous you are going to Iowa City today! I was in Madison WI this weekend and the campus brought back all the good memories from college.
I can’t wait to try out my PURE bar I got. I think I might bring it to Julie and Julia with me today because I know that movie is spark some serious cravings. I’ll prob try and jump into the screen and take a bite of whatever Julia is cooking.
Anyways great breakfast and that pastry looks to die for!!!!
I went to Lake Forest College in Lake Forest, IL my freshman year. Now I am at Emerson College in Boston finishing out my last two years of college. Then I think it’s off to Le Cordon Blue in Paris once I graduate!!!!
Have a great drive!
GO PANTHERS!!! I also graduated from UNI, class of 2005! Then went on to U of I and just graduated in May! Have fun in Iowa City. I just love being around college towns when everyone is moving in for the school year. You can feel the excitement in the air!! If you have a chance you should stop by the New Pioneer Coop. It’s kind of like a Whole Foods and they have some great stuff!!
Go Hawks!!! Aww… I love Iowa City and TOTALLY miss it!!! Some of the BEST years of my life!
Have fun!
I started at Northwest Missouri State University. Wonderful school but too much like my hometown so I ended up at Iowa State University. I loved Ames and still occasionally miss living there.
I graduated from Drake University in 2005 and am now at Iowa State University (so sorry but gotta Boo U of I!!) Go Clones!
i go to ASU! sometimes i like it there, but sometimes i think i would have done better at a smaller school, but either way, I still have had some GREAT times there!
I really need to try these PURE bars. I went to Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Prescott, AZ.
Any other SUNYers here!? I go to Geneseo
(SUNY stands for State University of New York for you non-NYers!)
I went to the University of Vermont.
ahh that yogurt sounds oh so delicious
have fun on campus girlie.
I am just starting the fun process of applying to colleges – i would love to be at UNC Chapel Hill or James Madison next year. haha
I went to UT at Austin—Go Longhorns for my undergrad and currently at UT at Arlington for my Masters.
Lovely blueberry breakfast!
I went to University of Wisconsin – River Falls!
I went to the University of Kansas- Go jayhawks! I miss it like crazy (now in Madison, WI) and, yes, college is the best time of your life!!! I met my husband there and have so many great memories
I got my BA at Hollins University, a small (800 students!) women’s college in Roanoke, VA. Currently I’m getting my MS at Florida International University in Miami . . . I think our mascot is a panther too
WE ARE…
PENN STATE!
I went to NYU for my BS in biochemistry. Fell in love with the city and am now going for my PhD at Rockefeller University, a small but amazing place, we only have a graduate program for biomedical research.
Sounds like you are having a great weekend Kristin. I must try this flavor of Pure Bar, I adore anything with blueberries so it must be fantastic.
I started off at Towson University but graduated from Penn State.
Hope you have a wonderful day! Have fun in the city.
Go Cyclones! I’m an Iowa State gal.
I swear your blog is going to convert me into liking cantaloupe. I’ve never liked it before, but it looks so tasty in your pictures!
Gotta say Im a Cyclone for life
but a Minnesota native (so I like the Gophers too)…both of which arent too Hawkeye friendly 
Love that flavor of Pure bar, although the chocolate is probably my fav! That pastry looks insanely good. Pastries are my downfall, I break down every once in a while and splurge on my favorites!
i went to Iowa and am so jealous you were in Iowa City today! Can’t wait to hear where you ate
ooo I used to love that Yolite yogurt! But I think it has splenda in it? Not a fan anymore of splenda:(
pure bar looks awesome!
-muffy
GO trojans! I’m off to USC in a week! But I used to go to Northwestern…who later rejected me because of my ED, so booo wildcats. >:-( Sorry, I’m still bitter. >.<
I've never tried Pure bars before..they're just too expensive for me!
Sounds fun!! I graduated from University of Memphis in 2007 and am now back in school at University of Tennessee for graduate school!
Yum, that puff pillow looks amazing. The blueberry cheesecake yogurt sounds delicious–I’m a sucker for cheesecake-flavored anything.
I’m going to Arizona State University
Hope you had a good road trip!
Panther for life! Got my undergrad and masters from UNI 03/05!! I bet I know lots of your Camp A friends!
I went to Central Michigan University – Fire Up, Chips!
GOOOOOOOO PANTHERS!!!! RAWR RAWR RAAAAAAAAAAWR!!
Im a hawkeye, too! Wig & Pen is AAAmazing
Definitely a wonderful choice! Glad you enjoyed IC.