Good morning!
Well, no SNL last night due to the Olympics, but the good news is that I finally got into the Olympics! Up until now I’ve been kind of meh about the whole thing, but Ben and I had ourselves an old fashioned viewing party with a couple of brews, and watched some great events. Speed skating? Sweet! Bobsledding? Awesome! Oh, but those speed skating suits will certainly make a girl blush. Are they sure outfits that tight are legal for tv?! 
This morning I woke up bright and early to start on some dinners and lunches for this week. All my single/married life I have grocery shopped on Sunday, but lately I’ve been switching to Saturdays so I have the whole day on Sunday to leisurely prep and not worry about facing the maniacal crowds at the store. It’s so relaxing! This is what Sunday’s should be, you know? Do you do your chores/shopping on Saturday or Sunday?
After a couple hours of good, quiet kitchen time, my stomach started growling, so I made some Hopped Up Cheerios!
I usually pair my Cheerios with a sliced banana, but the bunch I picked up at the store yesterday weren’t quite ripe enough yet. Almonds and dried cranberries made a fantastic addition though!
Kind of like those fancy cereals that you pay an arm and a leg for – but made right at home. This was yum-tastic. 
I also had a cup of fresh pineapple. I’m fairly convinced the world would be a much happier place if everyone was able to have fresh pineapple every morning. It is such a delight. 
And easier to cut than you think. I actually prefer cutting up a fresh pineapple to a fresh cantaloupe. Those seeds/goop!
Ben and I are going to hop over to my parents house for lunch in about an hour. Can’t wait to see what my Mom has concocted this week. She seems to out-do herself every time, so I can’t even imagine what’s in store after last week’s Waffle Bar!
In the meantime, tonight’s dinner is slowly bubbling away in my favorite kitchen appliance – the crock pot. I haven’t used her forever, and tonight’s dinner is an oldie, but a goodie!
See you later, gators!
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Are you a cereal purist, or do you mix different kind of cereals and toppings all together?
Ah you finally got into the Olympics – congrats, what sport do you play?
I do all my grocery shopping on a Monday afternoon randomly – it’s the only afternoon I have completly off from lectures, where I don’t have to be anywhere
I know when I’m in the old 9til5 one day, I’ll be doing all my shopping on a Sat and preparing on a Sunday. That’s such a good way to do it 
Have a good lunch, I can’t wait to see what she does!!
Hahaha, I´m just like you!
I only started watching the Olympics now… like, two days ago!
It´s really magical… and their clothing is really embarrassing! Haha
Loved all your eats! I recently found I like cereal – and your bowl looked amazing! I tried cheerios while in the U.S., and I fell in love!
Oh, and by the way – I´m with you on the pineapple cause. I looove it!
Have a great Sunday!
Brazilian XOXO´s,
Gabriela
I want pineapple now! I love pre-cut because I make such a mess of my kitchen when I cut it myself.
I rarely EVER have just one kind of cereal. I’m a mixing girl
Usually Kashi Golean as my “base” and then a sweeter cereal to mix with. And then raisins and cinnamon and delicious in cereal!
I like to grocery shop on Sunday and do laundry on Monday(works for my college schedule)
I actually hate cereal! So I’m a bad judge on that last question lol
Fresh pineapple sounds so good and tropical and sunny! I have no idea how to cut it though.
I almost always mix my cereals! i never really eat cereal with milk anyway… usually with yogurt, so i usually throw in a bunch of different kinds to make it fun!
i totally agree with you on the pineapple too – i love it so much!
happy sunday
I love honey nut cheerios mixed with oats and topped with banana slices!
I am definitely a cereal mixer–I often use 3 different kinds, plus wheat germ dried fruit, & nuts!
I’m a cereal mixer… always have been!! We used to have to use up full boxes of cereal before my mom would buy more, so we’d mix up all sorts of stuff!
I am definitely a cereal mixer! It makes me sad when there aren’t a lot of cereal in the house to choose from.
I work at a grocery store, so I AVOID the terror of weekend shopping. Mondays or Tuesdays are definitely the best days to go – you nearly have the store to yourself!
Too bad about getting into the Olympics so late. You missed the best part in my opinion – men’s figuring skaing! Go Evan Lysacek! But there’s still plenty of fun stuff to see.
Ugh I have put my food shopping off until Sunday….it will be so crowded!
I always do my shopping on Sundays. I use to do it on Saturdays, but the stores are CRAZY CRAZY on Saturdays. I always seemed to get so overwhelmed and it made the entire experience awful. Ugh, so now I go Sunday morning when everyone is in church. It’s grand!
Oh cereal! How I love thee. In the mornings, I love adding so many different things to create one big bowl of healthy goodness. But lately, I’ve been enjoying this treat as a bedtime snack, only then, I usually add something more indulgent, like a few spoons of coconut bliss. AMAZING!
Have a wonderful Sunday!
i love to mix..more flava!! whooo!!!
mm crock pot.. i have one and NEVER have used it, sad huh?
I like using only one type of cereal but I always add different types of fruit.
i have a pineapple waiting to be cut…i’m drooling over yours!
and i always mix cereals, esp with yogurts!
* My nice hubby does all the grocery shopping on Saturday morning and he also does all the cooking in our house (I know, I’m spoiled but I grew up with a single dad and never learned to cook much). We do our laundry on Friday night and our 1.5 hour cleaning routine on Saturday morning so we have the rest of the weekend to ourselves!
* Right now I am loving Nature’s Path Peanut ceral with bananas sliced on top. Yummy!
pineapple is one of the best foods ever & i agree that the world would be better if we all got our fresh, juicy serving!
My days off are Friday and Saturday so I tend to shop on one of those two days. Usually Saturday after my WW meeting.
I don’t usually eat dry cereal since it doesn’t fill me up and I don’t drink cows milk. But I like to mix stuff in if I do try it.
I do all my shopping on Friday afternoons – before the weekend rush. I like to do my chores spread out throughout the weekend. It gives me a break from studying
I am definitely a one cereal gal. I love mixing my cereal with yogurt and rarely have it with milk. And I agree: pineapple makes the world a better place. How did you find a good pineapple in Iowa this time of year?!
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I’ve never been one to mix cereals, but I always see people doing it and think I should do the same!
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