It’s a fact that I turn into a pumpkin around 7pm on weeknights.
Sure, I’ll go for the occasional late night walk or after dinner bike ride, but I’m more likely to be in my PJs than a party dress on Monday-Thursday evenings. Last night was different though. I let my hair down, threw the rules out the window and went to the movies!
Wheee! It’s true – my Mom and I spent the evening with a wolf and a vampire…
Aka, we finally saw Eclipse! If loving a hundred year old vampire in a teenager’s body is wrong, I don’t want to be right. TEAM EDWARD! I am this close to getting a poster for my bedroom wall. 
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I drooled over the luscious vampire watched the movie intently with a small bag of popcorn on my lap. I can’t go to the movies without getting popcorn – it’s not possible. Although, at $5.25 for a small bag, I wish I could break the habit!
Our verdict? The second movie was better but we love all things Twilight so, of course, we loved Eclipse. I can’t wait for the 4th installment! Anyone know when it’s coming out? Do Edward and Bella actually get married? Will Bella turn into a willing vampire?! I should read the book…
After the movie, my Mom and I sat down to a light dinner at Panera. You Pick 2 of a Mediterranean Veggie ‘Wich and Chicken Tortilla Soup.
The soup was SOUPER zesty and a tad spicy. I dug it!
This sandwich is what I was most excited for though. Salty, zippy, crunchy and that bread is just to die for. Squishy tomato basil with just a hint of cinnamon in the crust. I swear I tasted it. So unexpected!
Rounded out with a crunchy apple. Does anybody know what kind of apples Panera serves? I love the small size and perfect crunch. 
This morning, after THE most humid morning Mom walk, I crushed my hunger with a sweet breakfast of Life Cereal + Unsweetened Vanilla Almond Breeze and a Honey Roasted Peanut Butter + Banana English Muffin!
My hot and squishy Thomas 100% Whole Wheat English Muffin was slathered with some of the honey roasted peanut butter my friend gave me. I am becoming addicted to this stuff – it is CRAZY good!
This Life Cereal was a total impulse purchase at the store. I love this perfectly crunchy, lightly sweet cereal with all my heart. Plus it is insanely delish with USVAB, as are ALL cereals, imo!
Filling and tasty.
Well I didn’t have any leftovers from last night’s dinner, and I ate all my pre-made salads for the week, so I dug around and packed a Sampler Style Lunch!
Including some Basha Hommus and Wheat Thins.
Crunchy and creamy – an ace combo.
Not to be outdone by a Pink Lady Apple and roasted almond butter. Ummm – Ben and I did an inventory the other night and realized we have 10 jars of various kinds of peanut and/or almond butter. Out. Of. Control!
Last, but not least, a 100 Calorie Jiffy Pop bag of popcorn. I’ve found this particular flavor of 100 calorie popcorn to be pretty decent, actually!
To be eaten here and there during the afternoon. Work has been absolutely nuts lately – no time for a leisurely lunch, that’s for sure. 
I’d rather be busy than bored to death though!
Blue Bunny Free Ice Cream Coupon Giveaway
The answer to yesterday’s final Blue Bunny free ice cream coupon question waaaaaas…”a”! There are 6 scoops of premium Blue Bunny ice cream in the Goliath Sundae! Sweet! Congrats to winner:
Jess S: A) Six scoops I LOVE ice cream and that might be even a little bit too much for me! Oh, my husband says he thinks I would handle it just fine. (I’m not sure that’s a compliment…) 
Way to go Jess! And don’t worry, Ben would say the same thing about me. It IS a compliment! Email me your address at IowaGirlEats@hotmail.com and I’ll get your free coupon out to you in the mail.
THANKS to all who participated in the coupon giveaways the past several days. Free or not, I DO hope you’ll check out Blue Bunny’s products – they can’t be beat!
Three Question Thursday
Can we celebrate the fact that I didn’t forget about TQT today AND the fact that it’s already Thursday?! This week has flown by! Heeere ya’ go:
1. Do you wear gold or silver jewelry?
2. Do you bring your own snacks to the movies, buy them there, or go snackless?
3. Are you a homebody during the week, or do you like to get out and do stuff?
My answers:
1. I have always been a silver girl, but lately my wardrobe is starting to include a lot of blues, cremes and grays – which I’ve been pairing with gold jewelry. It’s nice for a little change-a-roo!
2. If I’m munching on candy, I usually bring it – but hot, buttery popcorn is a movie theater only purchase!
3. Homebody!
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Can you please finish reading the Twilight series? You will be SHOCKED by all that happens. I love it
I have tasted the cinnamon on the bread too at Panera Bread!! I believe they put a subtle cinnamon glaze on top of the bread, (Don’t quote me on that though.) but that’s what it seems like.
1. Silver jewelry all the way
2. I sometimes bring my own if I think I’ll get hungry or just go snackless.
3. Definitely a homebody. Once I get home for the evening, I don’t care to leave again.
I had to read through the comments to see if someone responded about the Panera apple question b/c the best apple I ever ate was from there, and then it bugged me that I couldn’t remember.
1. I used to be gold only, then I got a silver Cape Cod bracelet with a gold shell on it so I could mix and match, but it was still mostly gold, now I hardly wear any jewlery, but if I do and mix it, I keep the silver on one hand and the gold on the other.
2. I always bring the Twizzlers and buy the popcorn there…gotta have ‘em both.
3. I wish I could have been more of a homebody during the week, but it seemed like there was always something to do or somewhere to go most nights.
1. silver for sure!
2. it depends!!! i love things that last a long time so i bring lots of sucking candies or lollipops and usually mooch a handful of popcorn
3. homebody!! ( well as far as being a college kid goes :] )
I’ve always been a silver girl too until recently I became all about the gold. And movies are usually an excuse for me to eat popcorn
I just saw Eclipse with a friend last weekend, and I enjoyed it too
. You should definitely read the books if you like the movies though – the books are even better!!
you had a day full of apples and popcorn yesterday! love ‘em both, I wouldn’t complain
1. silver, but like you, a little more gold lately
) but growing up we ALWAYS got popcorn and we weren’t allowed to eat any until after the beginning credits!
2. usually bring my own if anything this day (lots of candy snuck in in my purse
3. homebody, but not this summer. i’m ready to retreat to my homebody ways-I’m exhausted!
1. I’ve always loved silver jewerly more, but lately I’ve been more open to wearing gold jewelry if it fits with the outfit.
2. I usually don’t get snacks at the movies. If I do, though, Junior Mints are where it’s at!
3. I’ve become more of a homebody during the week the last couple years (and, let’s face it, sometimes on the weekends!) I just can’t go out on weeknights anymore without being completely worthless the next day at work. But if something is planned, like a birthday dinner, I won’t miss it.
Pretty sure they serve fuji apples! Those are my fave.
1. I like silver or white gold. Occasionally I’ll wear gold hoops when going out if it matches my outfit!
2. Never buy snacks at the movies! I used to occasionally, but I just can’t splurge that kind of money! (Or sadly, calories :-/) I’ll sometimes bring my own popcorn or soda though.
3. Definite homebody. Sometimes I’ll get the urge to go out and live it up!
Definitely fuji. Panera got me hooked, and now that’s all I eat!
I’m not 100% sure but I think Panera gives out Fuji apples – my fave! they’re so good!
1. Silver jewelry-I have a few gold items that go with specific outfits but on a daily basis I’m a silver girl
2. I always take my own snacks or go snackless.
3. It depends on the week-I love getting out and doing stuff but after 1 or 2 busy weeks I make a point of staying home for awhile.
I can’t get into the Twilight stuff. I have never been a vampire fan except for Interview with the vampire. But everyone keeps making me think I’m missing something.
1. Do you wear gold or silver jewelry? Silver. My skin tone can’t handle gold. The only gold I wear is my grandmother’s wedding band that I inherited when she passed away.
2. Do you bring your own snacks to the movies, buy them there, or go snackless? I bring them. I can’t eat the stuff they serve and I need a snack. Usually a Clif Z bar.
3. Are you a homebody during the week, or do you like to get out and do stuff? I’m a homebody unless you count the gym as getting out
I always have been though even in my younger years.
mmm…life cereal. you have to admit though, for a kid who only became okay to drool over a few months ago, the werewolf is *insane.* i wish guys looked like that when i was in high school!
1. silver or platinum(in my dreams, ha)exclusively except for bangles…then a few varieties of color are nice
2. bring my own candy–buy popcorn
3. not necessarily a homebody, but i like to do things closer to home, if that counts…everyday except saturday, actually.
1. I wear silver a lot! But I think there are some outfits that require gold jewelry and I’ve tried to incorporate this more.
2. I will usually pop my own popcorn (hey, it saves money!) and maybe a diet coke here and there…Unless I go with my niece, we buy the whole enchilada!
3. It can depend on my mood. If I workout after work I tend to stay in afterwards, but staying in on the weekends can be needed sometimes!
1. I wear both, depending on what clothes/colors I’m wearing.
2. Usually I go snackless, but sometimes I bring some Sour Patch Kids with me. I went to a movie with a friend the other night & she pulled a can of diet coke out of her purse partway through the movie! Loved it!
3. TOTAL homebody
omg, please read the books! they are so much better than the movies!!! i just saw eclipse on tuesday…i thought it was ok. i guess it will never be as good as the books so i should stop expecting so much ! hahaha.
1. usually silver…but gold every now and again, i guess it depends what i wear…
2. i can’t resist movie theater popcorn! but i’ll smuggle in some of my own things too. ;p
3. homebody all the way!
You should definitely read the book(s), they’re so great!
1)I used to wear only gold, but my Grandma & Aunt both left me beautiful old silver rings when they passed away, and I LOVE them & wear them all the time! And I always wear my gold/diamond stud earings. 2) Not a big popcorn fan but movie pop corn is the best. I have been known to smuggle all kinds of eats & drinks into the movies! 3) Pretty much a homebody, unless I get a good offer!
The apples at Panera are either Gala or Fuji depending on the season. I know that because a good friend of mine works at Panera Headquarters and they chose those apples because they are sweet and crunchy.
1. I love to wear both jewelry colors and actually alot of my jewelry is two tone, so it is both silver and gold.
2. I never buy food at the movie theater. I just dont feel compelled to spend the money.
3. I am a complete homebody during the week, but that might have to do with the fact that I work until 9pm at night!!
1. I use to only wear gold, but when my husband bought me a gold and silver watch I started to wear both. I’m a rebel!
2. I like to sneak in snacks (Swedish Fish) and my own water. I’ve been know to even sneak in my own popcorn before but the theater’s popcorn is pretty good, but no butter for me.
3. Homebody through and through!
Love the Life cereal! When I was a kid, I always munched Life or Chex…actually, Chex Mix is what I like to munch at the movies. I also have to have an icy Diet Coke – chemicals win sometimes!
To answer your questions…
1. Silver and white gold dominate my jewelry collection.
2. I’m a cheap snack packer!
3. …and a total homebody during the week. Early to bed on school nights!
Seriously, you MUST read the series, you are always looking for books to read, you should start these! You won’t want to stop til you’re finished! Get on that library waiting list and go!!
Questions:
1. Silver, too bad I liked goldtones when I picked my wedding ring!
2. Take snacks, but must buy at least a small popcorn, I’m like you, it’s not the movies without it. I cannot believe what you had to pay for a small though!
3. Homebody (I blame my husband, he’s like a hermit), but I stay up late though!!
Oh, I forgot, Breaking Dawn releases November 2011, but it will be in 2 parts, so it’s part 1, then I think the 2nd releases is summer 2012, but thats tentative!!
What?! You haven’t read the books?! YOU MUST! So much better than the movies, especially the 4th book, Breaking Dawn! Although, Eclipse was probably my favorite book, and I haven’t even seen the movie yet.
1. I wear silver or white gold. I think it goes better with my skin tone. I saw those gold earrings you bought for your birthday at ON though, and it made me want to try out gold jewelry again!
2. Usually go snackless, but buy a drink. When I do feel like snacking I will bring something from home, or buy candy somewhere else beforehand.
3. Homebody! Except for the occasional girl’s night out!
I wish I had that many nut butters – I’ll have to start collecting!
I wear gold jewlery
I must always buy a pick ‘n mix at the movies
I am a tota homebod during the week!
Breaking Dawn will be released in two installments, the first should be in theaters sometime in November 2011. You should definitely read the books.
The mediterrian veggie sandwich is my all time favorite, hands down!!!! In fact thanks, cuz I went to go get some for lunch today!!! LOL.
1. Silver
2. Bring my own water and candy.
3. HOMEBODY! RUNNER!
oooh great post!!
1. . Do you wear gold or silver jewelry? Silver!
2. Do you bring your own snacks to the movies, buy them there, or go snackless? I love popcorn so will generally buy that – although I do prefer to take my own snacks!
3. Are you a homebody during the week, or do you like to get out and do stuff? hehe I am such a home body during the week!!!!
definitely team edward
you and your mom are so cute!! my mom saw the first movie on tv and begged me to watch it (i was a twilight hater at first). now i’ve seen all the movies and am in love haha.
totally forgot about Life cereal!!! i used to adore it as a kid.
1. GOLD!!
2. i buy a medium diet coke! sometimes junior mints or popcorn
3. homebody… way too young to be one too @ 21
I am in shock that you enjoy the movies and haven’t read the books! Read the books! MUCH better than the movie. And I really do enjoy the movies. I just think the movies leave out so much wonderful detail. And they’re quick reads. I did them in 1-2 days each.
i am the SAME way during the week. as soon i get home from work/the gym my glasses go on and relaxing begins. the movies would be a big night out for me too! haha. i STILL haven’t seen eclipse! have you really not read the books or just the 4th one!? YOU MUST!!! Trust me!! gaaahh
yours truly,
team jacob
1. I wear both silver and gold though a friend of mine has been giving me some pretty funky beaded stuff her friend makes. Gets me out of the box.
2. Definitely pack bottles of water in my purse, the snacks are hit and miss…depends on if my daughter (20) goes with then we definitley pack snacks.
3. Too funny, I ALWAYS tell everyone I turn into a pumpkin at night. I’m heading to the shower and bed now, will read for a little bit and be up at 5 – 5:30.
Silver!
Bring a snack, or grab a popcorn!
Homebody, weekends are my thang
xo
Kris
1) silver!
2) bring candy if i want it, buy popcorn if i want it; but i prefer to not spent $$$ on ridiculous prices on food!
3) homebody
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