This weekend doesn’t have to end yet, does it?
It’s been a fabulous mix of work and play, mixed with some gorgeous weather, and has gone by way too fast!
This morning and afternoon was more work than play, and I started with a trip to the grocery store. I got a HUGE haul while enjoying a nice No-Foam Skinny Vanilla Starbucks Latte while I shopped.
I usually wait until I leave to grab a drink from the in-store Starbucks, but I was nearly blown over by a freezing cold wind gust on my way in and needed something to warm up with. I liked it!
Anywho, here’s my loot – combined with a few items I got at Trader Joe’s yesterday:
Fridge & Freezer Items
(With yogurt price comparisons, for fun!)
- Skim milk
- Trader Joe’s extra-firm tofu
- French Vanilla coffee creamer
- AE Plain Greek Yogurt ($.99/6oz)
- 2 Mango Chobani Greek Yogurts ($1.50/6oz)
- AE fat-free cottage cheese
- Mozzarella string cheese
- Shredded mozzarella cheese
- Shredded cheddar jack cheese
- Corn tortillas
- Raspberry Noosa Yoghurt ($2.50/8oz)
- Kashi Mayan Harvest Bake
- Chopped frozen spinach
Meat & Fish
- Trader Joe’s Curry Chicken Tenders
- Frozen chicken breasts
- Smart chicken breasts
- La Quercia prosciutto
Pantry Items
- 3 Clif Kid Honey Graham Z-Bars
- Trader Joe’s animal crackers (total post-Water for Elephants impulse purchase!)
- Canned corn
- Trader Joe’s brown basmati rice
- Mango butter
- Enchilada sauce
Produce
- Green beans
- Cantaloupe
- 2 mangoes
- Avocado
- Broccoli florets
- Strawberries
- Lettuce blend
- Baby spinach
- Fresh basil
- 4 kiwi
All for…$80. I knoooow. I went WAY over budget this week. $20 over! Some impulse purchases like mango butter & animal crackers, and a TON of chicken helped contribute to the cost. You can never have too much chicken though, I feel.
3pm rolled around and my darling husband rescued me from the kitchen and my laptop, which I had barely budged from all day. Later laptop, hello tennis courts!
Ben and I started playing tennis when we moved to Minneapolis after college. He bought us rackets for my 23rd birthday (omg to be 23 again!) and we played at least 3 times a week at the courts by his house at the time.
4 years later and we’re still no good – but we sure have a good time trying!
It actually works out pretty well because we get an awesome workout in chasing after all those balls. We’re completely exhausted by the time we’re done.
The couple that plays (poorly) together, stays together!
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What do you and your sweetie like to do together?
Ben and I like walks and playing tennis. We also like eating candy together. I know – we’re 10.
Erin @ The Grass Skirt 05.02.2011
Sounds fun! :) My husband and I like to grill out together and watch movies together. We also love taking evening walks with the dog.
ashley 05.02.2011
We like to go for walks! Or (this started in college), drive around on gravel roads with Dr. Pepper and Twinkies (don’t worry, it’s a very occasional thing!).
Iowa Girl Eats 05.02.2011
BAHHHAHAHA I love this! ;) Sounds like something we would totally do too ;)
Sarah @ The Pajama Chef 05.01.2011
we like to run together…and play tennis, but we are b-a-d! :)
Mary Ann 05.01.2011
My bf and I play tons of board games together and like to go for walks. Yesterday we walked all over downtown Portland, did some shopping, and then played some card games at outdoor seating at a Starbuck’s. He also lives close enough to a Trader Joe’s so we walk there all the time too!
Lindsey 05.01.2011
We love running together and when the weather allows for it – golfing!
Allyson 05.01.2011
We actually played tennis this afternoon too…super windy, but still nice to be outside with some sunshine!!
Also, I made my first recipe from your blog last night – BBQ Chicken Quesadillas. They were awesome! Thanks for the idea.
Char 05.01.2011
Eating candy together is totally acceptable at ANY age. It sounds weird, but I love just driving around with my hubby…and we did a bit of that yesterday :)
Jennifer 05.01.2011
Can you puh-leeeeez call my HyVee and tell them to get an in-store Starbucks?! And carts with cupholders?? Thanks lady! ;D
my little celebration 05.01.2011
Fun post. John and I like to go on bike rides and walks together. But tennis is definitely something we’ve been talking about trying this spring!
Little Miss Fitness 05.01.2011
What a fun post! My sweetie and I love to ride bike to get icecream…burning calories to replace them asap. :)
dmcgirl 05.01.2011
IGE, Check out my shadow shots from Janurary~!!!
Fun!!!!
Maggie 05.01.2011
My sweetie and I are separated by distance right now as he’s in a year long advanced training program for military officers. He reads to me from our favorite authors before we go to sleep.
We made burrito bowlstonight and the kids asked if we could do it every week, too. They chow down on grilled veggies and pico de gallo when we make them. What a great tradition.
Blog is the New Black 05.01.2011
Sounds like a fun day! We love to walk and take rides… and play Words with Friends together! ;)
Lauren @ laurenINlawrence 05.01.2011
I was totally inspired by you today at Hy-Vee to buy the Blue Bunny birthday ice cream sandwich cookies today after seeing all of the Blue Bunny goodies on your blog, and they are SO yummy! I might have even had two of them today :)
My boyfriend and I went and played a 9-hole par 3 golf course last night…Neither of us were playing super awesome, but it was nice to be outside and doing something together!
Alicia at AliGirl Cooks 05.01.2011
My boyffriend and I like to work out together and cook together! If I’m lucky, I can convince him to clean with me as well!
I’m hoping Spice Coast wins as well!
VeggieGirl 05.01.2011
Sounds like a wonderful weekend!
Well I hang out a lot with my best friend Suave Slav – he and I like to dance, go to movies, travel, and just have a good time together.
Melanie 05.01.2011
I would list walks and eating candy together as two of the activities that my fiance and I enjoy the most, too! Just give us a bag of Jelly Beans and we will sit together in contentment on the couch until one of us realizes how much we are eating and “hides” the bag so that we don’t make ourselves sick! Hahaha!
Lesley 05.01.2011
OMG, ARE THOSE SCALLOPS ON THAT BURGER? that, uh, looks really good…. :D
I sadly have no sweetie right now, so I can’t answer today’s question..sniff.
Lisa 05.01.2011
Spice Coast all the way!
Kierstan @ Life {and running} in Iowa 05.01.2011
Yum – broiled/grilled pineapple is one of my favorite summertime desserts!
I can not wait to watch the last episode of Next Great Restaurant, although I will have to wait until it hits Hulu tomorrow. I hope Spice Coast wins as well – and then plan on hitting it up the next time we are in MN.
Nic and I like spending time in the kitchen together…him cleaning up after I leave a huge mess while preparing breakfast/lunch/dinner! :) Really, we like to wake up early on the weekends and head out for super long runs (me) and bike rides (him) followed by a huge breakfast + multiple pots of coffee. These are the best days ever!