What I Ate: Monday
I meant to give you all a recap of our Christmas but honestly, I did a terrible job of taking pictures. On the flip side, I did a better job of staying off my phone and living in the moment, so I guess it’s not all bad! We spent last week in Minnesota and North Dakota visiting Alex’s family and it was so wonderful! It was definitely fun having a real white Christmas.
That’s one of the few pictures I actually took! We were at Starbucks while we were on a coffee run!
We got back in town on Sunday and on Monday, I found myself craving a lot of familiar staples. There’s something about being away from your routine that makes it feel even better when you step back into it.
When I woke up, I pulled out my Vitamix and blended up a banana smoothie.
1 frozen banana, a splash of almond milk, a handful of ice, a few scoops of PB2, stevia, and some almond butter!
I went to work but ended up being the only one on my team actually in the office so I ended up spending most of the morning on a treadmill desk, sending emails and wrapping up things on my to-do list. It’s honestly the best way to get in steps without even realizing it! By the time lunch rolled around, I couldn’t get Chipotle out of my head, so I got a veggie bowl.
YES to guacamole. This kept me super full all afternoon. I finished up work, cleaned the house, and packed up a box for Goodwill. Clearly, Chipotle gives me productivity powers.
Once Alex got home, I made one of our favorite easy dinners.
I’ll give you the photo from the recipe since it looks prettier than the one I snapped on my phone last night! We both love this dinner!
Afterwards, we headed to the movie theater and watched The Big Short. We hadn’t been to the “real” movie theaters since the summer, since we live so close to the Byrd Theater! But we both really wanted to see this one so we decided to have a little Monday movie date. The movie was really good!
I’ve been craving Chipolte all day, soooo this just made it explode in a fury of guacamole necessity. I do crave my routines when I’m away or on holidays, but only slightly. I’m such a routine person that it feel sooooo nice for me to be able to finally break out of it a little.
I know what you mean! I think breaking up the routine makes me appreciate it more 🙂
I like the looks of that banana smoothie. Chipotle cravings are a real thing! I do miss my routine meals when traveling – I always look forward to coming back to them!
I usually am sad to get back to routine meals after vacation!! Haha I am weird like that – I hate routine 🙂 I have been wanting to see that movie. I have a movie pass to my local theater so I go to the movies way too often.
I do sometimes miss my routine meals, but I have to remind myself, that one of the greatest parts about traveling is the adventure of trying different things, stepping out in faith, and trusting God the whole way!
Oh Chipotle how I love thee. I almost got it while on vacation, but I opted for my favorite gluten-free pizza instead. That stuff is pretty much my favorite food in the universe 🙂 And yes, I am so excited to be back to a routine!
Chipotle just scares me right now because of the illnesses – but it looks good!
Oh man, give me ALL the chipotle. It’s one of my biggest cravings (always). My husband’s boycotting it right now which makes me sad.
meal planning this week has been all over the place for me so i made myself a big pot of soup..i havent seen a movie in a theatre in a very long time too.
A burrito bowl sounds so good right now. Jealous you had a white Christmas, because I was wearing a t-shirt. It’s been so warm!
I always look forward to coming home and eating my go to meals after traveling. Looks like a good day of eats