What I Ate Saturday
As I mentioned in Monday’s post, Alex and I celebrated Christmas just the two of us over the weekend. It ended up being such a fun day so I thought it would be fun to share what I ate!
First things first, we had coffee and some of this chocolate chip biscotti. I know not everyone is a biscotti fan but I ended up really liking it.
After we opened a few presents, we took a break to eat a few cinnamon rolls. It’s a Christmas tradition for my family so I just had to have them! I try not to start the day with so much sugar but I couldn’t help it!
We opened more presents and spent some time just relaxing and talking. We had a busy week so we hadn’t really sat down just the two of us to talk for a while!
Once lunch time rolled around, we picked up Chinese food and took it over to my brother & sister-in-law’s house. I hadn’t seen my nephews for a few weeks and I wanted to make sure I saw them before Christmas! We had such a good time playing around and enjoying food together.
The rest of the afternoon was spent finishing up a few things for the holidays and working out a bit. I wasn’t totally feeling a workout but then I remembered I could wear my new tank top from my Tone It Up bestie Samantha, and it was all the motivation I needed.
I did a kettlebell workout and it definitely left me feeling sore the rest of the weekend!
Dinner rolled around and I couldn’t really figure out what I was hungry for. We were in clean-out-the-fridge-before-the-holidays mode so we were a little limited on options.
I decided to finish up the goat cheese that I picked up from Ellwood Thompson’s. It’s from Goats R Us which is seriously some amazing cheese. I had it with an apple and some pretzel slims that I grabbed at Trader Joe’s. It was a strange combination but it actually hit the spot.
After dinner, we headed to a Christmas party with some friends from church. I ended up nibbling on a few things but I didn’t take my phone out to snap a picture. I’ve been trying to make more of an effort to keep my phone out of site when I’m with friends so sometimes pictures don’t happen!
While the holidays might not be the healthiest time of year, I do have a few tricks for staying healthy during the chaos!
What’s the best dessert you’ve had during the holidays?
I’m linking up with What I Ate Wednesday!
That tank top saying speaks to me! I wonder if I’d be more into biscotti now that I’m a mature coffee-drinking adult than I was as a kid π
I love cinnamon rolls as a holiday treat! I make them for Thanksgiving morning and the tradition makes me so happy. Also love that tank!!
That shirt is SUPER CUTE!! π And it looks like you had a lovely Christmas. Thankful for Jesus Christ today and ALWAYS!
Such a cute tank top! Salivating over those cinnamon roles..
My sister and I are considering making gluten free cinnamon rolls for christmas morning to share with the family π I dont like starting my day off in a sugar coma, but maybe christmas can be the exception π Merry Christmas gorgeous friend!
I love that shirt! So perfect π Cinnamon rolls are definitely a great holiday treat tradition. We just have Hanukkah latkes…
Mmm I need to either make or pick up cinnamon rolls this Christmasβ such a classic! Merry Christmas to you and yours, Liz!
An early couples Christmas sounds like a great idea. It would definitely help with all the driving around on that day!
I am making cinnamon rolls for the first time this Christmas morning and yours made even more excited for the finished product! We didn’t have any traditions like that per say, it was always a toss up, but I am happy to start my own.
I love that shirt. I am a cookie monster… so anything cookie is devoured almost instanteously. Almond cookies are my favorite… no molasses… no chocolate chip… well you get the idea.
I love that you and Alex did a little early Christmas just you and him. I would love to do that with my boyfriend too at some time. Unfortunately, I don’t think he would agree with me at all!
& the biscottis look heavenly. I still can’t wait to try them. Also I think it’s great to you are trying to have your phone away when you are with friends – I try to do that to, and instead just enjoy the time with the ones I love π