January 27?

ok, ok. Recap of the past few days:

Monday - was just an easy going day at home. Mackey got a haircut. I bought a Wii with some mad money. And we got dog food. Tuesday - Ax had TLG and I worked for only 4 hours!!! Then Family Fun time at my mom's. Wednesday - busybusy. We found an awesome rustic armoire on craigslist and went to pick it up in Plano!! That's right, I said Plano in the Dodge. It was nice though. We left just as morning traffic was dying down and it only took 3 hours to get out there, pick it up and get back! I was pretty impressed. The Dodge looked noticeably tired though! ;) Then, i upgraded to the iPhone4!!  And Today - we have things planned. Oil Change, Pack (romantical getaway to the Ouachitas), grocery store, view a house that I've wanted forever and just went on the market, and finally, get a pedi with my mommie. Busy day, I know!!

FOOD
Monday - I made that egg bake. I think I went over board with the amount of green veggies and not enough color/flavor combinations. I put spinach, broccoli, squash, zucchini, bell peppers (green) and mushrooms in it. I really didn't like it when I first tried it, but then I made some guacamole with Pace and avocados and it was really good. I had that for lunch, and dinner was a family favorite. It's a kind of stew type thing. Ground bison, Rotel, corn, and tomatoes. Delicious. I made a large portion so I could have the leftovers. The leftovers, however, hardly ever last more than a couple days.
Tuesday - Breakfast was the egg bake with guac. (Eggs were O) Lunch was stew leftovers. Dinner was grilled chicken breast and grapes.
Wednesday - Breakfast was chick-fil-a grilled chicken nuggets and a fruit cup with half an orange juice (Simply orange juice is 100% just orange juice. I recommend!). Lunch was pineapple, blueberries, and banana with some natural peanut butter (o). Dinner was half a chicken!! That's right, I said it! Half a chicken! It was sooooo good, and filling. i made a little mashed avocados to have with it, but I was sooo hungry for that chicken that I pretty much ate only that. Then bedtime snack was a banana.
Thursday - I can't tell you because it's only 7:47a!!! I'll try to post tonight before we leave.

Plan for the trip.
We are driving to the Arkansas so the hardest part for me (due to years of family trip training) will be to only eat/desire the snacks I pack. We always would stop at convenience stores for chips and a drink on road trips. I can hold strong!! Then, our stay package includes breakfast vouchers. I don't know what is included on the breakfast, but I'm hoping they don't give me too much flack for exchanging the pancakes for fruit. Lunches, i think, will be pretty easy. Lite portions and plenty of veggies. Dinner, however, will be difficult. We are traveling to the heart of home cooking, so bread is on the menu. I can stay strong. I have factored in a cheat-ish meal though. We are planning to dine on a river boat in hot springs, and I would like to enjoy without worry. Maybe, I'll have a glass of wine!! oh my! I'll let you guys know when I get back how it all went!

byebye