Well, I’d say today has been a pretty good Labor Day for me. How about yours?
After spending a good half hour lounging, sipping, and thoroughly enjoying my fresh mug of coffee from the new pot, I got to work on a few other labor-intensive activities that I wanted to get done on this rainy Labor Day.
- Organize pictures
- Respond to emails (<—still working on it…sorry for the delay!)
- Grocery shopping
- Workout (<—I wound up doing the speedy interval run– always a doozy!)
- Bake a batch of these cookies
- Bring up fall decorations from basement
- Decorate upstairs
Unfortunately, the one thing I really wanted to get done today got pushed to the side and will have to wait until tomorrow.
Hey, at least it’s all out and ready to go, right?
Mid-way through the afternoon, I fueled up with an un-pictured cherry pie Larabar, a banana, and a rather interesting smoothie combination.
I used this packet of Vega Shake & Go Tropical Tango as the base of my smoothie and then just sort of “winged” it with the rest.
- 1 packet Vega Shake & Go Tropical Tango
- 1 cup unsweetened almond milk
- 1 scoop vanilla SunWarrior
- 1 cup cantaloupe
- 5 ice cubes
I’m not quite sure I’d recommend the cantaloupe. I mean, I suppose it was alright, but it wasn’t a favorite. I would have added a frozen banana, but since I had already eaten one earlier in the day, I didn’t want to overload (<—too many bananas = no good for the tummy).
Dinner
Once I got back from the grocery store, I got to work on tonight’s dinner. It was a GOOD one!
I put together a couple Mexican-inspired salads for Jay and I tonight, after getting a huge craving for a Chipotle burrito bowl mid-grocery shop. Lucky for me, my salad fulfilled my cravings…and THEN some.
In my salad:
- romaine lettuce
- mini cucumbers
- tomatoes
- avocado
- red bell pepper
- red onion
- black beans
- corn (cut off the cob)
- taco seasoned chicken
- Newman’s Own Pineapple Salsa
- Crumbled corn tortillas (broiled in the oven for about 8 minutes to get crispy)
Jay took care of cooking up the chicken, which was a package of chicken tenders that he cut into chunks and rubbed with some of our homemade taco seasoning. He took the majority of the chicken, but I made sure to snag a few bites. Delicious!
The pineapple salsa was definitely the perfect “dressing” for this salad, too. Just a hint of spice, but loads of flavor to compliment the taco goodness.
Dessert
Oh yes, there was definitely dessert tonight.
Candy Cookie (sugar cookie ice cream with chocolate candy pieces) + Cookie Dough ice cream from Stewart’s.
I have been craving ice cream…real ice cream…for like, three days now. Well actually, I probably crave ice cream every day…who am I kidding? But these past three days have been intense. Jay and I were going to stop and get some last night, but we never did. So this evening after dinner, we went out and got a couple of our favorite flavors.
Definitely a perfect way to end a great holiday weekend. Hopefully your weekend is ending just as “sweet” as mine is.
Julie H. of Spinach and Sprinkles says
My weekend was filled with sweet kisses from the new baby girl in my life! My sister had her baby, and I am IN LOVE!!! Ahhh- she owns my heart!
It looks like your to-do list has a whole lot checked off! Great work! And the ice cream to top it off is a great idea!
Courtney says
Aww, congratulations to your sister (and you too!) :)
chelsey @ clean eating chelsey says
Oh I love fall decorations! I have to get mine out of storage!
cait says
sounds like a great weekend girl :) that dessert looks amazing but then again so does that salad! xox
Lauren @ Forward is a Pace says
Oh my. That ice cream looks delicious. I know what I’ll be having for dessert tonight!
Amy @ My Life as a Lazy Girl says
Sometimes I wish I lived somewhere where I could experience fall. It’s still over 100 degrees in Vegas. It makes it hard to decorate for seasons. It’s definitely still summer here, but I want to put up pretty fall decorations and wear sweaters and jeans.
Courtney says
As much as I despise winter, I can’t imagine not experiencing the seasons. Then again…I did love Vegas the one time I visited! ;)
Amy @ My Life as a Lazy Girl says
I love living here and I grew up in Florida and went to college in South Carolina, so I’ve never really experienced seasons. I spent one week in Erie, PA two winters ago, that was enough winter for me! If you ever come back to Vegas, you’ll have to let me know.
Courtney says
I will definitely keep that in mind! Thanks Amy :)
Sweet and Savvy says
I’ve been OBSESSED with Paul Newman’s pineapple salsa! it is seriously the best. I’ve been throwing it on everything!
Lindsay@ In Sweetness and In Health says
Yay for fall decorations! I just bought a “spiced cider” candle from bath and body works today :). I need to make a mexican salad soon…that looks so delicious! And that ice cream looks amazing. I just had some real ice cream too- oreo cake batter flavor. It was totally worth those $4 haha
briana says
mine is definitely sweet as well fro yo last night and pb cake tonight, I’m hoping I fit into my wedding dress in three weeks!
Jen says
Ice Creeeeeeeeeeam! I’m a firm believer in “real” ice cream. I don’t buy into any of that fake sugar/low-carb frozen crap. Yours looks so good! Your salad also looks like perfection, minus the red onion. I don’t think I’ll ever like the taste of raw red onion.
I hope your NASM studying is going well! I kept my book (obvi.), and lately I’ve been thinking about skimming through it again, but still haven’t!
Courtney says
Yes, it is! Thank you! :)
Stephanie @ A Hungry Bookworm says
I love that you are getting your fall decorations out! Mine couldn’t wait any longer, they’ve been up for about a week.
Jordan @ food, sweat, and beers says
Though my weekend didn’t end maybe as “sweet” as yours, I DID have a “creme brulee” beer-shake. Which is like a milkshake. But different. It wasn’t delicious, but I’ll admit, I wish I had many more pumpkin shaped decorations to round out the night!!
Katelyn @ Chef Katelyn says
Okay it’s official. We’re going back to Philly just to eat a shit ton of ice cream and froyo. It’s decided.
Katie @ Plates and Paste says
Ha, that reminds me…when’s the next installment of your ice cream tour??
Gina @ Running to the Kitchen says
Isn’t Stewarts ice cream the best!? We were in the grocery store yesterday and contemplated buying Edy’s or some other brand on sale when we were both like “screw this, Stewarts is so much better and worth the extra $!”
Lindsay @ biking before bed says
I bought a cant cantelope yesterday and had been debating using it in a smoothie. Now maybe I’ll just eat it plain:)
Alba&Dilek @TwoBaklavaStory says
I like the pretty salad! The ice cream seems filled with things that I would have so much fun picking out one by one and then I would eat the plain ice cream!
Khushboo says
Watching the seasons change is one of the things I miss most about living in Mumbai- it’s either manic rain or super hot here. I used to love watching the leaves change color and fall make its appearance!
Brittany @ Itty Bits of Balance says
Girl do I feel you on the ongoing ice cream craving– it happens to the best of us ;)
Kierston says
Dido! I crave ice cream every day! I ended my long weekend on a sweet note…a small ‘trail mix’ type bowl of my favorite *CaNdY* :)
Hope says
That burrito bowl looks amazing! I never tried taco seasoning on chicken before. I’m definitely going to have to! This looks even better than Chipotle! :)
nicole @ simply Nicole says
Aww, I love decorating for fall. Your picture of your decorations made me happy =) Hopefully you’ll have some time this week to make your place look fab!
Kelly says
My weekend was terrible. I have been on fire alert all weekend. Austin is burning and it has been awful!
Courtney says
I’ve been thinking of you, Kelly. Stay safe down there…you’re in my thoughts!
Ari @ Ari's Menu says
That salad looks amazing!! Yummm!
Becky @ Fit Chick on the Fly says
I love mexican salads! I make my own dressing for mine and it’s so simple and tasty (Lime Juice, Garlic, Olive Oil, & salt/pepp) Ugh I could eat it every day of the week!
Laura @ Unchartered 20s says
I’m so excited for autumn things!! I have to go through my stuff and dig out the fall decorations! :D
Mary @ Bites and Bliss says
Ahhh, I cannot wait to start decorating!! :D
Katie @ The Purposeful Woman says
Can’t wait to get my decore out!!!! Yipee for fall!!! :) Lovely salad by the way!