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It's been a whirlwind morning!

I opted to work part of the morning from home, which was relaxing. I feel like I got a lot of my tasks accomplished early on! It's another mild, gorgeous summer day here in MKE. Just lovely outside. 

When I arrived at the office, I had a Sonyfield Organic yogurt in the Pomegranate Berry flavor - mmm. I also have been enjoying an iced coffee with soy from Starbucks, and have a Kashi Dark Mocha Almond chewy bar for a bit later.

A few bites into the yogurt, I remembered some "Mix My Granola" museli mix that I have at work! I added ~ 2 tablespoons. Delectable.

Today after work, I am picking up Zak and then heading back Downtown for the Where's Your Paddy? event at Milwaukee Irish Fest. If you're not from here this may sound odd... we've got these huge festival grounds built on the Lakefront and Irish Fest is one of the largest events of each summer. I've actually never been to it, so I am pretty excited! The Where's Your Paddy? event is for a 21+ crowd and everyone gets 2 free drinks. Sounds fun to me!

Oh almost forgot :-) Here are a couple photos of the fresh 'do! What do you think? 

I'm off to get some more work done. Cheers!

Bumble Bars & Golden Girls

Good evening!

I had a fun time at the salon tonight - my friend Becky does my hair, and she rocks. She is based out of Erik of Norway Salon & Spa in Mequon. It had been a few months since my last visit, it sure feels great to have my "hair did." I tried taking a couple pics of my 'do, but the lighting is weird so I'll try in natural light tomorrow morning :-) I feel golden and love that Aveda salon fragrance from the hair products.

On the way to the salon, I was pretty hungry so I decided to try the 'Chai with Almond' Bumble Bar that I picked up yesterday. 

The first bite was good, I loved the texture of the sesame seeds and almonds and other stuff. The taste was a warm, sticky honey flavor.

But the aftertaste... BLECH!!! It tasted musty and floral, like eating potpourri. Not good. I tried maybe 1/4 of the bar and couldn't take another bite. :-( It's sad because it has good ingredients and lots of nutrition in that bar, but the taste... yuck! I have another Bumble Bar to try in the 'Original with Almonds' flavor, hopefully that will taste better!

I got home at 8:30, totally famished. I decided to make a quick tuna and bean pasta salad as I've been low on protein (the last complete protein I ate was on Saturday night!). 

In the mix = 1/3 package of Barilla Plus rotini plus a couple handfuls of the Whole Foods shells

Boiled for about 11 min. and then drained. Then,

+ 1 can of diced tomatoes

+ 1 can of dark red kidney beans

+ small can of sliced black olives 

(all pre-drained)

+ couple tablespoons of Newman's Own Light Italian dressing

Et voila! This made about 4-6 servings... or 2.5 if you're my boyfriend ;-)

I grabbed a few scoops to eat right away. To my bowl, I added a tablespoon of herbed feta + 1 small can of albacore tuna. Wanted to toss in some baby spinach but we're out.

I ate about 2/3 of the bowl. It was good but with pasta salads I really prefer for the flavors to meld together for a few hours before enjoying. I am sure it will make a terrific lunch for tomorrow!

I'm off to read some blogs and relax before hitting the hay. I may resume reading "Revolutionary Road," has anyone else read that or seen the movie? I feel like I ruined the book for myself by watching the movie first. It's annoying when that happens.

Anyhow, cheers to a relaxing evening!