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January 11, 2016

This morning began with coffee + whole milk, because it was a Monday.  A very sleepy Monday.  This was followed by a hard boiled egg and some blueberries & raspberries.  Hooray for responsible choices!


 Lunch was parking lot barbecue.  Parking lot barbecue is actually named The Pit Stop, but we call it "parking lot barbecue" because it is in the parking lot of the roundabout at Routes 15 and 50.  We tried it one day when we were on the way to Purcellville, because it smelled SO GOOD.  Turns out it tastes SO GOOD.  A little pricey, but worth it.  Plus, they take Visa.

 Also from the parking lot: salsa, raw honey, homemade hummus, tiny delicious macaroons, and vegetables aplenty.  (Plus lobster rolls in the summer.)  Loudoun County, you're a thing of wonder.  So I had some barbecued chicken that we got yesterday, a salad, and some fruit snacks that I bought at the grocery store when I went shopping when hungry.  Note to self: don't go shopping when hungry.
Behold!  Parking lot barbecue.
Also available: ribs, chicken salad, pulled pork, lots of sides.
Exercise was a half hour with the trainer, where we did a lot of ab work, with some squats, push ups, and lunges thrown in for fun.  And swapped stories about crazy people. ;)

 Dinner was turkey tacos, plus homemade guacamole and chips.  Chris makes some seriously good guac.

 Overall, we'll give the day a Kate.

 This is kind of a short post, so have some entertainment via the links below.

  • Wonder what it would be like if an Emo Kylo Ren & A Very Lonely Luke Skywalker got in a fight on Twitter?  Forbes (of all places) has the coverage here.
  • This is what people in 1900 thought that 2000 would look like. I love that the first thing they figured out was that we'd have Roombas.
  • FREE gorgeous resume templates, because if you're reading this, there's at least a 25% chance that you've been laid off by my former employer.  Speaking of which, I'm working on a big, huge, "how to write a resume" post for all of you. :)



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