Before Ryan and I started dating, I was guilty of having the following items for dinner (not all at once, obviously): ice cream, peanut butter on a spoon, goldfish crackers + ranch dressing, a DQ blizzard, chips and salsa, and POPCORN.
Now, I’m not saying this happened a lot. I’ve always been a relatively healthy eater, even in college and grad school. But the temptation to eat a random, not-so-healthy dinner was always greater when I was just eating with me, myself, and I.
Tonight felt kind of like a throwback to those days (don’t worry, Ryan. I’m not going to refer to them as “the good old days”…even if that’s what they were!).
Tonight, we went to a 7:15 showing of An Education, which was really, really good! It was pretty quiet and understated, but one of those movies that you keep thinking about even after it’s over. Also, it was serious without being depressing, and actually had a very uplifting ending. Great flick!
We’d decided to go out for a late dinner after the movie, but when we got to the theater, the popcorn was just to tempting! We all got popcorn, and then when the movie let out around 9, none of us was hungry for a “real” dinner. We debated going for pizza, but even that felt like too much. Finally, we just headed home, where I made a snack plate of sorts because even though I had probably taken in more than enough calories with the popcorn, I still felt “empty”—which is exactly why popcorn for dinner is a bad idea!
My second dinner was a nice little tasting plate:
Helloooooo, carbs!
Clockwise from the top, we have pink lady apple slices, millet bread with raw AB (love!), and whole wheat bread with parmesan cheese. Quite the tasty tasting plate…topped with a cowboy cookie! I also had some Kashi TLC crackers while waiting for my millet bread to toast up…funny how that happens, right? 
Tomorrow, we have a busy day—the shower in the morning, plus a Mardi Gras parade tomorrow night! It should be a fun day! Not sure when I’ll be able to post pics, but it’ll happen eventually.
Enjoy your Saturday! Night, kids!
