This weekend was filled with good friends, family and fun, but, I have to say after Two Parties, a Baseball game and more, we are all partied out or just old š
Not my BEST weekend of eats, but, not my worst eitherā¦..so, here we gooooooo
SATURDAY
We were on the go ALL day on Saturday from the time we got up. I woke up starving, but, nothing really sounded good, until, The Husband mentioned thisā¦ā¦.
I had a 7 point Huevos Ranchero Wrap from Starbuckās that was totally LOADEDā¦.I LOVED it! It has eggs, pepper jack cheese, black beans and pico de gallo.
Plus my FAVORITE addiction lately ~ A Venti Iced Non-Fat Decaf Latte with caramel drizzle (3 pts).
After breakfast, we headed out to run a bunch of errands, do some last minute shopping for our weekend parties (shhh!), and then, it was off to the Nephewās baseball game.
In the midst of running home to get ready for our friends Wedding Reception and out the door, we managed to eat nothing and not grab any snacks (totally NOT a me thing to do).
I ended up snacking on a few of the appetizers they had ~ luckily ALL from Trader Joes :D I LOVE friends who have good taste.
Not pictured, but, consumedā¦.4 Mushroom Turnovers (4 pts), 2 Chile Cheese Puffs (2 pts), and 2 Fontina Cheese Rice Balls (2). Totally, NOT worth it for the points, but, I ate it.
I also had a few handfuls of this CRACK LIKE MIX called Muddy Buddy ~ chocolate plus peanut butter, plus corn chex plus powdered sugarā¦..TOTALLY addicting, but, not bad (1/3 c = 3 pts).
Their flowers were beautiful!
We even had Hibiscus flowers in our champagne for toasting. I had a sip then and it was actually pretty tasty.
They got married on a cruise that went around the world so it was only natural that their cake was luggage with all their stops on it ā SO FUN!
Their cakes were made at Fantasy Cakes for anyone wondering.
There were two layers of flavor that I had a bite of each and then The Husband happily ate both š
Chocolate Raspberry
Champagne & White Cake ~ this one was from the BEST.
Dinner was a FAST grilled LIME Chicken Salad with Newmanās Light Lime Vinaigrette ā Fresh and totally what I was craving after missing out on fruits/veggies all day. (7 pts)
SUNDAY
I FINALLY got sleep after not really being able to sleep all week and it was AWESOME. I woke up CRAVING fruit and clean eats.
I started off with a bowl of grits with agave (2 pts) and then share this bowl of Mango & Bananas with The Husband (my portion 1 pt).
When I was watering the garden this morning, I noticed the crazy weed flower that The Husband has been talking about all week.
Look ~ everything is closed and they are āasleep:.
As the sun starts to shine, they, slowly start to āwake upā.
How cool is it that they open up completely when the sun comes out and close when it goes down?!
These are total random flowers we didnāt plant. They grew in the one area we didnāt put a stone yet LOL.
But, I have to admit, I canāt weed it now because wellā¦.they are purdy!
Check out all the flowers on the orange tree too ~ I LOVE spring!
I managed to convince The Husband that we should āearnā our Starbuckās today by walking up there ~ itās about 2.5 miles round trip. I had the usual 3 pt iced latte.
As we packed up and headed out the door for party #2, I grabbed one of these True Orange packets I received in the mail awhile back.
You can get a FREE SAMPLE too by clicking HERE!
I LOVE how they are just crystallized orange ā nothing else ~ 0 calories and it tastes just like you added an orange slice to your drink.
I had called ahead to find out the menu for My Grandmaās 80th Birthday Party because I want to continue my loss streak I have going on.
Based on the options, I knew it would take almost all of my daily points and I wasnāt willing to give them up.
* Croissant Sandwiches ~ the croissant alone is 8 points, not including any meat or cheese
* Chips PLUS ME are not a good combo ā who eats just one š
* Broccoli salad ā I learned earlier this week 1 cup is 8 points
* Pasta Salad (1/2 c is typically 3-6 pts)
* Green salad ā yeah!
Now my critics, I couldāve probably made it work with using the meat out of the sandwiches and putting it over the green saladā¦.but, I am sure the dressing would be full fat.
Sometimes itās worth it to splurge and sometimes itās notā¦.for me, this wasnāt worth it and I know myself better than to know I can be satisfied/happy with my modification.
I was debating all morning what to do and pondered making/bringing my own lunch but The Husband told me that was no bueno.
So, I took the next best option, we had lunch BEFORE at Jackās Urban Eats!!!
MMMMM and all for SEVEN points!
* Mixed Greens
Plus my SIX toppings:
* Garbanzo/Kidney Beans
* Red Peppers
* Pepperonciniās
* Mandarin Oranges
* Candied Walnuts
* Cranberries
* 2 Tbsp Balsamic Vinaigrette
You know itās LOVE when you order meat on your salad just to give it to your Husband ā he was happy to have double tri tip on his š
I may or may not have had a few of the Urban Fries that he wanted to try after seeing the pix.
After inhaling our food, we headed off to my Grandmaās Birthday Celebration.
My Mom is so cute ~ she put together a āFAMILY TREEā
Thatās ME on the right š
I then decided that a CUPCAKE was totally worth the points. WW online says 4 pointsā¦.I think that is probably fair since they are smaller cupcakes.
Seeeeee Uncle Glen ā itās there!!! He was teasing me about how I better post my cupcake since I took one š
I learned something new about The Husband today ~ he has NEVER flown a kite. My Dad has brought a kite to fly with my super cute niece.
And I couldnāt get my camera out FAST ENOUGH when I saw The Husband with a RAINBOW KITE!!! You can read about our RAINBOW JOKE HERE!
TOTAL BLACK MAIL PICTURES :D:D:D
He totally took over when my niece got tired š
heheheheheā¦.FUN TIMES ~ I know am evil but itās FUN since he ALWAYS gives me a hard time š I LOVE blogging and pictures š
We attempted to do some vacation planning this afternoon, but, I am not sure weāve decided on anything.
While scanning ideas on the computer, I snacked on a few Lundberg Santa Fe BBQ Chips while The Husband ate the bagā¦.totally unnecessary, but, necessary š (3 pts)
Dinner changed from a fancy meal to Annieās Mac N Cheese since we both ruined our appetites with chips.
I LOVE how the shells perfectly hold all the cheesy goodnessā¦ā¦.Just one of my favorite things and a serving is 5 points, 1/2 a box is 7 points ā canāt beat that?!
I think we officially need a weekend to recover from our weekend. It was fun times with our family and friends, so it made it all worth it.
P.S. For those wondering, the place we had dinner on Friday Night was Carinoās Italian Grill!
I have a BUNCH of giveaways lined up for you all that I NEED to get going, so stay tuned this week for more š
Have a great night all!
Run Sarah says
Your weekend so much fun and your eats look great! Love those suitcase cakes – what a neat idea.
Carol aka CG the Foodie says
Looks like you had a great weekend!!! I haven’t tried that wrap at Starbucks. Is it worth the points?
Lauren says
This does sound like a fantastic weekend! Wow, so many great things happened.
I know what you mean though, we go through months of just having one wedding or party to the next and it’s so easy to get burned out from it all. Oh well, tis the season, right?!?! š
Have a great Monday.
Kristin (Cook, Bake and Nibble) says
I love muddy buddy! It has been so long since I had it…
That wedding cake looks so cool, too! I’d love to travel to get married š
What a big weekend- no wonder you’re all partied out!
xo
K
Melissa S. says
What a great weekend!!! I’ve seen those wraps at starbucks but haven’t tried.
and those cakes?! how beautiful are they! must have taken forever to make! lol!
nd says
muddy buddies are ridiculous!!
Kat says
Muddy buddies =danger for me! I eat them by the handful!
Those “weeds” are known as 4 oclocks. Thats what my daddy called them because of the time that they bloom and then hide. We had them in so many colors, we never got rid of them because how pretty they were!
Food Makes Fun Fuel says
Those cakes are ridculous!
Jessie (Vegan-minded) says
That cake is so amazing, almost too cool to eat! I have “weeds” like that in my backyard but the flowers are purple instead of yellow. Looks like you had a really fun weekend! š
tj says
Looks like a FUN weekend!! š Lots of yummy eats too! That cake was amazing- so cool! A few years ago my Dad bought a kite for Sean- since he never flew one either! š lol
Meghan@traveleatlove says
Looks like so much fun! Beautiful cake, beautiful flowers, beautiful weather!
Lauren @ Eat, Drink, and Be Hopeful says
Wow-what a great post! First of all-I love Starbucks wraps. They are really tasty and have a pretty good nutritional profile. And I can’t be around Muddy Buddy because I can’t be stopped when it comes to that stuff. It IS like crack! What a gorgeous day to fly a kite-and awesome looking cake! Everything looks soo good and looks like such a fun weekend!
DanicasDaily says
HI C.G.
Actually, I do for that Huevos Rancheros Wrap is worth the points. I know a lot of people like the Spinach Feta one for 5 points but I think it’s just ok. I figure if I am going to spend 7 points on their egg white turkey bacon muffin or the huevos wrap, I’d rather have the wrap. I try to balance it out by not having a mid morning snack since I had a higher in point breakfast.
Does that help?
Danica
Tina says
Whew, what a busy and fun weekend you had!! And I love that you didn’t just eat the options at the party because they were there. You chose to have what really satisfies you instead. I think that is an important thing to distinguish.
liz says
How did I not know Starbuck’s offers breakfasts like that?? Yum!
I LOVE the rainbow story!! I haven’t outgrown my love of rainbows š In fact, I have “rainbow brite glasses” (per my boyfriend) that are purple on the outside but blue/yellow on the inside. And, last year my dad made me that same rainbow cake for my birthday!! So fun!
Lynn (The Actors Diet) says
ahhhh those cakes, those cakes! too cute
BroccoliHut says
Wow, that cake is awesome! Looks like something straight off of Cake Boss or Ace of Cakes.
Jocelyn @ Peace.Love.Nutrition says
What a fun filled weekend! Love the suitcase cake. The weather was so beautiful on Saturday too bad we are getting all this rain : (
kelsey@snackingsquirrel.com says
do u realize how much i love ur blog hehe! xoxo great pics! i know everyones drooling over the cake so i’ll switch it up and say how much im drooling over that wrap! oh my, lovely <3
xoxo š
Jessica Lee says
those cakes are amazing! like too pretty to cut into.
ive never seen that wrap at starbucks. it looks so chewy and good though…mmm…
janetha says
muddy buddy chex mix is SO good! i love it! i like that dish that it is in, too. you had such a great weekend!! that cake is phenomenal! i know what you mean about some splurges just NOT being worth it. you made a great decision on that!