What's on your (PHOTO) Friday Menu, RNYers?

Happy Friday! So last night was a failure. I went to hot spin which was good then hit a huge traffic jam on the way home. It took me 1.5 hours to go 13 miles. Then when I got home, we had a fly invasion (it happens once a summer) and they were driving my poor dog crazy. I was cooking dinner and tried to kill a fly with a towel, missed and knocked the pan with the hamburger patties off the stove and right at the floof. I threw my body onto the ground to protect him from the pan, grease, etc. Needless to say, I had no dinner last night and lunch today is up in the air, since my plan was leftover dinner

QOTD: I'm going to have to say Oranges and other citrus fruits. The area i live in used to be dominated by orange groves.

My plan (such that it is)

B: Yay! The egg bites that I forgot yesterday

L: ? I'll be walking to trader joes

D: I'm supposed to meet a friend but may cancel so I can make sure the house remains fly free

S: I stopped and got a latte

The things we do for our pups! Hope you can find a good lunch today.

5 second rule, though?

You have not had the best week! I hope you get some fun and relaxation in this weekend!

happy friday menu friends!

I am definitely looking forward to the weekend...it's supposed to be pretty hot again and thunderstorms on Sunday but I have plans to meet up with one of my BFF's from high school that I have not seen in like 8 years...since my wedding I think, and before that it was at my surprise 30th birthday party I think, so I am really excited to see her! We are going to have lunch and then go SHOPPING! haha...what else is new right?

I finally posted some of the video footage I took last weekend during my thrifting trip with DH so if you want to watch that here is a link . I have more that I need to figure out how to edit or maybe do a little voiceover for the Haul/Try-on that we did for all the stuff we bought once we got home. I'm such a youtube newb.

QOTD: others have already shared the Chicago deep dish pizza, hot dogs, and overall just food...we are kind of famous for being fat here too...coincidence? no.
And of course the political corruption & high taxes. i wish my whole family would leave this state and go somewhere warm. I'd love Az personally, but my sister is like an anchor and she is never leaving IL. *sigh*

Morning: coffee w/4tbsp sf coffeemate, then a Lg Dunkin iced blueberry coffee w/cream.
B: 1/2C overnight oats w/L&F vanilla greek yogurt and almond milk, cinnamon and blueberries
L: leftover sf orange marmalade chicken again
AS:L&F greek yogurt
D: turkey italian sausage, kale & sweet potato hash probably - DH is cooking tonight
ES: I might try some baby carrots and Hummus unless pouch is still angry- then prob pretzels and pb.

have a fabulous weekend everyone!

Pic is from last weekend at the beach and I bravely sported one of my new 2 piece suits.

Loved your video!

I wish I could fly you out here and have you go with me thrifting. After seeing your outfits I went to a couple of thrift stores but I felt so overwhelmed that I literally went in and turned around and left.

Funny thing is that DS and his buddies go thrifting on Fri nights. I asked him if he would go with me once but he gave me the look that I would cramp his style if he went with me.

OMG Sheila I bet you would be an amazing shopping partner. If only I could afford to travel...I would absolutely love to take you thrifting!
I went on Sunday with an old girlfriend from high school and she also said she was just too overwhelmed walking into the store but I live for it! LOL!
I seriously love sifting through all the racks to find hidden gems...it's a labor of love haha.

DH and I also don't make a lot of money and we live on a pretty tight budget so if I want to feed my vice (fashion and shopping) I need to make it work with my budget so thrifting is perfect.

Maybe someday you'll be in the Chicagoland area so we can get together, I would love it so much!

If I ever come that way, believe me I'll let you know.

Happy Friday, all!

Photo Friday: This was from the Queen concert I went to in Phoenix last week. NBD, just me and 18,000 of my closest friends having an acoustic sing-along to "Love of My Life" as Brian May told us all to turn on our flashlights in memory of Freddie. Even though we were up in the nosebleeds, it was AMAZING!

Also, I am a ridiculous data nerd and thought this was kind of funny. I have a smar****ch that tracks my laps when I swim, then I enter that into a spreadsheet. I don't really have enough data points to see much of a reliable long-term trend, but it's still pretty cool!

Accountability: Not too bad. For some reason, I've been absolutely exhausted this week (probably because I'm so anxious about surgery) and I went to bed as soon as my kiddo zonked out, 8:30ish, without going to the gym. So no time for late-night snacking!

QOTD: Tucson is known for the "Sonoran Dog." Hot dog, wrapped in bacon, deep-fried, and stuffed into a big squishy bun. Topped with pinto beans, mayo, mustard, tomato, and jalapeno. Sounds weird, but it's legit AMAZING. And of course we have all kinds of other amazing Mexican food here, too!

Chow:

B: Protein bar

L: Need to run out and pick something up, probably chicken strips

D: Power bowl from Taco Bell, no rice

S: Greek yogurt, string cheese

Exercise: Something at the gym tonight after Little Dude is mostly settled into bed. Probably swimming again, assuming I remember to charge up my waterproof MP3 player. After Monday, no swimming for two weeks, so I want to get some laps in while I can.