First and foremost, thank you guys so much for all of your sweet, supportive comments on Friday’s post. While I am completely at peace and happy with my decision no matter what friends and family think, I have to admit I felt even more certain that I made the right choice after reading all of your encouraging comments. You guys are the best! 
In typical Monday morning fashion, I figured I’d do a brief recap of my weekend, which was pretty low-key (I loved it!).
Friday night
Matt and I had planned to go out with friends on Friday night, but when people started backing out at the last minute, we decided we were equally fine with staying in, pouring a couple drinks, and playing games. Any man that will challenge me to a Friends trivia game is a winner in my book.
(P.S. I won! )
Saturday
We slept in on Saturday morning, and woke up for some breakfast. Matt wanted leftover pizza (typical man haha) but I didn’t think that’d go too well with coffee. Plus I had a craving for oatmeal, so I went with that instead.
We were lazy for a couple hours, then Matt had to leave and get his house ready for a party that night. After he left I decided to get a workout in, and completed the Strength 8 workout from Body Revolution. It was a tough one, and I am definitely feeling sore today because of it!
After I showered up and got ready, I needed to take advantage of the sale on active wear at Old Navy. It’s been all over the blog world, and I gotta say, great strategy Old Navy! Giving $50 gift cards to some major bloggers in return for a post… well played. I definitely spent a little more than 50 myself!
The selection was fantastic, they still had tons of inventory, so I’m hoping prices might go even lower after another month or so. I was in desperate need of some long sleeved workout tops, so I got three of those, some capri workout pants, and a short sleeve top (for only $5).
Oh and, an adorable necklace that was only $3! Impulse shopping, yes please.
I had plans to grab sushi for dinner with some friends that night, so I walked home (living within walking distance of the mall is amazing btw) and got ready for dinner.
Oh sushi, how I adore thee.
Sunday
I slept in on Sunday morning again (I love sleeping in!), then had some coffee and breakfast. Once the caffeine hit me, I was ready to get a run in with my new workout gear. I also needed to try out my new iPhone armband I got for Christmas.
I absolutely loved the long sleeve workout top from Old Navy. It was about 50 degrees when I went for my run, and I was nice and toasty the whole time with this top. It was great! I also really loved this armband, it sticks well and doesn’t jiggle around too much while you run. The only thing I didn’t like is that there’s no hole to plug my headphones in. I might be putting it in wrong for all I know, but I just slid the headphones underneath and it worked fine. I can’t run without music!
My run was just okay. My knee started bothering me a little towards the end, and I am more than ready for my new running shoes to come in. Hopefully in the next couple days!
After my run (a little more than 3 miles) my muscles were tight and I really needed to stretch. Someone made that a bit more difficult though…
Imagine touching my toes with one hand, and giving a belly rub with the other haha. Oh Logan!
Next on my to-do list was a little grocery shopping to pick up some ingredients for a recipe I wanted to try.
I also needed a family size box of cocoa pebbles. Because I’m 5 years-old.
The new recipe I’m trying out is a crockpot recipe. My first one ever, I’m a little nervous! I’m planning on throwing everything into the crockpot before work on Monday morning, and coming home to a delicious smelling home cooked meal. To lessen my work in the morning, I pre-chopped all the veggies and browned the meat.
My new vegetable peeler I got for Christmas is the bomb dot com. Seriously made my life a bajillion times easier.
After prepping dinner it was time to get ready for the Pats game! I’m heading over to Matt’s to watch the game with some friends, but I can’t go empty handed…
So I whipped up some spinach and artichoke dip to take with me. I love this stuff, I hope everyone else likes it too.
I’m off to go watch this game, go Pats!
Questions: How was your weekend? What’s one food item you still occasionally buy from your childhood? Mine = cocoa pebbles!
You’ve got a keeper.. a guy who will play Friends trivia! Kraft Mac n Cheese is my childhood guilty pleasure.
I used to absolutely loveee Kraft Mac n Cheese. I’m waiting patiently for them to make a GF version, I will be all over that if/when it happens!
What a productive weekend, Meghan! I love Old Navy
well played by them, indeed!
Thanks! Seriously, the point goes to Old Navy for sure, they definitely sucked me in!
Crockpots are amazing! I love mine, and I’m trying out a new recipe tomorrow!
Awesome! Can’t wait to see how yours turns out! I’m secretly nervous about leaving it unmonitored all day, but my roommate is stopping in around lunch and promised she’d let me know if the house was on fire haha!
Sounds like a great weekend! The spinach and artichoke dip looks amazing!!
If I could find Dunkaroos anywhere, I would definitely invest in a couple boxes
Ahh I used to love Dunkaroos! They don’t make them anymore?
Childhood snacks were the best, fruit roll-ups and gushers were some favorites of mine!
Haha love the friends game. Also, your oatmeal looks particularly delicious. Mmmmm. Kiinda wish I hadn’t eaten breakfast yet today!
It was a pretty delicious bowl of oats if I do say so myself! Banana, walnuts, and peanut butter was a great combination that I’ll definitely make again!
I went to Old Navy after reading about all these bloggers that got such great stuff! They definitely have some awesome workout gear!
Definitely! I was so pleasantly surprised by the variety and prices. I kind of want to go back already for more!
WHAT?! They have a friend’s board game? How did I not know this!! And I was thinking about the old navy thing on my run yesterday. I definitely fell into the trap and I’m sure we aren’t the only ones. That was some seriously genius marketing.
Haha they have a board game for everything! This one is surprisingly difficult, there’s some really specific questions that had us stumped, but overall it was super fun. And yes, Old Navy sucked us both in, but I’m glad they did! I needed some new stuff anyway..and it was nice to find out about their sale!
Ohmygosh, the Old Navy active wear looks great – and it’s so reasonably priced! (Overpriced active wear drives me nuts, so the fact that Old Navy has jumped on the active wear bandwagon makes me incredibly happy.) And I, too, have had my share of crock pot fails – but when you get a crock pot meal right, it’s amaaaaazing.
I can’t stand overpriced stuff either! Target and TJ Maxx have always been my go-tos for good workout gear, but now I’m adding Old Navy to the list! Loved their stuff, great for running in the winter. I’m really hoping I got this crockpot meal right! Either way I’ll be eating it since I won’t want to waste all that food. I’m sure it’ll be delicious though.
I love Coco Pebbles! I don’t remember the last time I bought cereal but I’d definitely say cookies are the big thing that I love to get at the grocery store. I love those milano cookies and they always bring me back to my childhood
Glad you had a great weekend!
My dad alwaysss used to buy Milano cookies! I love those too, the ones with the hint of orange are really good. Foods that transport me to childhood are always the best
Old Navy is my favorite brand of workout stuff! I’m sure I’d love Under Armour, too, but at that price, I can’t wear Under Armour head to toe. Old Navy I can! Their sports bras are the best!
Old Navy from head to toe is where it’s at! The pants and top I wore cost $30 total together, which is a steal for long sleeve, moisture wicking and compression technology. I want to go back for more now! I have a sports bra obsession and definitelyyy don’t need any more of those, but more tops maybe
haha
Sounds like you had a great weekend! I honestly can’t resist Goldfish or animal crackers. Original only please
I used to be obsessed with animal crackers! I need to find a GF version that holds up to the originals…they were a childhood favorite and also a college favorite if I’m being honest haha. You’re never too old for animal crackers!
I know there are “arrowroot” cookies by Midel that are gf but honestly they are not the same at all
I’m seriously in love with my crockpot – it’s the most useful kitchen tool I have right now. I might nead to figure out where the closest ON is, I’m in desperate need of a workout wardrobe update. (and yes, that was a clever campaign on their part)!
A seriously clever campaign on their part, I wouldn’t have paid attention or noticed how great their stuff was without the blogging world! And I’m way excited about my first crockpot experience. I can’t wait to come home after a long work day to a nice home cooked meal!
Sounds like such an amazing weekend. I am digging that spinach and artichoke dip. i am interested to see what those coco pebbles were used for LOVE!!!
Haha, the cocoa pebbles will be used for breakfast! And snacks! Haha, no recipe plans for them yet anyway, maybe I should throw them into a granola bar or something? That could be good!
I just love them, period.
Oh I remember the days of eating leftover pizza for breakfast. I can’t remember if it went well with coffee or not, but I do remember it being pretty tasty. Still, you can never go wrong with oatmeal
And good luck with your slow cooker recipe! I’ve never used one before either, but I’m picking one up this week and can’t wait to play around with it.
Leftover pizza is the best..I didn’t have it for breakfast, but I definitely had it for lunch instead. So good! And I can’t wait to see what you come up with for your slow cooker! I’m sure it’ll be great, I can’t wait to try my dinner tonight!
I think I could probably win that Friends game over most people, it’s the best show ever! P.S. I nominated you for a Super Sweet Blogger Award!
Haha, it really is the best show ever. The game was surprisingly super hard though! And yay, that’s awesome! Thanks! I’ll have to get to it later this week
Definitely own that friends game! But no one will play with me because I own every season and can quote the first episode with my eyes closed! Animal crackers remind me of my childhood, but I don’t but them anymore because they have gluten – it makes me really sad!
No one would ever play with me either! I was seriously so excited when the bf agreed to play. I was like really? You’ll play? I didn’t even believe him at first! haha…and I was just talking with another reader about animal crackers today! I miss them too, but sadly I need to avoid gluten for the most part too so I haven’t had them in forever
How could you root against the Texans?!
Actually, I don’t really follow football, but living in Houston, it’s hard not to get swept up into the post-season.
Good game though! And I hope you’re enjoying the rewards of your crockpot labor tonight.
Haha aw, I’m sorry! It was a good game, the Texans almost came back in the 4th quarter! I definitely enjoyed the rewards of my crockpot non-labor tonight. Couldn’t have been easier, and it was so delicious!
SUCH a great strategy by Old Navy! I can’t wait to get there to check out their workout gear myself
Seriously, that was some genius marketing on their part! Definitely check out their stuff, lots of great options!
The blogosphere exploded with the Old Navy gear this week! Well played indeed.
Let us know how the crock pot meal turns out; it’s so easy to do, right? I need to fire mine up again soon. 
Omg the Crockpot was so easy! Coming home from a long day of work and having dinner ready to go, really doesn’t get much better than that!
Old Navy definitely played their cards right
! Is it terrible that even though I know that Pop Tarts contain HFCS, the mere sight of them still makes me drool- especially as they seem to be introducing better flavors with time (hello choc chip cookie dough)!!
THEY HAVE CHOC CHIP COOKIE DOUGH POP TARTS?!
Whyyy did you tell me this! haha, seriously I used to LOVE pop tarts back in the day as well. I was always a strawberry frosted fan myself
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