Helping my grandma today was super fun, and I even got to stop by my parents on the way home! I snacked on these all morning:

And we still have MORE apples!

My mom wasn’t home but my Dad was:) I took my grandma to the grocery store (only one of my FAV activities!) I grabbed a couple of things I was going to buy while at the store, and she was so sweet that she bought them for me! She also gave me a bunch of food AND some pie plates. She lives alone so she can NEVER get through her food before it goes bad so always tells me to take whatever! Grandma’s are awesome:) I made her a quesadilla with some new tortillas I got! They are La Tortilla Factory, multigrain, made with EVOO and HUGE! And just so you know, she is not at all a fan of fresh fruits and veggies! Rasberries and bananas are the only thing she “forces” herself to eat!

I made myself a tortilla-pizza with one whole red bell pepper and a 1/4 cup parm + mexican cheese blend mix. She has a toaster oven that makes the tortilla so crispy!!

Does it look like a sun or a person’s head and hair?! I thought it was cute

Here is what my sweet grandma bought me/gave me + the baking sheet and cooling rack from my mom that she had left for me!

Like my Halloween muffins liners?! I feel baking in my future! Plus my girlfriend at work has already requested something!

After helping my grandma, I went to my parents house. My Dad and I caught up for a while, I haven’t seen my parents for a couple weeks! There fridge was totally stocked, and my mom is always so sweet to let me take some fruit/veggies home when I come over. Even though she wasn’t there! (sorry mom, but thanks!) Moms are the best! Here is what I figured was okay to take because there were surplus’s

My mom made those pickles! She does it every year and they are the BEST pickles ever!! Marinated with bell peppers, onion, jalepenos and more! My boyfriend and I have been waiting because the cucumbers have to “pickle” forever! They will be ready on the 4th! yay! Also included are some mushrooms, bell pepper, lemons, walnuts, cherry tomatoes, on the vine tomatoes, shredded cheese, swiss cheese squares, an avocado, little baby plums (?), carrots, grapes, broccoli and vegetarian baked beans! I am SOOO excited!! Yummy food!

When I left my parents I went straight to the parking permit place for school (I went in the morning and the line was out the door!). I was able to get one, thank goodness, as school starts manana! I am excited yet overwhelmed at the same time. I have school from 10:30-11:20am and then 1:30-3:20pm and THEN I have work from 4-8pm! (everyday except friday and the weekends.) I plan on staying on campus between classes to get homework/blogging done! I am actually really frustrated though because I am not going to have time to do any Pilates during the day:( Or go running! This summer I was running 3-5 times per week and doing Pilates 3 times per week! It felt SO good to move my body so much! This is going to be/already is a huge change for me! My appetite will not be nearly as much fun to blog about:( Hopefully on the weekends I will have time to prepare some yummy extravagant meals again! My eats might be boring during the week, sorry!

Enjoy the rest of your day and I will see you tonight for dinner/snacks!! I have to go to work now!

xo,
Dara