February Summer

This weekend had the most unbelievable weather. The 60s in February - crazy! Just a few days earlier we had super cold weather and some icy road conditions.

Saturday morning I dropped my husband off at work and decided to beat the rush to the car wash. I had Millie with me and wasn't sure how she would react to being in the car while I was spraying it with the high power sprayer. I think she found it rather interesting.

Most of Saturday was spent indoors watching another wrestling tournament. This weekend was the regional competition. My nephew is on the left making his opponent work to try to stop him. He couldn't.

For 1st place, my nephew (in red) had to go against the 3rd ranked wrestler in the state. I was excited to see this match. They have met in the past and it hasn't been very close. My nephew has improved considerably in the past year and it really showed.

I would have loved to have seen my nephew beat him, but it was so much closer than last year. I was so proud that my nephew never gave up. He spent most of the third round on the verge of being pinned, but kept making moves like this to try to escape. I couldn't do that even without a 200+ pound guy trying to hold me down!

And this is what happens when you spend all day at a wrestling tournament.  Even the wrestlers need a nap. Truth be told I needed a nap too, but I pretty sure I would have been wedged in there for life if I tried.

Our niece spent the night with us and requested Dutch Babies for breakfast Sunday morning. I was a little nervous because I knew I would want syrup, but didn't feel like that fit my "no sweets" goal. I decided on a topping of fresh bananas and strawberries. It was super tasty. Did I miss the syrup? A little bit, but not much. Did I feel good about my choice? Absolutely :)

I was telling my niece (12 years old) about my sweet/salty snack cycle and how it made me eat even more. She suggested I just have one snack - Peanut M&Ms:) It is no accident those evil things were invented. For people like me.

Since it was such a beautiful day on Sunday we decided to go to the park to play Frisbee golf. Someone had the questionable idea to take Millie with us. I had a ball and a Kong Frisbee to keep her occupied, but the first time she saw my husband throw his Frisbee she went tearing across the course to grab it. It took a full-time puppy wrangler (me) to keep her out of the game.

With the perfect weather I couldn't resist grilling. We invited my in-laws over for lunch and grilled up a mini feast. I marinated chicken breast in two flavors of marinade. One was a garlic, rosemary, balsamic and the other was lime, garlic, dill. Both were tasty. We also grilled corn, asparagus, onions and mini peppers. I made some mac n cheese for our guests. Yes, there is a tiny bit on my plate, but the lean protein and fresh veggies are the stars.

I am pretty impressed with how well I am doing on my "no sweets" February goal.  It has been an entire week! I have not had one single bite of sweets - no cookies, no ice cream, no candy, etc.  I confess though, at this moment, given the opportunity, I could drop my face into a trough of brownie sundae and not look back. Thankfully, that trough is not available :)