Ohmmm

I have so many nut butters now, I barely even know what to do with them. I think I have more nut butters than any single person really needs. I have peanut butter (2 jars!), chocolate peanut butter, almond butter, macadamia nut butter, nutella, tahini and coconut butter. Oh my gosh! How did I end up with so much? I'm on a nut butter-buying ban until some of these jars disappear, no matter how delicious it looks in the store!

I decided to dip into an old favourite - nutella - for breakfast today.

I had it on a bagel that's been in my freezer for ages now, with some strawberries. I always forget how much I love nutella until I have it again! I remember when I was a child my mom would very rarely buy it because I would just sit and eat it with a spoon from the jar. Pure heaven.

I had a very busy day at work, and even though I brought my lunch I ended up eating a quarter chicken meal from Swiss Chalet. I still ate the apple and Kashi bar I brought as a snack, but the picture of the whole thing will have to wait until tomorrow!

I ended up going shopping after work because I was in desperate need of tank tops for the gym (I picked up 4 for about $20!), and got home later than expected. I knew I wouldn't have time to cook anything before yoga, so I had a bowl of strawberries to tide me over.

Yoga was just okay - the regular instructor still wasn't back due to an injury, and I'm not a big fan of her substitute. It was more like an hour of very light stretching and meditation, which I wasn't too worried about because I'm still so sore from yesterday.

Dinner was butter-lemon spaghetti with shrimp, and I bulked it up with some cherry tomatoes.

It was good - not the best dinner I've ever made, but still pretty tasty. Now I'm just tired, and can't wait to curl up in bed with my book, and some chocolate and tea.

Goodnight bloggies!

What kind of nut butter do you like best?

End of Term

Breakfast this morning was a little rushed because I got up early to cram last-minute for my statistics exam, which is my last of the term!

I had a Crunchy Peanut Butter Clif Bar, which was a little disappointing :( I really enjoyed the Chocolate Chip and Chocolate Almond Fudge flavours, but I found that this one had the same funny aftertaste that the Oatmeal Raisin Walnut bar did. Guess I just have to keep going by trial-and-error.

After our (last!) exam, one of my roommates and I went to get some bubble tea to celebrate :) We went to the go-to bubble tea establishment in the plaza next to the university.

I got a small Jasmine Coconut milk tea with tapioca pearls. I found it disappointing too! Guess I'm just not having a good food day today :( The girl that took my order seemed new, so I think that maybe she missed the "jasmine" part, because I could only taste the coconut. It was still good, but I was looking forward to trying a new flavour combo. At least my roommate enjoyed her Almond Icy Swirls!

My lunch was all over the place - I wasn't sure what I wanted, and I was really hungry after my post-exam run (which surprisingly didn't hurt my stomach after the bubble tea). I ended up just throwing something quick on a plate before devouring it.

I didn't get much accomplished today, but I was a good girlfriend and made Nathan some Japanese fried rice with leftovers I had lying around to help him get through his next exams. I'll be bringing it over to him tonight, but shhh, it's a secret! ;)

While I was cooking I started feeling snacky, so I had half a banana with some chocolate chips stuck into it. Yum!

For dinner I used up the last of my spaghetti sauce with some spaghettini noodles, sliced zucchini, breaded chicken breast and mozzarella cheese. I was so hungry by the time it was ready that I almost didn't want to wait long enough to take a photograph of it. I don't know why I'm so hungry today!

Dinner was followed by a cold beer.

I got the Molson Canadian 67 to try as a more "calorie-friendly" option for when I'm out, but I'm still not sure what I think of it. The flavour is very light (bordering on weak) and it feels like it doesn't have enough body to satisfy me. I enjoyed my glass today though, maybe because I haven't had beer in a while.

Both of my roommates moved out today, so I'm feeling very lonely and sad. I can't believe that the term is already over! I might get out some of the chocolate ice cream my roommate left in the freezer to keep me company ;)

[Edit]: Definitely dug into the ice cream!

Had two spoonfuls like this, plus a little straight out of the carton ;) Mmm, heaven on a spoon!