Bites of My Life

I’m full on family and an unhealthy amount of potato chips. But might I say it was just what the doctor ordered. How great has this year been that our holidays have been able to return to normal? Lake time, cookouts, s’mores (and s’more cookies), and fireworks! I hope everyone had a great 4th of July.

I’m equally thankful that this is a short week. Just a few action-packed work days and then I’m headed to OKC for a full week of major Tucker hangs!

-I love to order the California Turkey or Chicken Salad sandwiches “protein style” at Bird Bakery. I recreated the Cali Turkey last week and it was a great weekday lunch. Turkey meat, red onion, tomatoes, avocado, and gluten-free crackers over arugula. I was missing the raspberry chipotle mayo, but made a little mustard dressing to pour over it all.
-After being damaged in the 2019 Dallas tornado, the Preston Royal Central Market reopened last week. A trip to see the new store doubled as a birthday lunch date for my friend Ellie!
-Whizzed up some frozen banana and frozen pineapple in my mini food processor for a crazy good little ice cream situation. It couldn’t have been easier!
-Have you seen the wave of popularity Crumbl Cookie has received from Tik Tok? Whoever their marketing director is must to be laughing all the way to the bank. The lines at some Crumbl locations are wrapped around the building. The flavors rotate weekly and I couldn’t resist treating myself to the fan-favorite Cornbread Cookie that was available last week.
-A Sonic Happy Hour Route 44 water with mango and blackberry has been a mid-afternoon mood lately! It tastes like a snow cone!
-It ain’t a summer holiday without my S’more Cookies. I even made a Tik Tok how-to because I was feeling sassy.
-Lake time with Baby Joe! My honorary nephew looks more like my child than his parents!
-Big holiday people for these two littles who are proud to be Americans!
-Seriously good 4th of July eats.

Annie

Bites of My Life

Last week got off on the wrong foot after my car got towed and I accidentally ate a whole protein bar that had peanut butter in it (oops). It turned out OK and thanks to Benadryl I’m all good. After I got over those two bumps the rest of the week turned around. I had a very low maintenance holiday spending the day by the pool with friends. My two very best friends get married this weekend and next, so taking it easy before two packed weekends was just what I needed.

-Kicked off last week with a juice cleanse from The Juice Bar. I’ve done a one day juice cleanse now maybe three times. I was just feeling bleh and this helped get me feeling better inside and outside.
-Dallas marked a city-wide mandate enforcing masks. I upped my blue surgical mask with this pink gingham one from Scout! Only $11.
-Have you tried the cauliflower thins from Trader Joe’s? I turned them into little pizzas for lunch and can’t get enough.
-Wednesday mornings are quickly becoming my favorite day of the week. Two of my best friends and I are going through Jennie Allen’s book, Get Out of Your Head and it’s solicited the best thoughts and conversations.
-Anyone else love seeing all of the flags everywhere?
-Can we talk about the color of this smoothie bowl? Beets and raspberries created this.
-My American flag snack board was a hit at my 4th of July celebration!
-S’mores cookies are always better than I remember.
-Started a new little creative outlet, come hang out here.

Annie