She Says: 12.5 Hours on My Bum
Do you think that constitutes a “rest day?”
I started the day in New Jersey with my coffee and 1/2 Peanut Butter sandwich.
In New York I started drinking my smoothie. In Connecticut I had a banana and finished my smoothie.
I met my sister Nadine at her house and she drove to Massachusetts, home of my favorite highway symbol, the pilgrim hat.
Before the recital we stopped at a rest stop and I purchased one of my all time favorite bars, Odwalla Super Protein.
After 4.5 hours on my bum we finally watched the dancers with my mom, dad and other sister Nicole. Three more hours on my bum!
Hannah was excellent!
At Nicole’s house we had a late lunch. I had strawberries, chips, salsa and guacamole and spinach calzone. There were more chips, 1 more spinach calzone wedge and a diet pepsi, too.
Nicole also made her delicious cranberry oatmeal cookies. So wonderful!
At 4:00 Nadine and I hit the road again. We drove back through Massachusetts and stopped for tea on the way. I had Bombay Chai from Mighty Leaf with milk and honey and it definitely hit the spot!
I said bye to Nadine in Connecticut and drove the rest of the way myself. Another 5 hours in the car, one sunset and one phone call later (always use a headset!) and I was back in New Jersey.
It was about 8:30 and I was a little hungry, so I had a Sunshine Burger with yogurt and Hanger Management Muesli.
Then my sweet tooth kicked in and I had a mixed bowl of Strawberry and Blueberry Frosted Mini Wheats.
Definitely sweet! The strawberry tasted like cotton candy, but I preferred the blueberry better. I think blueberry lends itself better to fake, neon colored cereals.
So, that was my day. It was long, but fun and restful. I think I can say I adequately rested my legs and am ready to run tomorrow!
Hope you had a great weekend!
Tags: banana, hanger management muesli, Odwalla, smoothie, Sunshine Burger, yogurt
May 17th, 2009 at 9:23 pm
Definitely a rest day! Haha. It’s okay, I’ve been on weeks of rest days because of finals and I’m damn tired of rest days!
Those frosted mini wheats look so suspicious when they’re colored like that, as if they might be moldy. I wonder if the flavoring is at least natural? How do you fake blueberry/strawberry flavors, I wonder. :\
May 17th, 2009 at 9:41 pm
I love the road signs! I always think it’s funny when you cross the brooklyn bridge the sign says, “welcome to brooklyn, how sweet it is”
May 17th, 2009 at 9:42 pm
haha oh my god i loveeee the blueberry and strawberry flavors! i always mix them too haha i even throw some cinnamon ones in there too!
May 17th, 2009 at 9:55 pm
love all the road signs! you’re really good at getting those! i tried on my way out here and failed miserably. haha.
glad the recital went well!
May 17th, 2009 at 10:05 pm
aww, the pilgrim hat!
so much driving and bum time for one day, heather! you stood up to the challenge admirably
May 17th, 2009 at 10:10 pm
SO MUCH DRIVING!!!! Glad you had a good time though, and I’m loving the neon mini wheats!
May 17th, 2009 at 10:29 pm
aw what a long day – but its great that you were able to spend time with your family
May 17th, 2009 at 11:35 pm
Wow, what a long day! Glad it was a good one.
May 17th, 2009 at 11:48 pm
Mini mini mini wheats! I never knew they had such great flavors, like those!
Overall, what a long day you had!
May 17th, 2009 at 11:56 pm
wow so much driving! after years of living in mass, i just recently figured out that the pilgrim hat was a symbol for the pike!
May 18th, 2009 at 12:33 am
LOVE Mightly Leaf teas–I recommend the orange dulce flavor.
Your mini wheats are so patriotic!
May 18th, 2009 at 1:31 am
Yay! I was that one phone call! Dude, give me props! I’m not Kim; I want to be all up and down this blog!!!!!
May 18th, 2009 at 1:33 am
Today I bought cinnamon toast crunch (well the generic version), and seriously love that stuff. Had the mini wheats last week. Tasty-cakes!
May 18th, 2009 at 6:45 am
Wow – that is a lot of driving in one day, Heather! Yay for MA’s pilgrim hat
May 18th, 2009 at 7:19 am
you are a CHAMP!
sounds like a great day. sometimes i enjoy being in the car when i am going to fun things or not running late. lol about the pilgrim hat. and i am an a mini wheats fanatic, but try to stick with the kashi versions, however have been really wanting to try the blueberry…!!!
May 18th, 2009 at 7:48 am
Those mini-wheats are BOGO free @ Publix this week. Maybe I’ll try the blueberry.
May 18th, 2009 at 7:52 am
Weee Connecticut! I’m there now
May 18th, 2009 at 8:19 am
I just got my [me]&goji mix the other day. I named it BURNT TOAST? EAT THIS! I am glad you blogged about it, it is fantastic. You deserve a rest day, and have a great run mon.
May 18th, 2009 at 8:27 am
Looks like you had a fun traveling day! Glad everything went well =)
May 18th, 2009 at 9:04 am
Ok, that is a long time in the car! You poor thing! At least your legs are rested and ready now
I would love to do a road trip on the East coast one day!
May 18th, 2009 at 9:07 am
Massachusetts, my home! Agreed, the pilgrim hat is pretty hilar. Sounds like a good rest day to me.
May 18th, 2009 at 9:10 am
so glad you had fun! i haaaaaaate sitting for that long, though. the pilgrim hat cracks me up!
sunshine burgers are SO good!
have a great day!
May 18th, 2009 at 9:14 am
You are such a great Aunt to travel so far for a dance recital! My sis lives in the same city as us and never comes to see my daughter’s!
I love MightyLeaf tea and have never seen that flavour! I guess we have a limited selection in these parts!
May 18th, 2009 at 9:23 am
yay!!! looks like a long day- but a good one!!! you are such a cool aunt to go and see the recital!
May 18th, 2009 at 10:56 am
Yikes! That’s a lot of bum-time! I’d call that a bum workout…it’s tough to sit for so long!
May 18th, 2009 at 1:22 pm
I bought the blueberry mini wheats with a coupon. They’re decent, but the cinnamon kind is much better.
May 18th, 2009 at 3:09 pm
Mmm that bum rest sounds restful! Did it get indented at all?
May 18th, 2009 at 8:21 pm
hahahahaha 12 hours on my bum. i love it. thats my favorite odwalla too. so good.