What a fun, fast weekend! I think I mentioned I was having some running troubles at the end of last week. Well, I didn’t run at all Friday, and Saturday morning my run was great! It reminded me of how important rest is, too.
Well, Mark was here this weekend. We had lots of fun, especially filming the ProBar Contest announcement video, but now Mark is back in New Jersey. So sad. I got a little excited to use Mark’s camera, which is much newer and nicer than my own, so here was our weekend in pictures.
Saturday Morning Farmer’s Market
After I ran we went to the Casey Farm Farmer’s Market in North Kingstown. Here are the hightlights.


Not excited it's November.

Do you like my ridiculous glasses? $5 at Wal-Mart.
Trader Joe’s
Next, we went to Rhode Island’s first Trader Joe’s.
Now I’ve lived by one before, so I know what Trader Joe’s is like and am familiar with their products, but mom was really excited about it. Unfortunately, it was crazy crowded and she didn’t really get to enjoy the experience. It was a cool store though! Lot’s of local R.I. flair on the walls. Sadly, we bought extremely rotten Root Vegetables chopped in a bag. They are great about returns and when my mom called to ask about it, they said she could get a full refund.
The lines were similar to those at Toys R Us at Christmas. We were in line in the “bar aisle” and when I spotted the famous Peanut Butter Cookie Larabar I knew we needed to try it.

Neither Mark nor I are in love with Larabars, but this flavor was okay. I’d rather eat a spoonful of PB though.
Lunch!
When we got home I was going to eat my arm off, so I had Hummus on an Ezekiel, a Trader Joe’s Greek Yogurt (meh) and non-photographed Triscuits with more hummus and a banana.
Mark had a Dr. Prager’s with Hummus and some Blue Horizon Organic Indian Style Spring Rolls. I had the inside of one and they were pretty good.
Mark also ate no less than 5 Cliff bars this weekend. Unfortunately, I took no pictures. Too bad because he really had quite a flavor variety going on.
Saturday Dinner
For dinner, my mom grilled steaks and I made brown rice, Brussels spouts, sweet potato crisps and salad with pears and gorgonzola.
I also baked another batch of the Veganomicon Chickpea Cutlet inspired burgers. This time I used black beans, pinto beans, corn, smoked paprika and chili powder in the recipe. Mark really liked this and calls them “Bean Cookies.” I gave him some to take back to New Jersey to help him with Back to Basics Month.

Mine was the same, minus the steak.
Saturday night we went to Barnes & Noble and read magazines. I read this very interesting article about the Glycemic Index in Men’s Health. Everything I’ve been reading lately says the same thing: to be healthy it more whole foods! It makes perfect sense! I’ve been doing okay, but Halloween was tough and there are always lots of snacks at my house. Anyway, after that we watched SNL and Mark laughed and laughed and laughed!
Today we went to Target and Mark was overwhelmed with excitement at the playmobil sale. Christmas was in full effect, music blasting and all. It’s no wonder the boy got was so giddy with delight.
I believe he bought the bigger box and played with it while we had lunch at my house. Then he headed back to New Jersey and I guess I forgot pictures today.
Hope everyone had a super weekend. I am really looking forward to the day off on Tuesday. I am an election nerd, so I’ll be watching the Election coverage all day.
Oh yes, Mark wanted to ask, but is playing shy: Who are the rock bands teenagers listen to these days? Not the Jonas Brothers or anyone else from the Disney Channel. He wants to know what current bands from now will be on classic rock stations years from now.