Sometimes I Forget

Sometimes I forget how close I live to Denver and that I should take advantage of all the fun things the city has to offer.

Like the Chalk Art Festival.

Have you ever been to something like this?  I thought it was way cool!

“Eye Catching” – get it?? 😛

This one won my approval just by the mere fact that it was my favorite baseball player. 

Oh Tulo, you even look good in chalk 🙂

Allow me to explain what’s going on here.

The artist was distorting the drawing so that when you look at the reflection everything is the right size.

Seeeeee?

My brain can’t even comprehend how  to go about doing that.  So talented!

Sometimes I forget just how good banana bread muffins smell fresh out of the oven (at 11 PM) and that even banana muffins can be fancy.

Hello, apple and dates, join the banana muffin party, won’t you?

I used this recipe and they came out just lovely.  Moist and not too sweet, plus apples, dates and bananas are just meant to go together, don’t you think?

The only modification I made was to lower the sugar from 1/2 cup to 3 tablespoons.  With dates and bananas in the mix, I figured they were already going to be sweet enough.  Oh and of course they only took 20 minutes to bake instead of 45 minutes, being muffins and all.

It was pretty late by the time these were done, but seriously, who can resist taste testing a fresh out of the oven muffin no matter what time it is.  Joey, apparently, but not this girl!

Sometimes I forget how hot Colorado can get in the summer and that running in the middle of the day is sometimes out of the question.

Hello, indoor yoga/ab session.  I had the oven on to roast some veggies, so it was basically like going to hot yoga, right?

Sometimes I forget that meals don’t have to be a labor-intensive, time-consuming, giant mess-making ordeal.

Last half of a tortilla with hummus, tomato and basil + salad with radishes and tomato-cilantro vinaigrette + celery drizzled in almond butter sauce and raisins.

My lunches change so much when I’m at home to make them.  During the school year it was almost always leftovers from dinner the night before but now that I’m done with school, I’ve really been enjoying just throwing what ever is in the fridge together.

I don’t have to worry about whether it will pack well or whether it’ll keep me full for long enough to make it through the rest of the day.  If I’m hungry again in an hour, I can just grab something else from the fridge.

Or from the muffin tin…

Do you have the luxury of not having to pack your meals? 

Or have you ever been to a chalk art festival?

Happy Monday!