Good morning!
Last night was filled with email catch-up, unpacking, laundry, and finally the most recent Lie To Me episode! A nice mixture of work and play.
I realized that I forgot to show you a few of my favourite pictures of the trip! These pictures were taken by Eric on Friday night when he went out to explore the city.
I forgot to mention, but the Congress Hotel that we stayed at is supposedly haunted! I will verify that while I am not a ghost believer, I did hear the ghosts on Saturday night at 2am. It wasn’t pretty.
The gorgeous fountain near the hotel is below. At night they play classical music and the fountain changes colour according to the song. Eric and I went there one night and just sat by the bench and it was so romantic.
I love this picture below so much. It looks straight out of a movie or something.
And now for my first homemade breakfast in a week. I was waiting for this moment to get back in my kitchen. Nothing beats it. I can’t wait to start creating recipes again.
Eric was looking forward to his beloved Nature’s Path Raisin Bran cereal too! :) He has already had it twice since we got home. He says it is his ‘comfort food’, lol.
First things first, we lost an hour of sleep last night with the time change, so I needed to pull out all the stops today.
Meet my newest tea love:
This would be Samurai Chai Mate loose leaf tea from Teaopia. It tastes SO good. It basically tastes like Fall in a cup. A bit spicy, a bit cinnamon flavoured, and super comforting. I know you probably don’t want to hear the word Fall right now, but trust me when I say this is the perfect Fall tea. No sweetener or milk is required for it to taste amazing either.
The salesman told me that it has as much caffeine as coffee! I knew this would be a perfect tea for those mornings when I need an extra boost.
I definitely had tons of energy after drinking a cup! I am almost bouncing off the walls- but in a good way. ;)
I chose Pumpkin Pie Vegan Overnight Oats for the first breakfast at home. (PS- I have now added this recipe on my Recipes page, sorry I did not put it up last week).
Loved using my new wooden twig spoon from Anthropologie!
I topped the pumpkin VOO with some swag bag food- Barney Butter and cranberries.
Oh Barney, it has been WAY TOO LONG!!!!!!!!!
For some reason, I don’t remember coming across the Barney Butter in Chicago! It is probably best that I don’t have it in the house though….
Work beckons me. I think I am in the hole about 500 Glo bars at this point. Luckily I have the Samurai tea in me today. :)
As my dad always says, ‘Another Day, Another Dollar!’
Today is a ‘rest’ day off exercise for me. I missed my 10 mile long run while I was away on vacation so I am hoping to squeeze it in the next couple days.
Enjoy your day. :)
The comforts of home are so wonderful! The tea sounds fabulous :) I was inspired by your pumpkin VOO to try some hot pumpkin pie oats the other morning. Delicious but I’m so not ready for the flavors of fall! Maybe in a few more weeks..
The fountain pictures are so cool, and your spoon is so so so cute! Glad to see you got back safely. Good luck with all the baking today!! :)
I love the night shots of your vacation…..beautiful! Great job Eric!
wow! That’s a hefty order of Glo Bars to complete.
I love tea. Right now I’m just using tea bags, but now I’m wanting to get some loose tea. It looks yummy.
I love the wooden twig spoon, it looks great in the photo! I couldn’t tell if they were big serving spoons or dining utensils before. Food and wood look good together (look at all those ooo’s!)
500 Glo Bars sounds like a dream compared to my job haha, but I’m sure after 100 I wouldn’t be saying that ;). Good luck!
By the way you were in my dream last night ahaha. (your blog was the last thing I read before bed) We were in a Chili’s restaurant, on a train! You were my waitress. The train was filled with celebrities and the only person I was excited to meet was you! LOL The vegan options consisted of a deconstructed burrito salad minus the rice. It had a ton of avocados which I thought looked delicious, some of them even had grill marks on them? The other option I wanted to try (until I saw the price) was hijiki with onions… it was $94.99! AHHH! But I was planning on asking you what was vegan just so you would know I was vegan too ;) lol I’m a nerd!
I love the nighttime fountain photo! How romantic.
Yum! Those VOO look divine!
500 bars?! Holy wow! You’re on your way to being the next lara bar!! :-)
Welcome home!
Got a ?
When you eat the overnight oats, do you warm them up or just eat them cold?
Thanks
Sandra
I don’t know if I believe in ghosts but the very idea that they may exist freaks me out!!
I can’t believe you have so many bars to make. You must be doing something right!!
Oooo will you share more about the ghost?!
And GORGEOUS pictures!
Your trip looked truly amazing, chicago sounds great! glad you a great time and glad your home safe! have a fab time making the 500 globars! OMG!
Welcome back home Ange! You and Eric deserved a nice vacation to recharge, you’ve been working so much this summer!
And that spoon is so adorable! It looks like a little tree is growing out of your oats!
I cant wait to have pumpkin back in my life again. You better believe I am getting right on these overnight oats too!
The pumpkin oats look delicious. I really need some pumpkin infusion, soon!
Good luck with all those bars!!
Love the spoons – your breakfast looks amazing!
I’ve been looking for a good pumpkin oats recipe and this looks oh so delicious. I will have to try it! and love the wooden spoons, too cute ;)
I don’t know about everyone else but I am really looking forward to Fall. A chilly night with a warm cup of tea is just great in my eyes!!