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Today this old bag of bones turns 26! Smile

Though birthdays are always fun, I can’t help but feel a little nostalgic that another year has come and gone. Stay tuned for a fun recap of this past year later this afternoon!

Workout

This morning, I awoke to a husband singing me happy birthday and a dog showering me with birthday kisses. I’m just going to pretend that Sadie knows it’s my birthday… just like we pretend she knows when it’s her own birthday.

After quickly changing into our gym clothes, Ryan and I headed to the gym to begin our workouts with 20 minutes of cardio on the elliptical.

Then it was time for BodyPump! We did release 77 which I really enjoyed. It made my muscles buuurn!

Breakfast

After a walk with Sadie and a super-fast shower, it was breakfast time!

I thought about doing something totally cheesy this morning like eating a big bowl of oatmeal with a candle in it in honor of my birthday, but then I realized that I’d feel like an idiot blowing out a candle by myself and I really wanted a smoothie anyway.

Candles don’t exactly work in smoothies.

Today’s smoothie was a mocha green monster!

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I added a tablespoon of cocoa powder to the mix to give it a little extra chocolate flava and slurped it down like it was cool… which it was. Winking smile 

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Birthday smoothies are the j-a-m!

As I sipped on my smoothie, I started to think about birthday meals. Growing up, whenever it was my birthday, I got to select my favorite meal that my mom would then make for my birthday dinner. I don’t think I had one go-to meal, but I remember selecting corned beef and cabbage on a number of occasions as well as soft-shell crabs, clams (last year’s selection), oysters and shellfish. I’m a seafood lover at heart!

Question of the Morning

If you could pick one meal to have specially prepared for you on your birthday, what would you select?

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My name is Julie and I am a full-time blogger, new mama, fitness enthusiast (certified personal trainer and group exercise instructor) and food fanatic (mostly healthy... but also not-so-healthy) living in North Carolina with my husband, dog and baby boy. Thank you for visiting Peanut Butter Fingers! I hope you enjoy little glimpses into my life and have fun trying the sweaty workouts I frequently share and making some of my favorite recipes along the way!

Comments

    • Amelia says

      This Sunday is my family birthday party and we’re having a family favorite. I selected hamburgers, fried noodles (egg noodles pan fried in butter with bread crumbs), stewed tomatoes and a green salad with my favorite, avocado! It’s such a staple in our family but does it sound weird? Of course, there will be cake…a lemon cake with whipped frosting! yum yum yum!!

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  11. Hope says

    Happy Birthday, Julie! I hope you have an incredible day today! First birthday being married!! 🙂 Those roses are beautiful!

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  12. Khushboo says

    Happy birthday Julie! Hope you have a great day filled with lots of fro yo, ice cream, cake and everything else you neglected during lent :)! So many meals which I love but one that comes to mind in particular is lobster linguini in marinara sauce topped with parmesan: Y-U-M!

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  13. Gina B says

    Happy Birthday 🙂 Have a fantastic day!!! Enjoy your birthday and think about what a fabulous year you had and what wonderful things 26 will bring! 😉

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  14. Ally says

    HAPPY BIRTHDAY! For my birthday I would love to have my mom cook veal osso bucco with polenta. It’s absolutely delicious. Then I’d have some brownie ice cream OR red velvet cake!

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  15. Sydney says

    Happy Birthday Julie! I stumbled across your blog one day and now I have to read it everyday 🙂 The meal I always ask for is tacos or tacoritos! Or basically anything my mom cooks because she is amazing!

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  17. Chelsa says

    Happy Birthday!

    It’s my boyfriend’s birthday too and I’m making him arugula pizza for lunch but we’re going out to dinner.

    I hope you have a super birthday.

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      • Megan says

        Thank you! I’ve been a silent reader for about a month now and I just have to tell you that i LOVE your blog! Your recipes, workouts, and attitude have helped me so much in my efforts to maintain a healthy lifestyle. Oh and you also make me laugh a lot. So thanks for being you and sharing yourself with the world!

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  22. Joanna says

    Happy Birthday!! I used to have an addiction to ravioli when I was younger, so that was usually my birthday meal request. Enjoy your day & birthday meals!! :O)

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  23. Holly @ The Runny Egg says

    Happy Birthday!

    For a birthday meal, we almost always go out for Mongolian BBQ Stir-Fry. I just love that food!

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  26. Brittany says

    Happy 26 my love! Now you can join the old lady club with me. 😉

    I hope it’s absolutely wonderful. My mom used to make corned beef and cabbage too although I usually requested goulash, a stew with ground beef, elbow noodles, canned veggies, and tomatoes served with corn bread for my birthday. Now days I would probably request fish with a sweet potato, sushi or something of that nature. 🙂

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  35. Brooke says

    Happy Birthday!! Hope it’s wonderful!!

    p.s. I love my grandma’s chicken & dumplings for my birthday meal – but my birthday is during football season, so it mainly involves beer & tailgate food 🙂

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  41. karla says

    happy birthday!! hope you have an amazing day!

    for my last two birthdays, i selected scallops for dinner.

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  42. Laura says

    Happy birthday Julie!!

    I used to always pick spaghetti with my favorite sauce… Ragu. I bet my mom was thinking how she really lucked out that my favorite meal was so ready-made… heh.

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  44. JillToday says

    Happy birthday girl! I would pick some sort of red meat for dinner and bread pudding for dessert!!!!!! Yesssssss.

    Have a wonderful day!

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  46. Faith @ lovelyascharged says

    Happy birthday Julie! I always picked Olive Garden for my birthday dinner – I’d go for a homemade version with garlic bread, veggie-packed minnestrone and ravioli!

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  47. Heather says

    happy birthday! you just reminded me that i myself am coming up on 26 too. eeekk!
    My mom did the same thing with meals! I cant remember what I usually pick, I know growing up I loved tacos so I probably picked that a lot!

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