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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

  2. Michelle says

    Happy Birthday Julie!! I love reading your blog every morning 🙂

    My favorite thing to have prepared (by my mother) is her spaghetti. It sounds cheesy, but it’s a nostalgic thing from my childhood.

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  7. Mary Catherine says

    Wow. It just took me like an hour to scroll to the bottom of your comments. Like another poster said, from one April baby to another, happy birthday! My mom always let me pick dinner on my birthday or when I got a good report card. I’d usually choose breakfast for dinner or baked chicken with mashed potatoes and peas. The correct way to eat that of course being to get a fork-full of mashed potatoes and then dip it in the peas. 🙂

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  13. Gina G says

    Happy Happy Birthday! 🙂

    My favorite is probably eggplant parm….speaking of i’m turning 19 next week! haha

    Hope your day is amazing!

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  23. Amy says

    Happy, happy birthday, Julie! I hope your have a fabulous day filled with as much joy as your provide to your PBF readers! YOU are the j-a-m. 😉

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  27. Cate says

    Happy Happy Birthday Julie!
    My family does the same thing for birthdays in choosing what you want to eat that day. I don’t eat steak a lot so many a birthday has been a steak dinner. Plus my mom makes whatever cake you want for your birthday & it is always delicious.
    I hope you are having a fabulous day 🙂

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  29. Alicia says

    HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!! I hope you update the fashion page today cause from what I can see what your wearing looks super cute… enjoy YOUR day!

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  31. Amber K says

    Happy Birthday to a fellow Taurus!! My birthday’s in a couple of weeks 🙂

    And I want anything that is vegetarian, gluten-free and actually delicious!

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  34. Heather says

    Happy Birthday, Julie! Im glad you were born because your blog is my favorite! For my birthday, I would like to try the Bonefish Grill restaurant & get fish tacos!

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  35. fittingbackin says

    Happy Birthday! The flowers are beautiful and I clicked on that link – the release sounds awesome! I LOVE the idea of each body part per song – I wish we had that option in Atlanta. Surely it will be here soon, right? Right? Sigh!

    I hope you have a great day! I would probably have lobster tail prepared -YUM!!!!!!!!!!!!! I’ve never worked with lobster.

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  38. Hannah says

    Happy birthday!
    Started making strawberry spinach smoothies and am in love with them.

    When I was younger I loved lobster and wanted lobster all the time for bday dinners.
    But we did the whole day, so we did a birthday breakfast where my parents would decorate our chairs so we had a special chair to sit in for our birthday! I miss it!

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  40. Laura @ LauraLikesDesign says

    Happy birthday! My mom used to always let us request our favorite meal for dinner, too! Also, when we were younger, we would wake up to balloons in our room–the number that we turned on that birthday determined how many balloons were waiting when we woke up. 😀

    It I could request any meal for my birthday this year, it would probably be my mom’s chicken parmesan!

    I hope you have a great day, today!

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  41. Allison says

    Happy Birthday Julie! Have an extra special day! You are awesome for taking the time to blog on your birthday. 🙂

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  44. Robin B says

    Happy birthday girlll! Enjoy your day 🙂

    I always request taco night at my moms! Yes, even though I am 26 too, I still have my mom make my her famous tacos! Man just talking about it makes me wish it were my birthday too!

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  45. Lauren @ Hungry Dancer says

    Happy birthday Julie!!!! I never had anything made for my birthday’s, but I always wanted to eat ice cream for breakfast! Have a great day girl!!

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  48. ZeeBee says

    Hi Julie! I’ve been reading your blog for a little bit now, but this is my first time commenting 🙂 Just wanted to wish you a VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY!! I love love love birthdays!! My Mom used to also offer the same special for my birthday and I ALWAYS picked quiche!! Num Num Num!! Enjoy your day!

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  49. Molly says

    HAPPY BIRTHDAY pretty lady!!!

    Aw, love that you did birthday meals growing up. So did we! Just the perfect ending to a birthday by selecting what is for dinner. Special little touches :o)

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