Post title courtesy of Ryan. I had nothin’ tonight and this was his suggestion. I think it rivals his last suggestion….
Work, Work, Work
As I plowed through my backed up emails and to-do list at work today, in the back of my mind, I kept thinking about having all evening with Ryan and Sadie to finally spend some quality time with my favorite duo.
After picking up some groceries for the week after work, I headed home and was greeted by a psycho dog and a loving husband. It feels good to be home!
Walk + Dinner
The three of us went for a long walk in the gorgeous 78-degree weather before dinner. When I left for Europe, the weather was already sweatin’ hot, so I was quite excited to see more temperate temperatures on my return to Orlando.
Since it wasn’t too hot outside, a hot dinner sounded good to us when we arrived home. We relied on one of our favorite go-to healthy dinner recipes and made sloppy joes.
We used a whole large onion in the mix which I really liked. Both Ryan and I are huge onion fans and love adding extra onions to recipes when we can.
Our side of the evening was roasted broccoli.
I also ate a mini box of Quaker Oatmeal Squares cereal that I received as a sample through Clever Girls Collective.
Okay, fine, I ate both of the mini boxes because one just wasn’t enough for this cereal monster.
I loved this cereal. It was slightly sweet, hearty and so, so delicious. I think it would be great mixed with Greek yogurt, served with almond milk and sliced bananas or tossed with some nuts and chocolate chips for a make-shift trail mix. Straight out of the bag was pretty darn good, too.
I’m signing off for the night to spend some quality time with Ryan and Sadie. Ryan has a video of an “amazing dunk” from last night’s Bulls game that he’s currently bringing up on his laptop because I “just have to see it.” Unpacking will just have to wait!
Europe Vacation Q&A
One more thing before I go… I’m thinking of doing a Q&A post about my trip to Europe to answer some of the common questions I’ve received relating to our vacation. If you have any lingering questions, feel free to post them below and I’ll include them in the roundup! If you already posed your question through the PBF Facebook page or via Twitter, I have it written down!
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I love Quaker Oat Squares! That was my favorite cereal growing up! I still love it and have it occasionally. It’s so good! 🙂
Love the sloppy joes! They look tasty! I hope you had a wonderful night with Ryan and Sadie! 🙂
Europe questions: Did the tour group company make suggestions on spending money? Did you find items to be more or less expensive than you thought they would be? AND, lastly, best souvenir – what would it be?
I would love to see everything you bought while traveling, and of course want to know if you did buy a Longchamp bag!
I would also love to see a post detailing everything you brought and whether you thought you were overpacked/underpacked/just right! You wore so many cute outfits on the trip so it would be great to know exactly what pieces you had with you and how they all worked together! Welcome home!
I want to know how you liked traveling with a group. Any tips on meals too? Like where to go…did you get suggestions from others like the tour operator or did you just strike out on your own?
Hi Julie – I am so glad you had a wonderful time with your family in Europe!
Europe Question: My fiance and I are going on a very similar European honeymoon in October – Can you do a breakdown of what you packed and what you would/wouldn’t pack again for such a whirlwind trip?
Thanks!
Europe question: Did you lose weight on the trip?
What the heck did Ryan do to keep himself busy?! I loved his guest post a while back and was hoping to see that again. Him and Sadie cracked me up (“when did you learn to type..” SO FUNNY)!!
My Europe question: What are the biggest differences you noticed between food in America & food in Europe (cultural, portions, flavors, etc)?
I’m glad you are back safe and sound. I hope you had a great night hanging with your fam.
Hey Julie! I’m heading to Italy this fall for my honeymoon. I can’t wait! I hoping you could tell us where you stayed in each city and your thoughts on each hotel. It’ll help me narrow down my own search. Thanks!