When Ryan arrived home from work this evening, we leashed up Sadie for a 20-minute walk around our neighborhood. The temperatures in Central Florida feel like an oven at the moment and the air is thick and humid. Needless to say, when we arrived home from our walk, making a hot dinner did not sound appealing.
A smoothie, on the other hand, sounded fantastic!
In the mix (for one smoothie):
- 1 c. milk
- 1 1/2 frozen banana
- 2 tbsp. peanut butter
- 1 scoop chocolate protein powder
About 30 minutes after we were done drinking our respective smoothies, we felt a little cooler and downed a plate of Alexia sweet potato fries with ketchup.
It’s hard to believe these babies come out of a bag in the freezer. They honestly taste like restaurant-style fries!
Our fries were consumed over an intense game of Scrabble.
Believe it or not, we got through all the letters and tied. We both had relatively low scoring games, but at least we were on the same page!
Playing Scrabble this evening reminded me just how much I love game nights. When Ryan and I eventually have a family, I hope we have kids who enjoy playing Scattergories, Taboo, Cranium, Uno… you know basically every game ever made. (Except Monopoly. Hate that one.)
Questions of the Evening
- What was your favorite game when you were a kid?
- What is your favorite game now?
When I was little, my favorite game was Candy Land. It was my goal in life to be Queen Frostine. As an adult, I love Taboo and Scattergories!
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As a kids, Iwas a candyland girl. Now – I like to play Justin in Scrabble.. because I beat him every time.
He prefers Monopoly .. because he always beats me!
We also play an AWESOME game called phase 10..
And thank you because your post reminds me that I need to bring those cards with us on our 7hr flight to San Fran on Friday!
Ryan kicks my butt in Monopoly too!
Julie: that is too cute!
I looove game nights!
we have played catch phrase quite a few nights!
scrabble is such a cool game. I love it!
I LOVED Candy Land! I had a friend named Justine and thought she was so lucky (because Justine sounded like Frostine. I was six; cut me some slack).
Now, I’d have to say Apples to Apples is my favorite game. Hilarity ensues when my friends and I play!
I LOVE game night!! we would always have them as a kid and we had a ton of games!! I loved monopoly and my sisters and i would play for days! I of course, would always get the whole side with Boardway/Park place and at least 2 railroads:):):)
Those fries look so good (even better cause i dont have to chop any potatoes!!!)
So fun! I’ve always loved Scrabble. With big groups, I love Taboo and Catchphrase- hilarious. My husband and I recently discovered Bananagrams and now we bring it everywhere with us. We killed time in the airports recently while we were on vacation by playing a couple of rounds. It was probably the most fun I’ve ever had in an airport 🙂
Cranium is a fun game….but I actually really like Monopoly…maybe cuz im soo good at it 😉 ahah. Hmm Clue was my fav game when I was a kid…I always wanted to be Ms. Scarlet!! ps- love your blog, added it to my blogroll 🙂
I loved pretty pretty princess and cranium. Now, I still love cranium, but I love Monopoly as well 🙂
I’ve always liked scrabble!!!!
Another family favorite card game is apples to apples….so fun! 😀
I totally want to have game nights when I have kids! I used to love playing games with my family. I loved Mall Maddess, Life, and Dream Phone (I think it was called that).
I loved Clue and Life when I was a kid. Now I love Scattegories, Scrabble and Boggle! All the nerd games! haha!
I’ve been living off smooties too! And it’s nowhere near as hot in Boston as FL. My favorite games are Apples to Apples and Taboo. I can’t stand Monopoly (or LIFE) either!
I love playing Scrabble! But I feel like playing “Words with Friends” will eventually ruin my Scrabble game because I am constantly just plugging in letters and hoping they fit, (is that cheating?) and being told by the phone if it works or doesn’t.
My all time favorite game growing up was Clue! I used to play Clue and also make up “real-life” scenarios that I wanted to solve. Life was also a good one! 🙂
My husband and I love pictionary! Its so much fun over a bottle of wine with some friends!
I hate monopoly as well! If you have more than just two people sometime you should play balderdash. It is so much fun!
I love that you guys had a game night! What a good idea. Honestly, I just kind of forgot about board games…but I used to LOVE playing them when I was a kid…and teenager 🙂
I used to sucker people into playing games with me…I always used the line ‘well, no one else will play board game with me..’ worked everytime like a charm 😉
My favorite game had to be Monopoly..oh & I loved Mouse Trap, I just hated setting it up!
I hate monopoly too! My sister used to love it as a kid, though. When she would insist that my mom and I play with her, my mom would make cards and money “disappear” so that the game would move faster.
We loved games at my house! In fact, it’s all I ever did on playdates…my house was known for board games. I always liked Guess Who. What a silly game. I’m with you on Monopoly..so long and BORING! Now, I’m all about Scrabble, Taboo, Cranium, and Boggle 🙂
I love game night whether it is with friends or just my husband and me! Scrabble is one of my favorites to play with my family, but when we aren’t playing board games we love Left, Right, Center & Screw Your Neighbor (apparently everything is better with quarters). With our friends, we love Things, Balderdash and Apples to Apples! To intensify the stakes, we’ll sometimes throw in those Harry Potter style jelly beans to the pot to really create some fun!
Yea, Alexia fries are the BEST! They’re worth the extra buck or two in the grocery store. I love scrabble too. =)
I used to play Monopoly with my cousin’s kids on a really old board that my cousin’s used to have epic battles on when they were younger. I guess the games would take place over DAYS and they would keep everything set up so they could keep going. I don’t know if I’ll ever have that much dedication to something! lol
i LOVE apples to apples! its so fun!
when I was a kid it was all about candy land and chutes and ladders!
The weather looks really hot there! When it is hot like that, I eat come ice cream or sorbet, you feel your body cool down.
As for the games, right now I like to play jungle speed, it’s nice with friends with a good drink^^
My fave game when I was little was called Park and Shop. My grandma and grandpa had it from when my mom was little and it was so much fun!
Now my fave games are Cranium Ziggity, Cranium Whoonu, a game called Cat Attack, Monopoly Deals, and Skip-Bo. But Bananagrams rocks too!
Could you explain the numbers on Ryan’s cup?
My fave game as a child was trivial pursuit .. now it is Scrtabble (and NYTimes Corsswords!()
Its is hot hazy and hunid here ….. bleck!
It is our wedding date. The cup was a gift from my family. 🙂
Yummm! One of my very favorite smoothies! My favorite game as a kid was definitely Chutes and Ladders and now I am loving playing Catch Phrase with friends!
As a kid i loved Pay Day and Free Parking which doesnt exist any more!
But today i love Scattergories and Outburst!