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Ridin’ Solo

August 11, 2011 by Julie 201 Comments

Today Ryan had plans to golf with some coworkers after work.

So what did I do to entertain myself since I have no friends in Ocala yet and didn’t feel like bumming around in the hotel room?

Well, first I ate dinner at the hotel buffet. Kind of. I picked at the dinner before throwing in the towel and making myself a peanut butter and jelly bagelwich back in the room. And then the fun began!

I took my boo-tay to Barnes & Nobel to pick out a new book! (I finished The Glass Castle yesterday. Review to come!)

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I selected this book based on your recommendations and reviews I read. Hopefully it’s a winner.

Two things before we move on to my next solo activity of the night:

  • I need an Ocala address so I can get a library card. I’ve spent $45 on books since we’ve been here! $15 a book x 3 adds up!
  • Would you guys have any interest in a PBF book club? I could pick a book (using your recommendations) and announce it on the blog. Then, a month or so later, I would review it and ask questions that we could all discuss in the comments section of the post? Yay? Nay?

Moving right along to my next activity…

I took myself on a fro yo date! 

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Mochi was crowded, but not unbearable this evening, so I waited patiently and got myself a cup of chocolate, cake batter and carrot cake frozen yogurt, topped with Heath bar and Butterfinger bits, Oreos and Cap’n Crunch cereal.

Someone please tell me why so many fro yo places don’t have whipped cream as a topping option? Why? I just don’t understand.

Random fun fact: My dad calls whipped cream out of the can “vitamins.” Whenever we have ice cream sundaes at home he always asks us if we’d like them topped with some “vitamins.”

Speaking of vitamins, I am seriously addicted to Adora chocolate calcium disks. Yesterday I ate eight over the course of the day. Eight. That can’t be good.

Off to look up the dangers of consuming too much calcium…

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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!

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Comments

  1. Carrie@Shrinking Carrie says

    August 11, 2011 at 8:41 pm

    Yes! Bookclub all the way! Except for I’ve read the last 4 books you’ve read a while ago, I’m just afraid it will be one I’ve already read. I have a lot of time to read when my little one is sleeping;)

    Reply
    • peanutbutterfingers says

      August 11, 2011 at 8:45 pm

      you could still definitely weigh in on the discussion even if you read it a long time ago!

      Reply
  2. Courtney @ The Granola Chronicles says

    August 11, 2011 at 8:41 pm

    You’re going to love The Kite Runner. I read it back in college – it’s great. I must say, that there are some sections in the book that are very hard to read. I’m super sensitive to graphic images – and the descriptions in the book are very, very intense.

    It’s a very powerful book though with a strong message – I think you’ll enjoy it!

    Reply
  3. Katie says

    August 11, 2011 at 8:41 pm

    Hey, Julie! I have never left you a comment until now, but I’ve been religiously following your blog for a few months. I absolutely love your positive outlook on life and you have inspired me to start my own blog (I’m sure you here that often, though).

    Anyway, I would love to participate in a PBF book club! I’m a Language Arts teacher and love to read, so I think that would be a lot of fun!

    Reply
    • peanutbutterfingers says

      August 11, 2011 at 8:46 pm

      thank you for commenting, katie! 🙂 i’m glad you’re interested in a book club and started a blog!

      Reply
  4. Courtney @ Sweet Tooth, Sweet Life says

    August 11, 2011 at 8:42 pm

    I’m jealous of your fro yo date. I want some 🙂

    Reply
    • peanutbutterfingers says

      August 11, 2011 at 8:46 pm

      my fro yo date with… no one? yeah, i’m cool like that. 🙂

      Reply
      • Courtney @ Sweet Tooth, Sweet Life says

        August 11, 2011 at 8:50 pm

        That just means more for you 😉

        Reply
  5. Danielle @ Dish'n'dash says

    August 11, 2011 at 8:43 pm

    I was just thinking yesterday that a blog book club would be fun! Sign me up!

    The Kite Runner is a fantastic book. I hate giving away my books but that one I was more than willing to pass along so others can experience it as well.

    Reply
  6. Bri says

    August 11, 2011 at 8:43 pm

    The Kite Runner is an amazing book!! You should read A Thousand Splendid Suns next — it’s by the same author. I think it’s the better of the two books!

    Reply
  7. Kaitlyn (College Girl Runs) says

    August 11, 2011 at 8:48 pm

    I agree with Bri…after the Kite Runner read A Thousand Splendid Suns! So good and thought provoking! The Kite Runner is also a movie, so you could watch that after reading the book 🙂

    Reply
  8. J @ ... semplicemente j ... says

    August 11, 2011 at 8:48 pm

    I am in for the book club!!!!

    Reply
  9. Michelle says

    August 11, 2011 at 8:48 pm

    I would absolutely love a PBF book club! I’ve always wanted to join one but there’s not one in my area with members under 50!

    Reply
    • peanutbutterfingers says

      August 11, 2011 at 8:49 pm

      hahaha i know, me too!! my mom just joined a book club and i’m trying to get an “in” into hers! but it’s 2 hrs. away!

      Reply
  10. Savannah (sweet and savvy) says

    August 11, 2011 at 8:50 pm

    Great book! I want your froyo!

    Reply
  11. Meghan says

    August 11, 2011 at 8:52 pm

    Love love love the idea of a PBF book club!! Count me in 🙂

    Reply
  12. Elisa says

    August 11, 2011 at 8:54 pm

    I would be really interested in a book club! I was just thinking about this recently, so this is exciting.

    Reply
  13. Cait @ Beyond Bananas says

    August 11, 2011 at 8:55 pm

    Love the book club idea!

    Reply
  14. Kayla says

    August 11, 2011 at 8:57 pm

    Oh my goodness, haha! My dad calls chocolate milk “medicine”. In the evening, after dinner, he’ll grab the Hershey’s chocolate syrup and a glass of milk and make chocolate milk and all the little ones are like “Dad, dad! Can I have some?” and he says no, because it’s his “medicine”.

    🙂

    Reply
    • peanutbutterfingers says

      August 11, 2011 at 9:15 pm

      I think our dads are long lost BFFs.

      Reply
      • Alexa says

        August 11, 2011 at 11:08 pm

        This sounds silly, but I definitely just blogged the other night about how chocolate milk is my “feel good medicine” and it always makes my day better!

        Reply
  15. Maria@La_Piattini says

    August 11, 2011 at 8:57 pm

    I vote yes for the book club! Plus, The Kite Runner is an amazing book- very intense with a lot of twists.

    Reply
  16. Sasha says

    August 11, 2011 at 8:58 pm

    This the first time I have ever left a comment on anyone’s blog. I love reading your blog and smile every time you post pics of Sadie! The Kite Runner is such a great read. It covers some pretty serious subjects but is written so well. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did!

    Reply
  17. Rachel says

    August 11, 2011 at 8:58 pm

    YES PLEASE to the book club!!! i always read your recommendations and then come back to read the comments about them when I finish the book!

    Reply
  18. Kathy says

    August 11, 2011 at 8:58 pm

    I would LOVE a PBF book club!! So glad you are reading the Kite Runner….it’s one of my all time favs

    Reply
  19. Jordan says

    August 11, 2011 at 8:59 pm

    just an fyi — i was recently telling my mom how much i loved vitafusion calcium gummies and how sometimes i eat them like candy and she told me that too much calcium CAN be bad for you! apparently she knew someone in college who was bulimic and ate tums constantly because of the acid reflux and she ended up getting kidney stones from the excess calcium! not to scare you or anything, just wanted to let you know 😉

    Reply
    • peanutbutterfingers says

      August 12, 2011 at 7:47 am

      yikes! it’s crazy b/c i think we always worry about getting ENOUGH calcium and never really think about the side effects of TOO much. thank you for this comment!

      Reply
      • Jordan says

        August 12, 2011 at 11:58 am

        no problem! i was surprised to hear it too, especially since i definitely worry about getting enough calcium.

        Reply
  20. chelsey @ clean eating chelsey says

    August 11, 2011 at 8:59 pm

    haha I looove vitamins on ice cream!

    And I say yes to a book club! I’m about 2/3 of the way done with The Glass Castle!

    Reply
  21. Kate says

    August 11, 2011 at 9:00 pm

    Yes! It might make me read something worthwhile! After pursuing a masters in English I’ve kinda jumped on the chick lit bandwagon and have had little motivation to get off 🙂

    Reply
  22. Tracy @ Tracy's Treats says

    August 11, 2011 at 9:01 pm

    I think the idea of a book club is great! Since my close friends and I all live scattered throughout the country, we used to have one and would discuss our books via email. The Kite Runner is one of those books that tugs on your heartstrings and if you like it I’m sure you will also like A Thousand Splendid Suns. I also used to overdose on my vitamins – the gummy bear kind! I still think they are really tasty!

    Reply
  23. Lindsey @ Happy or Hungry says

    August 11, 2011 at 9:02 pm

    HUGE yes to book club!!!
    Ohh, the Kite Runner. That is such a good book, but made me cry so so hard, and many parts were difficult to read. But I loved it 🙂

    Reply
  24. Hillary says

    August 11, 2011 at 9:03 pm

    Kite Runner is a fantastic book—I’m sure you’ll love it!

    I’d totally be interested in a PBF book club. All the ones I’ve found in my area is made up of women MUCH older than me. This isn’t a huge deal, but I’d love to read and discuss a book with people my own age!

    Reply
  25. Anne @strawberryjampackedlife says

    August 11, 2011 at 9:08 pm

    You haven’t read Kite Runner? I read it once when it first came out, and then a second time when the movie came out. It’s an amazing story. Sad, but beautiful.

    Reply
  26. Julie @ Sugarfoot Eats says

    August 11, 2011 at 9:08 pm

    PBF Book Club? Heck yeah!!!!!!!!!

    Reply
  27. Michelle says

    August 11, 2011 at 9:09 pm

    I drove through Ocala today on my way to visit my parents (I’m at FSU in Tallahassee going through Nurse Practitioner school) and thought about you.

    Love your blog 🙂

    Reply
  28. Megan Mathers says

    August 11, 2011 at 9:10 pm

    Book club is a great idea! May pick up Sara’s Keys or The Glass Castle. Still waiting for The Help to become available.

    I wish our town had a froyo place. All we have is TCBY and i dont think that even counts haha.

    Reply
  29. Muna says

    August 11, 2011 at 9:10 pm

    I’m totally in for that book club!

    I enjoyed Kite Runner a lot, it’s such a great book!

    Reply
  30. Stephanie @ A Hungry Bookworm says

    August 11, 2011 at 9:10 pm

    I have been asking the same question about the lack of whipped cream at fro yo shops! That is the only topping I can’t live without, I can eat whipped cream by itself.

    Reply
  31. Katie says

    August 11, 2011 at 9:11 pm

    A book club would be fun!

    I read ‘The Kite Runner’ several years ago. Its a very sad but good story. You should follow it with the authors second book ‘A Thousand Splendid Suns’, I own both!

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  32. Sandy says

    August 11, 2011 at 9:11 pm

    The Kite Runner is one of my most favorite books! You will fly through it. It’s one of those books you can’t put down. Another book by the same author, A Thousand Splendid Suns, is also very very good. Good choice! Can’t wait to read what you think of it!

    Reply
  33. Erin at theswankysouthernyankee says

    August 11, 2011 at 9:11 pm

    The yogurt spot in Texas always has cans of whipped cream (vitamins) !!! I always need vitamins!!

    Reply
  34. Lauren @ What Lauren Likes says

    August 11, 2011 at 9:13 pm

    Woah. your fro-yo bowl sounds amazing! I need to try some of those flavours 🙂

    Reply
  35. Lisa @ Sunny Seed Stories says

    August 11, 2011 at 9:13 pm

    No whipped cream?! What a tragedy!! My fro yo bowls are always filled to the brim with that stuff. I’m jealous of your carrot cake flavor, though. I’ve never seen it before!

    Reply
  36. Emily says

    August 11, 2011 at 9:14 pm

    I love the book club idea!

    Reply
  37. ashley says

    August 11, 2011 at 9:15 pm

    Yeah, you can get kidney stones from too much calcium. It is possible to get too much of a good thing. I’m always really careful about vitamin consumption. Probably because when I was a kid my mom relentlessly repeated that you should only take ONE flintstone vitamin a day and NO more! otherwise I would have eaten them like candy.

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    • peanutbutterfingers says

      August 12, 2011 at 7:50 am

      true story: when i was little, i apparently climbed up onto the counter and ate half a jar of flinstone’s gummies. thankfully my mom is a nurse and knew ti give me a medicine to induce vomiting. she then told me it was all the vitamins that made me throw up, not the medicine so i wouldn’t do it again!

      Reply
  38. gabriella @ embracement says

    August 11, 2011 at 9:15 pm

    Definitely YAY to the book club. I have been reading like its my job all summer long, I think I’m up to 25 books (and libraries are the best thing ever for this reason) but I know Im gonna fall off the wagon once school and internships begin…would love a book club!

    Reply
  39. Marcy says

    August 11, 2011 at 9:15 pm

    I’m one of those older ladies (almost 50) that doesn’t want to discuss books with a bunch of old ladies!! HAHA I’m totally IN for the book club with you youngsters!! 8)

    Reply
    • peanutbutterfingers says

      August 12, 2011 at 7:50 am

      woohoo! welcome aboard!

      Reply
  40. Rebecca says

    August 11, 2011 at 9:16 pm

    YES on PBF book club!!!! I’d definitely participate!!!!

    Reply
  41. Jess@atasteofconfidence says

    August 11, 2011 at 9:16 pm

    I’d love a book club! Sounds fun

    Reply
  42. Jenny @ loveeatrun says

    August 11, 2011 at 9:17 pm

    Would definitely love a PBF book club! Count me in! 🙂

    Reply
  43. Jenny says

    August 11, 2011 at 9:18 pm

    I love the idea of a book club!

    And The Kite Runner is absolutely AMAZING!!

    Reply
  44. Sara says

    August 11, 2011 at 9:19 pm

    the kite runner is my all time FAVORITE book, and I read a lot! You will love love love it! Make sure you check out A Thousand Splendid Suns (same author) when you finish!

    Reply
  45. Morgan @ Some Kind of Sunshine says

    August 11, 2011 at 9:20 pm

    Book Club! A future teacher’s dream! I am reading “Little Bee” right now, but I will certainly be ready for the next discussion.

    And for the record, solo Fro-yo dates are sometimes necessary. I went to Menchie’s tonight!

    Reply
  46. Candice says

    August 11, 2011 at 9:20 pm

    I would LOVE a PBF book club! Count me in!

    Reply
  47. Mallory @ It's Only Life, After All says

    August 11, 2011 at 9:22 pm

    I think a book club is a great idea! We seem to have similar tastes in books as it is!

    Holy wow you have a lot of flavors going on in that froyo cup! Looks delish 🙂

    Reply
  48. Faith says

    August 11, 2011 at 9:22 pm

    You are going to LOVE the kite runner – it’s so riveting! The movie is good too, but not as good as the book (naturally)

    Reply
  49. elizabeth says

    August 11, 2011 at 9:24 pm

    yes, yes, yes! i’ve been lacking so much in the reading department this summer and a PBF book club would totally keep me accountable and give me some good book ideas! yay all the way 😉

    Reply
  50. Jenn from Much to My Delight says

    August 11, 2011 at 9:24 pm

    I hit the thrift stores for super cheap books. Just picked up four today, and they usually have a pretty great selection. Check and see if your new town has a Goodwill to save some moolah till you can get a library card:)

    Reply
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