I allowed myself to sleep in this morning and catch up on some much-needed rest after my trip to New York City. Iām hoping to sneak in a lunchtime workout after I drive back to Ocala, but even though I skipped my morning workout, I made sure to return to my healthy habits when it came to selecting breakfast.
Last night I prepared a batch of blueberry overnight oats and baked some of my favorite homemade almond butter granola.
Sometimes a little forethought makes breakfast a breeze!
I am also nearly three quarters of the way through a pint of fresh blueberries that I started snacking on as I sat down at my computer. Apparently today is blueberry breakfast day!
Run-In with The Bachelorās Emily
Those of you who follow me on Twitter and Facebook know about something a little crazy that happened to me yesterday.
This Bachelor-lovinā girl just happened to be seated directly in front of Emily from this seasonās Bachelor on my first flight from New York City to Charlotte, North Carolina where I had a layover!
I was reading my new book and just happened to glance up as she was walking by and recognized her, but couldnāt place where I knew her from until after a minute or two when it hit me!
I turned around and said, āExcuse me, do you happen to be on The Bachelor this season?ā
She smiled and laughed, saying that she was Emily.
Emily was extremely friendly, especially after I told her that I totally agreed with her about her feelings toward nut-job Courtney. She said that it was painful to watch last weekās episode when all the Courtney drama went down and I felt for her, especially since she was so laid back, smiley and normal in person.
Then the flight attendants went through their whole safety spiel and I didnāt bother her for the entire flightā¦ but I couldnāt let my fellow Bachelor fans down and not talk to her a bit more after we landed. Puh-lease.
We actually ended up talking about her future plans (she isnāt after Hollywood fame and hopes to work in her field after she graduates with her PhD in epidemiology in April) and other random non-Bachelor related things and I left the plane telling her āgood luckā with The Bachelor, if she really wants it since Ben is losing his luster for me this season.
Kind of crazy, huh?
My random run-in with Emily made it even more fun to watch last nightās episode, though I was so sad to see who went home. (I wonāt write her name out here just in case any of you DVRed it and are waiting to watch.)
Time to hit the road. I canāt wait to be reunited with Ryan and Sadie!
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Why do I NEVER get anyone fun on my flights? Then again, I’m too much of a goof to even say hello, so it would be pointless anyway! Haha!
Oh, how fun is that!?! Glad you got to chat it up with Emily. She seems like a great girl. I DVR’d last night’s episode, so THANK YOU for not spilling the beans. š
my pleasure! i hate it when it happens to me!
Omigosh thanks for the scoop on Emily! I really like her (and not just because we share the same name) and feel like she is just trying to be honest and forthcoming about the Courtney stuff- unfortunately, it’s ultimately hurting her and I was shocked that Ben kept her around and got rid of that other girl!
I love that you took a moment to talk to her. Despite how friendly and normal she seems, I still don’t think I could muster up enough to talk to her. I’m glad that she seems as friendly in-person as I have assumed she is.
And thanks for not spoiling anything… š
I can’t believe you met someone from the Bachelor! I haven’t ever actually watched it, but all this talk about makes me think I should start – I love some juicy reality TV!
Now i wonder if I have ever actually seen a “celebrity” in person and just not known it. I mean there have been about a million and one reality shows, I might have seen a “star” and not realized it because I don’t watch the show!
Julie!!!
So great meeting you on the plane yesterday! Sorry I wasn’t super-talkative; they’re pretty strict about what we can say about the show while it’s still airing. Plus, I’d had about 2 hours of sleep the night before – NYC will do that to you :).
I’ve looked around your blog, and I just love it! Canāt wait to try some of the recipes ā especially those red velvet brownies. YUM!!!
Thanks again for the kind words. It was so nice meeting you!
Thanks so much for visiting and commenting, Emily! I really enjoyed talking to you and really appreciate you humoring this Bachelor-lover with my questions. š Good luck as you finish up your time at UNC!!
That is sooo cool that you met her! I’m guess she’s not with Ben…but I think I know who he picks, and I’m not very happy about it! And what’s up with his hair? He doesn’t look very attractive anymore, haha.
I’m guessing*…and her comment is right above mine, I feel bad for saying that now! If you’re not with him, Emily, you deserve better :). If you are, then I hope things are well!!
Oh my gosh!!!!!!!! I wish you asked her if crazypants Courtney was really as evil as the show is making her out to be. How could anyone be so crazy and evil?? It has to be fake, no?
That’s so exciting! Meeting anyone relatively “famous” is so fun!
Ben lost so much appeal last night, and I think Courtney has him so wrapped around her finger that Emily would never get thru to him. It’s got to be hard on her to see it play out after living it. But it sounds like she has her act together so that’s nice to hear!
OMG i was so sad when (youknowwho) went home last night too. I couldn’t believe it. I thought they had such a good connection! Why would he send her home and keep some of those other girls? It makes no sense. And I <3 Emily and think it is great that she is standing up for something she cares about despite it being hard. I honestly hope she ends up with someone other than Ben. He is a turd. She deserves better.
I like Emily a lot but doubt she will be around much longer. She needs to stop talking to Ben all the time about Courtney…she is starting to annoy him.
How cool is that?! I probably made a complete idiot of myself and would have asked a billion questions. Sounds like you kept your cool!
OMG! I cant believe you ran into Emily. That is awesome! I love the Bachelor. Some of my friends and I have started a “Bachelor Party”. We get together and watch. I like Emily but my favorite is definitely Kasey B!! š
The bachelor is definitely one of my favorite train wrecks. I would love to run in all the awesome places they go.
AHHHH! I am obsessed with the bachelor and have watched practically every season!!!!!!!! I second your support of Emily vs. Courtney!
apparently I am the only person on earth who doesn’t watch the Bachelor. but love that there are smart girls (phd!) even on reality tv. go Emily!
agreed!
I just had a layover in Charlotte today and I am jealous I didn’t get to meet Emily! Thanks for sharing- how neat!! She seems really great.
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