Good morning and Happy Memorial Day!
Ryan and I started our day with a workout at 7:30 a.m.
I chatted with another woman at the gym as I was doing various chest and tricep exercises and we both said that the lack of people at the gym today coupled with the fact that it is a holiday made it hard to feel super motivated. Still, I’m glad I went! It wasn’t a killer workout, but it felt good to start my day on an active note.
Iced Coffee
On our way home from the gym, Ryan got a serious craving for McDonald’s hot cakes and sausage. (He claims no one makes better pancakes than McDonald’s. I think he’s crazy. I’ve even tried to duplicate McDonald’s hotcakes before with no luck. Apparently Ronald McD knows what’s up.)
I wanted to wait to make myself breakfast at home since we were just going through the drive through, so I ordered a small vanilla iced coffee to sip on with my breakfast.
This was my first time trying their iced coffee and I am a fan. My expectations were rather low since I think their hot chocolate is disgusting, but I was pleasantly surprised!
Breakfast
Breakfast was a simple bowl of hot oatmeal with egg whites added in at the last minute for an extra punch of protein.
I topped the oats with cinnamon before eating every last bite.
The weather here is rather dreary today which put a kink in our original plans for the day. (No more horseback riding.)
Since it’s rainy outside, a trip to the movie theatre might be in order.
Have you guys seen any good movies lately? I think that The Five Year Engagement looks really cute and am pulling for that one at the moment.
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Oooh I vote for Five Year Engagement too! Let us know how it is if you go. And I agree – McDonalds hot chocolate is way sub-par. Homemade breakfasts any day for me! 🙂
my mom and i used to have an obsession with mcd iced coffees.
go see 5 year engagement!! it is super cute and funny! there are some parts that seem a little drawn out but over all a great movie.
I saw the Five Year Engagement a couple weeks ago and I really liked it. It’s pretty funny. I’d definitely recommend it!
Happy Memorial Day to you and Ryan!
Ran my first 10k today in 55:14 (could have broke 55 min but people were coming to complete standstills at water stations without moving to the sides 🙁 ).
The boyfriend and I say Men in Black 3 on Sat and it was awesome. Granted I don’t really remember the second one since it’s been so long, but I think this was the best one yet!
Have a great holiday!
My gym was dead this morning too, but I was still glad that I went!
I really want to see Men in Black 3. I thought the first two were fun. Have a great day!
I have the oatmeal egg white combo almost every morning! I highly recommend adding a spoonful of peanut butter 🙂
Hi how do u mix the eggs in…is this in microwave or on stove top? Thx
I fully cook my oatmeal in the microwave (banana, 1/3 cup of oatmeal,almond milk for two mins) then I stir them well, add egg whites and micro for one more minute or until the egg whites are cooked. Don’t cook them too long or they will scramble though. Then I add a scoop of PB!
Mmm McD’s iced coffee are a fav for my hubby and I. Not sure if they have the same deal in the US, but here in Canada they’re only $1 all summer long!! 🙂
Enjoy your day off!
5 Year Engagement was not good!! It went on and on and they tried too hard to be funny..so I recommend anything but that one!
I’ve been hesitant to try McD’s iced coffee, so I’m glad to hear a good review.
Totally agree!!! We left feeling really down and that we got cheated out of a Jason Seigel movie.
I didn’t really like it either! (And I love rom-coms.) A little strangely depressing.
I bet their iced coffee is great….I’m guilty of loving their milkshakes :)!
I started my day with an iced coffee too, only from Dunkin’! I’ve never tried McDonald’s, but I’ve heard good things!
I saw Men in Black 3 yesterday and I recommend it! It was really good, those movies never get old! 🙂
k so I know that the whole healthy living community turns up their nose at McDonalds, but I seriously loveeee their coffee! Tis the best.
I also surprisingly like McD’s iced coffee! Loved Avengers, and I hear Men In Black 3 is really good. I cannot wait to see Snow White this weekend!
My bootcamp was fairly full this morning, but I found the workout subpar, I went to 9am since its a holiday, normally I go to 7pm…the 9am seems more like a social event than a butt kicking workout!
McD’s iced coffee is my favorite, so much better that Starbucks and CHEAPER!
Avengers was very good if you haven’t seen it and like the comic book movies : )
You’re making me crave iced coffee!!! I’ll have to get some, since it’s 92 today in Chicago!!! Craziness!
I am not a fan of anything from Mcdonalds. You should shame ryan for liking their pancakes more then yours, haha j/k
I saw 5 Year Engagement, I thought it was alright, as an alternative I would recommend What to Expect When You’re Expecting! It was hilarious and my friends and I throughly enjoyed it!
My husband loves McDonald’s hotcakes! And I just love watching him enjoy them (the couple times a year he has them). However, he also likes any kind of pancake I make (even green ones) and would die for Walker Brothers’ Original Pancake House 49ers (he grew up in Wilmette, IL, near the actual “original”) and the cakes are very skinny and fill the plate.
We saw MIB3 last night and the whole theater seemed to enjoy it.
Not going to lie, I 100% agree with Ryan. I really never got them, even though I loved their pancakes…but they are one of my #1 pregnancy cravings. SO delicious!! 🙂 Happy Memorial Day! We might go & see What to Expect When You Are Expecting, just because, well, it fits 😉
I love McDonalds hotcakes! And I was pleasantly surprised by their coffee too. I really want to see What to Expect When You’re Expecting! And The Avengers is really good too!
My hubs and I saw What to Expect yesterday and both really loved it. It made us laugh out loud several times and made me cry at the end (but that could be my pregnancy hormones talking!). I would definitely recommend!
I saw Five Year Engagement and it was cute, however, I vote for you to see What To Expect When You Are Expecting! It is hilarious…even if you don’t have kids (like me!).
What to expect when you are expecting was hilarious!
I saw five year engagement and while it was funny it was also slow. More of a rental I would say. I’ve heard good things about the dictator and what to expect when you’re expecting!!
I love rainy movie days!
my mcd’s love = their ice cream cones
I saw the 5 yr engagement a few weeks ago and loved it! Emily Blunt is such a cutie, love her accent!
Enjoy your Memorial Day!! I’m all the way over in Nova Scotia, so no holiday today for me, just a regular 5 day work week – yuck!
I used to love McDs pancakes but now I prefer them at home. But their egg mcmuffin is pure joy for my mouth… I save them for trips only though.
I’ve never tried McDonalds iced coffee but I’ve heard good things! I haven’t gone to the movies in a couple months, but What to Expect When You’re Expecting looks hilarious!
The 5 year engagement was awesome! Both me and my bf were laughing out loud throughout the movie. It was a lot better than I thought it would be.
ohmaaaagoodnesss the AVENGERS!!!! My husband and I thought that it was sooo good. Like, the plot, the witty humorous lines that intertwine perfectly with the action, and the acting itself! 🙂 Highly recommended. It’s one of those movies that we’d actually watch again–and that’s rare for us.
I’ve never had the iced coffee from Micky D’s! Milk and I aren’t the best of friends, so my tummy probably wouldn’t love it. IT does sound good though!
I agree with the comments- The Five Year Engagement was good but kind of depressing! What to Expect is cute and more upbeat and The Avengers is fun too!
That does sound like a good one! I liked Avengers a lot–and I promise you’ll both like it 🙂
I love a good workout on the holidays to get me going too!! Just taught some BodyPUMP. Woot.
Awww, I really want to see The Five Year Engagement – I love romantic comedies. I might go see The Hunger Games with my mom because we still haven’t seen it yet!
Happy Memorial day!
I have always thought that McDonalds used cake mix in their pancakes because the one time I had them they were SO sweet!
My BF and I went and saw What to Expect When You’re Expecting and we both loved it! He and I both laughed a ton!
Have a great day!
We just went to see Men in Black III yesterday and it was great! Normally not my type of movie at all, and I barely remember the first two, but I really liked it – really funny with all the time travel stuff, and it was never boring.
Hope you have fun at the movies! Happy Memorial Day 🙂
I like iced coffee when the weather is hot, and it’s pretor simple to make one yourself if you’ve got a blender. So good with a little whipped cream on the top!
Hey Julie! So do you always do your morning gym workouts before you eat breakfast? Do you eat anything at all before you workout? I am just wondering because my experiences are that I feel like I am weaker without any fuel during morning workouts, but I don’t know if it’s something you just have to get your body used to. Also, this is totally random, but do you know what style your bathing suit is from VS that you wore on your cruise? It’s too cute! Thanks
My mom said The Avengers was really good, but I haven’t been to the theater since The Hunger Games. 😉
My husband is the same way. He says McDonalds hotcakes are the best. I prefer the Cracker Barrel type pancakes, where they are buttery and crisp around the edges. My husband says Cracker Barrel pancakes taste like kettlecorn and he doesn’t like them. 🙂
I saw The Vow the other weekend and totally loved it! My mom and I even took my dad along and it wasn’t as painfully excruciating as some other movies we take him too. So Ryan might not mind it too much either!
Rainy weather might seem dreary to you, but it’s hot and I’m pregnant and all I want is some rain!
I would have done the exact same thing…skipped the drive-through and waited to make breakfast at home!
you must try their icy frappes delicious—especially during happy hour!
Give me a McDonald’s coffee over Starbucks any day! I always order a hot coffee with two pumps of sugar free vanilla flavoring. Soooo good 😉
The Avengers was SO GOOD!!! I’m not a huge comic book/action figure fan, and my boyfriend and I LOVED IT!
I haven’t see it yet, but it looks good.
I like McD’s coffee sometimes. I just find it to be more sweet than I am used to.
I went to see the Five Year Engagement and thought it was really funny:)
Oh my gosh! Your small iced coffee is the size of a large here (Australia)!