Hmmm…May 20th? My only notes to myself? A question mark. Instead we’ll go with this really cute story about a dog and an elephant who are best friends 🙂
http://www.buzzfeed.com/lyapalater/no-friendship-can-compare-to-this-one-between-a-dog-and-an-e
So I started watching Revenge at the gym, and had vowed to only watch it at the gym, but after the Arthritis Walk on Friday and then a full Saturday of shopping with my family who was in town for the walk and attending my nephew’s graduation in Naperville, I was totally exhausted. Not to mention stiff, sore and barely mobile. Today, I spent the ENTIRE day watching Revenge. That is not an exaggeration. Literally all day. I think the only other thing I accomplished was painting my toenails, and I did that while watching Revenge. I finished the entire first season and managed to get the hubs hooked in the process.
I think it is probably like a less scary version of Dexter in that you root for a main character who is kind of a psychopath, taking revenge on the people who played a part in the wrongful imprisonment and ultimate death of her father. She ruins people’s lives on many levels. But she’s also super rich and fashionable and finds herself in the middle of a love triangle. It’s a good combination of suspenseful thriller and fluffy drama (for me). If you are laid up for any reason, it’s a solid way to spend your time.
Ok I am officially writing too much about frozen yogurt. It’s become a big part of my life. My friend texts me when he wants it and we go. Weeknights, weekends its our social outing. We walk around Andersonville with froyo spying on all the other froyo eaters and avoiding that guy who is always cornering people to try and sell his cd.
Tonight, the froyo text is a group text. We meet several people at the Andersonville Forever Yogurt. However, we have other friends who cannot come at that moment. They jokingly request froyo to go. And we deliver. Cake batter and strawberry with Oreos and blueberries. French vanilla with cookie dough, brownie bites, marshmallow fluff and everything chocolate.
What’s fun about this is not only making crazy froyo combinations for someone else to eat but also seeing friends spur of the moment. On a Tuesday. My weeknights are just getting crazy.
FroYo was last summer’s hottest dessert trend and I am excited that so many places have remained in business over Chicago’s extended winter. Tonight was the perfect night to take a stroll through Andersonville while eating FroYo from Forever Yogurt.
Self-serve in many delicious flavors with rows and rows of optional toppings (you pay by weight, not variety of items), I mean, what could be better? I went with cake batter under dark chocolate which I then covered in graham cracker crumbs. Usually I go for a little Cap’n Crunch on top, but I decided to try the brownie bites. (They are not as good, so I’ll stick with the CC next time). The hubs went healthier with traditional vanilla covered in fruit and peanuts. Ok, fine, he also had some salted caramel popcorn flavor that wasn’t all that tasty. I was hoping to try their thin mint–I’ve only heard amazing rumors about it–but they didn’t have it today. So I’ll probably have to go again. Very soon.
Oh, I’m just glad it’s finally Spring and I can eat delicious cold desserts out of doors!
I discovered something amazing today–I can connect my phone to the individual machine TVs at the gym and play Netflix! I intended to do a quick 20 minutes on the elliptical and be on my merry way, but this discovery led to 40 minutes on the recumbent bike spent watching the first episode of Revenge.
Watching cable on the machines is great but I always found myself getting antsy during the commercials, wishing time would go faster. Watching a dramatic show I’ve never seen before with no commercials kept me totally engaged through a workout twice as long as I usually spend on a gym machine. Granted the recumbent bike is not as strenuous as the elliptical but I think I can allow myself this gentler workout once a week. It’s a new guilty pleasure!
year of fun 