Summit Summer is officially over for me. The last suitcase has been unpacked. School starts in….9 days!?!??!
It was the summer of my life, but also left me worn out! I’m ready to be a regular ole weekender again.
Here are some better photos of this morning’s oatmeal brunch.
Before my mix-ins
After
Cafe
A two-hour easy flight later…. husband was there to pick me up!! He even brought the mail in the car – what a fun surprise!!
I got home at 2PM and had been dreaming of a veggie + cottage cheese salad bowl the whole flight.
I mixed about a cup of Daisy cottage cheese with a cup or so of chopped carrot, green pepper, zucchini and Pink Lady apple. Plus a bit of black pepper, sriratcha and malted barley.
Served with a few Spicy 3 Pepper Old London Melba toasts, a free sample box I received while I was gone!
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Gather
Latest on Gather about my weight loss: Have Faith.
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You Didn’t Hafta
JENN – you really didn’t have to!!!! As you probably know Jenn and Dustin moved KERF for me a few weeks ago and she said she wanted to send me something. I had no idea what it would be – a new server box perhaps? A new blogging program on a CD. You can imagine my squeal as I opened this – even better!
I’ll be chomping Barney Butter for the next year 🙂 She even knew I liked crunchy the best 🙂
Thank you Jenn!! And you really, really didn’t hafta!
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One of my best friends from high school is in Charlotte this weekend and while the timing isn’t perfect, I knew we had to get together tonight, so she’s on the way! We’re doing an old school slumber party 🙂 Perhaps we’ll break out the video camera like the olden days and make a music video!?
See you tonight!
JENNA says
i feel exhausted reading about your spring/summer….it has been jammed pack with so many memorable/fun trips!!!
Its quite cute that you still have sleep overs! I hope you all have fun.
Jenn (www. j3nn.net ) says
YAY! Glad you got it
I remembered the red lid (crunchy) from pics you have posted so figured you liked that one best. 🙂 I hear it’s delicious, enjoy!!
Jenn
Pam says
Hi Kath,
I was wondering how do I get my name to highlight or whatever you would call it so that people could click on my name and find my blog?
I am logged into my blog when I place comments. Some blogs it works on and some it doesn’t.
Most appreciated,
Pam
[email protected]
Megan says
Love the cottage cheese salad bowl! And loooove the idea of a sleepover tonight 🙂 Have fun!!
Oh, and that Barney Butter gift- what a nice surprise!
Recipes for Creativity says
You sure have had a wild and crazy summer, I can’t believe you’re heading back to school in nine days!
Faith says
The cottage cheese/veggie salad bowl looks so good! As always, thanks for the inspiration!
Shannon (The Daily Balance) says
LOVE cottage cheese and veggies – that bowl looks delish!
Sandhiya says
I had never thought of cottage cheese with my veggies..have always paired them with fruits..I have a fresh bag of cole slaw and shredded carrots and cottage cheese…thanks for the idea. I have been enjoying your posts about the HLS. Great team work!
Meg says
Thanks to you I’ve become a cottage cheese + veggie addict! I also use your recipe for tuna salad with cottage cheese – it’s great with True North Almond Crisps 🙂
Thanks Kath!
Julie says
Hilarious – my friends and I did the same thing! Dance routines and recording ourselves singing to Mariah Carey using a tape recorder were also fun past times of my youth. Ha, so dorky!!
Ali says
the cottage cheese and veggies looks great! Look at all the Barney Butter! Lucky gir!!!!
Sarah (Running to Slow Things Down) says
Super fun package! 😀
And your salad sounds divine! I never actually thought of mixing veggies with cottage cheese for a lunch, but I really, really like the sound of that for a cool summer meal! 😀
Nicole says
Kath – glad you had a safe and easy flight home. Thank you again for such an amazing weekend. You ladies did a supah–dupah job! Glad we could catch-up for a bit. Enjoy the next 9 days before school.
Best,
Nicole
Lizzy says
Glad you got home safe! yay! 🙂 it’ll be nice to relax a little
Pam (Highway to Health) says
Glad you got home safetly! The cottage cheese salad looks great!
kay (eating machine) says
almond butter is WAY better than tech stuff! 🙂
Shannon The Healthy Beach Bum says
Fun slumber party!!!! That barney butter package is great 🙂 Jenn sounds amazing!
Lele says
I swear, there is nothing that is not improved with the addition of Sriracha.
sandy says
thanks for that “have faith” message! it’s hard to visualize that eating less & exercising more will actually bring results, since it takes so many weeks of being consistent before you start noticing changes. just the message i needed to hear!
Sues says
I’m sooo excited to try the Barney Butter I scored at the Summit!! Glad you made it home safely 🙂
Haleigh says
I love the idea of a cottage cheese salad- I will have to try that sometime.
xoxo
Sarah says
Great cottage cheese inspiration! I love the stuff and am always looking for new combos. Thanks!
Courtney says
HA…my friends and I totally made videos of ourselves dancing around and lip synching in high school. So fun! My BFF and I still bust out our old pom pom videos and make our husbands watch. I don’t think they are amused as we are! :>
Have fun catching up with your old friend!
And enjoy the cottage cheese, that looks like the kind of dish I would like to make with cottage cheese!
Courtney
Adventures in Tri-ing
Hallie (Healthy Twists) says
I love those little packets of almond/peanut butter. So convenient! I put my PB in a tiny Tupperware, and it’s just not the same (although probably a tad more eco-friendly I guess…right?).
holly the healthy everythingtarian says
home sweet home…glad you had an awesome experience and cheers to being a weekender once again! i am so pumped to chill this weekend and DO NOTHING!
Angela (Oh She Glows) says
I love how you always make time for your friends even when you are so busy and tired….now that is a good friend!
Mara @ What's for Dinner? says
I’m glad you made it home safely, and I have to say: I’m ready to be back in grown-up land when my “real” job starts again. I’m jealous of your BB stash!
kelly says
Glad you are home safely. Love reading your blog, it is inspiring and friendly. Enjoy your last days of summer!
Joelle (The Pancake Girl) says
Mmmm Barney butter!
Your oatmeal always looks amazing, even when you buy it out haha.
Lainie says
Sooo jealous of all your barney butter!!! I think you should totally bust out the video camera and make a music vid …and then of course I think you should post it… 🙂 have fun!
K says
9 days?! Holy cow!! Crunchy Barney Butter is the best 🙂
By the way, congratulations on the success of the summit! It sounds like a hit!!
katey says
The cottage cheese + veggies combo looks really good 🙂 I should try it one of these days 🙂
Hil says
I liked your post on gather, especially the title. Gottahavefaith was my online handle while I was losing weight, and it was also my motto. I think that having complete blind faith in myself and in the changes I was making was absolutely essential to my eventual success losing weight. In the end, I think that having faith in the process prepared me to be content with whatever the results ended up being. At this point, I’m thrilled with where I ended up, but I know that a younger me might have been a lot pickier about my results.
Sara says
Barney Butter package looks great! But I’m loyal to Naturally Nutty … at least, the Vanilla Almond 😉
Run Niki Run says
Love that you used to make up music videos with your friends. Me too! Sometimes I wonder where those tapes are and pray they never fall in the wrong hands, haha.
Kath says
Pam,
You just need to put your blog into the comment form when you leave one. Where it asks for name, email and URL.
Kath
Brittany says
Hey! I would love to be added to your blog 🙂
brandi says
glad you got home safely!
have fun tonight – it’s always good to see old friends.
Jessica @ JJ'sVinBlanc says
I agree with your latest Gaterh post. I read a book on trust recently and one of the biggest things to be able to trust others is to trust yourself. That means making and keeping promises in yourself and I think with that comes having faith and believing in yourself.
Sarah says
Holy Nut Butter! Totally jealous over here. Enjoy the sleep over! I love having girl nights 🙂
lynn (The Actors Diet) says
woah that’s a lot of nut butter! i’ve never tried barney butter actually
Damjana says
No worries about the t-shirt;). I read your story about faith and I like the quote, I’m going to copy it and put on a visible place. You look so stunning in the pic where you’re holding the cake!
Anne Marie@Her New Weigh says
Yummy Barney Butter! How sweet!