Morning!
Other than a really odd and scary prank call (?) Larbs and I got last night, we slept well enough. We’re up and all dressed to head to the funeral. And just had a nice family breakfast.
I brought oatmeal, banana, Barney Butter, nuts – the whole shebang as I always do when I travel. But today Raisin Bran just sounded good!! And nutritionally it’s pretty comparable to oats, with a bit more sugar.
I sliced up a nice pear and PEARed it with Barney Butter (also shared some packets with the table!)
Watered down coffee and a glass of skim milk (half poured on my cereal)
Mom munched on hard rolls (which she says are so NJ). Gram used to serve these with poppy seeds for lunch with Ruffles and a spread of deli meats and cheeses!
They also feasted on donuts!
Excited to see the sunshine, but it’s FREEZING outside!! I had to go with the black hose for coldness and because the nude were 1) Rejected by the whole blog world and 2) Have runs in them!
Here is me, Larbs and Gram Halloween in the 80s!
Later guys
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I love pears and almond butter together! you always have good combinations and i just love your blog!
Strange thing to say, but I hope you have a good day; I know it’s a funeral, but at least you’re with all your family
Thanks, I hope so too
Cute Halloween pic!!
Hard rolls are big in NY, and I imagine NJ.
I love Raisin Bran. I think it’s rather healthy, especially compared to some Kashi cereals which masquerade as healthy when they’re not, lol.
Jenn
I just came across this article on the percent of the population who likes onions! I thought it would make you laugh (or wince):
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/who-likes-onions-new-survey-shows-87-percent-of-adults-say-they-like-onions-in-the-foods-they-cook-or-eat-65-percent-agree-they-love-crispy-onions-2010-05-04?reflink=MW_news_stmp
HA! Those 87 % must not have smell receptors
so sorry you are there for that occassion but i am sure it is nice to be with family…..
Someone prank called you at the hotel? Or on your cell? Either way that’s odd! I didn’t know we were still in middle school, haha.
I hope you enjoy your time with your family today. I know it’s a somber occasion, but celebrating someone’s life and looking back on good times with those you love can make it a little easier!
So sorry to hear about your grandmother..hope the funeral is a celebration of her life. It’s a funeral, but it sounds like she lived a long and eventful life!
Love that last picture. Treasure those memories!
Hey Kath, I hope today goes well–I know that sounds weird and maybe it isn´t the best way to say it, but I just mean to say my thoughts are with you and I hope that it is a special time for your family to be together.
Sorry about the prank call last night…we used to get the occasional prank call when I was growing up, and they always freaked me out!
I hope your day is filled with fond memories of your grandmother and that you have a good time with your family!
Good breakfast right there. Hope the funeral goes as well as it can.
Hope you manage to stay warm somehow today. It is so cold in the north east right now
Hope the funeral is as … helpful as a funeral can be. Thinking of you.
I’m glad you are able to be there with your family. I Hope the day goes as well as it can.
Kath, I am thinking about you and your family today. I am glad you got to go and spend some time with them. That is the best way to celebrate your grandmother’s life!
Yummy breakfast! Hope you spend this day remembering your grandmother’s wonderful life… I’m praying for you and the family!
(I don’t understand the title of this post?)
Wei-Wei
The commercial for Raisin Bran used to say there were “two scoops of raisins in every box!”
Enjoy your day with your family and celebrate your Grandmother.
Nice preparation for breakfast while traveling! (Someone needs to do a how-to-slice-a-pear-without-making-a-mess-or-screwing-it-up tutorial, I’ll have to look around on some blogs for one.
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I hope you enjoy the time you get to have with your family and celebrate the person that your Grandmother was more than mourning her passing away. Take care and have a good day.
Awwww….little Kath is so cute! I adore childhood pictures. Something about them makes me smile.
I hope the funeral serves as a beautiful celebration of your grandmother’s spirit!
i love looking at old photos – such good memories
enjoy the time with your family
Cute Halloween pic. You should pack Starbucks VIA with you. It’s instant coffee but it’s 100% ground coffee. It’s pretty good and works really well when traveling.
That Halloween picture is adorable!
Best of luck with the funeral today. They’re never easy, but sometimes they can give that overwhelming sense of closure and peace, which is so important for a family to be able to feel. Thoughts are with you and your family today.
Prank call? Weird!
Sounds like a fun breakfast minus the watered down coffee. Enjoy your day:) I’m thinking of you.
i’m really encouraged that you ate such a good breakfast on the road too! hope your day goes well, you and your family are definitely in my prayers.
The worst thing about nylons is the runs! I swear I can’t ever keep them in good condition.
Kath, this has been the only week in WEEKS that it’s been this cold in Jersey! I’m sorry about all of the circumstances that you are here, and I’m sorry that it’s not the best weather as well.
I hope today goes okay and that you and your family are strong. At least you have each other to lean on.
I love the picture of you guys!
My husband and I got a prank call the other morning and it scared the crap out of us! I’m still a little freaked just thinking about it. What did yours say?
I’m sorry for the loss of your grandmother, but I do hope you guys get a “nice” family day today. Enjoy your time with the NJ relatives.
Prank calls are the worst.
Your breakfast looks good and healthy..when I saw the donuts I thought to myself..I know she didn’t eat them!
Way to make a complete, healthy breakfast at your hotel. I hope you have a nice day with your family : )
Thinking of you and your family
I hope today you can celebrate your grandmother’s life with your family. I know that is now we tried to have my grandmother’s funeral, although I was heartbroken. Your family is the best during these times and I hope you can manage to still have a great time with them. You are so inspiring with your packed eats. I couldn’t believe the goodies you brought for your travels. I am thinking of doing some of the same this upcoming weekend. Stay warm!
I love black tights and wear them almost every day for work and don’t run.
Praying for you on this tough day.
Good wishes for you and for your family today!
Love the photos of your Grandma! I love my family and my Grandma and I have a very close relationship. She was such an amazing–ground breaking woman when she was my age.
What a great photo–love the childhood Halloween memories.
Seeing the doughnut breakfast made me curious if your healthy habits have rubbed off onto your family members. Do your sister and/or parents usually try to be nutritionally conscious as well?
Hey Kath, I’ve been away for a few days but just wanted to send my condolences and hope today goes well.
All the best
Rachel
That pear looks really good! Hope the day goes well for you and you enjoy the company of your wonderful family.
Hard rolls are NJ?? Do explain:)
Love the photo! Sorry about your grandmother, but I hope you and your family are able to reminisce together about all the good times you had with her!
I love your costume
i wanna hear more about that prank call?!
I’m sorry for your loss.
OK the fact that you mentioned a prank call seriously gave me goosebumps. I follower another blogger who also got a prank call in the middle of the night!
So sorry to hear about your grandmother. I love the last picture.
Healthy eating at the Best Western – classic. Hope you get through today ok, funerals can be so hard.
The Halloween photo kills me! So many emotions I get looking at it. Awesome!
Enjoy!
I love that you can relax and just go for the quick but still healthy breakfast, awesome!
I hope the funeral went well..
Love the photo:) Very cute witch!
raisin bran is too too good. annd yes, its abnormally freaking cold over here right nowww. i hope you enjoy your time with your family, even if it is a sad occasion.
ok, how adorable is your lil bunny sister in that last pic?? w/a carrot too! i love the starbucks via for traveling. we can tell your grandmother was blessed when you talk of visits to see her.
While I’m sweating it out down here, I totally forget that it’s still cold in certain places of the country. Hope those hose keep you warm!
So sorry about your Gram Kath. Hope you and your family made it through the day okay!
I like that you can be flexible with things like your breakfast at the hotel. That shows food is important but not an obsession (in my mind at least).
I’m glad the time with the fam. was worth it. Always is in hindsight. Rest well now.
You looked so happy at the funeral – I am glad all of the love and happy memories made their way to the surface. I hope my grandaughter feels the same way – in about 30 years!