How goes it? Did you have a good night last night with your fall TV? A good day so far? Remember, you make the most of your days! Make the decision to live fully. And for the record, my little “only do what you can today because God has plans for your future” message I’ve been thinking has really helped my mood. You should give it a shot! And check out today's 30 Days post if you haven't already. 😉

Guess what I had for breakfast this morning? If you guessed more pumpkin, you would be right. If you guessed another bowl of oats, you would be right.

If you think the above bowl simply copies yesterday’s bowl, you would be wrong. Today’s bowl included a special addition.

A huge thanks to my lady Janetha for sending me this special gift. It was a total surprise (and totally delicious!). The card it came with now hangs on my fridge to give me a smile.

I love blog friends! They really know how to make this girl smile. From special surprises to your everyday visits and comments. You all seriously make my world a happier place. 😀

I continued a fabulous morning by feeling strong. I hit up Group Power class to lift some weights. I almost skipped thanks to some pain in my ankle. The thought of putting on shoes scared me. Why? Because another one of my dirty little secrets is I am extremely clumsy. Yesterday I tripped over one of M’s toys and somehow scraped up the entire front side of my foot and funked up my ankle in the process.

You can’t really see much detail in the picture, but trust me when I say it’s not too pretty. And it hurts. Putting pressure on it didn’t hurt as bad this morning and, as long as I had the sock pulled up high enough, the shoe didn’t rub any tender spots. So I went for it. I wouldn’t have gone for a walk or done kickboxing on it, but lifting was doable. So I did and it felt good.

After the gym, I had great intentions to hit up a local farmer’s market. The only ones I’ve ever heard about are not too close and on Saturdays, which are hard for us to make it to on a regular basis. So when Peter let me know a farmer’s market was now open on Wednesday mornings at the local fair grounds I had to go. I went. I searched. I drove around for a good 10 minutes like a creeper. I could not find it! Bummer! I really looked forward to it!

• Do you feel blog friends are “real” friends? I certainly do! They cheer me up and cheer me on. They obviously care and show it on a regular basis.
• How do you deem if you’re good to work out or not? If I’m sick, I always give my body a break. If it’s an injured area, I mimic some of the moves to see how it feels and go from there. I always adjust as needed during the workout too.

This weekend proved itself successful already. Project “get dessert” last night went off without a hitch. I then followed it with project “have fun” today. Church potlucks and lunches with great friends always seem to bear the sign Satisfaction Guaranteed. I needed a little satisfaction after a busy week and tiring day.

Last night, we had a potluck dinner sponsored by the members of the Walk to Emmaus community in our church. Walk to Emmaus is a three day retreat meant to bring attendees closer in their relationships with God. Peter & I plan on going in November as it is highly recommended for church leaders and sounds like an experience worth having.

We began the night with a prayer and then food. Good food. I got a plate full of veggies with a small BBQ sandwich. Carrots, grape tomatoes, a bean/bell pepper/jalapeno/cilantro relish, veggie casserole, and salad dominated my dish.

I opted for mostly veggies to save room for the desserts. Not only did they have sweets, but they had THE sweet I crave.

Lemon pie. I ate mostly the filling and nibbled a small brownie and apple crumb bar. I think the sugar even gave me extra energy for the praise songs.

We also spent much of the night talking to friends and enjoying the sense of community in our church. I love these people!!

I also love Em! Today, after a Power workout at the gym, I met up with Em for lunch. We went to a new to us restaurant called The Tin Drum. They have various curries, noodle bowls, spring rolls, soups, and more. We had such a hard time deciding so we figured sharing a few top contenders would work best.

We got Thai Basil rolls with tamarind sauce..

…a veggie tempura plate with spicy thai chili sauce…

…and a masala curry dish that had chicken, cashews, carrots, potatoes, rice, and curry.

A perfect lunch. Neither of us could believe how good it was! And amidst our almost three hours of chatting we declared so numerous times. I always have the best time with Em and our lunch certainly satisfied my craving for a nice, relaxing, pleasant time today. We can talk for hours and hours. It seems like we’ve known each other forever and not just met through the blogging world a few short months ago. I just realized I don’t have a picture of the two of us from today. Next time we need to remember! Especially since we both have the baby bump going on. 😉

• What’s your favorite type of cuisine? Mine would be Mexican followed by any Asian/Thai.
• Do you like potlucks?
• Special thanks to Penny Lane – New Adventure into Eating & Life for putting up the button on her site!