BelovedHeather
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Peeps:
I am up after midnight after a spontaneous trip to Austin and decided to start our check-in! My restful Sunday was a fun day. I laughed and had a great time with my Sunday school class, found some Fiber One bars for Laura, and took a nap. My friend Rebecca called this afternoon and asked if I could be ready to go out in 30 minutes. I asked her if she wanted to go to the club and jog in the pool. She wanted to go to Austin. I have been telling her for months that I want to visit Whole Foods for the first time. We have been talking about taking a road trip, but I thought it would be on a Saturday morning. I am a fun loving girl and was ready for a little adventure. We stopped at a rest area on the way there, and she told me not to eat a snack because we would eat at Whole Foods. I could not imagine what she was talking about as I was envisioning the deli at HEB. I was hoping to go to a nice restaurant in Austin because I had no idea what Whole Foods would be like! We visited 6th Street in downtown Austin. There was not much activity or live music tonight, but we laughed and had a great time. The Whole Foods in Austin is in the middle of all the fun. This place is like Disney World for foodies with 80,000 square feet of goodies! Wow! Just wow! I was experiencing sensory overload from the time I walked through the door. I am glad I went hungry because I found plenty to eat. Whole Foods has a "try before you buy" policy with samples of everything. Rebecca had to exhort me not to fill up on cheese (my favorite food) in the first section of the store. I was expecting this to be a "health food" store, so I was not prepared for all the temptation I would face. I made the most of the opportunity and sampled a lot of squash and roasted veggies, but hated the texture. Yuck! I tried to roast veggies earlier this year and did not like them at all. Now I know that my cooking skills are not the problem. I simply do not like clean veggies! Sweet potatoes are too mushy for my taste too. Is there any hope for me? (Wendy, I need a veggie intervention!)
The desserts and pastries in the bakery section are out of this world. I savored the Southern comfort food like macaroni and cheese and cheesy potato soup (made with potatoes, heavy cream, organic butter, and garlic). The store employees are so warm and friendly. I wonder if security was telling them to keep me away from the food samples?! LOL! I wore my "Jesus Loves Strippers" tee shirt, which was a big hit in that city. A bunch of people approached me and complimented me on it. I was not expecting it to be such a conversation piece.
Rebecca and I wrapped up the night with root beer and brick oven pizza on the patio and enjoyed the beautiful weather. Her husband thinks we are nuts for driving 4 hours for pizza! LOL! He changed his mind when he found out that we bought pizza, root beer, and pumpkin cheesecake for him. Oh, I got my pumpkin cheesecake fix. I bought a tiny 4-bite pumpkin cheesecake and savored every bite. Here is a picture of the yummy "whole" foods you will face if you visit Whole Foods in Austin (with the mini pumpkin cheesecake on the third row):
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Monday will be detox day! My feet are definitely tired tonight after all that walking. Hopefully, I burned off a few of those calories! Laughing my butt off counts as exercise, right? Time to relax in a warm bubble bath and ice my feet.
Wendy, which Whole Foods Market do you visit? Is it as much fun as the one in Austin? You may find this hard to believe, but I am a very picky eater. I like dishes with a few simple ingredients. The bad news is that I want at least one of those ingredients to be butter or cheese or chocolate or peanut butter. Pasta, bread, and sugar are good too! My favorite veggies are white potatoes (preferably mashed but baked are good too) and corn. I love lima beans too. The best way to get me to eat veggies is to sneak them in something good like carrot cake with cream cheese icing. My friend Rebecca wants tips for cooking spaghetti squash. She tried it once, and it did not taste like pasta at all. Your mission if you choose to accept it is to help me learn to like clean veggies. Many have tried. Many have failed. I can give up the processed food that is not beneficial for me (or limit it to small portions in moderation). Choking down veggies is another story. Do you really enjoy them or just discipline yourself to eat them because they are good for you?
Hugs to Catherine, Dani, Ellie, Jerry, JJ, Karin, Laura, Robin, Vilma, and any other Peeps who visit today!
Blessings,
Heather B.
"So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God" (1 Corinthians 10:31 NIV).
I am up after midnight after a spontaneous trip to Austin and decided to start our check-in! My restful Sunday was a fun day. I laughed and had a great time with my Sunday school class, found some Fiber One bars for Laura, and took a nap. My friend Rebecca called this afternoon and asked if I could be ready to go out in 30 minutes. I asked her if she wanted to go to the club and jog in the pool. She wanted to go to Austin. I have been telling her for months that I want to visit Whole Foods for the first time. We have been talking about taking a road trip, but I thought it would be on a Saturday morning. I am a fun loving girl and was ready for a little adventure. We stopped at a rest area on the way there, and she told me not to eat a snack because we would eat at Whole Foods. I could not imagine what she was talking about as I was envisioning the deli at HEB. I was hoping to go to a nice restaurant in Austin because I had no idea what Whole Foods would be like! We visited 6th Street in downtown Austin. There was not much activity or live music tonight, but we laughed and had a great time. The Whole Foods in Austin is in the middle of all the fun. This place is like Disney World for foodies with 80,000 square feet of goodies! Wow! Just wow! I was experiencing sensory overload from the time I walked through the door. I am glad I went hungry because I found plenty to eat. Whole Foods has a "try before you buy" policy with samples of everything. Rebecca had to exhort me not to fill up on cheese (my favorite food) in the first section of the store. I was expecting this to be a "health food" store, so I was not prepared for all the temptation I would face. I made the most of the opportunity and sampled a lot of squash and roasted veggies, but hated the texture. Yuck! I tried to roast veggies earlier this year and did not like them at all. Now I know that my cooking skills are not the problem. I simply do not like clean veggies! Sweet potatoes are too mushy for my taste too. Is there any hope for me? (Wendy, I need a veggie intervention!)
The desserts and pastries in the bakery section are out of this world. I savored the Southern comfort food like macaroni and cheese and cheesy potato soup (made with potatoes, heavy cream, organic butter, and garlic). The store employees are so warm and friendly. I wonder if security was telling them to keep me away from the food samples?! LOL! I wore my "Jesus Loves Strippers" tee shirt, which was a big hit in that city. A bunch of people approached me and complimented me on it. I was not expecting it to be such a conversation piece.
Rebecca and I wrapped up the night with root beer and brick oven pizza on the patio and enjoyed the beautiful weather. Her husband thinks we are nuts for driving 4 hours for pizza! LOL! He changed his mind when he found out that we bought pizza, root beer, and pumpkin cheesecake for him. Oh, I got my pumpkin cheesecake fix. I bought a tiny 4-bite pumpkin cheesecake and savored every bite. Here is a picture of the yummy "whole" foods you will face if you visit Whole Foods in Austin (with the mini pumpkin cheesecake on the third row):
Monday will be detox day! My feet are definitely tired tonight after all that walking. Hopefully, I burned off a few of those calories! Laughing my butt off counts as exercise, right? Time to relax in a warm bubble bath and ice my feet.
Wendy, which Whole Foods Market do you visit? Is it as much fun as the one in Austin? You may find this hard to believe, but I am a very picky eater. I like dishes with a few simple ingredients. The bad news is that I want at least one of those ingredients to be butter or cheese or chocolate or peanut butter. Pasta, bread, and sugar are good too! My favorite veggies are white potatoes (preferably mashed but baked are good too) and corn. I love lima beans too. The best way to get me to eat veggies is to sneak them in something good like carrot cake with cream cheese icing. My friend Rebecca wants tips for cooking spaghetti squash. She tried it once, and it did not taste like pasta at all. Your mission if you choose to accept it is to help me learn to like clean veggies. Many have tried. Many have failed. I can give up the processed food that is not beneficial for me (or limit it to small portions in moderation). Choking down veggies is another story. Do you really enjoy them or just discipline yourself to eat them because they are good for you?
Hugs to Catherine, Dani, Ellie, Jerry, JJ, Karin, Laura, Robin, Vilma, and any other Peeps who visit today!
Blessings,
Heather B.
"So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God" (1 Corinthians 10:31 NIV).
