I've mentioned that I have been participating in an on-line blogging course run by Pip Lincolne of Meet Me At Mikes. One of the "assignments", if we choose to accept, is to write a post about five things that we are loving right now. To keep it fun, you're supposed to pretend that you're having a cup of tea with me. Well, it is really too hot for regular tea right now, so I'll be sipping on my iced coffee sweetened with maple syrup. I know I've said that chai lattes are my favorite and they still are, but at the moment, this is really hitting the spot. So I guess that leads us right into it...
#1 I'm loving homemade iced coffees sweetened with maple syrup. Coffee made by my husband early in the morning with his Chemex. Chilled in the fridge until after my run with the little babe. Half a pint sized mason jar of coffee, half organic skim milk (I use raw milk on my granola, but trying to watch the fat intake), and a small glug of real maple syrup, about 1 1/2 teaspoons. Add two small ice cubes and my pink glass straw and I'm a happy girl.
#2 I'm loving the fact that the ice cream truck is not driven by a pervy old man. For two years now there has been an actual ice cream truck that drives very slowly around the neighborhood. Creeping is more the word for it - it creeps up the street, playing the same song over and over again that gets stuck in your head for days. It is "Pop Goes The Weasel" and is super annoying. Being the cynic that I am, it just creeps me out. Well, a couple weeks ago we heard it coming up the street. I had one beer in me, so my guard was down just a bit. It was a warm night, we had just finished a nice relaxed dinner, and so I said go ahead, take the little babe and flag him down, but whatever you do, don't get in the truck! Turns out that it was driven by two teenage boys who were probably bored out of their gourds. As soon as my husband purchased his over priced, highly processed, not very good ice cream treats, a flock of kids and their moms descended on the truck. We should have gotten a free popsicle for kicking it off!
#3 I'm loving strawberries! I just discovered that a local farm has pick-your-own and they still have berries, so I will have red sticky hands on Saturday morning and the little babe will have a red sticky face as well!
#4 I'm loving Chunky Monkey Bars. I've made them twice now in three weeks time and have been meaning to share the recipe. Think Ben & Jerry's Chunky Monkey ice cream - bananas, chocolate chips, and walnuts in a blondie bar base. If you're interested in the recipe, let me know.
#5 I'm loving this little babe of mine most of all. Really - could I have left her off of this list? I really love our mornings together when we go on our little adventures. She amazes me when she points out something that I didn't see. She makes me sweat when I have to throw her under my arm and lug her across the parking lot while she is screaming her head off. She makes me laugh as she cruises around in her mismatched outfits - her choice! She makes me smile when she falls asleep within 5 minutes of getting in her carseat. She drives me nuts, but she makes me appreciate everything in life so much more.
If you are interested in meeting other bloggers from the class that I took, they all are sharing a bit about themselves over here. Have a great weekend!