Saturday, March 3, 2012

Spring Break!

Blah....Had a night last night where we were scrambling around town trying to find somewhere "safe" where Andy can buy Clif bars for his baseball trip to Florida this week!

Rewinding:  For lent this year we wanted to do something that challenges both of us.  I know dessert and meat are two of the most typical things for people to give up.  When I was in high school I gave up meat for lent and ended up a vegetarian for three years.  On a separate year I gave up dessert for lent and quit eating it for about a semester (of high school.)  So this year Andy and I decided to do them both.  Together. 

I have been a dessert aholic ever since we got married! Before we got married I went dessert free for a couple months, and then as soon as he stuck that piece of cake in my mouth it was all over.  Our honeymoon was the type of thing where we said "this is the only time we're ever going to do this!"  So we ate dessert.  A lot. 

As a baseball player, for Andy to give up meat is a huge deal.  Not only is he giving up a huge source of protein to keep him full throughout the day, but he's putting himself at risk of losing weight in season.  Which he does NOT need to do.  But as a +/- 215 lb block of muscle, it takes a lot to make him full.

The first week for him was difficult.  He was feeling very tired most of the time and usually pretty hungry.  We had some problems when we went on a choir trip to PA and were first handed bagged lunches with ham sandwiches that had lettuce, tomato, ham and cheese on them.  Andy typically picks off the veggies from his sandwich, so alas, he was left with just cheese.  After that first week of scrounging around and figuring out what to do, I decided that I was going to invent something that would make him full! And it did!  And it also included +25 grams of protein in one meal! Which is way more than your average serving of meat.

So anyways, for Spring break this year he is heading down to Florida with the baseball team for four days where they will most likely eat out, a lot.  We went to the store and made some trail mix with lots of nuts and raisins, and he strategically added about twice as many m&ms as necessary, insisting that it's part of the mix and not dessert.  That smile gets me every time.   He also planned to take a couple boxes of Clif bars.  While at Martin's, we looked around and only found the kind that you can buy individually and Andy said we could just stop at CVS on the way home because they definitely had them.  Unfortunately though, CVS is an F, even though Clif is an A+.  We tried Food Lion (which is a surprising C) and they didn't have any at all!  We did find Powerbars though and without thinking bought the 10/$10 deal (it seemed pretty good at the time.)  We got back to the car and while on our way home my stomach sunk because I knew I forgot to check the rating on Powerbar.  I pulled up the Better World Shopper app and sure enough, Powerbar...F! In red print.  Here we go again.  Andy said today that he's looking forward to eating them this week (he got cookie dough, peanut butter, double chocolate, etc.)  and I told him he better not get too used to it!

I am heading to Myrtle Beach with four of my best friends for a few days of relaxation in the upper 50-lower 60 degree weather! Boy did our school choose the right week for Spring Break! :/  Oh well, we shall have fun filled girls nights :)

Andy should be on his way back from baseball right now and then heading out for the week in about 20 minutes! Send your prayers our way for safe travels! Thanks everyone, happy spring break!

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