Pickings were slim for breakfast in the Carbzilla household this morning. Probably a good thing since I was recovering from a birthday cake hangover. I needed to keep it light. A little too much this:

Let's not forget that the raisins were RUM-SOAKED!!!!

leads to the need for a lot more of these instead:

Chai Chocolate Smoothie

1 c. unsweetened Almond Milk

1 heaping tsp. Green & Black’s Organic cocoa powder

1 small scoop Amazing Grass Green Superfood Chocolate powder

2 T  s/f Torani Chai Tea syrup (I used less, and it wasn’t enough)

1 scoop Jay Robb Vanilla Whey Protein powder (I suppose if you had chocolate you could skip the Amazing Grass above)

Guar gum/Xanthan gum

5-6 ice cubes.

Vita that baby up!

I enjoyed the rest of my birthday and totally appreciated all the kind blog and Facebook wishes! Chris celebrated my birthday with a big house project: he ripped the old carpeting off our stairs so they went from this:to this:which would have been super great if a) the wood was anything worth sanding and staining, and b) it didn’t sound like a parade of Clydesdales every time we went up and down the stairs now. But all his hard work was not a waste at all because it allows me to paint all the way down to the stairs before we have new carpeting put in (which won’t be for a while, I suspect). For my part, I read The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and napped.

I wrapped up my birthday evening with frozen pizza, and the Emmy’s followed by The Cove (which I missed part of when I napped AGAIN). I’ve learned that any significant amount of carbs these days equals nap for me! Anyway, naps and all, it was a great birthday weekend.

Happy Monday!

Tags: Chai, Green & Black's, Jay Robb, The Cove, Torani

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