Let me begin by saying that for all of you who played “Guess That Plate” in my last post & thought that my plate was Exhibit C, you were correct! 
I knew that you guys wouldn’t let me down (especially with greens in the picture…literally)
Anyway, I hope all of you are enjoying the beginning of your weekend! My Saturday was filled of funfetti cookies, new iPhone discoveries, and a Starbucks chat with an old friend.
For lunch, I threw together a monster salad:
Romaine lettuce, cucumbers, tomatoes, avocados, cottage cheese, alfalfa sprouts, balsamic vinegar, salt and pepper.
Then I was off to Starbucks with these babies in hand:
for this pretty lady’s birthday (which was on Wednesday):
Amy and I used to perform together in shows at the theater and have been friends for a very long time. She’s one of those friends that would do absolutely anything for someone and has always been there for me no matter what. I’m actually pretty confident that I could ask this girl to cut off her arms and legs for me and she would. THAT is how great of a person she is
Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to see Amy on her real birthday so I attempted to make it up to her by baking a batch of my homemade funfetti cookies (which I have not yet released the recipe for)
She seemed to be pleased 
The Starbucks was freezing inside for some reason, so I decided to go with a hot drink. (Yes, I’m in Miami & yes, it is summer.)
I went with a Grande China Green Tips green tea.
Bueno
As soon as I got home, I wanted a cold drink. Go figure.
Enter: Strawberries & Crème Smoothie
Strawberries n’ Crème Smoothie
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1 cup strawberries
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1/2 tsp vanilla extract
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1 cup vanilla almond milk
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Sweetener of choice (I used Truvia)
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1/4 tsp Xanthan gum
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1 Tablespoon protein powder of choice
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Ice
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Topped with: Rice Crisp Cereal and shredded unsweetened coconut flakes
Now I’m going to play more with my new toy and hang out with the cute boy sitting to my right. Enjoy the rest of your day!
A bit to think about: Do you usually order hot or cold drinks?
or
Do you have a cutie sitting to your right?
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I love Funfetti!
Your smoothie looks delicious too. I did have a cutie sitting next to me, but he left for awhile!
Funfetti is simply the greatest thing ever. That is all
Well that smoothie looks fantastic as well, had to mention that!
How sweet of you! And *Happy Birthday* to your great friend, those kind are priceless!!!
…. Score, Plate C!!! ……Have fun with that toy!
I always crave hot drinks when it’s hot outside and cold drinks when I’m cold. I’m always OFF!!! I drink a lot of frozen/blended drinks in the winter, and I’m the coldest person I know. Go figure!
Haha your comments ALWAYS make me laugh out loud– no doubt
I did have a cutie too but now he’s downstairs playing video games….sigh. lol Yummy lookin smoothie too! I’ve been wanting to make a peaches n’ cream version!
Don’t worry– video games used to be a vice of Will’s to haha!
& peaches and cream sounds DELICIOUS!
I ALWAYS go with a hot drink. Even though it’s Florida — it’s freezing in the A/C
I hope you are having SO much fun with your phone! I love mine
If I’m inside and the air conditioning is on I order a hot drink. I love the Starbucks china green tips tea!
Everything is more fun with funfetti!
I kind of flip back and forth, normally in the summer I stick with cool drinks but I had a latte just the other day so I guess I’m not too picky one way or the other.
Hot drinks in the summer are not weird AT ALL. I love a hot coffee or hot tea on a hot day..well, only if I’m in an air conditioned starbucks, that is
Haha I’m glad I’m not alone
I have a cutie sleeping on my feet, if that counts? I don’t know why my puppy feels the need to warm my feet when it’s the middle of summer, but I guess it’s the thought that counts
And I order a mix of hot and cold drinks when I’m out, depending on how I’m feeling. Sometimes I want a hot coffee, and sometimes I want it on the rocks 
I got back and forth between hot and cold drinks depending on the weather or whether or not I’m running hot or cold on that particular day.
Amy’s a lucky girl to get such an awesome batch of cookies for her birthday! You’re such a good friend!
Thank you
I love funfetti! I usually do hot or cold drinks. Depends on my mood…
Funfetti – i’d love to shake the hands of the person who invented such a happy food idea! These cookies are insane- see how happy they make a person haha <3 <3
xo
LOVE funfetti!! I am way too unpredictable with hot vs. cold drinks, I’m an always hot kind of gal but man oh man Idaho can get hot outside so I have gotten cold drinks a whole lot more lately. I’m excited you got an iPhone, are you just loving it?? I’m getting one as soon as they release the 5, I HOPE that it happens in September but my hubs thinks now it might be later… I’m dieing for it, I want it soooooooooooo bad. You should download Boggle and TextTwist; can you tell I like word games?!!
Haha I was thinking about downloading Words With Friends! Everyone goes crazy for that game!
I can’t wait for you to get the new iPhone 5! I went from zero to iPhone so ANY iPhone was a great change for me haha
Those cookies look so great!
And I definitely order hot or cold drinks based on if I’ve been hot or if it is cold in the room I am in. Seasons? Psh.. those don’t matter.
Funfetti is my favorite! Please post the recipe soon, they look amazing!
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