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Good evening everyone! Thus far, Christmas Eve has been filled with all my favorite things: a brisk run, wrapping presents, a trip to Whole Foods, plus a little baking session. Indeed, I am partying like it’s my birthday—oh wait—it is my birthday:)
Before my Christmas Eve began, however, I got a chance to check out some of my town’s most fabulous Christmas light displays with my mom.
Do you decorate your house for the holiday season? Our only outdoor decoration this year was a giant lit wreath with ornaments on it. Simple but classy, I think.
Here’s how I’ve been keeping myself fueled since my last post:
Wednesday
Nothing fancy about this smoothie—just straight-up tasty and nutritious.
Thursday
After my refreshing run this morning, I settled down to a nice big bowl of pumpkin oats, complete with some holiday flavors on top.
It’s a tradition that my dad and I go out for a meal every year on my birthday (check out last year’s outing). Today we headed to Whole Foods where I loaded up on some sweet salads, washed down with my beloved Divine Grape kombucha.
Upon returning, I began another activity that has become a Christmas Eve tradition: baking dog biscuits for the many pooches in my life. Yes, I love my dogs that much, and yes, they are completely spoiled. If you’re interested, I used a recipe from this book to make these Peanut Butter Bites.
Yet another tradition in our household is to have a lasagna dinner before heading out to church. The rest of the family typically enjoys a meat-laden version, so I picked up a veggie lasagna made by my friend Amy. The lasagna was especially enjoyable because it was eaten on my “you are special today” birthday plate…
I wish you all a joyful evening. Take care,
Filed under: Meals
Caroline Yoder, dietitian-to-be and all-around foodie.
i loove all the christmas pictures:D
haha. i have red and green fruit too at christmas;) no shame.
love your plate too!
MERRY CHRISTMAS<3
how sweet to bake doggie biscuits for your loves! i’m suer they’ll love em. beautiful christmas lights, i love when neighborhoods get really in to decorating
peanut butter bites look amaaazing & so does that lasagna! ilove the houses that are super decorated
Happy Birthday!
Haha, it’s really funny how some people decorate their houses around Christmas time!
It’s so nice you decorate dog biscuits – I bet the puppies like them even better that way
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happy birthday and MERRY XMAS!!! love the whole foods salad bar! and such pretty lights!
those pooches treats look so good I think I would have one
haha
xoxo
Merry Christmas, Caroline!!!
Happy Belated Birthday and Merry Christmas! It’s crazy how many people I “know” (both in real life and bloggers) have birthdays on Christmas eve or Christmas day
oh my gosh! Thats nuts! Glad you guys had fun, despite the power loss. Love your church outfit- I <3 bows and ruffles too. Your hummus was totally fabulous! Even my sister (whose not traditionally a hummus lover) enjoyed it!! Merry Christmas
Happy Birthday Caroline!!
And a very Merry Christmas!
Ana
I love your blog and always read it, but I don’t think I have ever commented before. I just had to say that growing up we had the exact same red birthday plate, and we got to pick our birthday meals to eat on it!
Happy Much-Belated Birthday!
Talk about belated birthday wishes! But sounds like you had a good day