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WIAW – Good Weekend

11/13 by Leigha 17 Comments

Fashion Friday {11/11 - 11/14}
The Garden

I had one of those weekends where I didn’t have to make a single dinner. Now, in the past that would’ve made me super stressed about having dinner hanging over me. Instead I chose to enjoy not having to cook! 

Friday night I went out for pizza with a few girls from my basketball team. 1 large pizza and an order of cheese sticks = GONE between us 3. My favorite quote from the night with a couple pieces left…

pizza

 

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Friend: “What do we do with the leftover pizza?” 

Me: “…we eat it.” 

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this plate times about three πŸ˜‰ with gelato of course! Caramel sea salt and cookies and cream.

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Saturday I went to a family friend’s for a fish fry. Fresh Lake Michigan perch. Mmmm. I was worried that I wouldn’t like any of the sides and leave hungry…

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Nope. Pasta bake, french fries, applesauce, squash, cole slaw, and dilly beans were all there too. It was so.good!

And we can’t forget dessert! Some kind of pudding cake. The crust was to die for! Saturday night I also went to a sleepover. I ate ice cream at midnight. I haven’t done that in ages. I know it’s bad, but I’m trying to not let food get in the way of enjoying life. That ice cream was delish!

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Sunday I went to my dads house for dinner – deep dish pizza. Yuck… I don’t really like homemade pizza! I knew that Lynn would have something good for me though. Right I was! 

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I had a chicken sandwich with avocado and tomatoes plus a delicious salad with almonds, raisins, cherries, and homemade dressing. 

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Then I decided to try the pizza. I picked off all the ham & pepperoni – gross. And it was amazing! Like I was pretty mad that I didn’t just have pizza. The dough was so yummy! I believe she made this recipe.

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deep dish pizza

 

Totally unhealthy, totally don’t care. 

If you see all the food from this weekend you probably see that it’s not the healthiest. But that’s okay. I eat pretty healthy during the week and when Friday-Saturday-Sunday roll around I don’t have any rules! So far it’s really working for me. Moderation is the key!

Happy WIAW! 

Fashion Friday {11/11 - 11/14}
The Garden

Filed Under: All Posts, What I Ate Wednesday

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  1. Miranda @ Lovely Wife Lovely Life says

    11/13 at 10:24 am

    I’m drooling over your pizza! I’m not a fan of pizza places because it’s always super greasy, but I love making my own!!
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    • minougirl says

      11/14 at 4:49 pm

      I tend to wipe off all of the grease. It’s so nasty! It’s okay once in awhile though πŸ˜€

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  2. Nichole C says

    11/13 at 12:16 pm

    Yum, you had me at pasta bake!
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    • minougirl says

      11/14 at 4:49 pm

      It was so yummy! πŸ˜€

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  3. Emily @smilemilegirl says

    11/13 at 5:13 pm

    I’m so glad you’re finding a good balance (: That looks like a lot of delicious eats! What a weekend. I want to try that pizza! I hate thin crust pizza, but I tend to like deep dish, and homemade sounds great! (:
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    • minougirl says

      11/14 at 4:50 pm

      THIN CRUST PIZZA EW. Hahaha I hate it! It was a great weekend of eats πŸ˜€

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  4. Aurora@Fitness is Sweet says

    11/13 at 8:20 pm

    It’s great that you you were able to let go and just enjoy delicious food! I’m jealous of your eats!
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    • minougirl says

      11/14 at 4:51 pm

      It really works for me – no rules on the weekend! And it’s true – by Monday I want to eat healthy!

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  5. Sunnie@ModernGirlNutrition says

    11/14 at 10:36 am

    Your quote! Too funny πŸ˜‰ Whoa that homemade pizza looks amazing- whenever I do homemade pizza it comes out really bad lol!
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    • minougirl says

      11/14 at 4:51 pm

      Hehe πŸ˜‰ yeah it came out good because I didn’t help with it! My definition of homemade pizza is bought crust with my own toppings lol πŸ˜€

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  6. Brittany @ Dulce Vie says

    11/14 at 5:04 pm

    Oh my gosh I looove pizza πŸ™‚ It’s one of the only foods that I can eat a lot of, besides sushi of course πŸ™‚
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    • minougirl says

      11/15 at 9:04 am

      I used to eat it about 4 nights a week.. no joke. I’ve never tried sushi!

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  7. Liz @ Carpe Diem and Run says

    11/14 at 6:22 pm

    Love the moderation – the eats all looked amazing
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    • minougirl says

      11/15 at 9:04 am

      Moderation truly is key!

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  8. Molly@This Life is Sparkling says

    11/17 at 10:26 am

    I love your approach to eating! I feel like I’m kinda the same way. Eating pizza with your friends and talking for hours is one of the best things to do. Followed by ice cream of course πŸ˜‰
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    • minougirl says

      11/17 at 3:22 pm

      It really is! I did it again last night πŸ™‚

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