By January 2nd, I was ready to leave the couch.  The BOY and Cooper…well that’s another story : )

I slept over 10 hours and started my day with some detox green tea.  I got a David’s Tea sampler as a holiday gift and it is fun to try a different tea each day.  It looked brutally cold outside, so I bundled up for a grocery store run.  It was surprisingly warmer than I expected, so after the store, I decided to tackle an easy 30 minute run on the path.  I had enough time to come home and shower, eat leftover chili for lunch, no bake some bars (recipe below), and was back on the road…this time heading out for my New Year Facial!

My skin desperately needed some TLC and I was looking for some moisturizing suggestions.  I left glowing and since my Mom was the facial after me, they scheduled some tea time for us in between.  It was sweet to catch up in front of the fire!  A huge bonus of my facial was that it came with a blow out. When the stylist asked how I usually do my hair, I told her that she should just do what she wanted, which of course turned out way cuter than I can do!

It made me look all dressed up for the Shabbat dinner the BOY and I hosted for his sister and her boyfriend. 

We feasted on chicken parm and roasted broccoli as we caught up on life.  We had warm, gooey, leftover caramel brownies for dessert.  They are definitely good enough to have 100 two nights in a row.  We also had the peanut butter bars, which I have had pinned for months.  They are very quick and easy and taste delicious!  I think made with a natural peanut butter, these would make the perfect power bar for long bike rides!

Sadly, I crashed early last night (it was a long day) and slept another 10+ hours.  I slept through my workout time and confirmed this was the best idea when I saw the freezing rain and ‘wintery’ mix outside our windows (and covering our cars).  Today, we had a busy day of driving to a study session for me and wedding planning for both of us.  At 3:00, we were both thrilled to be back inside our warm house with a cold beer and college basketball (followed by a Law&Order marathon…woo woo!).  Tomorrow’s big adventure…lunch with the girls!!!

What have you been doing this year?  On the couch or on the go?

3 ingredient No Bake PB Oat Bars

From Cookies & Cups

Ingredients

• 1 cup peanut butter
• ½ cup honey
• 3 cups rolled oats

Directions

1. Line a 9×9 pan with foil. Spray lightly with non-stick spray.
2. Melt the peanut butter and honey together until smooth, either in the microwave or stove top. Combine mixture with oats.
3. Press into prepared pan. Place in refrigerator until set. Cut into squares.