A Weekend of Gluttony

In general I try to be healthy(ish). I squeeze in my exercise 6 days out of the week. I try to manage portion control because really if calories didn't mean anything I could eat an entire loaf of banana bread in one sitting (and don't you dare forget those chocolate chips in that banana bread!). And then there are times when you just let all of that go for a short amount of time and give into the glutton within you. For instance, you can't count calories when you go to Disneyland. You just can't! You have to eat all that deep fried, portion size way too big food! Especially their chocolate raspberry cookies. Seriously. If you've never had one, you must. The next time you ride splash mountain, waltz on over the the little shop by the exit that's all Winnie the Pooh themed. You'll find them there. Or if you would rather not be soaking wet whilst you enjoy a little piece of heaven, they are also sold on main street.

Anyway, this weekend's excuse was Father's Day. Nothing like a good holiday to encourage bad eating behavior. It's how we celebrate! It must be done! It all started on Saturday. Every year my town has a special festival with booths, a carnival, a parade, the whole shabang. I love looking at booths at fairs. People are so creative! I'll most likely not buy anything, but I sure like to look. I figure I'm a shop owners worst nightmare--that person that just stands around forever then says I'll be back, but really it's just a nice way of saying I don't want to buy your stuff. I just wanted to stare at it! Besides that fun activity, it has become tradition to go and get an elephant ear and devour it.

That thing was delicious!

The fun of the weekend continued as we went to see the new Jurassic World movie. If you haven't seen it yet, I recommend it to you. It's pretty much the same as all the others, so if you like those, you'll like this one! Maybe this time they'll finally learn that messing with dinosaurs is not a good idea. Doubtful, but it's always nice to have a little faith in the human race.

There was a bunch of other stuff that happened this weekend (I attended a baptism for my church, which is always an amazing experience, and I went to a Brazilian barbecue which was as awesome as it sounds). And then Sunday came, and I sure enjoyed spoiling my dad. I am seriously so grateful for him. He makes me laugh so much! He's just amazing. My mom and I made some amazing food for him, if I do say so myself. I made Alfredo sauce from scratch for the first time ever. In case you were wondering, that stuff is so bad for you! Man, that was like stirring together fat, and more fat, and more fat. So bad for the body, but it sure is good for the soul! I made Cajun chicken and shrimp Alfredo with homemade bread sticks, and my mom made this decadent chocolate cake that you cook in a slow cooker. SO DIVINE! Stay tuned for posts with the recipes. As stated in my last post, I love to share :)

I hope you all did your part to spoil your fathers this weekend. Our parents do so much for us. The least we can do is a little spoiling in return!

Have a great week and tune in next time to find out how you can be a glutton too! Gluttony loves company!