Tiny puppies love tiny bananas!

They do! See?

My little 11-pound Woodstock was curious at this banana sized just for him!! We went grocery shopping last night -- finally!!! -- at Raley's and when I spotted a bunch of mini bananas grouped in the basket of regular-sized ones, how could I not buy them?!??!?! I only snagged two because J.D. wanted five very green bananas :) so we came back with the equivalent of six really.

Now I don't know if you guys are aware of this or not, but I've been bitching sad about not having a Whole Foods around, even though we do have a Trader Joe's. However, two aisles in Raley's are dedicated to "organic, natural" foods and it's almost like being in Whole Foods!! They have vita tops there, coconut water, bagel thins, Annie's crackers, really ANYTHING you'd want in a WF! I didn't go too crazy there, however. Since we're 100 percent unsure of where we'll be living on Aug. 1, we're trying to use up foods in the pantry and buy week-by-week or less.

After a very productive trip to the grocery store, we rushed home to make dinner at close to 8 p.m. I really wanted to make our game hen with that citrus basil recipe I found earlier this week, but alas, the hen wasn't fit for consumption any longer. Instead, we grilled chicken cutlets (without a BBQ!!!) in the same citrus basil marinade along with some quinoa and salad.

J.D. was so proud of his grill marks :) And the citrus marinade was so simple! It was light, tangy and delicious :) After dinner, Woodstock was still going nuts! He was biting everything he wasn't supposed to be, including us. So we decided to take him for an evening stroll. Knowing it was going to be a challenge, due to the fact that he hates walking with us unless there's another dog along, Woody surpassed our expectations! He practically RAN the entire time. We went on a mile-ish walk with him and he barked playfully at every person, car and dog that passed by. He even tried chasing cars down the street... little punk!

Since it was still a warm night, I was up for a cold beverage after the walk. My mom found this at Marshall's the other day and I had to have it!

Tazo Vanilla Roobios Tea Latte! Oh man, guys! It tasted kind of like an iced chai :) I just poured some of the mix over ice with some water and milk and it hit the spot! I'm going to continue making this stuff and will be pretty sad when it's gone. Also, notice my new tumbler I got at Bed, Bath & Beyond?? :)

After my drink, I loaded up on my meds and FINALLY SLEPT FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THREE DAYS!!! And it was glorious. This morning's meal is where that mini palm-sized banana comes into play.

I treated my irritated throat to a cool smoothie and a bagel thin. On top of the whole wheat bagel I mixed almond and peanut butter, with mini banana and some raspberries.

And it was delicious! On a sad note, the mango berry smoothie broke my blender. But that's ok because it's dirty and gross. And it had no power anyways. So the exciting news here is that we're going shopping for a new one this afternoon!! Any suggestions?!?! After, the puppy gets to go to the doggie park :)

And then.... laundry awaits, again. Dang laundry, it's always taunting me.

Or I could pull a repeat of what I've been doing all week long:

And eat junk and watch movies :)

Last night's selection ended up being Edge of Love streamed on Netflix through PS3. It was a toss up between that and The Constant Gardner. So maybe that's in store for this evening...? Speaking of Edge of Love, did you know Keira Knightley actually SINGS in the movie? And she does it well (even if it's audio-enhanced). I adore her, she's so cute. And my age, which is crazy to me.

What's your favorite thing to eat when watching movies?? I don't usually like Dots, but we had some that needed to be finished. But I looooooove those Pop-Secret 100 calorie bags of KETTLE CORN! Oh yum.