Bobby, Burgers & Bargains!

We made the most of our "no work tomorrow" Sunday :)  We started our day with MORE overnight oats.  This time an "apple pie" variation... 

• 6 oz. Apple Pie yogurt 
• 1 cup milk (1%, almond, skim...whatever!) 
• 1 cup old fashioned oats 
• 2 tablespoons maple syrup (or honey, vanilla etc.) 
• A few shakes of cinnamon
• 4 tablespoon almonds, sliced & toasted (I used the Blue Diamond Vanilla Bean)

Mix everything together in a bowl, except for the almonds, and cover tightly.  Refrigerate for at least 8 hours. 

I layered my oats with 2 tablespoons of almonds and, despite the apple pie yogurt, I still topped mine with strawberries;)  (can't let those babies go to waste!)...annndddd because it's a "holiday Sunday"...we threw a little cool whip on there for good measure;)

After breakfast we juggled around a few ideas for how we were going to spend the day, and came up with this:)  First we headed toward Monmouth Beach...no, not for a beach day...but to go here:

We actually went to Bobby's for our 1st wedding anniversary "lunch/dinner" last year.  Not only because we're big Bobby fans...but it's a stone's throw away from where we got married;)  ahhhhh....memories...;)

So, inside is a sorta upscale fastER food restaurant.  You pick your poison off the massive menu on the wall....

Place your order and then head in and take a seat.  The tables are connected in long rows, so you could potentially be elbow to elbow with your neighbor...Not ideal, but NOT a problem on this day, where everyone blew past Bobby's and headed to the beach;)

We got our number and waited patiently...

And out came our masterpieces:)  Like, are you KIDDING me with this burger??? :)  I ordered an LA Burger with avocado relish, watercress, cheddar cheese andddd...

Yes, that is a HEAPING handful of potato chips on that burger!  At Bobby's, you can order any burger "crunchified"....and that I did!  To be honest, I don't really even know if I TASTED the actual BURGER!  I was all wrapped up in the avocado, cheese and those CRUNCHY, SALTY CHIPS! :)

Scott ordered the Santa Fe burger with spicy queso, jalapenos and blue corn chips....I had one SUPER spicy bite and that was all my lame palate could handle;)  But he loved it;)

We sided up our burgers with some sweet potato fries with the most delectable honey mustard horseradish sauce for dipping...

And some super LARGE onion rings....

Seriously, that burger didn't stand a chance;)  Can you detect even one OUNCE of chip crumb???  I think I got em all ;) hahahahahahaha....

And we could NOT leave without one of my most favorite treats...The coconut milkshake!!  I had gotten it last time, so I was waiting inpatiently for this!  It was as good as I remembered: creamy & dreamy;)

Just check out all the vanilla beans hanging out at the bottom!!

Scott got the ACTUAL vanilla bean milkshake and that was delish as well;)

Next we went to work off our burgers, crossed the parking lot and headed to part TWO of our day...Mission: Find Scott some new smaller clothes!! :)

OK...so the bad part about going to a mall near a beach on Memorial Day weekend was that it took awhile to actually get there due to the traffic.  But the GREAT part about it: There was NO ONE AT THE MALL!  So even though we were 'seasonally inappropriate,' we were able to walk around at our leisure to swoop up some of the great sales!!!

Me thinks Scott got a pretty good haul!  4 shirts, 5 polos, 2 tshirts, 2 pairs of shorts, 2 pairs of jeans...and a partridge in a pear tree;)  He was in NEED though, he was swimming in his clothes;)

We also picked up a new toaster oven since our old one was...well...toast!  Toaster ovens, along with the slow cooker, are the true unsung heros of summertime cooking.  Sure, the grill gets all the attention, but both of those can cook food without heating up your whole house from turning on your oven!  Sweet!

I even cracked it open to make a pie crust for a dessert for tonight! :)  I actually laughed out loud (yes, I LOL'd:) when I realized I fit an entire 9 inch pie plate quite cozily in there!  Go Toaster Oven! :)

And I MAY have just picked up a few things for myself;)  Just a few;)

And we managed to do pretty darn good, I think!  Thanks to the sales and one Macy's gift card: we managed to snag over $550 worth of stuff for under $175!  SCORE! :)

The rest of the day was spent exercising and NOT eating;)  hahahaha...I attempted a jog around the park, but couldn't shake a stitch in my side...soooo despite my mantra of "What Would Jillian Do?" (besides kick my ass AROUND the park!;),  I decided to pack it up and went home to do some yoga with Bob.  Well...with Bob AND Penny;)...

And never fear:  After I yoga-ed and Scott worked out on his rowing machine...we both headed back out to give Miss Penny a nice long walk for hanging out while we shopped till we dropped all day;)

Blah, blah, blah...I've had a lot to tell you the last few days, huh???  ANYWAY!  Have a WONDERFUL Memorial Day and don't forget to take a moment to remember what this day is truly for!!!!!!