Funny Dog Names + What I Ate Wednesday

I met some adorable dogs volunteering at the Humane Society tonight:

Lillian reminded me of Harley. She was super sweet and just a total cutie. I quickly saw her stubborn side when we were all the way down the street. I tried to turn us around to go back but Lillian simply refused. She just sat there with a smiling face as if to say, ”No thanks lady, I’m good out here!” It took a whole lot of convincing to get her back inside, and her strong-willed personality was similar to how Harley can be. I really can’t blame her, as she seemed very social and probably would rather hang around people and be outside all day long. I just love that happy face!

Cobalt is a shy, 4-month old Australian Cattle dog mix. My heart melted a little when I left the room and he started whining.

Keno can definitely be referred to as a gentle giant. He’s 90 pounds but had a calm demeanor and seemed totally good-natured. Here he was patiently waiting for a treat while I snuck a photo in!

Sometimes I really get a kick out of the names given to the adoptable dogs. So many animals come through the Humane Society, so the employees can get pretty creative when coming up with names. Lillian makes me laugh because I think of that as a total person name, not a canine. Two of the dogs there tonight were named Juanita and Mitchell, which I also find hilarious. Harley’s original name was Sandra, and when we adopted her, I couldn’t change it quick enough. Does this look like a Sandra to you?

Absolutely not!

Moving onto What I Ate Wednesday, here were my eats today:

Breakfast: a strawberry banana Chobani Greek yogurt with strawberries + almonds:

For lunch, I ate an English muffin with a serving of cheddar cheese, avocado, & cherry tomatoes + a chopped apple sprinkled with cinnamon:

A couple hours later, I noshed on some edamame:

Dinner was sort of weird today. I was finishing up with work so I could get ready for the Humane Society. Since I didn’t have much time and decided that I wasn’t in the mood for a real dinner anyways, I threw together a new yummy smoothie instead:

PB & J Smoothie

• 1 cup frozen strawberries
• 1 cup vanilla soy milk
• 1 TBSP peanut butter
• 1 TBSP raspberry preserves
• 1/4 cup old fashioned oats
• Ice

I just combined everything in the blender, and voila! It’s like a yummy liquid version of a peanut butter & jelly sandwich. I definitely will be making it again soon.

Nutrition stats: 400 calories, 13 g fat, 16 g protein, 65 g carbs

When I got home this evening, I snacked on the following:

And that’s all she wrote. Good night!