Good morning blog world and welcome to another beautiful day. 
I hope the weather is gorgeous where ever you are because it certainly is here. My run this morning was in the low 60s and thanks to the nearly cloudless sky the sun rising over the horizon was breath taking to watch as I was hitting my strides.
My beautiful run consisted of 3 miles and 6×100 strides. Wednesdays are my favorite runs on my training schedule because they tend to lean towards the shorter side and provide a nice break between my longer weekday runs.
At the grocery store on Sunday I splurged and purchased one extra large Honeycrisp Apple that just happened to be the center piece of my breakfast this morning.
Isn’t she beautiful?
In the center of my circle of slices was one heaping dollop of Naturally Nutty Vanilla Almond Butter (love this stuff!) for dipping.
With the apple I had the last of my Pear Almond Raisin Muffins I had frozen a while back.
This was a really great & filling breakfast. It was also the perfect breakfast for a busy morning because I was able to continue to munch on the apple slices while I got ready for work and caught up on my dose of daily news.
Maddie’s Furry Friend…
Last night I received the most adorable e-mail from Stephanie, a fellow Jack Russell Mom and blog reader.
Stephanie is mom to a 4 year old Jack named Peaches who is apparently a big fan of my little Maddie.
Stephanie wrote
I have gotten into the habit of letting my dog view new Maddie Pictures and Videos, and she gets so excited now everytime I open up the laptop to see what she will get to watch today!
Maddie was uber excited when I told her Peaches was a big fan and sends Peaches lots of sloppy licks and kisses.
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So jealous of your weather!! Can you send some up to Boston?
Great job on your run!
I was wondering if Jack Russells are loud dogs. I live in an apartment complex, but we’re allowed to have dogs as long as they aren’t loud. My bf and I are looking into dogs and have narrowed our search down to pugs and jack russells. Thanks for any info
When crate training Maddie she was a very loud dog, but I think you get that with most puppies. I would say it all depends on teh age of the Jack and how much training they already have in them.
Good luck!
Thanks! We’re looking at two dogs from a shelter that are in foster homes right now. I think they’re already trained so that’s a bonus
Thanks again.
that’s so cute! little pup friends
Ahaha aww, it’s so cute that Maddie has her own furry fan!
Also, your breakfast looks yummy.
yummm! that nut butter looks great with the honeycrisp! how do you cut your slices into such small pieces?
jenna
I use an apple slicer and then cut those pieces in half.
LOL That’s so cute! I have a Jack too and they are very expressive little dogs aren’t they?
Hahha awwww Maddie has a boyfriend
That is one HUGE apple! Looks delicious — doesn’t nut butter make everything better?
aww what a cute little fan for Maddie! Love your breakfast, I love dipping apples in nut butter so good
I have been voting for you- I love your blog and you remind me of Drew Barrymore in your video. I hope you get the job!
hehe how adorable!!
I need to try that Naturally Nutty pb.. it always looks so thick and tasty.
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I love the little puppy shirt!
Omg, Peaches is too cute. Long distance friends!!
I JUST had a honeycrisp and almond butter snack. Something so simple yet SO delicious. I was mmm-ing and ahh-ing the whole time
Peaches and Maddie are too cute!
I can’t wait to be more stationary in life and get a dog!
YUMMMM! APPLES! The guy told us Honeycrisp season was over but yet my market had them too! Weird! I couldn’t resist buying one! I can’t believe how big they are right?????
Let me know if this brekkie holds you over like your usual breakfasts. Not sure if I would last!
Dude your video is AWESOME! So cute! But I seriously almost flipped when you went to get the cake out of the oven. I was worried it was hot (you weren’t wearing oven mitts)!!!!
I will vote for you every day! You are definitely the right person for the job!
That vanilla almond butter is sooooo good. I need to reorder that and some butter toffee
Aww how adorable with Maddie’s little friend!
I eat at least two apples every day right now, I can’t get enough!
aww puppy friends are the cutest!
Honeycrisps are the best apples, and sometimes you can really find the biggest ones! yumm!
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looks so delicious! excellent presentation
Your Sam-E video is really cute!
Oh, Maddie! Precious!
That’s my Puppy, Peaches! I was SO excited to see her little face up here this morning!
We live in Jacksonville, FL and I am planning to run the Disney Princess Half Marathon in Orlando in March so maybe we can arrange a puppy play-date!
Thanks Meghann! This totally made my day!
hahahha….love the doggie love!!!
AW! What cute pups!
I love the pictures of the apple! You are already getting better at photography.
cute doggies! yummy lookin breakfast too…I LOVE apples and nut butter. Super great. How many days a week do you run? Just curious!
Honey crisp apples are my fav
I voted! That picture of Peaches is adorable!!!!
Aww that is so sweet! Glad you enjoyed the honey crisp!
So sweet — pup friends
So cute. Love the doggie-comradrie going down in blogland. Also your apple looks awesome and I’m quite jealous!