Marble and me going gold!

Tonight at Starbucks, during my weekly blog outing, I got the walnut maple tart and the birthday cake pop. I only have two more of the petite treats to try and then I'm off to the more indulgent treats.   I also got a light mocha Frappuccino which is only 140 calories vs. the regular 400 calories.  Although it uses sugar free flavored syrup and fat free milk, it tastes amazing!  It’s even better if you get some sugar free caramel syrup added to it. Food wise, the cake pop was a little bit of a disappointment.  Even though it was moist and delicate and only 85 calories (for half of it), it just didn't seem worth the price. The maple tart, however, was quite delicious. It is a nice warm nutty pastry complimented with streusel icing. It would be even better if paired with the pumpkin spice latte or ginger bread latte. 

This past week ended in one of the most fun exhilarating ways possible :). I galloped my buddy Marble, whom I groomed the first half of the semester and experienced some difficulty galloping in the past. This week, he was such a gentleman and was absolutely awesome.  Of course, my being considerably more in shape this semester could be the reason things went so well lol.  At the end of the week, Chris surprised us with not only letting us breeze on the upper mile track, but that we could breeze in company and the last 1/4 of a mile we could actually race our company down the stretch. My heart went pitter patter.  Although I had galloped in company, I had never experienced it while breezing. Since I had galloped Marble all week it made it even more special.  I was partnered with Gus and was given the instructions to back them up to the 3/4ths pole gallop and then start breezing at the 1/2 mile pole. I started my breeze on the inside next to the rail.  Marble and I started off a little slow compared to Gus. As we went thundering down the track, Gus was already a length ahead of us when we turned down the stretch.  The other students urged our steads onward, encouraging us to run with all our heart to the wire. I finally pulled head to head with Gus as we thundered down the stretch, but sadly at the wire we lost by a length. Even though we didn't come out in front, I never felt so proud of my boy.  It was exhilarating to gallop him all week and end in a company breeze. What a way to end the week. It was absolutely fantastic. This coming week is Derby week, so there will be all kinds of exciting information in the upcoming blog. 

Enjoy your week and treat yourself to a light Frappuccino. It’s only 140 calories and completely worth it! 

P.S.  A big thanks to everyone who has donated to my Starbucks outings.  With your help, I have achieved the Starbucks gold level status and received my very own personalized Starbucks’ card :). Thanks for all your generous support. 


Jesse