What a weekend!! 
For once in a long time, I actually felt like I was able to enjoy a vacation… and it was so awesome! 
Now that blogging is my full-time job, I rarely take time off, but, sometimes, it’s nice to take a break– even though, I still posted photo recaps of my weekend with a total of 25 words! 
Breakfast
Mal, Murphy, and I spent the night at Fanny Farm with Dave and Marie and their puppies. We all slept-in and puttered around the house in our PJs before heading to breakfast at Bagels Plus in Acton. I ordered their grilled veggie sandwich with Swiss cheese on a toasted sunflower seed bagel.
Sunflower bagels rule. I had no idea how delicious they’d be. They’re similar to sesame seed bagels, but I guess I prefer the flavor and chewiness of the sunflower seeds over the sesame seeds.
Mmmmm! I can’t wait to replicate this sandwich at home! 
I also drank some iced coffee with breakfast.
Lunch
I have a crazy, crazy week ahead, so I spent 5 hours catching up/getting ahead on work for the week, so I never really ate a “real” lunch. Basically, I ended up snacking all afternoon long.
I started with a bowl of granola + Puffins and soy milk X 2.
Then munched on a TON of pitted dates.
And some walnuts. (These photos show just some of what I ate!)
I finished off my snack attacked with some pickles.
Dinner
For dinner, Mal and I headed to Milton Marketplace to grab dinner and a few groceries for the week.
On the menu tonight were Make-Your-Own-Salads. So fun!
Check out this salad bar!!! It seriously has everything– marinated tofu, Asian coleslaw, edamame, stuffed grapes leaves, sun-dried tomatoes, chickpea patties, falafel balls, hummus, buffalo chicken tenders, breaded artichoke hearts, every bean salad imaginable, and tons and tons of fresh fruits and veggies. I could have easily made a $20 salad with all of the different options.
The salad bar also had Cinnamon and Sugar Pita Chips, which I grabbed for dessert.
My salad:
My dessert:
Mal and I ate our salads while celebrating Sunday Movie Night. (We watched Duplicity with Julia Roberta and Clive Owen.) The Make-Your-Own-Salads were such a hit, we might add this meal to our weekly tradition.
I also enjoyed a few M&Ms while watching the movie.
I’m making overnight oats then reading in bed.
Hope you had a wonderful Memorial Day weekend!
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Sounds like you had a fantastic weekend! And what a brilliant salad bar. I’m jealous! (Just a note: I think you meant ‘pottered’ not ‘putted’ around the house)
Wow. I can hardly handle the AWESOMENESS from this post! That salad bar is something I would die to visit and sunflower bagles? No idea those existed, but now they’re on my Must Acquire List. I need to move to Boston sometime soon…
I live in Boston and have never been to Milton Marketplace. I love salad bars and this one looks amazing! I can’t wait to check it out. Thanks for the post
Wow, that veggie bagel looks like a winner – mmmm!
That bagel looks AMAZING! I want to try to duplicate it too
And I LOVE Milton Market!
This may seem stalker-ish since I’m not a frequent commenter, but the other day (I want to say Monday, but I could be wrong), I was driving in the Milton-Quincy area, and I saw a pug and a guy that looked just like Mal walking…now seeing your Milton market post, I’m thinking that this really was them.
@Steph: We actually didn’t walk Murphy that day because he was so tired from our trip to Maine. Must have been a lookalike!
I am super inspired Tina. This may sound like really weird, but I want to start food blogging as well. It’s sort of been an ambition of mine, plus I love food but I have had trouble with my image for a while. Like I panic when I make a mistake and eat something not healthy. I too am an avid runner and I make it a goal to exercise everyday. I’m just entering college as a Freshman in Grand Rapids, MI. Have any suggestions?
Keep blogging!
Aly
Hey Tina! I have been hearing about this place for so long and I finally went to the Fruit Center last night and I hate to even admit this, but I couldn’t find the salad bar!!! I was too embarrassed to ask and I had a few things in my basket so I just bought them and went home. Where is it???
That salad bar is H-U-G-E. I’m a little jealous. And that sunflower seed bun looks delish.
Amanda
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