Enjoying the Amenities
Thanks for everyones birthday wishes on my previous post!! 
I hope you enjoyed seeing photos of my past birthday cakes. It was fun compiling them all for the post!
Breakfast
So, I’ve been enjoying the hotel’s amenities on my birthday. I started my morning with breakfast in bed with my hubby. We liked ordering room service for his birthday so much, we decided to do it again for mine. Breakfast in bed definitely makes a birthday a little more special! 
I had two eggs over easy with homefries and a blueberry muffin.
And, of course, coffee.
Workout
After breakfast, I got ready to exercise in the hotel gym. Unfortunately, I forgot my sneakers! 
Luckily, Mal brought his, so I borrowed them. I looked ridiculous with huge sneakers on my feet, but they actually worked pretty well. Once I started running, I didn’t even notice how big they were on my feet. I just tied them really tight!
At the gym, I ran almost 4 miles on the treadmill followed by 30 minutes on the elliptical. I alternated between 15 minutes on the treadmill and 15 minutes on the elliptical for a 60-minutes workout. I finished up with about 10 minutes of stretching and then hit the pool to work on my tan.
Lunch
For lunch, I enjoyed my pug cookie and an iced coffee from Dunkin Donuts. Obviously, this “meal” was not nutritious at all, but, hey, it’s my birthday. Cookies and coffee are totally acceptable!
The wedding is just an hour away, so I need to get ready! I’m so excited!!!
Tags: pug cookie
Jocelyn — June 19, 2010 @ 2:55 pm
everyone deserves a big pug cookie on their bday! Enjoy!
:D
Carolyn @ lovinlosing — June 19, 2010 @ 3:00 pm
What a nice hotel! Can’t believe you ran in your husband’s sneakers. LOL I can’t even walk in my husband’s. I wear an 8.5 women’s and he wears a 14 men’s.
Paula - bell'alimento — June 19, 2010 @ 3:03 pm
Happy Happy Birthday Tina! Looks like it’s off to a delicious start!
Lauren — June 19, 2010 @ 3:21 pm
Sounds like a great way to start your big day! I hope the rest of it is wonderful
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Daisy — June 19, 2010 @ 3:28 pm
Happy Birthday! have so much fun at the wedding!
Hannah — June 19, 2010 @ 3:38 pm
Happy Freakin’ Birthday!!!! I’m sure you will have a fantastic day,a nd a great night at the wedding!!!
Sarena (The Non-Dairy Queen) — June 19, 2010 @ 3:39 pm
Happy Birthday!!! It looks like you are celebrating it just right! Have a great time at the wedding!
Bree — June 19, 2010 @ 3:41 pm
Happy Birthday! Have a great time at the wedding, congrats to the happy couple!
Freya @ Brit Chick Runs — June 19, 2010 @ 3:54 pm
If you can’t have pug cakes on your birthday, when can you!? You did the right thing!
Whitney @ Whitinspired — June 19, 2010 @ 4:10 pm
That pug cookies looks really yummy…and sounds like a perfect lunch to me
Jackie (Peaces of Earth) — June 19, 2010 @ 4:19 pm
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!! You deserve that pug cookie!
Jenna — June 19, 2010 @ 4:34 pm
Happy Birthday, Tina! Have the best day! Doesn’t get much better, birthday and a wedding.
Helene — June 19, 2010 @ 4:34 pm
Happy Birthday Tina!
Pure2raw twins — June 19, 2010 @ 4:36 pm
Happy birthday!! And have a great time at the wedding!
Stephanie — June 19, 2010 @ 4:40 pm
Happy Birthday!!!!
S @ extremebalance.net/blog — June 19, 2010 @ 4:45 pm
Nothing in the world says “happy birthday to me” like having a day when you eat to suit your fancy, and not necessarily your optimal diet. I often play the game “if life were consequence free, what would I eat until the cows came home?” and I like to spend my birthday putting the theory into practice just a bit…
May you have a day of hedonism and a happy birthday, too!
Mary @ Bites and Bliss — June 19, 2010 @ 5:29 pm
It’s your birthday and you’ll do what you want to! Cookies are perfect for lunch, cake’s for dinner
Helen — June 19, 2010 @ 5:38 pm
Birthdays are all about doing what you want! Loving the pug cookie, so cool! Can’t believe you did a workout though, I would so use my bday as an excuse not to.
Kelly @ Healthy Living With Kelly — June 19, 2010 @ 5:40 pm
That totally cracks me up that you wore Mal’s shoes! How much bigger are his feet than yours? There is no way I could do that with my husband. I wear a size 5 1/2 and my husband wears a size 12. No way…
Lynn (The Actors Diet) — June 19, 2010 @ 5:40 pm
i’m at a hotel now too! i have not taken advantage of the gym though…
Michelle @ Give Me the Almond Butter — June 19, 2010 @ 5:41 pm
Haha, I love that you wore your husbands shoes! I can actually fit my shoes inside my brother’s shoes, lol.
Staceyhttp://stacey-healthylife.blogspot.com/ — June 19, 2010 @ 5:45 pm
Good for you for finding a way to make it work and for getting in a workout today. It probably felt like a good way to start the day. Have fun tonight.
Lee — June 19, 2010 @ 6:27 pm
Haha, that’s really funny that you ran in Mal’s shoes.
mwoody — June 19, 2010 @ 6:50 pm
Happy birthday!!! I hope you’re having a wonderful birthday!
Jenn (Jenn's Menu and Lifestyle Blog) — June 19, 2010 @ 7:11 pm
Happy birthday!
Looks like a wonderful time.
Jenn
Faith @ LovelyAsCharged — June 19, 2010 @ 8:29 pm
Oh, I certainly hope my hotel’s amenities are as awesome as yours! Happy birthday! Those sneakers are such a fun color to boot!
Laura — June 19, 2010 @ 8:42 pm
I completely believe that birthday’s shouldn’t have any nutritional value at all.
I think it should be guilt free.
Enjoy the wedding!
Happy birthday once again
Wendy (Give Love Create Happiness) — June 19, 2010 @ 8:52 pm
I have to say those are very cute shoes! Have a great time at the wedding birthday girl!
Mom — June 19, 2010 @ 9:20 pm
Your day wouldn’t be complete if your didn’t hear from your mother on your birthday!! Happy Birthday Christine!! Wow. 30 years! Is that as hard for you to believe as it is for me? Looks like you’re having plenty of birthday/ wedding fun! Enjoy the rest of the night. Love, Mom
Melissa @ For the Love of Health — June 19, 2010 @ 10:22 pm
Happy Birthday!! It looks like a happy birthday, indeed!
Paige @Running Around Normal — June 19, 2010 @ 11:00 pm
A pug cookie is definitely an acceptable lunch on one’s birthday
Kaela@towniegoesgownie — June 19, 2010 @ 11:04 pm
Happy Birthday!
Amber K — June 20, 2010 @ 12:10 am
There is no way I could work out in my husband’s shoes. His feet are WAY bigger than mine.
Hope you had a completely fantastic day!
Jill@MySoCalledHealthLife — June 20, 2010 @ 12:10 am
I’m so late, HAPPY BIRTHDAY!! Looks like you are off to a good day so far
Have a fabulous time at the wedding.
Natalie — June 20, 2010 @ 12:27 am
Happy Belated Birthday GLAD YOUR ENJOYING YOUR BIRTHDAY IN TRUE FASHION with breaky in bed, a good gym session, bubbles. sounds perfect.
Also, love the dress you chose to wear. so beautiful.
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Wei-Wei — June 20, 2010 @ 12:39 am
Hey, if you can’t have a gigantic pug cookie for lunch on your birthday, when CAN you have it? Happy birthday again! I hope you’re having a great day
Wei-Wei
Hannah — June 20, 2010 @ 12:56 am
Yay! Breakfast in bed and a cookie lunch? Best. Birthday. Ever. Particularly as you’ll surely be getting wedding cake tonight, too. Woot!
Sarah for Real — June 20, 2010 @ 1:58 am
LOL I love the shoes! My husband’s feet are about double the size of mine, total clown shoes on my feet! Glad you’re having a great birthday weekend!
Amber's Notebook — June 20, 2010 @ 5:08 am
happy birthday!!! I love your nail polish color!
Julie @ Pickley Pear — June 20, 2010 @ 6:27 am
That’s so funny that you could wear Mal’s shoes comfortably! Happy Birthday Tina!!
Sarah (Running to Slow Things Down) — June 20, 2010 @ 7:03 am
Haha…love the shoes!
And I love that you ordered breakfast in bed. That seems like it should be a MUST on a birthday. What a great idea.
Gabriela @ Une Vie Saine — June 20, 2010 @ 7:54 am
A pug cookie sounds like the PERFECT birthday lunch. You can do whatever you want on your birthday! Hope you had a great time at the wedding!
Simply Life — June 20, 2010 @ 8:16 am
what a fun way to start the day!
Jess (Fit Chick in the City) — June 20, 2010 @ 8:24 am
You are hilarious! I love your determination to get in your workout despite forgetting your shoes. Looks like a great way to start your new year.
A Teenage Gourmet — June 20, 2010 @ 8:50 am
I made a really tasty and healthy carrot cake yesterday. I think you’d be interested!
Ananda — June 20, 2010 @ 8:50 am
Happy Birthday Tina!
Rebecca — June 20, 2010 @ 9:45 am
My boyfriend wears a size 12 sneaker. If I tried to run in his shoes, I’d definitely fly out of them and land on my face. (I’m wear a size
haha. I love working out while I’m away from home! When we went to Boston last summer, we walked everywhere and climbed the Bunker Hill Monument. That was my workout for the trip.
And BTW, I think it’s awesome that you ate a cookie for lunch on your birthday. You deserve it!
Emilyeatsclean — June 20, 2010 @ 10:17 am
I love that you wore the hub’s shoes to workout…hehe.
Also love your birthday wish from your mom on this post!! Have fun!
jassy — June 20, 2010 @ 10:26 am
hi…i love the color of your nails…:)
mal’s shoes is pink? cool!
Janelle — June 20, 2010 @ 10:40 am
I’m so impressed that you ran despite forgetting your shoes – I would have taken that as a sign to take the day off. Good for you!
Cookies and coffee are often my lunch – or breakfast – of choice. Sometimes you just need caffeine and sugar to balance all those veggies…
caronae — June 20, 2010 @ 11:44 am
Love your pug cookie! Too cute. Enjoy your day — sounds like it’s off to a good start!
Jessica @ The Process of Healing — June 20, 2010 @ 12:21 pm
Awww birthdays are for spoiling yourself, after all!
Katherine — June 20, 2010 @ 12:49 pm
you’re living the good life right now. I’m enjoying it through your great photos
FoodontheTable — June 21, 2010 @ 1:20 pm
Looks like a wonderful day!
Barbara — June 22, 2010 @ 9:17 am
HAPPY BIRTHDAY again Tina! I love that cookie! I really love your outlook on eating too! So many people are caught up on trying to maintain the ‘healthy’ clean image, and don’t enjoy life whatsoever. Cookies are to be enjoyed- as are birthdays, life and every moment we chose to celebrate! I love that pool! Have a lovely day!