Two things I really love in life: pugs and teachers– specifically Murphy and Mal! 
Serious pug love.
(Mal didn’t want to be on the blog today. 
)
Snack
After my weirdo massage, I spent the afternoon catching up with emails and working on my various freelance articles for the week. While working away, I snacked on a Healthy Carrot Cake Power Scuffin. (It was really tough to do, but I saved the last scuffin for my husband! )
Dinner
For dinner, I whipped up a quick homemade pizza using a Boboli pizza crust, which I love despite what the nutrition panel says on the packaging. Hands down, Boboli is favorite pizza crust on the market. Just saying.
Tonight’s pizza toppings included: marinara sauce, lots of shredded cheddar, sliced turkey, and green bell pepper.
After eating a big slice of pizza, I enjoyed a small slice of toasted Fennel, Fig, and Flax Manna Bread with Barney Butter smeared on top. It hit the spot.
After dinner, Mal and I met up with a bunch of his teacher friends at the Union Brewhouse in Weymouth.
Umm… why have I never been to this place?!? It rules! 
The Union Brewhouse is a total dive bar, but the beer menu is amazing and the price is right! 
The food menu looked pretty decent, too. It’s your typical bar food, but with Buffalo Chicken Nachos on the menu!! I need to get my hands on them ASAP! And, there’s a patio out back. Seriously, why am I not here all of the time!?!
While at the Brewhouse, I ordered three beers, but drank only two of them. I started with the Ithaca Flower Power, which I tried back in May. I remember loving it, but, tonight, it was much too hoppy for my liking. Mal offered to drink my pint of Flower Power, so I ordered a Haverhill Whittier White instead. I liked this beer, but I didn’t love it. (I drank it anyway.) My final beer of the evening was a Berkshire Steel Rail Ale, which was medium-bodied, not too hoppy, and easily my favorite of the night. At least, I ended the evening on a high note!
Drinking lots of water, making overnight oats, and then heading straight to bed.
G’night!
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if i had that adorable pug to come home to each day i would feel better than a million bucks <3
I love Boboli. I used to eat it like all the time as a kid. So delicious. I think you’ve inspired me to buy some at the store the next time I am there.
Haha ‘weirdo massage.’ I saw a pug in Southern Living magazine today and it was nowhere as cute as Murphy. Not even close!
@Allie (Live Laugh Eat): It’s hard to be as cute as him!
OMG we used to LOVE Boboli! I forget about it all the time but my mom made it almost every weekend growing up.
Oh beer, nachos & a patio, perfect summer nights.
Murphy looks like he wants some eats in that first picture
Teachers are a great group and a lot more fun than they let their students know. And all puppers are great. Murphy poses so well for you.
Holy pizza!!! That looks so delish! haha I’ve been craving pizza like no other the past few weeks
Wow…that pizza looks awesome!!! Sounds like you guys had a great night!!
What a cute pub! The bar menu looks Good….I’d be all over those nachos:)
That pub looks awesome!!! Perfect for spending a warm summer evening
I just made some overnight oats as well. It seems as if I never want to make them at night when I am tired, but I always appreciate so much in the morning when I wake up and breakfast is ready and waiting.
p.s. the pizza looks great!
i <3 pugs too. my sisgter has one – we are always joking around she is so ugly that she's actually cute!!!
I have almost the exact paint color on my master bedroom walls – i was scared of it at first, but now I absolutely love it!
I like the blue paint of the building. So bright! It makes you want to stop in.
what an adorable brew house! i wanna pinch its cheeks.
I love that photo of you with Murphy! You really captured how much he means to you
Your pizza looked delicious!
Have you tried Trader Joe’s pizza dough?
It comes in white or whole wheat and I think it is super yummy.
If you find yourself at a Trader Joe’s, I highly recommend you give it a try. It just might give the Boboli a run for its money.
Looks like a good night. Ain’t Murphy just the cutest!!
Aaaah, that cheesy pizza is killing me! So want
Jenn
Always good to see Murphy. Looks like a good local brew pub.
I didn’t realize Mal was a teacher….yah teachers! What grade does he teach?
You should try the Allgash White next time – one of my favorites!
@Emily @ Beyond The TextBook: Check my FAQs!
@megan: It’s one of my favorites too!
I wanted to try something new last night.
The Brewhouse!!! Love that place! They have great beers and good bar food. If you drink all 100 beers (I think it’s that many…) you get a plaque!
I love big beer menus at restaurants. I went to Publik House last year, per your suggestion, and was so excited to see their book-length beer menu!
As always, Murphy pics are great! Is he going to be an Operation Beautiful cheerleader next week, too!? I hope so!
Olala, buffalo nachos?! Sounds like something up my alley
Did you watch the new Jersey Shore?? LOL so funny!
Murphy is so cute!
Ok, it’s official. Enough of just drooling over them. Time to get down to business…Must.make.scuffins this weekend! I have an abundance of zucchini though, think that would work?! I’m going to give it a whirl.
Yay ithaca! I went to Ithaca college! The apricot wheat is the best!
That statuesque close-up of Murphy makes him look like an old English man, like Mr. Belvedere. Love it.
There aren’t any dogs in my house at the moment, so Murphy’s pictures are the next best thing.
Love it!
Hi Tina! I know that you get bombarded with a million comments and emails…but I was wondering if you could tell me what that beautiful color on your walls is called!?!?! I know that it’s so off topic (nothing to do with pugs or teachers) but I love that color!
I usually like white wheat beers. I find them very smooth. Keith’s White is my favourite.
Tina I just love Murphy! I am a beagle girl and have owned them all my life (just about) but would definitely consider getting a pug! Adorable. Thanks for posting the pics! They make my day!
@Carla: It’s called “Sweet Blue” from Behr.
OMG!! I used to live in the apartments right next to the Brewhouse. I used to go there all the time.
So I saw a couple walking TWO pugs yesterday, one of them looked like Murphy, and the other one was all black. I could not help but think of you guys!
Murphy is soooooo cute!
It’s funny Mal didn’t want to be on the blog. My husband says that all the time. “Not today, babe.”
LOL, what’s up with your comments on BeeraDay.net?
Pug love….how adorable!!
Boboli is definitely tasty, but I haven’ thad it in years because of the crazy chemical-filled list. I just don’t think I could enjoy it anymore!
mmm I see allagash white on the menu! one of my faves!! i’m kind of craving one now..too bad it’s 1:30 and there’s work to be done