Weekend: Date Night + Long Run + Wine Tasting 

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Heyyyyy, friends!

First things first since I promised my Periscope followers a recap of my meal plan for the week. Yesterday, I “scoped” our weekly grocery haul and meal plan, so I wanted to share what we’re eating this week.

  • Sunday: Winged it/leftovers (I was at a wine tasting and then Mal was at a Fantasy Football draft)
  • Monday: Moroccan Paleo Chicken with roasted broccoli
  • Tuesday: Cobb salads with canned tuna (instead of chicken)
  • Wednesday: Turkey Bolognese (from Trader Joe’s) over pasta
  • Thursday: Lemon chicken with asparagus and rice
  • Friday: Leftovers from the week
  • Saturday: Out to dinner/date night

So we had kind of a weird weekend. Well, not weird, but it was a tad unusual for us, I suppose. It started out as a typical crazy-busy summer weekend, but then we all crashed and burned on Saturday afternoon. We were just exhausted. I guess the summer finally caught up to us. Quinn napped for 3+ hours, I fell asleep on the couch, and Mal just wanted to chill and watch soccer, so we decided to stay home and relax. We took Quinn and Murphy for a long walk around the neighborhood, ate an early dinner, and then went to bed. It was actually kind of amazing and definitely much-needed. Even though Saturday was pretty low-key, we still had a fun, semi-busy weekend. Here’s a recap!

Friday night was date night! Woohoo! Mal and I enjoyed a leisurely dinner at Scarlet Oak Tavern, which was a nice change from dining out with a toddler.

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We shared the mussels to start, and they were awesome. The broth (it was almost like a sauce) was thick and flavorful with big chunks of pancetta and tomato mixed in. I really loved it.

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I went with the Spicy Tuna Tartare + Maple Chipotle Steak Fries for my entree. I love ordering from the appetizers and side dishes, so I can try a couple of different things.

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The live music at the restaurant was such a nice treat. Mal and I ate, drank, talked, and relaxed for hours. It was so wonderful. I missed Mal.

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And, obviously, we needed to order dessert. Mal and I shared the Chocolate Hazelnut S’mores with toasted marshmallow ice cream. Mmm! The Chocolate Hazelnut S’mores was basically a thick, dark chocolate cake, which was heavenly. I liked it with the ice cream, but the big hunk of marshmallow was kind of weird. I almost wish there was melted marshmallow drizzled on top. Doesn’t that sound good?

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Saturday morning, I woke up bright and early to join my friend Marisa for a long run. (We’re both training for the South Shore Half Marathon.)

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After an indulgent evening that included a few adult beverages, I was not feeling 100%. I was feeling more like 50% and struggled through 9 miles. At mile 1, I knew it was going to be a rough run, but, thankfully, we had a pretty route to distract me! Haha!

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I just kept trucking along and made it all 9.27 miles.

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When I got home from my run, I was just plain exhausted. Like I mentioned above, I fell asleep on the couch and then I just couldn’t motivate myself to do anything else. We ended up having a low-key afternoon and evening, and I climbed into bed at 7:30 PM with a bunch of magazines and some Cinnamon Toast Crunch. I was sound asleep by 8:15 PM and slept straight through until 6:45 AM this morning. It was glorious.

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This morning started with a delicious pancake breakfast (we introduced Quinn to maple syrup and he loved it) and a few hours of work. After that, I picked up Marisa and we drove to my sister’s house for a wine tasting. My sister recently started her own wine business, so I was excited to see what it was all about. 

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We tasted 5 different bottles, each with a food pairing, and it was a ton of fun. I learned a lot, and the food really brought out the flavors in each of the wines!

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My sister did an amazing job selecting foods that would compliment the featured wines. Check out the spread!

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Hello, dessert tray!

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I had such a great time (Sunday Funday!) and enjoyed so many of the wines that we tried. I actually ended up buying a whole case, and I am pumped to receive them later this week!

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If you’re local and would like to host your own wine tasting event, definitely reach out to my sister at uncorkedwithsteph@gmail.com. She would love to teach you about wine and you can get free wine for hosting an event!

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