Ho, ho, ho!
Did this weekend fly by for anyone else? Holy moly. I feel like it was just Friday afternoon. Time flies when you’re having fun! Let’s do a quick recap of the past few days, shall we?
Friday
On Friday evening, Mal and I went to Elizabeth and Nick’s condo for a fun night in, which included friends, sushi, cider, games, and an adorable French bulldog. Honestly, what more could you ask for?
Our hosts ordered a smorgasbord of sushi from Owl Station to share among the four of us plus their two friends, Matt and Pam. (OMG, volcano rolls. I wanted to eat them all!)
After we all chowed down on sushi, the six of us played an intense game of Catch Phrase””guys versus girls. The score was really close the entire time we played. As soon as the guys took the lead, we’d make a come back and vice versa. On the tie-breaking game, the ladies managed to pull out a win! Woohoo! Elizabeth was in my head!
Saturday
The next morning, Mal and I planned to go to CrossFit, but we both woke up feeling tired and sore from previous workouts, so we dillydallied around the house instead.
No idea why Murphy was so exhausted…
His life is so hard.
On the menu for breakfast: an egg, bacon, and cheese sandwich + iced coffee. I’m still not a fan of those weirdo gluten-free English muffins, but it was still a pretty delicious sandwich. The melt-y Champagne Cheddar and bacon definitely made up for it.
After breakfast, Mal and I went to the dog park to let the pug run around, get some fresh air, and loosened up our tight muscles.
After the park, we came home and I made lunch, which was a green smoothie made with fitmixer protein powder, a frozen banana, chopped kale, half of a pear, almond milk, and cinnamon. I also reheated some pizza with a cauliflower crust for lunch.
After lunch, Mal and I headed to Cagney’s to meet some CrossFit friends for a little day drinking.
I love day drinking”¦ and Angry Orchard Crisp Apple Cider. I was so happy to see it on draft at Cagney’s. (I still need to try the ginger Angry Orchard. Everyone raves about it!)
Hanging out at Cagney’s was a lot of fun. I drank a bunch of Angry Orchard’s, but paced myself with multiple glasses of water (I must have peed a half dozen times), so I woke up feeling a-ok this morning.
While at Cagney’s, I played a game of darts with Mal and a couple of guys from our box.
My team beat Mal’s team! Booyah!
And spent some quality time with a few of my favorite lady CrossFitters. I {heart} Whit and Kerrie!
And Kerin!
Eventually, Mal and I got hungry, so we ordered some appetizers to share: Beef, Bacon and Bleu Skins (potato skins baked with grilled steak, bacon and Bleu cheese) and Fried Mac & Cheese Wedges.
They both tasted amazing.
I could have easily eaten a whole order of the Fried Mac & Cheese Wedges myself! Yummmmm! (I swear, cheese tastes a million times better to me when I’m drinking.)
Sunday
This morning, Mal and I slept in until about 9:00 and then motivated ourselves to get to the mall as soon as it opened to avoid the crowds. He still had a little Christmas shopping to do, and I needed to hit the grocery store to buy some baking supplies””plus we had some other errands to do””so we decided to do everything together.
Before we left the house, I whipped up a French Toast Scramble with a big scoop of peanut butter for breakfast.
During our adventures, we stopped at Panera for lunch.
I’ve been battling a nasty, phlegm-tastic cold for the past couple of days (boozing yesterday definitely did not help), so I opted for soup (Sonoma Chicken Stew) and hot tea. The Sonoma Chicken Stew was thick and creamy and made with carrots, peas, leeks and potatoes, and then topped with a cheese biscuit. It was so good, and it actually made me feel a bit better.
Now, I’m off to bake cookies and then wrap presents. Have I mentioned that I love the holidays?
Enjoy the evening, friends!!!