And here’s Part II of a very happy weekend!
After CrossFit, Mal and I came home and dillydallied around the house for a few hours and then headed into Boston to meet Elizabeth and Nick for an early dinner at Eastern Standard.
I hadn’t been to Eastern Standard since bunch after the run I did with TMIRCE, so I was excited to have dinner there.
I had the grilled salmon, which came with potatoes, fennel, and a Dijon-bacon dressing. It was awesome.
I also had a couple bites of Mal’s cheesy potatoes””also delicious.
After dinner, the four of headed to the House of Blues to see Who’s Bad, a Michael Jackson tribute band. After blogging about Madonna and my Life’s To Do List, Meghan told me that Who’s Bad was coming to Boston in a few weeks, and I immediately bought tickets.
At the concert, I ordered a seltzer with a splash of pineapple. Yay, mocktails!
Check out the photo-bomber behind Nick! LOL!
Who’s Band was absolutely amazing! The lead singer looked, danced, and sang almost exactly like the real Michael Jackson.
And it was quite a performance with a full band, lights, dancers, and multiple costume changes.
They played a ton of my favorites (Thriller was a highlight – loved seeing the dance), so I had a blast singing along and dancing like a freak.
It’s sad I won’t ever get to see the real Michael Jackson in concert, but this show was definitely a great substitute. I’d totally see Who’s Bad again too. It was such a fun time!
Sunday
On Sunday morning, Mal and I woke up early to drive out to our hometown to attend a special memorial Mass for my grandfather. It was also my grandfather’s birthday yesterday, so my grandmother hosted a brunch at her house after. I brought some Paleo Morning Glory Muffins to contribute, and they were a huge hit””all of them got eaten and a bunch of people asked for the recipe!
Brunch eats: spinach quiche, potatoes, fresh fruit, Paleo Morning Glory Muffin, and apple cider.
After brunch, Mal and I hung out with my mom, sister, and brother-in-law for a little while before heading home. On the drive, we stopped to pick up the pieces I recently got framed.
And then hung them up. I love how they turned out.
Hey, George! Looking sharp!
Mal and I spent the rest of the evening cleaning, doing laundry, and getting ourselves organized for the start of the week. I love having a clean house on Sunday night. It’s the best feeling.
All in all, a very happy weekend!
Looks like a great weekend! And that photo bomb is priceless… 😉
Sounds like a great weekend! That concert looks like a blast too!
your hair looks so shiny!!! Side effect of recent healthy food changes 😉 ?
Perhaps! And a recent hair cut! 🙂
Looks like such a fun weekend!
I want those cheesy potatoes 🙂
I love starting the week with a clean house too…great feeling! I’m making those paleo muffins ASAP. I had actually bookmarked the recipe a few weeks ago and then forgot about it. Thanks for reminding me! Have a great week!
How fun! Oh and I love potluck brunches. And muffins. I need to check out that recipe!
I always do all my cleaning on Sunday. I love starting the week of with everything neat and organized (even though it never stays that way ;)).
Those muffins do look good!
Oooh what a fun weekend! I love a good brunch with family–and yours looks delicious! I gotta try those muffins-mmmm!
I too love starting the week feeling ‘caught up’ <–so nice! I made sure to clean the kitchen spotless 🙂
Mal’s cheesy potatoes look sooooo good! I would have eaten them all;)
super cute pic of you and Mal. The framed pics look great!
I love a clean house on Sunday night…… And Sunday laundry! It’s nice to start the week off right with all of that out of the way.
Those cheesy potatoes look awesome…….
I love haing a clean house to start the week too. Doesn’t happen that often though…I usually clean on Saturday mornings and by Sunday night, we’ve already messed it up again
I saw Who’s Bad a few weeks ago in upstate NY! I liked the trumpet players the best. They know how to get down.
Agreed! They were so fun!
Mocktails? Are you pregnant?
No, definitely not. My colon is still bleeding, so I’m laying off the booze.
Mocktails…your hair looks great…low-key workouts…are you preggers!?
Haha! No, I have colitis. Whomp-whomp.
Perfectly balanced weekend! I was a huge Jackson fan as a kid, the only music I listened to really, that band looks awesome! On the pull up thing form part one…got up on the bars the other day…I gave up after a few seconds! Now on a mission to do one!
I’ve seen Who’s Bad a few times before and loved it! It took me a long time to figure out that the costume changes were so fast because there were 2 Michael Jackson lead singers. Did you notice that?
There was only one our night, but we heard there are typically multiple Michaels!
That concert’s probably as close to an MJ concert as anyone’s going to get these days, so I say it totally counts. 🙂
That’s what I was hoping! 🙂
Ah, I would love to see a Michael Jackson tribute band! You look awesome.. your arms are killer! Paleo muffins seem to taste way better than regular muffins to me. I always have some type of paleo muffins in our kitchen and my roomate has nicknamed me “Muff” haha!
Haha! Sweet nickname! 🙂
Those Troy & Abed pictures crack me up! Where did you get them? I’d love to surprise my hubby with them!
Our friend made them! There’s a link to his website in the previous post! 🙂
Congrats on finally starting to decorate the bedroom! They look very nice.
Ohmygoodness — I would have been ALLLL over that dancefloor!! And singing at the top of my very off-key voice. 🙂 I’m SO glad you got to enjoy it.
Dinner looked awesome too! Very, very classy.
I’m sorry to hear of your grandfather, but a memorial is always a time to bond and share what we loved most about our loved ones — I hope it brought back memories of some good times for you.
What a lovely weekend. We have jut had a long weekend and finally the weather was acting more like summer is coming (although it’s raining again today!). Sorry that you are still not 100% and missing cross fit. I’ve only been doing it for 3 weeks and I now understand how addictive it is. I’ve had to take this morning off as I have hurt my neck (not crossfit related) and I’m already sad!!
Aww, bummer about your neck. Feel better soon!
A lil delayed here but thanks for the blog love Tina and I’m so happy you liked Who’s Bad! I was supremely bummed to have to miss it this year, it just gets you in such a dance party mood – somuchfun.
I couldn’t focus on the rest of this post after reading “Dijon bacon dressing” – that sounds amazing! 😀
Dang Tina, your arms look awesome!!
Dijon-bacon dressing?! Holy-yum! I love seeing shows at the House of Blues, it’s a really fun venue and the acts are always great. That Michael Jackson impersonator looks prettttty believable! Love the framed posters, too.
I am obsessed with Michael and want to see the cover band! I have seen Janet in concert multiple times and their mannerisms, dancing, and singing style is so similar that I know that she is the closest thing to him.
PS. You and Mal are so ridiculously cute!!!