Yesterday was not a day of rest. Instead, it was a day of FUN!
Breakfast
The day started with brunch at our friends’ new house. They moved in just a few weeks ago, so they were excited to put their kitchen to use.
On the menu: fresh grapefruit.
Egg white omelets with veggies.
Whole wheat English muffins, turkey bacon, orange juice, and coffee. Holy brunch! It was fabulous!
After brunch, Mal and I said goodbye to our friends and headed to the Derby Street Shoppes for a little shopping spree. (More on this later!)
I shopped until I dropped and then went home for a snack and a workout.
Snack
Before heading out for a run, I snacked on a banana and an Adora disk dipped into Chia Charger nut butter.
Workout
I didn’t start my run until late in the afternoon, so the sun started to set and the nice fall breeze began to cool. The temperature was in the mid-60’s yesterday, so the weather ended up being perfect for running.
I listened to the David Gray station on Pandora, which isn’t the most rocking music, but it was exactly what I wanted to hear in order to relax and zone out. I ran a little over 6 miles in 52:21 (8:37 pace).
Dinner
After my run, I quickly showered, dressed, took Murphy for a walk, and then hopped in the car with Mal to The Fat Cat for a celebratory marathon dinner with Elizabeth and Nick.
The Fat Cat was bumpin’ on Sunday evening, so we ended up waiting almost an hour for a table to open up. I had no idea the place was so popular!
While we waited, we ordered some drinks. I went with a pumpkin beer. I ordered a second beer just as our table was ready, so I drank it with dinner.
To start: black bean puree + sweet butter with bread.
And fried pickles! Love these!
For my entrée, I ordered the Four Bean Chili, which was made with pork, beef, chorizo, corn, tomato, and cheddar cheese. I also had a side of roasted broccolini. The chili was fantastic””lots of beans and cheese, not too meaty– but it had a serious kick to it. I was sweating while I ate it!
What a fun day. I wish all Sundays could be like yesterday!
Sounds like a fabulous day, Tina! Awesome run, too! 🙂
I love shopping sprees – interested to see what you got!
Sounds like a wonderful Sunday Funday! Sometimes getting out of the house on a Sunday is even better than laying horizontal on the couch!
Wow that was a busy Sunday! Those fried pickles look delicious!
I see cute boots!
~Ang
Looks like the perfect Sunday! Have a great week! 🙂
As much as I love downtime, I always go to bed on a Sunday night happy after a busy day- really feels like I’m maximising my time :)!
That is the perfect running weather. I love david gray too! Sounds like a great Sunday 😀
What a gorgeous sunset picture!
And cute black shoes too 🙂
A delicious brunch always makes for the best Sunday! And shopping sprees don’t hurt either. 😉
I love the cinnamon sugar rim on your pumpkin beer. I should really start doing that at home to make it a little extra special and sweet. 🙂 And I’ve never had fried pickles, but those look awesome!
Glad you had a fun Sunday! Curious to hear more about this shopping spree!
Shopping… food… exercise… sounds like a successful day!
That does sound fabulous! I need to get my hands on some of this Chia Charger stuff!! 🙂
Looks like a fun Sunday! 🙂 I have yet to find a bar near me that puts cinnamon sugar around the rim of the beer glass. I should try it at home. I bet it’s yummy!
What fun! I’m always amazed that people can go and run a bunch only to come back home and then take their dog for a walk. Crazy 🙂
i love sunday fundays with friends! a perfect end to the weekend.
Looks like a fun run and day!! Such a pretty run picture!
And hello, shopping spree?! Sounds awesome 🙂
Sounds like a fun day!! I’ve actually never tried fried pickles before!
Mmm, I want to try fried pickles! And please tell me that’s a stuffed turkey on the table near your food for brunch… haha.
Your breakfast looked delicious! I can’t wait to hear more on your shopping spree 🙂
oooh, my boyfriend used to live in quincy and i loved the fat cat! such a cool place. everything i’ve tried there has been great – lobster mac and cheese, the ahi tuna wrap, and cajun fries!!!
now that im getting older and boring-er, instead of punk rock, id LOVE to see david grey in concert. my husband has and said it was amazing live.
Looks like you had a fabulous time!! I was curious about the black bean puree, never heard of that as a dip. I love black beans and was wondering if it was worth a try. Was it good? And what’s that on top of it?
Thanx
LOVE fried pickles!
So weird…I went to the Fat Cat for the first time Saturday night! The scallops were amazing and Jeff behind the bar makes a mean cocktail! Glad you had a fun day!
Your brunch looks delicious! It DOES sound like a way fun day!
This really does look like the perfect Sunday! I wish all Sundays were this fun as well…and that every day were Sunday!
I love fun Sundays! That chili looks so freakin good…now I just want a hot bowl of chili, and it’s not even 8am.
Great run! I love fried pickles. Kinda’ jealous right now 😉
Is that brown sugar on the beer? I’ve never had a rimmed brew before.
Sunday Funday reminds me of college! Yours was much more tame, but still looked very fun! 🙂
We go through grapefruits like water here, my kids love them. My daughter is a pickle fanatic so I would love to make her those fried pickles, they look really good.
Sounds like a great Sunday! 😀
that sounds like some serious chili! And a great day!
I LOVE FRIED PICKLES!!! There are 2 places here in Chicago that I love to order them at: Jake Melnick’s and Craft Burger + Beer Bar!! Sooo yummy!
I had almost the exact same run as you yesterday! Nothing better than a relaxing run on a Sunday evening!
Nothing like an unexpectedly fun Sunday to boost the spirits 🙂 I kinda want a grapefruit now…
That is totally my perfect Sunday! Friends, running, beer! 🙂
What a perfect Sunday!
Tina, the black bean puree and sweet butter sound interesting, I’d like to create something like that, can you deconstruct the flavor profiles???
Much thanks!
Those pickles look like potato chips!
My short term goals are to recover from a back injury. Lose the 5 lbs I’ve put on since and get healthy enough to run again. I can currently only walk 2 miles per day, do bird dogs and squats….sigh. Hard to imagine that I ran a 1/2 marathon in August.
My short term goal is to lose 9lbs and run a 5k in under 30 minutes. Started the Couch to 5k program last month and would love a new Fitbook to track my progress through the holidays!