Beer

Hello friends! Did you all have a lovely weekend? I’m always surprised at how quickly a weekend with no real plans becomes so busy. A few of my girlfriends were in Florida for a beach/girls weekend and I was feeling a bit down the beginning of Friday since I wasn’t with them. I wouldn’t say I wished rain on them, but I would say that I was wishing I was at the beach rather than keeping up with work and life in Boston. Fortunately, I was able to fit in a few moments of fun over the weekend. No it wasn’t as fun as a weekend at the beach, but lovely all the same.

Saturday morning I woke up bright and early to pick up my buddy, Meg, to head out to a Zumba class. My regular Zumba instructor at the gym has opened up her own space on Saturday mornings only ($12/class) and I wanted to give it a try. Her classes never have less than 100 people in them and sometimes that much sweat all up on me is a little too much for me. This new space only holds about 60 so that means fewer people were booty poppin’ on my arm.

The class was just as hard as ever. We heated that place up so much that the windows fogged up. You can see by the woman in the top right that you really get your $$$ worth in this class.

Locals, if you want to check out Jill’s class it is Saturday morning at 9:30am in Waltham at the Acrobatic Academy on Main St.

After class we headed down to down the street to pay a visit to one of my fave Waltham restaurants, In A Pickle.

They are known for their ridiculous pancakes filled with candy. As delicious, and sugar coma inducing, as they sound I’ve never actually had these.

I went for something completely healthy and nutritious. Ha. Eggs in a Basket with cheddar cheese and jalapenos with a side of homefries. I managed to lose 6lbs last week but no worries…I gained it back with this breakfast.

Meg went for a slightly healthier option. I gave her a dirty look.

I spent the rest of the day doing some work, getting Korky all prettied up and catching up with household duties. At what age does that happen? I don’t remember having anything to do at my apartment when I was in my early 20s!

Dinner was a night out with The Scientist. When we were in Vermont for my birthday in February we made a visit to a brewery called The Alchemist. They had the most perfect beer, Heady Topper. We brought a few cans home to drink and have been dreaming about it since then. Then The Scientist came across an article about Eastern Standard, a restaurant in Kenmore Sq, that had cans of our favorite elixar on hand. DATE NIGHT!

We split a bibb lettuce salad to start. I love when restaurants split the salad for you. We each got our own version on a little plate!

We also split the mussels. They were plump and cooked perfectly. I loved the addition of sundried tomatoes, but I wish the broth had a bit more flavor.

For my entrée I had the roasted chicken with red potatoes and mushrooms. The chicken was ENORMOUS! There was plenty to take home.

The Scientist went out of his normal choices and ordered the baked rigatoni with lamb sausage and topped with ricotta. The dish was huge and he had plenty to take home too.

We both sipped on the reason we went to Eastern Standard in the first place. Classy in a can. Delish!

Oh, and the best part of the night? You know, besides getting to spend some time with my love while eating a beautiful meal…my awesome new clutch! This bag is actually neon orange, or crossing guard orange as The Scientist calls it, and it is wonderful in every way possible.

Sunday was spent getting ready for the week including meal planning and grocery shopping. Last week’s experiment with Tone It Up’s 5 Day Slim Down was quite successful (lost 6 lbs!), so I am hoping to keep up all the clean, green and lean eating this week.

Menu made, groceries bought, and it is time to get this week going!

Have a great day friends! I’m getting together some of my favorite Cinco de Mayo recipes to share with you this week. FUN!

Do you have a fave drink, wine, beer that are only available at a few places?

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