Thursday, September 10, 2009

Barrio, Books and Black Tea

September 10, 2009

Lunch today was a filling sandwich of nitrate free turkey and cheese on sunflower seed and oat bread that I found at Costco, a string cheese and a mini cheddar and a big bag of peppers. I have been majorly craving cheese lately! IMG_1619

 

For an afternoon pick me up I had a Black Tea with Pumpkin Flavoring, very fall like and offered the hint of sweetness I was looking for.

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Mike was able to get an earlier flight so I meet him for happy hour before heading to book club. We stopped at Barrio in St. Paul for some amazing guacamole. This is the 2nd time we have been to this location and it was a little more low key this time. It was a perfect day outside so we were able to sit outside and people watch.

We ordered guacamole, a jicama and citrus salad and Mike had a mini taco. Their guacamole is so good, it is fresh made for each order and their chips are made in house. The Mama Cita was on special which is a punch made with tequila, hibiscus and cava. Strong but tasty, you definitely only need one drink.

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At book club I had a Mighty Leaf Vanilla Black Tea and enjoyed the good conversation and relaxing. Almost all of us came to the conclusion that it wasn’t our favorite book but we didn’t dislike it. Next months book is Sarah’s Key, which I will get started on in the car this weekend.

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Where did the day go?

September 10, 2009

Yesterday turned into a crazy busy day, I never even got around to posting in the evening. Oops! I ran a few errands after work and ended up falling asleep on the couch at 7:30, this was a big mistake.  I ended up waking up and not being able to fall back asleep from 2-4am, argh!

I opted to not get up at 5:30 for the gym since I had such a bad night of sleep, I may go this evening on the way to book club.

Lunch with my mentor was excellent, we went to Kincaid’s and I opted for their soup/pasta combo of Lamb Barely and their famous mac and cheese. So delicious and filing! I only ate about half the mac and cheese and still felt like I was in a carb coma in the afternoon ;)

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Breakfast today was a Peach chobani and a Granny Smith Apple. I am not a huge peach yogurt fan but the bits of peaches in this are so good! The 14 grams of protein is a nice boost too.

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