Friday, March 6, 2009

Friday Night Fun

by Meghann on March 6, 2009

It’s almost 10 o’clock on a Friday night and I am happily sitting in front of my TV in my PJS spending some quality time with my Sister and could not be happier. :)

I was heading straight to meet my sister for our bike ride after work this afternoon and knew I needed some extra fuel for the ride so I had a Mixed Nut Bumble Bar before heading out.

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As planned I met my Sis at Wekiva Trail for our first bike ride together.

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We’re both participating in our first Sprint Triathalon next week and while I’ve been concentrating on running lately, Kelly has taken her biking and swimming to a whole new level. She purchased a Road Bike around the same time that I bought Blue and has been riding like crazy. In fact she called me too slow on the trail!

We biked 14 miles in just over an hour while enjoying each other’s company.

After the bike ride I was starving and knew dinner was still a couple of hours off so I had an Apple to tide me over.

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I was very thankful I had ate the apple when we showed up at Seasons 52 only to learn there would be a 55 minute wait for a table for 2. I don’t think so! We were told the Patio Tables and seats at the bar had full menu service so we stuck it out and managed to snag a table on the patio about 15 minutes after arriving.

Upon seating I ordered my favorite wine on the menu.. the Santa Christina.

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I have had this wine every time I have been to Seasons 52 and really enjoy it. Its a nice dry red with a bit of spice to it.

For a starter we split the Ripe Plum Tomato Flat Bread.

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I had two crispy slices.

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Their Flat Bread is A-MA-ZING!

For my main entree I ordered the Winter Market Vegetable Plate: rustic roasted vegetables, grilled tofu and cracked wheat tabbouleh.

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Every time I go to Seasons 52 I am always tempted order the Winter Market Vegetable plate, but each time I am distracted by another amazing looking dish. This time I was determined to have no distractions and didn’t even glance at the rest of the menu.

All I can say is I knew I should have ordered this before, the dish was incredible, full of wonderful flavored vegetables, tofu and tobbouleh. If you read this blog you know how much I love veggies and I felt this plate gave me all the veggies I could have ever asked for.

My Sister ordered the same plate and was just as much in love with it as I was. :)

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And of course you can not got to Seasons 52 and not get dessert!

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I was only going to get one but when my Sis went for a second one I knew I had to get a second one too.

I ended up with the Strawberry Shortcake and Mocha something or other.

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They were perfect, as always. :)

Now I am stuffed and happily content in front of the TV watching Aladdin with my sister. Tomorrow we are going for an early morning run and then our first Lake Swim.. I can’t wait!

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Resistance is Futile

by Meghann on March 6, 2009

Who hates it when they receive these lovely e-mails in the morning?!?!

Chick Fil A & Krispy Kreme in the Kitchen!

Compliments of the Executive Team.  Thanks for all the hard work.   ENJOY!

Grrr….. I’m usually really good about resisting temptation but when I headed to the kitchen for my Hot Tea all of the goodies were staring me right in the face and I could not say not to a Chicken Mini.

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OMG, these babies are my one true weakness! I LOVE Chick Fil A and know that a little chicken mini every once in a while is not going to kill me. I managed to turn this one bite mini into three glorious drawn out bites and I savored each and every one of them. :)

I think I’m still drooling over that Chicken Mini. Luckily the whole staff feels the same way I do about the Minis and they were gone within the hour. :)

My lunch today had a Latin American Theme that focused around my left over Yucca from last night.

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I heated up the Yucca with a left over half a can of Black Beans and then topped with Avocado and Plain Non- Fat Yogurt.

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It was DELISH! All I needed was some shredded pork or chicken and I would seriously have been in heaven.

Again, I had another chocolate craving today! This time I went with the last two pieces of Godiva Chocolate from Valentine’s Day.

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Yes, I know Valentine’s Day was almost a month ago and yes I know I am crazy. :) If you think this is bad, wait until you keep seeing Girl Scout Cookies into the summer time. Don’t worry I keep them in the freezer so they stay nice and fresh. :)

Only a few more hours of work and I could not be more excited. My Sister and I are going on 15 mile Bike Ride, then to dinner at Seasons 52. Can’t wait for the wine and dessert…. and you know the actual meal as well. ;)

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Green Smoothie

March 6, 2009

Today is Day 3 of trying to work myself back into my running groove. Its amazing how we can have the runs of our lives over the weekend and struggle over the next week as our bodies recover from all the pressure. My legs are still recovering from last weekend and I am trying my more »

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