This has been the best long weekend in ages! It has had the perfect mix of friends, outdoors, indoors, to do lists, and relaxation. In case you missed it, here are the posts!
Today was all about checking off our to-do list. It wasn’t a bad task since there were lots of fun items on it!
Bake vegan macaroons
Workout
Toy Story 3
Organize the fridge
Clean the house
Whole Foods
It’s 8:15 and I’m excited to say we accomplished everything on the to-do list!
As always, we ensured that Whole Foods was the first thing on our to do list as the lines get crazy the later you wait. We were in and out pretty quickly as we had a list put together ahead of time and have leftovers to enjoy tonight. We’ve even gotten in the hang of bringing our own bags which makes it 10x easier! No more breaking paper bags on our walk home!
All of these groceries meant that our tiny fridge had to be organized. This is a weekly task that Bo has down to an art!
Before:
After
After that we made a quick lunch before heading out to the movies! We heard great things about Toy Story 3 from our friends and decided that a fun, mindless movie was exactly what we needed on this hot day.
The movies always mean a Coca Cola Zero treat! 
Kettle Baked chips provided the perfect salty crunch in between sandwich bites!
Delicious sandwich made from Whole Foods Sourdough Whole Wheat bread, lettuce, tomato, Annie’s Naturals Honey Mustard, and Whole Foods deli balsamic turkey.
I love using large purses to bring lunch and snacks into the movies. I figure that the movies make enough on ticket prices.
The movie was exactly what we expected though it was a bit shorter. With the extra time we decided to take a stroll around the East Village. It was hot but bearable for two people from South Georgia.
Cute stores abound throughout this area including a Meg, a boutique sharing my friend’s namesake and a sake specialty store, Sakaya, the size of a normal wine store.
We discovered I Coppi Italian restaurant just begging us to return!
Love the reflection in the window!
We had a blast looking at vintage glasses and clothing though we were surprised by the prices! Most of the clothing was over $50!
After our hour long walk home, we quickly changed clothes and heading over to Equinox for a swim. We decided to run there, using the camel bak sans water holder, to hold our goggles, caps, and suits. We completed the 1.3 mile run in 99 degree heat in 12 minutes! I had NO back pain.
Unfortunately, upon arriving at Equinox we found out that they have a 6 person maximum for the 3 lane pool. Therefore, there was a line 5 people deep waiting for the pool. We decided to head upstairs and pound out a few more miles instead.
We had an exciting treat that made our miles go by faster. This friendly face was enjoying a run and incline walk workout next to Bo. 
Jesse Tyler Ferguson happens to play Mitchell, Bo’s favorite character on Modern Family. I’ve never seen Bo so excited.
I did 2 miles on the treadmill (6.2 pace) before completing my arms and abs workout followed by back stretches.
The last item on the to do list was finished just a minute ago as I took out the last batch of my Vegan Macaroons. Unfortunately, the original winner from Bobbi’s bake sale never received her package I sent last time. I made a double recipe for her tonight and will ship them out tomorrow morning!
According to my taste tester, Bo, these are the best yet! I highly recommend this recipe as it is quick, easy, and never disappoints!
Combine dry ingredients and mix.
Combine wet ingredients and mix.
Mix wet and dry ingredients together. 
Shape into balls and then bake on a tin foil lined sheet at 350 degrees for 11-13 minutes.
Let cool and then enjoy!
Hope you enjoyed a wonderful long weekend and have a great start to your week! At least a 3 day weekend always means a 4 day week. 🙂
Glad you're feeling better! I always take an ice cold shower…I had the same problem last night it was 87 at 6pm and I only did 3 miles!