Let’s Get This Party Started

Good morning and happy Saturday! I can already tell this is going to be a wonderful weekend filled with a few late nights, lots of dancing, laughter, and wonderful food. Bo’s sister, Meg, and her best friend Amelia are staying with us this week to celebrate Meg’s 21st birthday! They spent the past few days visiting museums, shopping, and enjoying the city while Bo and I worked. But, as you can tell from last night’s blog post, we get to really start the celebration!

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Last night, we kicked of the celebration with a late dinner at the Hurricane Club followed by dancing at a small dive bar near our apartment.

The Hurricane Club was the perfect restaurant to bring out of town guests as the vibe was very young, the decor is beautiful, and the food and drinks are delicious! Bo and I enjoyed Friday Date Night at the Hurricane Club a few months ago and therefore new it would be perfect! Our reservation weren’t until 11:15 but we entertained ourselves in the bar area, enjoying their signature drinks and people watching.

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Meg’s red pepper drink, which came in a hallowed out red pepper, was a spicy but delicious balance to Amelia’s fruity drink in a coconut. Since I’m gearing up for the National Half Marathon next weekend, I took last night easy and tried to stick with simple drinks. I enjoyed one liquor drink at Hurricane Club, a ginger beer, cucumber, lemon, and Pims drink. It was delicious and very refreshing.

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Once again, the Hurricane Club’s delicious Pan-Asian food impressed each of us!

We started with their appetizer sampler, which was filled with their top appetizers ranging from shrimp spring rolls to ceviche.

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The shrimp spring rolls were the hit of the table, stuffed to the gills with fresh shrimp and herbs.

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Since we were celebrating, and had 5 people, we decided to split one of their huge “to share” drinks was served in a watermelon. However, the drink did not taste like watermelon, much to my surprise and delight. Instead, it was a fresh, fruit infused Kettle One cocktail with five straws for sharing. I enjoyed a few sips, but chose to stick with water during dinner. However, all the fun we had with this drink explains why I have no pictures of our actual main courses.

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We did however, enjoy the meal family style, and shared everything. The top dishes were the lobster and peanut chicken.

Of course, before we left the restaurant, there was an obligatory photo session!

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The next few hours, three to be exact, were spent entertaining a bar full of people with our singing and dancing ability. Needless to say, spending time with college kids makes you lose your inhibitions and let loose. It felt so great to just have some fun with these gals last night!

IMG_0562 IMG_0543IMG_0529 IMG_0557   IMG_0552Luckily, my 4am bedtime came complete with Zensah sleeves to ease my screaming legs, a bottle of water, and an ibuprofen. Surprisingly, I’m alive and awake right now, ready to enjoy a quick workout session and my first Equinox stretching session before spending some girl time with Meg and Amelia this afternoon shopping and enjoying a manicure.

Question: What did you do to celebrate your 21st birthday?

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Don’t Wait Up for Us

I’m taking a break from blogging to celebrate my sister-in-law’s 21st birthday weekend!

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St. Patrick’s Day and Signs of Spring!

Happy Saint Patrick’s Day! This holiday is very dear to my heart since I grew up in Savannah, Georgia! savannahstpats (400x287)

Savannah actually features the 2nd largest parade in the United States, boasting over 750,000 each year!  Banks and schools are closed, families get front row seats along the parade route the night before, and girls of all ages don their red lipsticks and watch for the cutest military man to kiss during the parade!

We even die our river and fountains green each year the week of the parade!

savannahstpat2 savannahstpat3Therefore, it felt very odd today when I woke up, forgot to wear green, and went about my day like any other day. In fact, it wasn’t until I saw green bagels in our office this morning that I remembered the holiday!

I started off the morning with my final speed workout of National Half Marathon training. I’m being very cautious with my legs this week after straining a muscle in Core Fusion on Monday night. Therefore, today’s speed session was only 3 miles but it felt great! I followed one of my favorite speed workouts and completed 3 miles in 28:02!   I followed my massage therapist’s advice and wore my Zensah sleeves and spent 10 minutes after my run stretching and rolling, holding each stretch at least 30 seconds.

IMG_0913 (480x640)On my walk home, I enjoyed catching small glimpses of Spring’s arrival!

IMG_0916 (640x478)My breakfast was also filled with spring colors and flavors! The delicious strawberries and cool yogurt reminded me of the summer yogurt bowls. 🙂

IMG_0918 (640x478)I also debuted one of my new Spring dresses today! While it wasn’t green it definitely made me feel like Spring had arrived. Unfortunately, I couldn’t find my tan hose this morning so the black tights are still going strong. I don’t think this picture does it justice, or maybe I don’t do it justice, but this dress is amazing! Based on the compliments I received today I think I need to wear more form fitting dresses and outfits versus my normal pants and sweaters.

IMG_0920 (478x640)This Michael Kors dress is my latest RueLaLa find! If you haven’t tried RueLaLa yet I highly recommend it as they have a wonderful and easy return policy if your item doens’t fit or meet your expectations.

This picture is a lovely locker room picture taken by Ali! She and I finally met for her favorite yoga class at Crunch, Power Yoga Hour. It was exactly what my sore legs were craving. The teacher, Carl Horowitz, was definitely as friendly and quirky as Ali described.

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He adjusted the students, was very positive and friendly, and led the class in his own unique way. The only thing I didn’t like was that the studio wasn’t removed from the rest of the gym. Therefore, I heard the gym music in the background and crashing weights during the whole class.

Okay guys, have a great evening! I’m off to enjoy dinner with Bo and my sister-in-law before resting up for tomorrow’s long run! It’s almost Friday!!

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