My mom came down to the city this weekend to help me celebrate my 21st. After feeling homesick, and overwhelmed in such a new city it was wonderful to see a very familiar face.
That Saturday I ran in Living Social’s 5k Dance Party at Citi Field, which was a blast! (Stay tuned for pictures and a recap later this week.)
This Weekend I Ate (& Drank)
On Saturday we grabbed delicious, clean, healthy vegan grub from s’Nice in the West Village. I had a salad with avocado, edamame, carrots, peanuts and ginger dressing.
My mom had a curry cauliflower wrap with sweet chili sauce.
I didn’t have your typical 21st rager, but my mom and I grabbed some late night froyo then drank delicious cocktails on the roof top bar of our hotel in Midtown. My first legal drink was an orange and cinnamon creation with gin. Let’s just say it wasn’t hard to drink. (But I kept it at one)
For my birthday we grabbed dinner (and Martinis) in the East Village at Cafe Orlins. I had a ginger martini (I’m obsessed with ginger) and my mom had pineapple cranberry.
Happy Martini Drinker!
Sad Empty Martini Drinker 🙁
I treated myself to a Big Gay Ice Cream, because what’s a birthday without some form of celebratory dessert? I had the “Mermaid” which had lime curd and graham cracker crumbles, like a soft-serve key-lime pie.
My mom had the “Glob,” with pretzel, chocolate shell and dulce de leche.
This Week I Sweat
- M: Arms & Abs + 2 mile treadmill
- T: 45 minute stairmaster + 2000m row
- W: 3.5 mile treadmill run + Arms & Abs
- Th: 3.5 mile run on the river
- F: Rest
- S: 5k glow run
- Su: Rest
This Week I Wrote
- 5 Reasons to Look Forward to Fall
- Vega Energizing Smoothie Review
- What I Ate Wednesday: European Latte Edition
This Week I Read
- Insta-Gram Literacy (and media literacy in general)
- How to avoid get caught in comparison trap of social media
- Check Yourself Before You Wreck Yourself
- Making sure that you don’t hurt yourself for temporary results
- The Most Common Running Mistakes (& How to Avoid Them)
- I’m sure all runners have been guilty of 1 or 2 of these at some point
Questions:
- Favorite birthday “cake” ?
- Have you ever run in a “just for fun” 5k?
- Best cocktail (or mocktail) you’ve ever had?
Happy belated 21st birthday! It looks like you had an awesome time celebrating with your mom – especially that ice cream. Yum!!
Thanks! It was delish- plus the shop was adorable and kitch-y. If you’re ever in NYC it’s a must-stop
The article about runners’ foes was PERFECT — just got over a bad calf muscle sprain because of running too much, too quickly. Thanks!
No problem Alyssa, thanks for reading! I totally agree it’s so easy to over do-it too quickly. Another one I struggle with is finding the right balance of pre/post workout fueling without over/under doing it.
Oh my god, I’ve had The Mermaid before…… pretty much heaven in a cup.
Last weekend was my B-Day weekend too (actually day: Friday). I got two cakes (thankfully didn’t finish either) red velvet and blueberry. Gotta say it looks like your mom may have out-ordered you. Her wrap looks great.
Happy birthday! Do you still make the cut-off for being a leo? Either way July totally rocks. I’ve never had a blueberry cake but it sounds amazing.
You are One Beautiful Birthday Girl Georgie! Love your Website!
Thanks! It all started because you told me about What I Ate Wednesday!