Race fail, R&R success

Hiiii,

How was your weekend??? Mine was splendid. The weather in DC was absolutely amazing:

^Sunshine!


^Crystal clear blue skies

Saturday we made it down to the Cherry Blossom Festival. I feel pretty bad for those out-of-towners because the blossoms peaked last weekend and were pretty non-existent this weekend. Fortunately for me however, I already saw them :-)

It was a nice day nonetheless, we did a lot of walking around some perdy places:



Then ventured to the waterfront for some drinks in the sunshine:

^Outdoor seating (8 bars and restaurants) that face Potomac River


^Nick's Riverside Grille. Those bartenders make killer drinks.

^Obviously I went for the margarita (tequila, splash triple sec, splash OJ, juice from 4-5 lime wedges)


^LOVE the waterfront. Can you believe this place is a 5 min walk from my apartment? Cause I still can't!

After loungin' in the sun all day, I went for a 5 mile run, lounged some more then put on my party dress and headed out to continue Kelsey's bday celebration!

Check out ma shoes:

^Not super new, but I love em like they are! Bosssssaaay.


^Birrrrfday celebration clearly calls for champagne and strawberries, right?


The night was so much fun!! So much that I failed to take any pics except these two:

^Cuties (Michael and Andrea)

^Andrea, Kels (sistah), and the pup

The night was a blasssst but when I got home I wasn't feeling so hot. Had nothing to do with the drinks (I was actually a good girl!) I think the Mexican upset my stomach. Unfortunately I was up so late with a bad stomach ache that I chose not to run the Cherry Blossom 10-miler :-(

I made up the 10 miles later in the day, so it's allll good. Although I heard it's a gorgeous race..

Instead of waking at 6:30am for the race, I slept in and the Manfriend had had breakfast together:

^Egg whites and spinach on Ezekiel bread for me


And tuna (don't ask, he wanted it):

^Tuna, light mayo, dill, diced kosher dill pickles, pepper, dash sea salt, Ezekiel bread

Grabbed some sbucks:

^Iced unsweetened Passion Tea. So refreshing.

And headed to lounge in the park (Dupont Circle):



We basked in the sun (well I did, heh) while Seth worked on some sketches:




The best part of the day was listening to the music of the nearby dancers:




^How cool is that???

For dinner we went to my favorite salad restaurant, Chop't. This place is SO GOOD!

Toppings galore:


Chop chop:

^Pretty sure my Chopper Man felt like a celeb when I snapped this pic, ha!

Finished product:

^Spring mix, arugula, roasted turkey, avocado, roasted artichokes, tomatoes, black beans, cranberries, sunflower seeds, balsamic vinegar and whole wheat pita. mmm mmmm.

Well kids, I'm off to bed. Have a fantastic Monday!!!

QUESTION: What was the BEST part of your weekend? Try new food? Get some R&R?? I think I got a little too much! ha

xx,

Lauren