First and Foremost: Happy Oscars Night! I don't know about you, but my favorite part is always the red carpet. The winner? Brangelia. Hats off for always stealing the show. She makes pale look sexy, and he makes long hair non-creepy.
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| I want to be a non-scandalous version of them when I grow up. |
How was everyone's weekend? Ours was nice and low key. Friday, I rewarded my awesome week of workouts by indulging in Five Guys...
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| No cheese or mayo makes it ok, right? |
Later that night, Brittany and I grabbed some dinner & wine at
Twisted Vines while our boys
ran wild in the streets of enjoyed a relaxing night in Baltimore for a Bachelor Party. Girl time is always welcome and appreciated... we made the most of it :)
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| Picture sent circa 11:00 pm to the boys saying "Look how much fun we are having!" |
Saturday morning, I was up bright and early for my Training Trio's run. We met at 8:00 am at Roosevelt Island in D.C... and just our luck... it started snowing just as we were getting ready to take off.
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| Me no likey. |
We camped out in the car until 8:30, and magically, the clouds blew through and the sun finally made an appearance. Game on!! However, we soon learned that the random weather passing through quickly wasn't an accident... the wind was out of control.
We embarked on an hour and a half torturous run through some of the heaviest winds I've ever encountered. The first 4 miles out was great... the last 4.5 back we faced consistent 20+ mph headwinds with gusts up to 35 mph.
I can say with certainty that this was one of the hardest physical tests I've endured in my 28 years of living. And that's a bold statement- I've ridden a bike 160 miles in 2 days and completed a sprint triathlon.... I feel like this was worse. I got through for 2 reasons: My bad ass iPod mix and some great running partners. Elliott and Blair were very sweet and patient with me... they stopped so I could catch my breath a few times and never cussed at me out loud. {Internally, I'm sure it was a different story}. I'm confident that after our windy 8.5 mile zinger, next weekend's 10 miler should be much easier {and hopefully wind free}.
I spent the rest of the day in the fetal position on the couch. Mr. Smith and I definitely clocked at least 13 hours of sleep From Saturday-Sunday.
Today, we went to brunch at
Founding Farmers in DC for my friend Mattie's birthday. I'd heard great things, so I was so excited to finally have a reason to go! It's a farm fresh organic restaurant with a modern twist. The menu has a heavy New Orleans influence, and everything is made in-house. They're known for their cocktails, eggs benedict, and chicken and waffles.
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| Now THAT is a bloody mary. |
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| Birthday girl with her new bracelet, scarf, and tulips :) |
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| Gin fizz. |
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| Eggs Benedict Arnold with Sausage and Black Pepper Cream Gravy , Side of grits |
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| Classic Eggs Benedict, Side of fruit |
This place certainly deserves the hype... everything was delicious! Our favorite part was the hot sauce basted bacon {which we ate too fast, couldn't snap a pic}. We will definitely be back!
We spent the rest of today running errands and cleaning. I'm happy to report that we finally took down the christmas tree. Yes... it was still up. Until 5pm tonight. Next year, we decided to get a real tree so we have no excuse to leave it up for 2 months. It's a great conversation piece, though!
Now that the Oscars are over and I don't know any of the people/films that won besides The Help, we are hitting the sack. Sweet dreams!
