56 West | Green Dog Wine

I started the week out on a different foot (read – I was too lazy to make oatmeal Sunday night/Monday morning) – so breakfast was PB Puffins and Vanilla Soy Milk.

and then I rode my bike to work like a good TSL participant – earning extra points!

For lunch I had a salad (that was pretty bare until I stole the cafeteria donated a few tomatoes and banana peppers to):

I was really craving some carbs yesterday afternoon – so I fished this out of the bottom of my desk drawer – it’s one of my favorite Clif flavors!

I ate this while perusing the menu at 56 West – where I had a date night with my girlfriends. I had gone there a few months ago with my family before a Cavs game, and been raving out the food ever since. They decided it was time we all try it!

I had my complete order all picked out before we even got there. I knew it was enough food to stuff me, and bring home a big meal for Mike (and it was all under $20)! Gotta love that!

Appetizer – Spicy Fried Pickles!

These were unbelievably good, but SUPER greasy. I had almost the whole bowl (with the exception of 3) and felt pretty sick to my stomach afterward. I don’t need reminders that fried food doesn’t agree with my belly – but for some reason, last night I decided to ignore all of that.

Aren’t this little table knick-knacks fun? We tried to figure out what we thought each of them were.

My guess here – an alien head (the two little nubs are the eyes?)

At first I thought this was some weird duck/pelican thing, but upon further inspection – maybe a guy dipping a girl for a kiss?

Tell me what you think!

I ordered the “$10 Large Plate” for my meal- where you got to pick a meat, a salad, and a carb. I only wanted the salad and carb since I had my delicious spicy pickles – and the meat was what I was taking home for Mike.

My salad – Caesar – which was phenomenal. The homemade dressing had a very huge zing to it, almost like the secret ingredient was wasabi or something!

Mike’s Flat Iron Steak, and three-way-potatoes:

And as if that weren’t enough (apparently the potatoes pictured above didn’t count as my side) – they brought me ANOTHER side of potatoes – it was seriously an INSANE amount of food for $10!

Stuffed and somewhat sick to my stomach – we headed home – and I went to bed pretty early. I’ve been having all sorts of weird dreams lately that have been making my sleep really restless! I’m hoping to sleep well the rest of the week so I’m in “tip-top” shape for the race on Sunday.

Thanks for all your interest in my exciting news. I ran it by those “2 people” I had to check with – and they asked me to wait a few days (possibly sometime next week even). As soon as I get the okay – I’ll fill you all in!

And no, Kate – I am not pregnant, but thanks for getting imaginative with it!

18 Comments so far

Hey when I read every night on the train alone I have nothing to do BUT get imaginative/stalk kristin for the truth haha

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Thats awesome that you can ride your bike to work! I wish I didn’t work so far from home What a fun din din with friends. Fried pickles are awesome but they totally irritate my tummy too!

You’re doing the TSL challenge too?! I’m loving it and if you have creative ideas pass em along to me I have yet to try PB Puffins but am totally craving them after reading so much about how good they are. They’re so freakin’ expensive though here!

Oh, fried pickles. How interesting.

Those sculptures are dancers, silly!

I just saw your question on my blog about ear cleaning. My DR recommended that I use some drops (over the counter brand is fine). Once a month apply them to each ear and let them sit there for a few minutes, then tip my head over and let the drops drain out. I am kind of nervous to do anything to my ears after what I just went through so I am not sure when or if I will do that.
My hubs loves fried pickles – but then again he loves anything battered and deep fried. One time he tried fried Oreos.

wow, Erin is so right! I didn’t pick up that they were both dancers until I read her comment, but now I can definitely see it. but i also see what you were saying and ducks and pelicans — from that perspective, the birds are getting a little bit frisky …

Good luck with the sleep!

I totally thought you were preggers as well. But then remembered you had some wine recently so that wasn’t it, or – it could have been, but I was totally judging you

Fried pickles? Interesting!

PB Puffins for breakfast?! What?! I don’t understand this

Alien head and dipping for a kiss look about right! Fried pickles are surprisingly good! I can’t take the suspense!

Those pickles look awesome, even if they were greasy!

Can’t wait to hear your news! 56 West looks like a fun place!

im not sure how i only JUST stumbled to your site…anyways, im a big fan, and cant wait to keep reading.
ps thats my fave clif bar flavor btw

those banana peppers reminded me of my typical subway salad – i always get extra banana peppers!

Those pickles look great!
The second sculpture looks like a mother holding up her child and kissing him, at least to me. It reminds me of Alexander Calder’s sculptures.

Yay for exciting news!! Can’t wait to get excited for you!

1) PB PUFFINS ARE MY LIFE!
2) Fried pickles are something I need to try!
3) RIDIC amount of food for $10! It puts my faith back in humanity.
4) I can’t wait to hear the big NEWS! WOOP!

steak for ten dollaz!! That is awesome What a fun night!

I’ve had fried pickles before and they are something to behold!! Never had them spicy though!

So close to your race – so excited for you!

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