Island Time

Did you guys catch Mike’s guest post this Saturday? If not – check it out, it’s too damn funny!  :grin:

I’ve got an entire weekend full of food and fun to catch you up on, and I want to give you another Clean Life recap as well!  Weekend first – I’ll post Clean Life recap later today!

I DID run 7 miles Saturday morning – and while my arms weren’t tired – I was a sweaty, hot mess!  :wink:

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As soon as I got home, I ran to the fridge and grabbed a coconut water (I’m seriously in LOVE with this stuff) – and then took Lando on a 1 mile “cool down” walk.  Then I took a quick shower, and hit the road with my Dad.  I think it’s a pretty perfect morning when you can have an awesome workout in, and be showered and heading up to the islands to relax, all by 9am!  :mrgreen:

When we got there – I was hungry – so I went straight to the cupboard and found the best option I could:

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These suckers were pretty good! Nice and garlicky! I also was dying for a drink (the water is kinda funky up there) – and when I opened the fridge and saw my choices, I reluctantly chose:

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Yep.  More to come on that.

After running a few errands, visiting with some family – it was time for some more food – and Happy Hour:cool:

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I used a Lime La Croix to make a spritzer out of all my drinks – which made for a perfectly refreshing drink on a sunny Saturday afternoon!

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We sat outside and both tried to catch pictures of all the wildlife hanging around…

A goose chillin’ in the shade:

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Blue Heron:

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Egret:

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After relaxing and hanging out/swimming at the pool, it was back out to the porch, for a few more cocktails, and some dinero!

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Island-livin’s easy! :mrgreen:

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My dad and I made some pretty sweet salads for dinner (If I do say so myself!)  :wink:

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Homemade buffalo chicken, with tomato, green pepper, banana pepper, cucumbers, and a little bit of hummus!  Perfectly tasty, and perfectly filling!

We took a quick walk after dinner, and I loved checking out all the cool boats in the marina:

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Then when we got back,  some of my parents friends stopped over to visit!  After chatting it up with them for a while – I was definitely ready for bed!

I got up around 8 (which is sleeping in for me!  Lando usually makes sure we are up by 7:30 at the VERY VERY latest) – and made some breakfast:

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Eggs with peppers, and a nectarine:

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Sunday was pretty boring (my dad had to hang a bunch of stuff around the new place) – so pretty much, I just laid around, went on a quick 2 mile walk, and that was about it.  We grabbed some Subway on the way home:

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I got a foot long Oven Roasted Chicken Breast (but only ate half) – Mike got the other half once I got home! :grin:

Everyone’s headed up to the island for the long holiday weekend, and I can’t wait! :mrgreen:

Once I was settled at home, and Mike and I were done catching up – he informed me how sad he was that he had to fend for himself all weekend.  He said getting something delicious to eat from a restaurant would make that better, so I happily obliged.  :wink:

We ordered the 2 for $20 from Applebee’s – and I went all out and got the chicken finger platter:

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Not very ‘Clean Life’, but pretty damn delicous!  :grin:

Happy Monday!!!!!


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GREAT job on the run!!! Sounds like you had a lot of fun and got some nice relaxing in! Four day week for you?

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homemade buffalo chicken?! yes please! I loved your hubbies post, too funny!

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Gotta love lounging at the lake :) Sounds like a great weekend – nice and relaxing!!

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That sounds like a great run! Love the coconut water. Hanging out by the lake sounds like a lot of fun! It looks like you had a great weekend :)

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hells yeah for the 7 miler :) your hubz is too funny – haha. have fun in the sun!!

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Yay for the 7 miler!! I have some coconut water at home that I have yet to try! Maybe tomorrow after my 6 miler! Glad you had a great weekend!

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Scott loves the coconut water but me not so much. It was a bit too sweet.

Thank you for reminding me about wine spritzers! I used to drink them a lot and I need to get back into it. Still having wine but less of it and the spritzers are so tasty!

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I’ve been choosing DC more often lately. Not proud of it, but it’s hard to resist it when work is busy.
Love the Applebee’s chicken fingers. That used to be my favorite dish when I was a kid.

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I do wine spritzers a lot lately. They’re very summery for some reason. I like to put a splash of POM in them.

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