Home Alone

I had all these big plans for my night at home last night … Lucas was out of town and I relished in the idea that I had the whole dang place to myself! Originally, I was supposed to have dinner with a friend, but she ended up having to work late.

So my mind turned to the new possibilities: Yoga … baking … chick flicks … a nice long run … dinner in bed …

Got home, and the only thing I truly wanted to do was snuggle up with the pups and watch some trashy TV.

So I made myself a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, put my pajamas on and watched a Top Chef Marathon, followed by “Teddy: In His Own Words” on CNN. So, not trashy TV, but enjoyable anyway!

The Ted Kennedy documentary was amazing — I enjoyed it on many levels. As a journalist, I appreciated the storytelling and the fantastic archival video. As a New Englander, I loved seeing a tribute to our long-serving Senator. And as a person who is concerned about where our country is headed, the documentary helped me to remember all of the things we have overcome as Americans in the past.

After that, I took advantage of the quiet and went to bed super early!

This morning, I woke up for a really refreshing 8-mile run, Angela/Jeff Galloway-style. I ran a mile, walked for a minute. Ran a while, walked for a minute. Repeat X 4.

Grabbed a quick brekkie:

That’s one of the Amazing Grass bars from the Healthy Living Summit. It was … okay. Grassy. Which is to be expected. But I still prefer the powder, which I can mix into my Green Monsters.

I had a meeting at one of my favorite tea places — Infusion Tea — and grabbed a mint chocolate yerba mate. The client I was meeting had french press coffee which looked and smelled amazing:

A big day at work called for a big salad. A Hugh Jass, if you will.

My boss has a salad every day, and I promised him I’d show it off on the blog:

And, while I wanted a caffeine boost, I went with my brain and had this to wash down the goodness:

Lucas is now on his way home, and we have big plans tonight — a Slow Food talk at Orlando Brewing, which brews organic, local beer! We’re both pretty excited.

This weekend, we’re going to Taste of the Nation, which is an amazing lineup of local chefs and brewers, sharing their goodies, and ALL of the proceeds from tickets goes to a charity that’s very close to my heart:

I volunteer at the Second Harvest Food Bank (see a story I did here) and anything that combines food, fun, and charity is good in my book. I know Caitlin is going — is anyone else?