Eat, Drink, and Be Hopeful

So much to say-so little time

September 4, 2009 · Leave a Comment

I’ve felt kind of yuck today from lack of sleep and all the wine from last night. When I feel like this all I want to do is EAT! But today I’ve been so insanely busy that I haven’t had time to think about snacking. So I guess that’s a good thing.

Lunch:

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Chicken and “slaw” in a whole wheat wrap. This time I drizzled Asian Toasted Sesame dressing on top. This was friggin awesome! Another great way to eat my wrap!

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I also had it with a new flavor of La Croix-GRAPEFRUIT! MMM

Then I had the leftover pretzels and nuts, from yesterday, in the afternoon. About 1/4 of the bag left of each.

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Dinner:

Moms home-made lentil soup

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This soup is the BOMB! It has been frozen for a while, and it is STILL good!

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My Awesome snack of the day:
SWEETLEAF

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When I lived in LA I became addicted to Pinkberry. I was getting it before it became all famous! Now a new place has just opened down the street from where I work called SweetLeaf.

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They do salads, sandwiches, baked goods, coffee, tea, and fro yo! But their frozen yogurt is the frozen plain flavored yogurt. The Pinkberry style. They always have such fresh fruits and veggies for the salads and sammies, and tons of nuts, and toppings. I haven’t had any “food” here yet, but everything looks so healthy and fresh. They even have gorgeous fresh flowers on the table.

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However, I am starting to get my addiction back. Their fro yo is out of this world good. I always get blackberries and raspberries, and switch up the third topping. Each fro yo comes with your choice of 3 toppings. Today I chose granola as my third. I hate when I have one spoonful left. This stuff is seriously good!

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And they are even eco-friendly!

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Ok-on a not so healthy side note:

At my store I told you we sell artisanal cheese, and gourmet foods. Some of those foods are Pate’s. I do like pate, but I don’t eat it often. Well we had the pate rep come by and he brought ALL these samples! Sausage, pate, mousse truffee, and saucisson. Holy Moly! We haven’t opened anything yet, but just look at this stuff!
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We did a BEER tasting at the store today. Here were the beers:

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Ok-thats it, I’m so tired and can’t wait to sleep tonight! I hope tomorrow I’m out of my yuck!

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Chi-Cha Lounge

September 4, 2009 · Leave a Comment

Last night we all met up at Chi-Cha Lounge in DC for Chris’ friend, Glenn’s, birthday. This is one of their favorite spots to go to for a little hookah and fun drinks. It was a small group of friends, which was nice and more intimate.

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We were able to get awesome seating in the back.

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The Chi-Cha lounge is mainly a hookah bar, but they also serve some Latin inspired small plates, and awesome cocktails. The menu looked so yummy, but I had already eaten trying to avoid late night cravings.

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I got a glass of Sauvignon Blanc to start, and Chris got a Mojito.

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Everyone ordered some food, but like I said earlier, I had already eaten dinner so I didn’t want to eat anything after that. But of course I tried a few of these Chifles, and they were pretty awesome. Plantain Chips and home-made guacamole. I couldn’t resist trying them. The guacamole is made fresh daily, and you could definitely tell. It was fresh, and really flavorful. I was very surprised. I’ve never eaten plantain chips with guacamole, but it was such an great combination.

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Chris got a chicken skewer. The presentation was lovely.

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We ended getting a few bottles of wine and just hanging out for a bit. I probably had more wine then I should have, but when you’re having fun it’s hard to stop. I’ll just cut back in other areas today.

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We didn’t get home till 2am so I guess you could say it was a fun night! However-I am a bit tired today. Pushing through…pushing through.

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