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Sunday Funday

After this morning’s race, I went over to Ashley’s for a blogger brunch. I ate a bagel before heading over because I was starving and didn’t want to eat everything in sight at the brunch. (Also, will run for bagels.)

Read about the brunch on her blog, because I showed up late and wasn’t feeling taking pictures. (I had a piece of quiche and some pumpkin bread.)

Afterwards, I wandered around Union Square for a bit.

And then Emily came over for dinner! I don’t usually have friends over for dinner because…

  • I’m too busy
  • I’m too lazy
  • I’m afraid of messing up (I mess up often in the kitchen)
  • I’m afraid that what I cook will be *too* healthy, and thus, boring to my guests.

But after a lovely brunch at Ashley’s this morning, I decided to do a little cooking. (A visit to Trader Joe’s [the FAB newish one in Chelsea!] didn’t hurt.) I based my dinner off of this recipe from Anne P.

I also browned some ground turkey, but I put some garlic in and some Trader Joe’s Everyday Seasoning. I sauteed some bell peppers, grape tomatoes and mushrooms in some garlic and extra virgin olive oil and topped it all with some of TJ’s roasted garlic marinara sauce. (Yes, I like garlic.) Emily went back for seconds, so I guess I didn’t do too bad a job—or we’d just had enough wine…

The finished product:

Bondi Road!

This has been a great weekend already, and exactly what I needed. I’ve had time to relax and recharge and also see some old friends.

Today, I met up with one of my closest friends from college, Shelley. She ended up transferring to NYU from AU, and I didn’t meet her until the semester before she transferred, but we immediately bonded. When I moved to NYC, I was excited we’d be living in the same city again, but she moved to LA (where she’s from) last summer. 

Sometimes you see an old friend and you smile and make polite conversation, but you know something’s changed in the dynamic. And then sometimes it feels like nothing’s ever changed. Shelley and I gabbed for hours, until I eventually had to leave to get my hair did.

We ate at Bondi Road, which my coworker Jessie suggested. With an $18 bottomless mimosa brunch, how can you go wrong? Shelley and I both liked the idea of the salmon benedict, but aren’t crazy about poached eggs, so we asked if we could have our eggs scrambled instead. Brilliant idea.

The restaurant had a super chill vibe, and I definitely want to return when I have more time to take advantage of the bottomless mimosa.

And I got my hair did.