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D.C. Friends in NYC!

Tina and Tamsin are still here, and we picked up another tonight—Anna was in town tonight, so we all went out for dinner.

After brunch (not pictured—I forgot my camera card, but it was crab cakes benedict!), I sent my friends off to the Met and to do some sightseeing while I took some much-needed me time. Good friends are friends that understand that while you love hanging out with them and having them visit, sometimes you need some time to yourself. I went to the gym and took Bailey on a long walk and relaxed a bit before meeting up with the girls.

Anna had come over, and we walked over to Dean’s, an Italian restaurant in Tribeca. The restaurant serves everything family-style, so I got some chicken marsala and split some other dishes with the girls. Anna’s penne with vodka was the best, followed by Tamsin’s spaghetti and meatballs. I ordered the chicken marsala for its relative simplicity, but I was most underwhelmed by my own dish.

If you’re wondering why I’m having pasta when I said the other day I was going to go gluten-free, I’ve decided I’m just going to try to see what keeps my stomach happy—a few days of gluten-free didn’t seem to help either, so I’m going to wait until I get a diagnosis (or not) before trying to go totally gluten-free. I may just do gluten-light until then.

Either way, after a weekend of fun food with friends, I’m back to veggie lovin’ tomorrow.

Alice’s Tea Cup!

This afternoon, I headed uptown to meet some of my fave bloggers for lunch. Meghann and her boyfriend are in NYC, staying with Ashley, who was also supposed to come meet us—but she got stuck at work. Heather ventured in from NJ to come meet us.

We went to Alice’s Tea Cup, a precious little tea shop on the Upper East Side that I’ve wanted to try for awhile. Of course, with my new gluten-free diet, I was a little worried about what I could/should get. I decided to go for the grilled veggie sandwich—minus the bread, of course. It came with either a side salad or fries, and I asked if I could have both, since I’m still a little bummed about this no-bread thing. 

Maybe I didn’t ask enough questions, because I felt sick to my stomach after eating this. After my first day yesterday of gluten-free having me feeling so great, I was hoping to continue that trend. I had a few things I could have done tonight, but I’m just going to lay low. I have a 20-mile run (AH!) planned for tomorrow with Meghann and Ashley.