Life Lately: Labor Day Weekend Fantasy Football and Chilis

Well I'm a little behind in my Life Lately posts you guys! I am currently in Disney World and will soon be home and writing magical posts for you but first lets flash back to Labor Day Weekend. 

On Friday of Labor Day we headed to Brittni and Stephen's for a fantasy football draft. While of course we had fun drafting our teams (Gronk is mine again!) the babies were the real entertainment. Emma and Bella had us all amused the entire time.

They were having a blast with Uncle Tim because he will always crawl right on the floor with them.

It was also Kylee's 13th birthday so of course we had to celebrate that!

We had a great time! 

On Saturday we went to Tim's work for a little bit and then spent most of the day getting stuff done around the house.

For dinner we decided to go to Chili's and invited Ally and Derek along.

I had a blue margarita and it was very tasty! We used Tim's gift cards that he had won at a golf tournament raffle. It was hilarious because they came in $5 increments.

We had a nice dinner hanging out with Ally and Derek and then went back to their apartment to play some video games and drink some more.

Sunday and Monday were spent hanging out in our apartment! Pretty boring but we had the best time hanging around and just relaxing. 

See you again on Wednesday with a new post! Have a great day!

Kai Bar and The Treehouse Tavern and Bistro

This past weekend we visited two local restaurants I wanted to share with you guys.

On Saturday night we met up with Tim's cousin Derek and his girlfriend Ally to get drinks at a bar on Main Street in East Greenwich. 

Kai Bar is in a little building on Main Street and has a beach vibe from the second you walk inside. I was completely in my element. We each had two drinks and both of mine were very different. The colada I had as my second drink had cream in it so I ended up not being able to finish it because it was so heavy compared to everything I've been used to drinking lately. Everyone kept saying that their drinks were super strong though which is always a good thing!

Image from here 

Then on Sunday morning we went to The Treehouse Tavern and Bistro in Warwick for brunch. 

This treehouse is located outside, but the inside was even cooler. It was very eclectic and if you are ever in the area you definitely need to check it out. There were so many decorations I found myself distracted and looking around constantly. The brunch was also delicious and I ate my bacon and cheddar omelette, rosemary potatoes, and toast quickly. Everyone else had a drink with breakfast while I enjoyed some tea. I would definitely go back to this restaurant in the future because it was so different!

What new restaurants or bars have you tried out lately?

The Start of Birthday Week

Wednesday night was the beginning of my BIRTHDAY WEEK! I have a long-standing tradition of stretching my birthday celebrations out as long as humanly possible. Of course this year it had to continue by starting a week early! 

I got out of work and headed to Waterford, CT to meet up with my best friend, Rachel for dinner and some shopping. We had a lovely meal at Olive Garden. Both of us got the never-ending pasta bowls and also enjoyed breadsticks and salad. We also both tried signature cocktails which we really enjoyed! Rachel had the Italian Margarita which she liked a lot and I chose a Venetian Sunset which had pineapple and cherry juices. It was delicious! =)

Afterwards we found a really nice man to take our picture outside the restaurant. I have a story about asking people to take your picture....but I'll get to that later!

After dinner we headed over to the Crystal Mall and poked around Christmas Tree Shop and Bed Bath and Beyond. I just HAD to purchase a few decorations....

I bought a few of those stickers for windows and mirrors. I stuck them on my bedroom mirror and my bathroom mirror. I also bought the little Hocus Pocus pumpkin which looks so cute!

My bookshelf with my birthday card from Rachel and my pumpkin!

Rachel told me that I would be getting an e-mail about my present...and so I did!

I'm so excited to now be a member of BirchBox and get the subscription...I have a sneaking suspicion that I will continue to subscribe even after my gift subscription ends =)

I also finished day 2 of my 5K Training.

Does anyone else's face get unbearably red after exercising? Mine always has even as a kid. It also turns red when I get embarrassed or really nervous. I've always hated it but unfortunately it's not something I can really change at all!

My exercise plan for day 2 started with a 5 minute walk, then 20 minutes of 1 minute runs and 1.5 minute walks, followed by a 5 minute cool down. Just like with day 1, I didn't feel overly exhausted by the runs and always felt as if I could run for a longer period of time. I hope to get my next run in either tomorrow or Monday and continue on this fitness plan!

My playlist for this workout consisted of:

Loser Like Me- Glee Cast

All The Small Things-Blink 182

DJ Got Us Fallin In Love- Usher

SexyBack- Justin Timberlake

Firework- Katy Perry

If Only- Hanson

Without You- Glee Cast

Moves Like Jagger- Maroon 5

The rest of my week has basically just involved working and reading, I started Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn on Thursday and wasn't able to put it down! Book review to come sometime in the near future...

For the story I promised, one of my mom's friends has a daughter who is studying abroad in Paris. She asked a stranger to take a picture of her and a friend with her iPhone and the guy ran off with her phone! So a word to the wise, be very careful who you ask to take your picture! I try to always ask someone who doesn't look like they could run away too quickly, or a family with young children since they can't get away too fast with those kids around! =)

Finally a little dash of cuteness for ya'll on this rainy Saturday night!

Enjoy your weekend!

Applebees

Good morning!

Yesterday was a typical day of work, errands, cleaning, and eating!

As you all know lately I've been OBSESSED with chicken salad...so today I decided to make my own salad and include a little chicken salad in the mix. I mixed lettuce, carrots, chicken salad, shredded cheese, and thousand island dressing to make my own little salad! It was really yummy and now writing about it is making my mouth water and want to run downstairs to the fridge and mix one up...which I will have to do later on...

I know that salad doesn't usually fill me up. so I made myself a grilled cheese as well! I make my grilled cheese in an easy way which makes me a little bit of a weirdo...I throw two pieces of bread in the toaster and then when they are done I put cheese in between them and heat it in the microwave for 20 seconds. Then cut and serve! It's so much easier then grilling it on the stove top!

Last night after work I had plans to meet up with one of my best friends, Kristin, for drinks and appetizers at Applebees. We arrived at exactly the same time in the parking lot which was pretty amusing! I ordered a strawberry daiquiri and she had a bahama mama. I LOVE LOVE LOVE strawberry daiquiris, they are so yummy.

Of course I hadn't had dinner so I was ready to eat an appetizer all on my own. I opted for the spinach and artichoke dip while Kristin decided to skip right to dessert and order a triple chocolate meltdown. Her dessert looked so delicious that I wished I had ordered one too. Not that my dip and chips was not delicious too, because it definitely was! I practically licked the dip bowl clean! =)

Sunday Fun!

Sunday started off with some errands...nothing too exciting, other than getting a new case for my iPhone which made me a very happy girl!

In the afternoon I headed to Connecticut to attend my cousin Annabel's bridging ceremony. She was a daisy and is now a brownie!

She is the sweetest little girl and I was so proud of her! We enjoyed a nice pizza dinner after the celebration. They also had quite a few desserts but I managed to stay away from those...somehow!

As soon as I got back into Rhode Island, I headed off to Narragansett for my friend Hannah's graduation party! She graduated from URI yesterday with a Bachelor's Degree in Education. Congrats Hannah!

I was a little late for the party so most everybody had already left Megan and Hannah's house, but I did manage to take a few pictures.

Megan's sister Kelsey showing off her work jacket...

Andrew and Megan

Me and Hannah (the graduate!)

Megan and I

They had platters and platters of food. I loved the guacamole dip and ate a bunch of that, had a few bites of chocolate cake and offset it all with some fruit! Megan's dad makes a delicious Rum Punch that I need to learn the recipe for. I will have to ask her because it is delicious but definitely also gets the job done if you know what I mean!

I finally headed home around 11:30 so I was able to get to bed and get some much needed sleep before work the next morning!

Overall it was an amazing jam-packed, fun-filled weekend!

Mint Chocolate Martinis

Last night, I went out for drinks with one of my best friends, Kristin.

I met her at a restaurant in North Stonington called Buen Appetito. I met her after work craving a mint chocolate martini, and that is what I got!

Kristin also brought her friend Krystal who is super nice and I was glad to spend time and get to know her!

Here it is...so delicious!