Hi, readers.  Thank you so much for all of the support on the new blog, it means a lot to me.  Today was my parents’ 3rd day of visiting and we are all pretty exhausted so this will be a short, sweet, simple post.

I woke up pretty early (8am) for my late bedtime to clean up a bit and get organized.  I ate a power breakfast while I worked on the computer.  1C Kashi Heart to Heart,

with a chopped nectarine,

and some vanilla hemp milk.

This breakfast was nice and energizing which was good because the first event on the agenda was a 45minute spin class with my mom and the hubby.  This was my 2nd class ever and I liked it, but not as much as the first.  The instructor did a loooooong period of standing and because I have a hurting foot I couldn’t push it all the way and therefore got a less intense workout.  Adam on the other had was dripping with sweat 🙂

After we got freshened up we met back up at the Manhattan bound subway.  My parents brought me this watermelon fruit slice as a surprise.

And I was very happy to be wearing the new necklace Adam bought me yesterday at the flea market in DUMBO.

Our first city stop was an area near Penn Station that was home to tons of bead stores.  My mommy makes jewelry (she makes almost all of mine) so this was her #1 request.  It wasn’t too exciting for the rest of us but I did buy Adam this mouse charm.

His nickname for me is Mouse (I call him Bear) so we love finding things like this.

Adam and I were pretty starving so we split up for a little bit to get some eats.  We found Pump, a health food place that is all about protein and all against added unhealthy fats, so we decided to try that.  A and I split the New York Sandwich.

We got baked falafel as our protein.  Here is my half.

Later on I got suckered into some Taste-D-Light when I found out it had only 80calories a cup.  I got a small Milky Weigh. 

I am usually not one to go for diet choices (unless you mean diet coke!) and this reminded me why – the texture was good, the coolness was nice in the heat, but it was tasteless.  I’d rather double the calories and enjoy the awesomeness that is gelato.

After that we headed uptown and explored Lexington Ave.  We hit up Dylans and Urban Outfitters and I got stuff at both!  I also had some unphotographed bites of my family’s food – cooked nuts and a pretzel.  Finally it was time for our most exciting stop – dinner at Serendipity3 🙂  This is my favorite spot in the city and it never disappoints.  I got the Summer Bries Sandwich.

So frickin’ good!  Open-faced raisin pumpernickle bread with turkey, sprouts, apple, brie, and Russain dressing.  I also did some major sharing with my dad on his soup, salad, and sandwich.  The sandwiches are my favorite part of Serendipty, but you can’t go in without getting dessert.

This ooey gooey bowl was pecan pie, butter pecan ice-cream, maple walnuts, almonds, and fudge.  We split it 4 ways (and still didn’t finish it!) but in reality I had the biggest portion.

I’d like to say that the indulging ended there but when we went to a movie later I ate my Dylan’s candy.

 

I went mostly with gummy coke bottle variations, my favorite.

Looking back at the day I would say I made a few too many *fun* choices.  I am all for pretzels, ice-cream, and candy but that doesn’t necessarily need to happen in one day.  I will say that we did a TON of walking which is part of why I had a hard time controlling myself.

But now it’s way too late and it is time for bed.  See ya Tuesday!

Does your family like to share food?  My family is all about the passing of plates.  When I met Adam he hated to share (and still would take off your finger if there was something he loved) but now he does it pretty happily.