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August 7, 2011

Adventures in Boston

Breakfast + Brunch
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Hello friends!

I’m continuing to have a fabulous time up north in Boston 🙂 There have been lots of boats and water involved!

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Before meeting up with Tina yesterday, I had a farewell brunch with my college friend Kris!

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We went to Temple Bar in Harvard/Porter Square area. Mmmm… they bring you mini carrot cake muffins and coffee cake while you’re waiting for your food!

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I had an omelette filled with sautéed veggies and sausage — deeeeelish! Plus a side salad and some toast.

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The plate was basically the size of my entire body. No big deal.

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I ended up dominating the salad, eating about half the omelette, and ignoring the toast in favor of ”helping” Kris out with her delicious french toast! Check this out:

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Hells to the yes. Strawberry mascarpone french toast = win.

After brunch, I hopped on the train to head down to the south shore to meet up with Tina!Immediately upon my arrival, Tina, her husband Mal, and I headed to the coast. We had boating to do! 🙂

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Planning a visit on a day when your hosts have plans to go boating with friends? Total win. A bunch of us piled into their friend’s boat and sped off to a beach nearby where we proceeded to spend the rest of the day playing. Rough life, I know.

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We had a blast. There were some epic cornhole games:

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(Don’t let that photo fool you — I totally suck at cornhole)

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And yummy turkey sandwiches:

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And delicious Skinny Piña Coladas (Tina’s specialty — recipe here! Although we used pineapple coconut water instead of coconut water and pineapple juice — much easier!)

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Such a fun day. 🙂 It’s great to see Tina again!

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And seriously, how cute is Tina and Mal’s pug, Murphy?!

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He’s discovered that if he “high fives” us, he gets food. Smart dog 😉

After the beach festivities, we headed back to Tina and Mal’s friend’s place for a BBQ. Their place was right overlooking the water — jealous!

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We had quite the feast — whole wheat pasta salad, grilled zucchini and squash, chicken, and burgers. Yum, yum! 

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The festivities continued late into the night, but this morning, Tina and I were up bright and early to meet some blogger friends for a run in downtown Boston! Running is the best way to see a city, as I’ve said before 🙂

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Tina, Ali, and I all met at Elizabeth’s place in South Boston and ran from there. Yay!

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We ran all along the water — so pretty!

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The weather was pretty gross — rainy, cool, and cloudy, but I actually kind of loved it given that I’ve been running in 100 degrees with a bazillion percent humidity the past couple months. Summer in North Carolina = running kind of dies.

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We ran 6 miles — I haven’t run that far in ages with this crazy heat lately. It felt SO GOOD to get back out there! I had a ton of energy and felt good the whole time — gives me hope that I haven’t totally lost all my running endurance this summer 🙂

Our run was followed by brunch back at Elizabeth’s condo!

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Amazing berry tart? Delicious cucumber, melon, watermelon, and mozzarella basil salad? Yes, please.

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Don’t worry, I went back for seconds. And thirds. 😉 Basil + watermelon = my favorite.

On the way back home, Tina introduced me to the amazingness that is Marylou’s iced coffee.

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Tina writes about this place all the time; clearly I had to give it a shot. We both had the “peanut butter wonderful” iced coffee and I’m pretty sure they put crack in it. It was that good.

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Thank god I don’t live near this place or I’d spend my life savings on iced coffee.

Tina and I are off to find some lunch — I hope you’re all enjoying your Sundays! I’ll be back later with more shenanigans 🙂

- anne
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25 comments
  • Lindsey
    August 7, 2011 · 2:18PM:
    Peanut Butter iced coffee?! My two favorite thing combined!
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  • Abby @ Abz 'n' Oats
    August 7, 2011 · 2:23PM:
    It looks like you are having such and amazing trip! That french toast looks so good! :)
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  • Matt @ The Athlete's Plate
    August 7, 2011 · 2:55PM:
    I need some peanut butter iced coffee in my life. ASAP ;)
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  • Krystina (Organically Me)
    August 7, 2011 · 2:56PM:
    Aw, I love Boston.
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  • Cate
    August 7, 2011 · 3:12PM:
    Looks like soooo much fun! I need a beach day!
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  • Jen
    August 7, 2011 · 3:26PM:
    I wasn't hungry until I read your post, and now I'm starving!!!!
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  • Tina @ Faith Fitness Fun
    August 7, 2011 · 3:29PM:
    Looks like you are having a blast! Beach days, cocktails, runs, iced coffee. All fabulous.
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  • Renie August 7, 2011 · 4:14PM:
    Looks like fun. I never heard of cornhole games.
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  • Gina @ Running to the Kitchen
    August 7, 2011 · 4:39PM:
    I'm incredibly jealous you got to try Marylou's. Every time Tina posts about her coffee from there I want to jump through the screen and grab it!
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  • Pat Elsberry August 7, 2011 · 4:51PM:
    Aw you're in my hometown!!! No place like home! Where is Marylou's? I've never heard of it or her awesome ice coffee! Have fun!
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    • Anne P
      August 8, 2011 · 11:17AM:
      Just click on the link to their website - I think there's a bunch of different locations!
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  • Molly @ RDexposed
    August 7, 2011 · 4:55PM:
    Things that I love: Murphy pictures and omelettes where they put the veggies on top not in it!
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  • Lauren @ What Lauren Likes
    August 7, 2011 · 6:55PM:
    Looks like a blast!! glad your having fun! great bathing suit and eats...jealous :)
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  • DHP August 7, 2011 · 8:17PM:
    Way too much fun! Awesome! Thx for sharing, Anne...
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  • Jennifer
    August 7, 2011 · 9:27PM:
    Peanut butter iced coffee sounds divine! Don't have any of that in these parts! Looks like you had an amazing day!
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  • Melissa (MelissaLikesToEat)
    August 7, 2011 · 10:31PM:
    Sounds like a blast! I want a Marylou's where I live!!!
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  • Sarah @TheExPatBride
    August 7, 2011 · 11:13PM:
    Your food pictures literally made my mouth water!!
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  • Lisa
    August 7, 2011 · 11:31PM:
    Hi Anne! Marylou's is amazing, & peanut butter wonderful is probably my favorite, but next time you should try girl scout cookie :-D And it's funny because as I'm writing this comment, I'm wearing the same Harvard Pilgrim 10k shirt from the 4th!
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    • Anne P
      August 8, 2011 · 11:28AM:
      Ha nice! It's Elizabeth's shirt - I borrowed it b/c mine was SUPER soaked from our rainy run!
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  • Jordan @ food, sweat, and beers
    August 8, 2011 · 8:53AM:
    Ha, probably a lot nicer to run the long treks in Boston than in Chapel Hill aka the nation's sweatbox atm! Looks like a fantastic trip, and I'm glad that Murph looks like he has some sort of life jacket on... safety first.
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  • Shannon August 8, 2011 · 10:04AM:
    Wowsa! Is there a recipe out there for that melon/mozz/basil salad? I drooled!
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    • Anne P
      August 8, 2011 · 11:19AM:
      I think it was literally just those things together + tons of fresh basil and some black cracked pepper!
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      • Shannon August 8, 2011 · 2:17PM:
        YUM, I thought that might be the case but wanted to be sure :)
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  • Kris S August 8, 2011 · 10:36AM:
    Glad you had a great rest of the trip! Also, good job going to MaryLou's.. Definitely a WIN! :) Miss youuuu!
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