We woke up to some surprise snow on Saturday morning!
Perfect morning for an early hot yoga class followed by pancakes.
I topped my pancake with extra blueberries, plain Greek yogurt for protein, and some pecans for fat so that they didn’t leave me hungry again a minute later!
I took Riese off to a fun playdate mid morning on Saturday, and then we came home to eat lunch with Matt. On the menu: grilled cheese and split pea + ham soup (from the farmer’s market that morning).
Gross rainy/snowy day called for muffins – these were Simple Mills pumpkin muffins made with milk + topped with pumpkin seeds.
We all needed to get out of the house on Saturday night so our friend Shane joined us for dinner at Del Ray Pizzeria.
We started with some deviled eggs + salad…
And then moved on to pizza (for them – I wasn’t in the mood for it) + pasta (for me) – a yummy fettuccine with pesto, mushrooms, sun dried tomatoes, and chicken.
Plus some broccoli on the side for me + Riese to share.
Sunday morning the sun was back out – yay!
I celebrated by taking Riese and Freyja for a nice walk. Please note the trash bag Riese is sitting on because we forgot to bring our stroller up onto the porch and it got all snowy/wet the day before… this happens way too often…
When we got back, Matt had bacon in the oven and our friends Lily and James and their toddler and Heather and Mike and their toddler were just arriving for a fun brunch potluck/playdate!
We had a serious feast! Matt and I contributed salad, a veggie + egg scramble, and bacon to the mix, and the others brought the oatmeal bake (similar to my Simple Baked Oatmeal Recipe), pumpkin muffins, cookies, and fruit!
The food was great and so was the company. I had a little of everything (the oatmeal bake is hiding under the salad)!
We always have a blast with this crew – the kids have as much fun as the adults do! 🙂
After our friends headed out and we got Riese down for her nap (thankfully – the day before she refused to nap gahhh), I went off to meet my friend Kathleen for a run!
It was REALLY windy – we did an out and back and when we turned back OMG that wind made running so hard! I think the pace for the second half of our run was about a minute slower per mile than the first!
We made it 7 miles, though, which is exciting – starting to steadily build up that distance in preparation for the DC Rock n Roll half marathon in late March!
I’ve only run the 7 mile distance a couple of times since Riese was born, so this felt big – and what felt even bigger is that I didn’t feel super banged up after. It’s nice to feel like my endurance is returning!
I don’t usually run in the afternoon and was missing my usual post-run latte, but I knew caffeine that late in the day was a bad idea (#old)… plus I was hungry so instead I tucked in to my leftover chicken pasta from the night before (it was a massive serving so I had a ton to bring home).
I was hungry again around 7 thanks to the early dinner but didn’t want anything else savory, so I had a bowl of cereal with some fruit and nuts for a nightcap.
I’m writing this post on Sunday night because Matt and I are taking the day off work tomorrow for the MLK holiday, and my office is right next to Riese’s bedroom so I’m enjoying listening to her singing herself to sleep while I type! She’s really into singing nowadays… it’s so cute.
I hope you all had a nice weekend!
Important question: when it comes to brunch, do you go sweet or savory? I always like a mix, but if I had to choose, I’d be team savory all the way.
