1. I want to thank you all so, so much for your comments, messages, and emails yesterday (including those from both my “real life” friends and my “internet” friends). It’s possible that I may have more posts similar to that in the future, but because it really takes me a while to wrap my brain around them all, it may take some time. So for now, again, thank you. You guys are all so wonderful.
2. Loving all the entries I’m seeing for the NatureBox giveaway! You’ve still got until Sunday to enter, so make sure to get those entries in. Gahhh, I want some apple pie oat clusters like, right now.
3. Happy Halloween! Anyone dressing up today?? We have a costume for Lucas and we’re hoping we’ll be able to get him out trick or treating for a bit, but he’s been sick all week AND doesn’t exactly love his costume. Soooo, we’ll see.
4. Now that it’s Halloween, you know what that means…
Saw that scene on Tuesday. I mean, I love me some Christmas but c’mon…I’ll never understand.
5. Did you know TOMS is having a pretty decent sale up through today? I’m kinda crushin’ on these classics and I love how they’d go with practically anything. Let’s just forget the fact that in about a month it’ll be all boots, all the time.
6. Don’t forget…daylight savings time is this weekend! Don’t forget to turn your clocks back an hour (WOOT WOOT for an extra hour of sleep…as long as Lucas lets us).
7. Earlier this week, I had the absolute BEST martini I have ever tasted in my entire life.
Jay and I had the pleasure of dining out at Bonefish Grill and trying out some of the items from their Fall Crush menu (it’s only available until November 18th, so if you haven’t already, you MUST go check it out!). I’m not typically a martini kinda gal, but our waiter totally sold me on it…and I’m so glad he did.
It seriously tasted just like apple cider. It could have been a very, very dangerous thing.
And the menu? WOW. Jay and I decided to order a few things right from the Fall Crush menu (gotta enjoy it while it’s available!) and they certainly did NOT disappoint.
We got the lobster stuffed shrimp to start (omggggg, that stuffing)…
Jay got the Malbec Marinated Steak and Shrimp…
And I got the Swordfish with Pumpkin Ravioli, which did not stand a chance against me. I would eat this again, and again, and again.
As if we hadn’t already had enough good food, we decided we couldn’t leave without dessert, so we ordered their macadamia nut brownie (made fresh, in house!) sundae with warm raspberry sauce and vanilla ice cream.
Warm raspberry sauce is, like, basically the key to my heart.
Our whole dining experience at Bonefish Grill was amazing, from the food, to the service, and the staff (our waiter Brian was incredible, and the manager on that night, Michelle, was so friendly!). I did receive a gift card to test out the new menu, but my entire review up there is totally honest. There was not one thing we didn’t like (ok, the spaghetti squash was just alright). So, PLEASE, go check it out…at least go sit at the bar and try that martini! And let me know if you do.
8. I have not worked out at all since Sunday, and it’s actually felt nice to take a bit of a breather. I’m sure I’ll be ready to get back into it this weekend, but for now, I’m just enjoying the extra 45 minutes of sleep in the morning.
9. Did you guys know that BJ’s Wholesale Club sells coats? Like, I pretty good amount of them, too?
I was recently sent a gift card to check out their selection and try to find some coats for the fam, so Jay and I decided to go check it out before heading to our dinner reservations on Tuesday.
Jay found a few that he thought were nice, but either didn’t love them enough to buy or already had something like it. I almost bought this coat for Lucas, but the smallest size they had was a 2T and I just don’t know if he’ll fit into that this winter.
For me, there were three that I actually really liked and was having a hard time deciding on…
But I eventually wound up going with this Zero Xposur down jacket.
Not too shabby on the savings, right??
Thanks again, BJ’s, for opening my eyes to the rest of your store…not just the food and diaper isles!
10. I am SO excited that my girl Chelsey is finally back at the blog! She was gone for a while, but I’m so happy she decided to return because I’ve always loved her voice. Be sure to check her (and her adorable twin girls) out!
11. These two. They became best buds practically overnight. I love them.
12. Just a quick reminder that today is the LAST day to enter the third and final challenge for the Oster Versa 1100 Challengewith Fitness Magazine and Oster®! If you haven’t already given this Fiery Red Salsa recipe a try, I’d highly recommend it.
Be sure to check out the recipe, make it for yourself, then enter to win! Just upload the picture to Instagram with the #versachallenge hashtag and you’re entered to win some great prizes (including a grand prize $5000 Walmart shopping spree!).
13. This was a long, drawn out list of fun facts that technically were not all really facts, so I guess I semi-cheated today. Whoops.
Linz @ Itz Linz says
i’m so glad chelsey is back too!! and that dinner – everything from the martini to the app to your entree to the dessert sounds ridiculously good!!!! happy halloween!!!
Stacie @ SimplySouthernStacie says
Bonefish has the absolute best martinis, but they can be oh so dangerous if you’ve never had them before!
Hope Lucas has a great Halloween : )
Brynn says
I want to say again how much I enjoyed your post yesterday. It’s so refreshing to hear people be open and honest. I really respect that. In other news- that meal looks so good!! My husband and I are going out for our first date night since the babe this weekend and we might find our way there. Yum!
Katie says
Just got to read your post from yesterday and I loved it. Thanks for writing it and I truly understand how you feel. I feel like my issue since I had Rocco was just my life being in chaos always, haha. I felt like other moms had it all together and I was just a big mess over here. Working out became second priority and still is to this day, but I do like to get up at 5 am 3 days a week these days to workout. Just makes me feel good and I can now that Rocco is a little older.
I have a puch from when I had Rocco and I really don’t give an eff about getting rid of it. Could I kill myself working out and eating clean to get rid of it? Sure! Do I want to be unhappy and do that? NO!
I do what is best for me each day and live life to the fullest each day, no matter what that entails! Most important thing!
Hope Lucas feels better! Rocco had a halloween party at daycare and surprisingly didn’t scream in his costume. We were shocked, we thought he would hate wearing it. Who knows if he will like it today though, haha. We are just taking him to a couple houses anyways, then giving out candy here.
Happy Halloween! <3
Katie says
*pouch from Rocco!
Liv @ Healthy Liv says
That macadamia nut brownie sounds like the right choice! I loved reading your post yesterday…so refreshing to read about body acceptance!
Ashley {The North Carolina Cowgirl} says
Ugh..I hate that places have started to put out Christmas stuff. Why can’t we celebrate one holiday at a time. I LOVE Christmas but dang let’s not celebrate and see stuff until AFTER thanksgiving! (I saw stores putting out Christmas items a couple weeks ago)
Tara | Treble in the Kitchen says
Happy Halloween and Happy Friday!! Looks like you had a pretty awesome week!!! :) That cocktail sounds AMAZING!
Annie says
Ew Christmas decor? Although this morning we saw snowflakes in Chicago…so I guess today feels more like Christmas and less like Halloween. BOOO!!! :(
chelsey @ clean eating chelsey says
Thanks for the love, blestie (yup, I’m making it a word – just like “fetch”). Costco sells coats too, and I always want to get one! The one you picked out was super cute!
We had snow this morning, so it felt like Christmas. Yup. Snow.
Monica says
I can’t wait to see Lucas’s costume! For that matter, I just finished making my Harlow’s costume last night, so I can’t wait to see her in the costume, either! lol! Happy Halloween (my favorite holiday)!!!
Marielle says
Awww I love seeing pictures of little kids and animals, I’m glad the cat is tolerating your little guy, ha!
Danica @ It's Progression says
Your whole dinner sounds incredible!!
I hope Lucas feels well enough to at least wear his costume for a little bit tonight :) have fun!
Ashley @ My Food 'N' Fitness Diaries says
Oh my WORD! That dinner you guys had looks and sounds incredible. Aaaand now I’m suddenly starving. ;)
I’m totally with you on the Christmas thing… I went in to Target yesterday to look for some sort of Halloween-ish top to wear for my BodyPump class, and pretty much everything was already replaced with Christmas stuff. Uhhhh, it wasn’t even Halloween yet?! After digging through some stuff, I managed to find a large girl’s top that still barely fit me. I will admit though, seeing all the Christmas stuff is already making me excited… I love Christmas! Obviously the stores know how to suck us in. ;)
Sam @ Better With Sprinkles says
Wow – that dinner does sound awesome! Cannot go wrong with stuffed lobster shrimp. Or that dessert!
Ashley @ A Lady Goes West says
Hi there! Happy Friday to you! I’m not dressing up this year, but that’s okay, because I get other chances to dress up in San Francisco outside of Halloween. Fun little list of facts. Hope you have an awesome weekend, and yes, Bonefish is great. We don’t have one around here but I used to go when I lived in Florida.
ellie | fit for the soul says
Haha I was gonna say that I hope you got the swordfish and pumpkin ravioli! Sounds so so good and it’s packed with all the best ingredients. :D You guys are such a beautiful couple, guys! I love seeing pictures of you together, hehe. I mean, I know you guys are married but it’s just…nice. #creeperalert
Chelsea @ Chelsea Eats Treats says
So funny story – I went to Bonefish this week with the gift card too, and will be reviewing it on my blog next week. I tried to get the swordfish and pumpkin ravioli like you did, HOWEVER apparently I am really dense because I thought it was swordfish ravioli instead of swordfish AND ravioli. I then proceeded to order the ravioli which came out with three small raviolis and nothing else. I thought it was a weirdly small portion size, but by the time the mix up was figured out I had already eaten all the raviolis and didn’t feel like ordering the missing swordfish. Sigh. Good thing I had the macadamia nut brownies to make up for it ;)
Hannah @ CleanEatingVeggieGirl says
I am SUPER excited about the extra hour of sleep, but NOT excited about it being dark at like 5:00. That is going to be a rude awakening come next week! :(
This year for Halloween I was a flapper at a Roaring 20’s party and for work my department dressed up as Shark Week. Both were pretty great and easy costumes!
Shel@PeachyPalate says
Kids and animals…so cute! Wish I had of had a dog as a child! Those brownies look to die for!
Lauren @ The Bikini Experiment says
Happy Halloween! Great coat selection, who knew?
Amanda @ A Latte Learn says
Cute choice on the coat. I will never understand about the early Christmas thing either. I’m at the airport tonight and got a red cup at Starbucks already! Crazy!
haley @Cupcakes and Sunshine.com says
Ohhh my word, that foooood! I would have gone with the pumpkin ravioli as well. And that brownie!!
Abby says
Love that kitty and baby love each other! I hope that happens with mine!
Matt D. says
Yeah. It’s Christmas! Time for a bigger tree and brighter lights.