Hope you all had a great weekend!
Ours was a perfect mix of being out and about, time with family, time with friends, and vegging at home.
but first…….
:: FLIPPING OUT ::
I love Flipping Out, but I was literally Flipping Out when last weeks episode was in Chicago and they were filming right in my old neighborhood.
They pan to the Southport el stop and showed the exact spot on Southport with the outside of the apartment I lived in for 5 years before Kip and I bought a place.
I couldn’t believe Jeff and the gang were running around the streets of Southport when I was living RIGHT THERE and I didn’t even see them
….. and then for lunch they’re eating potbelly’s.
I’d recognize those croutons in that salad any day – they have the best damn croutons
I could have run into them at potbelly’s?
DAMN IT!
but I loved seeing them in Chicago 🙂 It was a great episode.
Friday night, Kip and I went to a local restaurant for dinner + drinks on the bar patio.
It was raining so I swapped my white jeans for this distressed pair
{I knew I’d get dirt all over the back of them from it splashing up while I walked.
Hashtag white jeans problems}
But this distressed pair has a ton of stretch and a perfect price point! So they’re a go to when the white jeans can’t make an appearance.
Saturday we went to a new-to-me bar/restaurant that I loved
called LITTLE TROUBLE
Plus, they have this adorable spot for a photo op, so obviously I give it 5 stars.
We just went for drinks after dinner, but the cocktails were great and the music was great too!
The menu is mostly Asian and looked delicious from what I saw.
The month of August has been an amazing, but very busy one!
Kip and I have both been traveling a bunch for work + play and the next two weekends are the last travel weekends before taking it easy for a bit.
I am going to DC to visit one of my besties this weekend and then we both head up to Lake Michigan for Labor Day.
I’m upping my cardio this week with HIIT workouts from youtube because even though I’ve been 100% on track with working out, my weekend indulgences have been as bad as ever 🙂
I’m still doing the Tracy Continuity Toning, but the Tracy Dance Cardio starts to hurt my shins and ankles after a few days, so now I’m changing that part up.
I also meal-prepped a version of this Chicken Salad Recipe to have for lunches this week and it is so, so yummy!!! Very easy to make too (I made the chicken in the slow cooker so combining the rest was a breeze)
their beautiful photo versus mine 🙂
Not gonna lie…… It wasn’t as good as the Chicken Avocado BLT’s we made yesterday (Kip outdid himself)……. but it was good!
I’ll have some exciting news next week that I’ve been holding out sharing!
Happy Monday!!!
Ha! That last quote is so true!! Cheers! 🙂
Loving that fun place to take photos you guys went out this weekend!! August has been crazy, but you have to pack it all in during the summer…it's our duty! xo, Biana –BlovedBoston
mmm I need that chicken salad in my life! Thanks for sharing!! Love it when you post easy healthy meals! And I tried that Tracy Anderson 8 minute arm thing and I couldn't finish it.. 🙁 maybe I'll give one of those HIIT vids a try!