Feeling so fly like a G6

Date night started with some champagne. Love the pink Moet label.

Steaks apparently make me a very happy girl 

http://www.thehawksmoor.co.uk/

Hawksmoor known for their steaks and fun cocktails

Pineapple and sage mint julep. Very sweet and sour but delicious

First mistake- eating a red (sour) berry. I should have known they just make the drink look pretty!

The board tells you what they have left. Our reservation was at 9:30 p.m. so a lot had sold out.

silly cow plates

Appetizers:

Crab and samphire salad. Mehhh.. I was too busy salivating over the other dish to really bother w. this one.

Bone marrow. Oh my bahgeebers. So flippin good. The idea of bone marrow is quite frightening but if you can get over that hurdle, it is truly a delicious experience.

Scoop out the marrow and slather it on your perfectly toasted bread. The marrow is so smokey and sweet from the caramelized onions. This whooped some butt on the crab.

Sides:

Mac n cheese.

 Field Mushrooms

Mash and gravy

Half a lobster and rib-eye for T. I totally forgot to take a picture of my filet!! I was too distracted because T's had come out before mine. We were patiently waiting forever a few minutes. I had asked for mine medium but it definitely came out rare. I'm not one to cause a fuss so I just ate it instead of sending it back. Hands down the best steak I've had in London thus far

After dinner, we went dancing at
http://www.kinglyclub.co.uk/
I was definitely digging the music. T and the DJ had a sort of bromance going on. We were given one too many free drinks.

Morning cocktail:

Ingredients: Skim milk, ice, vanilla yogurt, frozen berries,banana, water, and 1 med carrot. Yum.

Note to headache: please GO AWAY!

Jazz hands

Bran flakes with raisins and half a sliced banana

Quick breakfast of cereal before heading to Body Attack this morning.

I don't know what it is about certain gym instructors and their need to dress like Richard Simmons. Didn't think his shorts could get any shorter. Eeewww.. Thankfully the class was fun! We were kicking, punching, and dancing. Like jazz showtunes style dancing. :-D

Post workout smoothie:

Into the vitamix: skim milk, ice, vanilla yogurt, half a bananer, frozen berries, 1/3 cup water, protein powder.

Cocoa cherry granola was so delicious and crunchy. The cherry bits reminded me texturally of the marshmallows in Lucky Charms cereal.

Scrambled eggs w. a bagel for T.

We spent the afternoon cleaning because we are hosting a small dinner party tomorrow. My back hurts from all the leaning over and vacuuming. I felt like a cleaning machine.

Lunch: I had an itch for Korean grub that needed scratching!

 Kimchee restaurant in Golder's Green. Cute name huh?!

Upon arriving, we were promptly greeted, seated, and this coleslaw type dish placed in front of us.

Small bowl of seaweed soup to start. Similar to getting miso soup at Japanese restaurants.

Side dishes that came with our main entrees. Of course, T and I ordered 3 main's and a starter. Typical!

Bulgogi- beef w. carmelized onions.

Seafood pajun- disappointed w. the flavor and lack of crispiness. There was too much dough and it wasn't properly cooked. Even the soy dipping sauce lacked any flavor. It's supposed to enhance the pajun but it was just bland.

My dish and my favorite. Jampong soup, a spicy noodle dish with seafood and veggies. The broth was so spicy and tasty. The best thing to do after you eat most of your noodles and veggies is to put white rice in the leftover broth.Yummm...

T's dolsot bi bim bap. A stone bowl with rice, beef, veggies, spicy paste, and a fried egg on top.

All gone!

As if I hadn't eaten enough

Hummingbird's carrot cake cupcake with strawberry cheesecake ice cream.

Holla for Yalla

After movie lunch @ Yalla Yalla

http://www.yalla-yalla.co.uk/

Beruit street food.

A small, intimate restaurant with dine in and takeaway options. You can also get Mezze to share.

Hi Vivian!

I shouldn't even bother taking pictures with my Iphone. So blurry!!

Hommos and pita. The hommos was a perfect consistency. Smooth and velvety with a good balance of olive oil to chickpeas.

 Garlic dip and some sort of spicy sauce for the wraps. I recommend mixing the two together.

Vivian and I each got a wrap and split it because sharing is caring!! The Batata Harra had spicy potato with red pepper, chili, garlic, cumin, tomato and picked cucumber. The chicken taouk had charcoal grilled marinated chicken skewer with garlic sauce, lettuce and pickled cucumber. Both were delicious but shocker, I might have preferred the vegetarian wrap. It reminded me of a patatas bravas dish I always order at Spanish restaurants. 

Quote from Easy A-"Whatever happened to chivalry? Does it only exist in 80's movies? I want John Cusack holding a boombox outside my window. I wanna ride off on a lawnmower with Patrick Dempsey. I want Jake from Sixteen Candles waiting outside the church for me. I want Judd Nelson thrusting his fist into the air because he knows he got me. Just once I want my life to be like an 80's movie, preferably one with a really awesome musical number for no apparent reason. But no, no, John Hughes did not direct my life."

Cupcake for breakfast

Don't mind the mess on the plate, I had toast and eggs prior to the cupcake.

http://hummingbirdbakery.com/

The red velvet cupcakes at Hummingbird bakery is DA BOMB. Yes. I'm bringing it back. Da bomb. So moist and the cream cheese frosting so decadant.

Hey at least I left some of the frosting!

Sugar rush to get me through a 6.78 mile run through Regent's Park.

Such a mild fall day. I was running in my tank top at one point. Amaazeeballs!

I heart swans.

After my run, I popped in my fitness coach and did 30 minutes of core body work.

New glassware for my smoothie. Yes, I know it's a port glass. I have a weird fascination with drinking things in wineware. It's so much more fun this way. I assure you.

T's birthday surprise

Enjoy the last year in your 20's!!

Unfortunately, he didn't come home til 1:30 a.m. last night. Guess that's just your typical night as an S&C lawyer. Booo!!!!!

Afternoon plans:

FAIL

T's birthday is today and dinner plans were foiled once again by work. FAIL FAIL FAIL!!

So I ate dinner on my own.

Chicken breasts marinated in soy sauce, honey, garlic, ginger, and sesame oil.

saute some spinach, onions, and mushrooms w. lots of siracha!!

Veggies mixed w. some whole wheat pasta.

Workout: 3 sets of 15 reps for each exercise
a.) barbell bent over row
b.) incline dumbbell press
-rest
a.) dumbbell pullover
b.) seated bent over row
-rest
a.) Straight arm pulldown
b.) chest press
-rest
dumbbell front raise
calf press

Post work out smoothie:

I.can't. get. enough. I swear it's like dessert to me.

Afternoon snack: Vanilla yogurt w. granola and dried fruit.

Time to watch some reality trash tv w. a big bowl of ice cream. :o)