Scenes from the Weekend
To say that this weekend was busy would be a bit of an understatement. But as you probably know, busy weekends are one of my favorite things, so I’m totally not complaining.
Friday night, I got to enjoy dinner with some friends at Fresca, one of my favorite restaurants in Richmond. The entire menu is vegetarian, and I’ve never had something I didn’t enjoy. Alex and I shared the kale pizza and the pesto pizza. The kale pizza is still my favorite, but the pesto pizza was awesome as well. Lauren also got the kale pizza, while Sarah ventured out and tried the lentil burger.
They were fueling up for the Monument 10K and Alex and I were just being supportive 😉 If you live in Richmond, you should definitely check this place out. Good prices, great food, and awesome ingredients! (For more Richmond restaurant reviews, click here!)
Saturday, Alex and I headed up to D.C. to catch the Nationals game, with his sister, her boyfriend, and lots of friends! I’d never been to that stadium, and the weather was absolutely perfect. I filled up on popcorn and french fries… sometimes it’s necessary 😉
After the game, we grilled out at a friend’s house, and black bean burgers were grilled especially for me and Alex. We also sliced up some zucchini and tossed that on the grill as well. (Sneaking in vegetables when I can!)
Sunday, we went to the Smithsonian Institution National Air & Space Museum outside of the city. It was a pretty cool museum with lots to see. I’m glad I had my camera with me, even though I only had my 55mm lens.
We made it back to Richmond Sunday evening, and I’m pleased to say it was a fantastic weekend. I might not have filled up on my usual fruits and vegetables, but I’ve learned that my diet won’t crash in a single weekend. A bag of popcorn or some french fries won’t make or break me, although I will say that I noticed I don’t have nearly as much energy when I’m not filling up on healthy food. I guess it really is all about balance!
i had a great weekend too – exploring Dallas. I love that pizza and idea of lentil burgers!
That pizza looks awesome! I ate a bunch of non fresh food over the weekend and come Sunday night all I wanted was vegetables! It’s funny how our body can speak to us : ) Looks like an awesome weekend!
Very supportive of you 😉
I agree, you’ve got to allow yourself things like that every now and then and one weekend isn’t going to do you any harm… sounds like you had a brilliant time!
Looks like y’all had a blast — this weekend was perfect for baseball! I did the 10k on Saturday morning, hit Pearl Raw Bar with my momma for some post 10k goodness (totally recommend the fish tacos — not sure if you’re lacto-ovo, pescatarian, etc.), and enjoyed some brews at Devil’s Backbone, Bold Rock Cidery, and Blue Mountain Brewery yesterday. Those pizzas at Fresca look awesome! Blue Mountain had one on their menu that I wanna re-create. I’ll let ya know how it goes (I’m sure it will end up on IG). 🙂
I don’t eat fish but my boyfriend does! I’ve heard good things about that raw bar so I definitely want to check it out! It sounds like you had a fun weekend, too!!
Whoo hoo! I LOVED Fresca, and I’m already planning on recreating that Apple Fennel Salad (in some form) from the side dish selections for the beer dinner this weekend. It is funny how you say we were fueling for a 10K, because, since Lauren is tapering from her half marathon training and I run 6 miles on the regular, we laughed a lot about how we were acting as though we were running a marathon: carb-loading, no veggies, protein…. 🙂
Glad y’all had fun in D.C.! It was SO great to meet Alex!
I love any excuse to eat pizza 😉 I hope you had fun at the race!! Alex had fun meet you and Lauren (and Lauren’s parents!) 🙂
I seriously have such hair envy. Your bangs are literally perfect!!
I love going to baseball games. Such a fun date 🙂
Haha you are too sweet, Kat! Thank you!
Gah! I think the Nationals have a cool stadium. You can like drive up to it and watch the game from your car right? My husband went there once and was telling me about a stadium there like that.
Fries sound so good. They just go with baseball games! I love Washington DC too with all the museums. I hope you got to see some cherry blossoms!
Popcorn is ALWAYS an acceptable splurge, imo. 🙂 Sounds like a fun weekend!
It’s a whole grain, right? 😉
Nats games are so much fun and I’m not even a huge baseball fan! And I love Smithsonians…especially since it is all free 🙂
Yes!! Free makes everything that much better 😉
Sounds like a fabulous weekend! That pizza looks beyond amazing.