Tone It Up Meals: Week 4
Richmond got hit by a major snow storm this past weekend. While I didn’t stock up on milk and eggs, I did order from Relay Foods before the storm, so we were pretty well set for groceries and I was glad I didn’t have to fight the crowds! It was actually kind of crazy how much it snowed, since we don’t typically get much snow here. This was the view from our porch:
Despite the cold weather, when I woke up on Sunday morning, I was craving a smoothie.
I started the day off with a blueberry cheesecake smoothie bowl. I was literally wrapped up in a blanket and I was sipping coffee with this so I was able to stay warm! We spent quite a bit of the weekend painting. We managed to paint the guest bedroom, the hallway, and the furniture in the guest bedroom. Here’s the guest bedroom in progress:
The color looks much more blue in that photo but the color itself is Sherwin Williams’ “watery” which is more of a blue-green color. It’s a bit brighter than I expected but I like how it turned out! All of the paint caused us to work up quite an appetite so I whipped up this Mexican Quinoa Bake for lunch. We’ve actually had this a couple of times in the past week because it’s one of those recipes that only requires pantry staples. We were a little low on fresh produce since we hadn’t been to the grocery store in a while, but this recipe was perfect!
It was sort of weird spending so much time inside but Alex and I played a lot of board games, watched a lot of Netflix, and we also played a little music together.
Around 5:30, we were getting a little stir crazy so we decided to venture out to Carytown. There were a handful of restaurants open and each one was packed with people! I guess we weren’t the only ones climbing over snow piles to get out of the house. We ended up at New York Deli and I got a Greek salad wrap with french fries. Those fries were definitely not “tone it up approved” but they were so worth it! I think New York Deli might have some of the best french fries ever.
We had a seat by the window so it was kind of fun watching the people walk by and we definitely enjoyed getting out of the house for a bit!
I’m still trying to follow the Tone It Up meal plan (although dinner was a worthwhile exception) so you can see the past weeks’ meals here:
Did you get snow this weekend?
I’m linking up with What I Ate Wednesday!
Yummmm, that wrap looks really good! And I am totally with you – sometimes you just need some french fries in your life!
We had so much snow this weekend too! And like you I was craving smoothie too! So weird that we still crave smoothies even though there’s a snowstorm outside. Your dinner looks so good! 🙂
Wow I am amzed you actually got out of the house. I couldnt move my car out on Saturday. I started digging away st it but then the snow got heavier. We got about 22 inches in all. Luckily the sun helped on sunday and I got my car to move in and out of its space but I didnt need to go anywhere as my yoga class was canceled so I was happy to stay at home and went outside to do some snowga and make snow angels.
We didn’t get snow in my part of Florida but I was in Atlanta and they got some snow. And it was cold! I love the picture of your front porch. Glad you guys were able to get out of the house for a bit and enjoy some food!
Love that pic of your front porch! Like a winter wonderland 🙂
And if those fries were as good as they look, they were worth it!
Those fries look really good! I don’t blame you for wanting to get outside. As much as I loved the excuse to be lazy all day, I really appreciated the fresh air once I got it!
YIKES! Living in Cali I never get hit with snow, but I was praying for all of you on the East coast!! I know some got hit pretty hard. Glad to hear you made the best of it! p.s. how freaking cute is it that you and your hubby played music together to pass the time? ADORABLE!!
Looks like you made a productive weekend out of Jonas! I also relied on pantry staples (hello sunflower seed butter jar, eaten in 3 days) although in NYC for much of the time we could go out to eat, only Saturday night was tough.
That wrap and those fries! I need them in my life. I used to live near a diner that made what looks like the same exact thing and I totally miss it. It was SO tasty!
I love snowstorms… I think part of it is that I just love being cozy in the house. Praise God for WARM houses! 🙂