Yesterday, I joined some of the current graduate students in my department for a bike ride to start learning my way around Austin. No one warned me that my department was so athletic!!! They’re all really strong riders and athletes, for a “social ride” it was a decent workout. My thighs are burning this morning! But I have to say, I loved socializing during exercise. I don’t always want a sweat buddy, but sometimes it is nice to have someone to talk to. It makes the time go by faster!
I didn’t snap any pictures because I was busy overcoming my fear of riding my bike in traffic, but we did stop at a really cool place to have lunch. For lunch, we went to a grocery store called Central Market where there is a small restaurant inside and a great patio. I had a Green Machine smoothie (orange, mango, and spirulina) and a granola bar. I was shockingly NOT hungry, just HOT and THIRSTY! The ride started around 10am and we wound around the city, ate lunch, and finished up around 1:30pm. When we were done it was nearing 103 degrees outside so I spent the rest of the afternoon chugging water and sitting in the pool at my apartment.
After recovering from the bike ride, I got a text from my friend Mary (the one in town looking for a place to live & my dinner buddy from the other night). It turns out, she signed a lease on an apartment in my complex!! My complex is made up of 2 different communities, but they’re all run out of the same leasing office. She will be about a 5 minute walk down a parking lot from me!!! We went out to dinner, again, to celebrate!
At North by Northwest Pub & Brewery, I enjoyed a carb fest. I sat down for dinner and realized it was 7pm and I hadn’t eaten anything since my granola bar & smoothie at 11:30am! I was ravenous!
Northern Light from the brewery at NXNW
Our appetizer... Skillet Fried Cornbread with goat cheese & wild mushrooms
Bleu cheese & artichoke pizza with caramelized onions (came with chicken & I subbed with artichokes!)
The pictures didn’t turn out great because of the lighting in the restaurant, but at least you were able to see my carb fest! I ate half the pizza and have the rest to eat for lunch today!!
So do you enjoy social exercise? And more importantly, do you enjoy the occasional carb fest? Carbs are not evil!!!
I love me some carbs! Often too much. It all balances out eventually.
And that’s awesome that your friend will be so close!
mmm carby goodness!! yes, I agree, it does all balance out! I refuse to be a low carb zombie!
Mmmmm carbs! Just had a bunch of carbs for dinner. Homemade pizza
. Also had some No Pudge brownies, at your recommendation a while back, and they were SO GOOD. Who knew?!
heck yes no pudge!!! I try to stay away from fakey stuff, but in a pinch those kill some brownie cravings!!!!
Mmmm love that your new dept is athletic! I would have been peeing my pants on a bike ride in traffic — way to just go for it!