Silly Chrysanthe and Angela in a photobooth say hi!

I was up in Boston to visit Chrysanthe and go to #HLS12 this past weekend. I’m still recovering from the lack of sleep a bit, but it was a blast and totally worth it.

I’m not going to do a full recap of the conference because I don’t have a lot of pictures and honestly, there are better places you can find that. But can we talk about my new favorite town to eat in for a second? We went to two restaurants in Cambridge on Friday and Saturday night and both were amazing.

The first was Veggie Galaxy, a vegan diner. It’s adorable!

And they’re apparently well-known for their vegan desserts, which were on display. We both wanted to try the sweet potato carrot cake and tried to save room for it, but there was just no way that was going to happen after our meal.

I had the black bean burger with sundried tomato pesto, portabellos, and goat cheese, which came with a side of lightly dressed arugula and red cabbage slaw. The burger was delicious. I’m talking heaven in my mouth, people. I need to find a way to recreate this at home.

Chrysanthe went for their Harvard Square burger with a black bean patty. It came with tarragon basil pesto, red cabbage slaw, and sweet corn mash.

We finished up the night by going to BerryLine for froyo! I had a small passionfruit with mochi on top. It was basically the perfect night of eating. Let’s just say that I already can’t wait to visit again so that we can recreate this night!

After a day of conferencing and snacking (thanks to all the wonderful HLS sponsors!), we were wiped but not yet hungry. We headed back to C’s place to hang out and then change before going to Thelonious Monkfish, a sushi place that was actually just a few doors down from Veggie Galaxy.

I immediately made my usual chopsticks holder out of the paper they wrapped in.

The girl at the table next to us gave the Sleeping Beauty roll of the restaurant’s Fairy Tale sushi a stellar review, so I was really excited to try it. Chrysanthe and I also decided to split the Rising Sun roll. Not bad, but neither of us realized it had tempura in it, which we’re not a fan of. I thought it would have been better without the tempura.

I absolutely loved the Sleeping Beauty roll. It was delicious and so unique! I’ve never tasted anything like it, but I adored it. Ooh, do I love me some fruity sushi!

Some good eats were enjoyed in Boston, let’s just say that. And don’t think I forgot about posting my Hawaii eats either! That post is on it’s way.

I’m not often a victim of bad luck, but whenever I am, it seems to hits me pretty hard.

This past weekend was one of those times! On Saturday afternoon, I hit the gym with my new armband and my credit and debit cards in the cardholder (get where I’m going on?). After the gym, I went grocery shopping. I know I had both of my cards while I was at the checkout counter, but I couldn’t find my debit card when I got back to my apartment. Luckily, I live about three minutes from the grocery store so I just ran back out and retraced my steps… No luck though. I’m guessing someone found it and picked it up because I had to have gone back within the span of 10 minutes. I had to call the bank and get it replaced.

You know how I talked about getting my bloodwork done in my June goals post? Well, I’d gone and had it done last Monday and the results were waiting in my mailbox when I got back from my debit card-hunting trek. Sadly, more bad news. I’ve been plagued with genetic high cholesterol since I was in high school and I was really hoping it’d gone down in the past year since I’ve gotten a lot healthier, in terms of both my eating and exercise habits. But according to my bloodwork, it’s actually gone up slightly! Not significantly, but it was just very disappointing because that wasn’t the news I’d been hoping to get. There was some other bad news in there that I don’t really want to talk about… I need to call my doctor to talk about the results tomorrow and get some referrals for specialists. Boo.

And after all the bad news bears, I was totally drained and skipped my plan to write a post catching up on the week. But I’m trying my best not to make myself feel like I’m getting behind… S&R is my baby but it’s not my whole life!

Now let’s talk about the good stuff… Fooood! Here’s some of the stuff I’ve been enjoying lately:

A sample of chocolate/vanilla swirl frozen yogurt from my building’s cafeteria today. Topped with toasted coconut, yum! And how cool is this spoon?!

Vegan Divas’ chocolate mousse, which I discovered at my company’s cafeteria. Only 42 calories and absolutely delicious! Sadly, it’s a little pricey ($3.50) for an everyday snack so I may try making it at home to get my chocolate fix.

Veggie burger with soy provolone and roasted red pepper hummus on an Arnold sandwich thin. I just bought all of these things and they are all things I need to buy again soon. It’s a tasty combination and a very quick meal!

Roasted pepper lentil chips with roasted red pepper hummus. Another awesome combination! I’m just loving this hummus lately.

And raspberries! They’re finally in season and I can’t get enough!

Peace out, Cub scout!

My Sunday has been pretty uneventful so far – just a lot of much-needed cleaning going on here! But I thought I’d share a few eats from yesterday and today.

After SELF Workout in the Park yesterday, I decided to go get a haircut in Chinatown. I figured I was already there, so why not? My favorite hair salon charges only $30 for a cut and blowout, a great deal in the city!

On my way, I bumped into a Yogo yogurt truck. Perfect timing since I was craving some froyo! I got a small fat-free tart with mochi and coconut on top. Mochi is my absolute favorite topping with froyo – I get it every single time! And if it’s a self-serve place, I may occasionally be guilty of getting more mochi than froyo… I said may.

Anyway, back to my haircut! I asked for a one-inch trim and the stylish did exactly that, so I was happy with that. The blowout was amazing! But since I was coming from a sweaty workout in the park, completely unnecessary since I planned to hop in the shower as soon as I got home. Oh well. I snapped a photo in the elevator to share anyway!

When I got home, I had some grapes and finished up some leftovers from earlier in the week. I was still hungry though, so I decided to make some baked sweet potato fries. Good thing because my last sweet potato was on the verge of mold! I saved it though.

Breakfast

Breakfast this morning was an English muffin with peanut butter, strawberry jelly, ripe banana slices, and chia seeds sprinkled on top.

Lunch

After that, I hit the gym for some cardio and a Nike Training Club strength workout. I love that app so much! When I got home, I made myself a green monster smoothie, chilled in the fridge before I slurped it down.

And of course, Happy Mother’s Day to all the mamas out there. My family’s driving up around 6 tonight so we can have dinner at Komegashi Too in Newport. I love their sushi so I’m excited!