Mother’s Day dinner with my family was the perfect way to end my perfectly relaxing Sunday!

My parents and sister drove up to Newport to join me for dinner at Komegashi Too, a Japanese restaurant by the water. The view was amazing! I Instagram’d it immediately.

I took some photos of the fam as we waited for our food to arrive. Aren’t my mom and dad cute?

Then baby sister Steph and I:

Mom and Steph:

And Dad and I and BEER! We’re the drinkers of the family. Sapporo for me and Heineken for him.

For apps, we ordered the edamame, which was nice and light.

And ika geso, deep-fried squid legs. Not so light, but they had the perfect amount of crunch!

For my entree, I ordered the Spicy White Lover roll, which had salmon and avocado in the roll and was topped with spicy white tuna, golden tobiko, and scallions. And a piece of sauteed enoki mushroom sashimi. I knew the roll would be enough, but I absolutely love enoki mushrooms so I couldn’t resist trying it when I saw it on the menu.

My sister got the tempura zura soba, which was Japanese soba with a dipping sauce and fried shrimp tempura.

My dad ordered the same thing he had the last time we were there, the K2 skirt steak cooked medium rare. It was amazingly tender and served with a divine plum sauce.

And my mom went with the miso bouillabaisse, which contained almost every type of seafood you can imagine with a delicious miso sauce. I sampled the lobster, fish, and some of the veggies and it was all delicious.

It was the perfect meal! Great service and fantastic food. We’d actually had reservations at another restaurant, but my dad definitely made the right decision changing our reservation to K2 at the last minute.

I don’t say it enough, but I love spending time with my family. Dinner was so relaxing and fun. I’m going to miss this next year when my baby sis goes off to Vassar. It’s not far though, so hopefully, we’ll still get just as much family time!

Happy Mother’s Day! Love you, Mom!

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!