This afternoon the girls went off with Zak’s mom while Zak and I went on a little double date with my mom and step dad!
We hit the Museum and Science Center to visit the new Titanic exhibit that arrived last month.
Real artifacts uncovered from the Titanic are currently on display at the museum. As soon as we heard about this exhibit I knew we had to go.
As we waited to enter the exhibit hall we were given boarding passes with the name of a real passenger that was on board.
At the end of the exhibit you were able to check the list to see if your passenger survived or not. Oh the suspense!
I was Mr. Edward Beane. Age 32. A newly wed! But a man and a second class passenger? Yeah, I’m pretty sure I was doomed.
The exhibit was great – it was so eerie to see things that had been uncovered from 12,500 feet below the surface of the North Atlantic. We couldn’t take photographs in the exhibit – but it really was fantastic. There was so much to read and see, relevant facts about the ship and passengers that were so ironic in relation to the sinking. I loved the movie and having watched it more time than I care to admit, this was a great way to spend a child-free afternoon.
We spent about an hour walking through the exhibit and and then toured the museum for another half hour or so before declaring ourselves officially hungry.
It was a beautiful fall evening and was made even better knowing it was time to go eat!
My mom picked the restaurant a head of time – a great little greek place in a very artsy fartsy part of town near the museum.
I had calorie counting in mind tonight, but also decided I was still going to enjoy myself and not worry about it too much.
Let’s get this party started! A glass of Riesling pour moi.
And a couple of appetizers for everyone to share. Falafel and something called Maza which was baked pita crisps stuffed with feta, scallions, olive oil and spices.
There was plenty to go around but my goal tonight was to not leave the restaurant feeling absolutely stuffed but also not feeling like I deprived myself either. I had one of each.
My entree was the Ali Baba Pitza – with a name like Ali I don’t think there was any other choice really.
A pizza on thin, crispy pita bread with garlic sauce as a base, topped with feta, eggplant, tomatoes, olives and parsley.
It was huge! And SO, SO good. I had two pieces (about half), gave one piece to Zak and we brought the last piece home.
I also enjoyed a bite of Zak’s artichoke salad.
From a calorie counting perspective, I’m totally pleased with how dinner went tonight – I didn’t need to be rolled out the restaurant but enjoyed myself without too much concern over how many calories I was consuming. Sinbad’s isn’t a chain and their menu items aren’t in The Daily Plate database, but I did the best I could picking similar sounding items and think I got some pretty good estimates to get a ball park idea of where I ended up today.
A fun day with fabulous company and fabulous food!
When we picked up the girls we discovered they’d been quite busy today with Hanna! All sorts of baking and cooking and digging in garden and chasing chickens. Child bliss.
I snagged a child-made peanut butter cookie – just because.
Counting calories and knowing that I probably still had a calorie deficit today (thanks to my long run – shew!) is totally saving me from diving into that little zip lock bag of cookies that’s now in my kitchen cupboard. It’s the strangest thing. I think if I didn’t know approximately where I stood with calories today I would be feeling very “oh well – I blew it, might as well have two more!” But I’m not. This is a very good thing.
And oh yes, my passenger and his new wife both survived. Crisis averted. Sort of.
This afternoon the girls went off with Zak’s mom while Zak and I went on a little double date with my mom and step dad!
We hit the Museum and Science Center to visit the new Titanic exhibit that arrived last month.
Real artifacts uncovered from the Titanic are currently on display at the museum. As soon as we heard about this exhibit I knew we had to go.
As we waited to enter the exhibit hall we were given boarding passes with the name of a real passenger that was on board.
At the end of the exhibit you were able to check the list to see if your passenger survived or not. Oh the suspense!
I was Mr. Edward Beane. Age 32. A newly wed! But a man and a second class passenger? Yeah, I’m pretty sure I was doomed.
The exhibit was great – it was so eerie to see things that had been uncovered from 12,500 feet below the surface of the North Atlantic. We couldn’t take photographs in the exhibit – but it really was fantastic. There was so much to read and see, relevant facts about the ship and passengers that were so ironic in relation to the sinking. I loved the movie and having watched it more time than I care to admit, this was a great way to spend a child-free afternoon.
We spent about an hour walking through the exhibit and and then toured the museum for another half hour or so before declaring ourselves officially hungry.
It was a beautiful fall evening and was made even better knowing it was time to go eat!
My mom picked the restaurant a head of time – a great little greek place in a very artsy fartsy part of town near the museum.
I had calorie counting in mind tonight, but also decided I was still going to enjoy myself and not worry about it too much.
Let’s get this party started! A glass of Riesling pour moi.
And a couple of appetizers for everyone to share. Falafel and something called Maza which was baked pita crisps stuffed with feta, scallions, olive oil and spices.
There was plenty to go around but my goal tonight was to not leave the restaurant feeling absolutely stuffed but also not feeling like I deprived myself either. I had one of each.
My entree was the Ali Baba Pitza – with a name like Ali I don’t think there was any other choice really.
A pizza on thin, crispy pita bread with garlic sauce as a base, topped with feta, eggplant, tomatoes, olives and parsley.
It was huge! And SO, SO good. I had two pieces (about half), gave one piece to Zak and we brought the last piece home.
I also enjoyed a bite of Zak’s artichoke salad.
From a calorie counting perspective, I’m totally pleased with how dinner went tonight – I didn’t need to be rolled out the restaurant but enjoyed myself without too much concern over how many calories I was consuming. Sinbad’s isn’t a chain and their menu items aren’t in The Daily Plate database, but I did the best I could picking similar sounding items and think I got some pretty good estimates to get a ball park idea of where I ended up today.
A fun day with fabulous company and fabulous food!
When we picked up the girls we discovered they’d been quite busy today with Hanna! All sorts of baking and cooking and digging in garden and chasing chickens. Child bliss.
I snagged a child-made peanut butter cookie – just because.
Counting calories and knowing that I probably still had a calorie deficit today (thanks to my long run – shew!) is totally saving me from diving into that little zip lock bag of cookies that’s now in my kitchen cupboard. It’s the strangest thing. I think if I didn’t know approximately where I stood with calories today I would be feeling very “oh well – I blew it, might as well have two more!” But I’m not. This is a very good thing.
And oh yes, my passenger and his new wife both survived. Crisis averted. Sort of.