Damnit! I was so bummed because it’s been a while since that’s happened.\u00a0 In fact I don’t even remember the last time it bothered me on a run.\u00a0 I had to cut my run short and maybe did 3 miles, I’m not positive.<\/p>\nHi lovlies!\u00a0 Ever have one of those days where you are just going and going and you never seem to catch up on time?\u00a0 That was me yesterday! Hence the no post. Whoops!<\/p>\n
I got up early yesterday and started my run but during the run the back of my knee started hurting again. Damnit! I was so bummed because it’s been a while since that’s happened.\u00a0 In fact I don’t even remember the last time it bothered me on a run.\u00a0 I had to cut my run short and maybe did 3 miles, I’m not positive.<\/p>\n
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Small swig of CS<\/abbr> and I was out with Rocky for his walk.\u00a0 We got back and I changed and poured myself some coffee and made breakfast.<\/p>\n Oats for one!\u00a0 Scott was sleeping away and I knew he wouldn’t be up for hours so I made oats for just me!<\/p>\n It filled my bowl and I thought to myself, there is no way I’m going to eat all of that!\u00a0 You know I did and it only took me like a minute. Salad with:<\/p>\n Cantaloupe straight out of the container like a savage.<\/p>\n Eaten at the counter because I needed to eat and go! I was meeting a new friend! She’s a local blogger too and we’ve been chatting for a while and finally decided to meet up and chat.\u00a0 We met at a Tea place.<\/p>\n It wasn’t quite what I expected but it was lovely! I thought it was going to be like a tea house where they bring you tea pots to your table and so on.\u00a0 But it’s more like a tea cafe, a sort of coffee house type of deal.<\/p>\n I got a black hot tea called My Favorite.\u00a0 It had flavors of almond, vanilla, and chocolate(!).<\/p>\n I could smell the chocolate right away!\u00a0 It wasn’t an overpowering taste and the tea was very good.\u00a0 Sometimes black tea can be a little bitter but this was not at all.\u00a0 I would definitely get it again!<\/p>\n We chatted for a long time!\u00a0 This is my second blogger meet so I was a little nervous at first.\u00a0 It sort of made me step back for a second when someone I\u00a0 just met already knows things about me because they’ve read it on my blog.\u00a0 :p But I got past that really quickly.\u00a0 It was like meeting an old friend.\u00a0 I had a fabbo time and hope we can get together again soon! After our meeting, I had trouble getting Scott on the phone.\u00a0 He was walking around downtown Dublin doing his thing.\u00a0 I figured I knew where he would be and headed over to the Star$ to see if he was there.\u00a0 And he was!\u00a0 We walked back to the car and Scott mentioned that he was getting hungry.\u00a0 We decided to go out to dinner since we didn’t really go out for our anniversary.\u00a0 I let him pick and he decided on Matt The Miller’s Tavern in Dublin. We saw a lot of Dublin today!<\/p>\n We walked in and got seated immediately in a cozy yet spacious booth.\u00a0 Our server came over and Scott and I both started with water while we looked over the menu.\u00a0 I tried to not drink my water down too fast but I didn’t quite get enough water yesterday and I was trying to remedy that.\u00a0 Both of us ordered a drink.<\/p>\n I got a merlot from Cellar #8 and Scott tried a Guinness again.\u00a0 He said that this one was much better.\u00a0 My glass of wine was huge!\u00a0 It was like two normal glasses for me if I was having some at home.\u00a0 Great pour for the price!<\/p>\n Our server asked us if we would like some fresh bread. Of course! I love when places serve bread.\u00a0 She then brought out the best bread I have ever eaten at a restaurant.\u00a0 I’m not positive but I think it was a focaccia.\u00a0 It was so doughy and flavorful with a touch of saltiness at the end that I loved. Goodness it was so good! I had a very small piece because I didn’t want to get full but I could have easily eaten the entire plate.<\/p>\n I started off with a small Balsamic Salad to go with my meal.\u00a0 They have great salad selections here to choose from!\u00a0 My salad had actual mixed greens and not just some romaine chopped up.\u00a0 It also had roasted red peppers, grape tomatoes, cucumbers, and toasted pine nuts tossed in a balsamic dressing.\u00a0 They dressed the salad and it was perfectly done.\u00a0 Not too much, just lightly covered for some extra flavor.<\/p>\n Scott got Matt’s salad for a starter.\u00a0 It had mixed greens, dried apricots, spiced pecans (tasted like Christmas!) and white cheddar dressed with a maple mustard dressing.\u00a0 I snagged a bite! Both salads were delicious and so fresh tasting.\u00a0 Plus they came out really quickly!<\/p>\n It wasn’t long before our entrees arrived.\u00a0 Both of us decided on flatbreads.\u00a0 Scott ordered the chipotle shrimp flatbread which had chipotle grilled shrimp, spicy ham bites on a pesto base.\u00a0 Topped with pepper jack cheese and a small amount of lime sour cream sauce.<\/p>\n You know I had a piece and it was divine!\u00a0 I loved it.<\/p>\n I got the flatbread special of the day because it sounded too good to pass up.\u00a0 An avocado cream base topped with thin slices of chili-lime grilled chicken and moz cheese.\u00a0 Then sprinkled with a watermelon salsa.<\/p>\n![\"Oatmeal](\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/ohc-07-10-09_breakfast-300x225.jpg\" "\\"Oatmeal")
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\u00a0 I worked on blog things and finally Scott got up.\u00a0 I was waiting on him so that I could start cleaning the house.\u00a0 I cleaned and got dressed for the day.\u00a0 I made a super quick lunch because I needed to be on the move again!<\/p>\n![\"Salad](\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/ohc-07-10-09_salad.jpg\" "\\"Salad")
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