Hey all,

Hope you enjoyed the sunshine today!  Sorry I didn’t post last night or this morning; the Bar Method party went later than I expected last night, and we had a date with some of KC’s friends this morning.

Anyway, after I signed off yesterday, Alexis and I headed to the city for the Bar Method Spring Fling.  The party had fabulous food.  I didn’t get pictures of it all, but I did manage to get a couple shots.

There was a caterer at the party, and everything she made was beautiful and very yummy.  I tried to sample all the little snacks (crostini with ricotta, peas, mint, and proscuitto; wonton with smoked salmon and wasabi mayonnaise; tortilla chip with steak, avocado, and salsa; mini pulled-pork sandwiches — YUM).  I have to say, my favorite thing at the party was the veggie plate with green goddess dressing, though (I could have camped out and eaten those heirloom carrots by the POUND).

Priscilla’s Moonbaby Cakes were also in attendance (that would be those adorably tiny cupcakes in the picture).  Alexis and I shared one of the one’s in the picture (vanilla cake with lemon frosting).

The party was really fun, and everyone had a good time.

After I got home last night I was still hungry (probably the result of just downing only a few snacks early in the evening).  I had an orange:

Then I made a box of TJ’s Organic Shells and Cheese as a late night meal for KC and me:

I think pepper makes macaroni and cheese better (I found this box a little bland… Maybe I’ll be going back to the orange stuff?)

I had plans to get up early this morning and blog before KC and I had to leave for our lunch date, but no such luck.  It’s so hard to get out of bed on the weekends (especially when KC doesn’t have to be up at 7am).

Cheerios for breakfast:

After breakfast KC and I got ready to go meet his friends at Home of Chicken and Waffles for lunch.

Yes.  Again.

I didn’t have plans to go back to this place anytime in the near future, seeing as KC and I were just there for my birthday; but KC’s friend was really gung-ho to go, and I didn’t want to be left out.

I should have listened to my gut and stayed home, avoiding the deep-fried feast; but no, I didn’t want to be that girl, so I went.

I ordered Angie’s Delight with macaroni and cheese instead of grits:

Finishing my plate and this place is just never an option.  I made it this far:

After lunch, I convinced KC to take me to Blue Bottle:

Oh iced coffee… You make everything better.

Well, almost.

After coffee, we headed to Bed, Bath & Beyond to buy a new drain cover for our kitchen sink.  While shopping I was reminded of my original instinct to skip chicken and waffles — worst. stomachache. ever.

I’ve noticed that my body really only takes so much of me eating poorly.  I think between the ball game, last night’s festivities, and the super-indulgent lunch, my body had just had it with me and my irresponsible eating.

Ok, lesson learned.

After heading home and recovering, KC and I drove out to Montclair.  We walked around the town and I decided that Montclair is pretty boring; so we headed to Moraga where we hit up my favorite store, TJ Maxx HomeGoods.

I’ll let you check out some of the wonderful things HomeGoods has to offer:

Yes, I can’t believe that you’ve been missing out on these gems either.

They did have a cute patio table and two chairs, which made KC and I whine over the fact that we have no outdoor space at our apartment.  Oh well.

After our East Bay adventure, we headed back to Oakland where we met up with our friend Dan.   KC and I had a snack while waiting for Dan to make it to our place:

We then all raced over to The Lake Chalet to catch the tail end of their happy hour.

We each had one of the house-made chalet ales:

And ordered some happy hour snacks, which I ate sparingly:

The beer was good, but the food was just mediocre.  I guess that’s to be expected at happy hour.

Can’t beat the view of the lake though!

Hope you guys had some fun outside in the sun today!

Post on what I’m making for dinner is coming up…  Stay tuned!