1. On Friday night I had a girls night with some of my favorite ladies in Chicago. We ate salad, hummus & veggies, chips & guac, and popcorn while drinking wine and attempting to watch Crossroads (we were waay too chatty for a movie). I had so much fun that I didn’t get home until almost 1 am. That hasn’t happened in a loooong time.
2. I slept in on Saturday morning and then headed out for an 8 mile run with a few stride drills. It was surprisingly warm out and I tried to enjoy the fact that it was sunny out and I was way overdressed. By the time I got home, all I wanted was something cold for breakfast. Unfortunately, Ian and I were in desperate need of a grocery trip and hot oatmeal was my only option.
At least pumpkin oats are tasty!
3. I spent the majority of my Saturday watching Michigan beat Iowa (woohoo!) and recipe planning for the Thanksgiving at my mom’s. We’re going to have a few family traditions (modified for my dietary restrictions) as well as some new dishes and I can’t wait to see how it all turns out!
4. On Saturday night, Ian and I decided to go out for a date night. It’d been about 2 weeks since our last sushi excursion, so we figured it was about time to be sushified. Rather than drive/take the el for 30-45 minutes to go to a sushi spot, we decided to head over to one of the nicer sushi places nearby, South Coast Sushi.
While we were looking over the menu, our waiter brought out fried seaweed with wasabi mayo and spicy mayo for dipping. I always used to love this little appetizer but I can’t have it anymore (although I did steal a few strips of seaweed–I was hungry!)
I decided to start with a ginger salad and Ian had a cup of miso soup and then we split the super white ponzu appetizer.
I love super white tuna, it has to be my favorite sushi fish.
Next, we ordered some nigiri (two yellowtail, two super white tuna, & two salmon) as well as a salmon poke roll (salmon marinated in seaweed, scallion & fresh sesame soy, cucumber, masago, and crushed cashew).
We also ended up ordering an Alaska roll (king crab, avocado, cucumber, and roe). It was good but not as tasty as our first plate.
Overall, it was quite the successful evening and I’d highly recommend South Coast if you’re looking for a good sushi spot in the South Loop area.
5. On Sunday morning I woke up early to get my 14 miler in (cut back week FTW). I fueled with a rice cake with sunflower butter, chia seeds, and dried cranberries and some almond milk (I decided not to fuel during the run but to eat a bigger pre-run snack). The run went well and was over before I knew it! It definitely helped that it was nice and sunny out 
. I’ll get my weekly workout recap up soon (and link to it here like before). Obviously I suck at doing it on Sundays My weekly workout recap has been backposted here!
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6. I usually have a smoothie post-run but Ian was still sleeping when I got back and I didn’t want to wake him up. Instead, I ended up indulging the craving I’ve had since last week when I finished my frozen waffles.
So. good.
7. Ian and I spent most of Sunday watching Netflix on the couch. When it came time to make lunch, I only had enough energy to roast some veggies and throw them on top of kale. I was excited to try my new black truffle olive oil from TJs and I used a little bit to coat some brussels sprouts. It was good but not amazing. I’m thinking the oil will better on fries/in salad dressings. Any suggestions?
8. By the time dinner came around I was ready to cook something. I decided to try a cajun mac ‘n’ cheese recipe that was both gluten free and vegan. For a mac ‘n’ cheese recipe it took a lot of prep work, but it was definitely worth it.
I loved this meal.
9. The rest of Sunday was spent in true lazy form. Ian and I watched Walking Dead, Breaking Amish, and more Netflix. Considering we’ll be travelling next weekend, I think we did an excellent job of laying low this weekend 
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10. And now it’s time to announce the two winners of the $25 gift cards from Coca Cola.
So this means that Sarah and Skylar J have won! Please e-mail me your addresses (runningthewindycity[at]yahoo[dot]com) and I’ll make sure your gift cards get on their way!
So now tell me, what did you do this weekend?
Haha I got home at about 1:15am, and I’m pretty sure I dozed off on the bus because it was a really quick bus ride…
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Hahahaha you know you’re tired when you can fall asleep on public transit!
your eats from the weekend look so awesome. i love girls’ nights – i have been in serious need of one but i don’t think i’ll be getting one for a while. i guess drinking champagne with my mom counts though right? that’s about all i have planned for my thanksgiving break.
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Sounds like a perfect holiday
I’m offended- don’t you mean some of your favorite ladies EVER, not just in Chicago?
I Really need to go out for sushi. I’ve been twice since I’ve moved to chicago (which means in like 1.5 years..) and they were both with Kim. We should have a threesome date.
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Yes, lets!!
Wooo girls night! And I LOVE sushi!!! hmmm.
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We obviously need to go!
Dang it! Looks like my giveaway lucky streak has come to an unfortunate end :p
I ran all around the great state of Michigan and spent a lot of quality time with my BFF Amtrak this weekend, because duh. Like I’d do anything else with my November weekend. But really. Over the course of 2 days I spent time in 6 different cities in Michigan. No one knows how to have a relaxing weekend quite like me! Haha.
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Wow 6 cities?? Were they all close to each other or were you running all over the state?
Um…no. Haha. I was everywhere from Kalamazoo to Mt. Pleasant…I had a one hour drive to get from Point A to B on Friday, a two hour drive from Point B to Point C on Saturday, another two hour drive from Point C to Point D on Saturday, and then an one hour drive from Point D back to Point A on Saturday. Hooray US 131! Hahaha.
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I’m still crying about the Iowa vs. Michigan game. I was watching the game and I went outside to hang up some laundry and when I came back in 10 minutes later, Michigan had scored 14 points. I still love my Hawkeyes, but it has been a disappointing year.
It has been too long since I’ve had sushi. Whenever my boyfriend comes to visit, I make a list of 10 things I want to eat and sushi is always one of them. Unfortunately we hardly ever get to eat it.
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I was expecting a much closer game, Iowa always plays well against UofM and hadn’t they started off well this year?
From everyone’s comments it sounds like we need to have a sushi get-together!
MMMM. That sushi looks so good. I’m trying to convince my man to take me for sushi tonight. Though that is not really typical Texas so maybe I should have steak instead LOL. Everything looks delicious!
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Haha I hope you’re having fun
Mmm! That sushi looks so good! I love sashimi. I havent gone out for sushi since the summer and I have only gone to one sushi place in the city. Nigri is my favorite. This weekend I locked myself in my home office and was doing finals all day and night (with occasional breaks of running and eating).
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Good luck on your finals!
I need to try that mac n cheese! Sushi is one of my favorite foods – I love seaweed salad! Glad you had a fun weekend
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Thanks- I love seaweed salad too!
Sounds like a super awesome weekend!
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mmm! sounds like a delicious and GREAT weekend! that sushi looks incredible…….but so do the pumpkin oats, the WAFFLES topped with all the goodies, and the mac and cheese!! yumo!! i almost bought waffles at the store the other day, but I was headed to my rents and they have a TINY freezer, so I had to pass! maybe next time!
and yay for great girlfriends!! sounds like a fun friday night!!
happy tuesday!!
xoxo,
gc
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Oh my gosh that sushi…I want! It’s literally been months since my last bite of sushi (with no reason behind this).
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That’s crazy! Obviously you need to go ASAP!
That sushi looks great! What marathon are you training for?
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I’m doing the Goofy Challenge in January!