This morning I got up bright and early to get some household chores done. I had a great breakfast mess of yogurt, a plum, 1/2 banana, grapes, and chocolate PB2.
After I packed and took out the trash (without incident, thankfully) I had time to go for a quick run. I don’t know if I was excited for the weekend, or was enjoying a good jam, but the run was great! I didn’t stop and ran my two miles readily and happily.
Total time: 21:14 minutes
Maximum heart rate: 194 (97%)
Average heart rate: 165 (83%)
Calories burned: 225
I showered quickly, strapped myself with baggage (I always over-pack) and met my mom for lunch at the Lafayette Grill.
I ordered a niçoise salad with grilled scallops, egg-whites (I threw out the yolks), lettuce, tomatoes, and onions.
Pretty good for a lunch on the fly! We loaded back up and headed into Chinatown to catch the Fung Wah bus. Lucky for me, this meant passing by a special produce stand…
… and picking up a young coconut! I love New York.
Despite some horror stories, the bus ride was fine. Over the five-hour ride, I had a Peanut Butter Cookie Luna bar:
I also had an apple while trying to figure out how to navigate my way to the hotel from Boston’s South Station.
I checked into my room and was very happy to discover this king-size bed. Ari was planning on coming with me but had to leave for bigger and better things, soooo… I love you, sugarpie, but I am going to s p r e a d OUT tonight!
At seven, I left the hotel and headed next door to Rustic Kitchen, where the first Healthy Living Summit event was taking place. We had a separate room all to ourselves (bounced by Mark); it was beautifully laid out with lots of light and unique decorations.
The menu was interesting; food was served buffet-style on the bar.
The highlight of my night was finally meeting Anna, who writes Blue Plate Special, one of my favorite blogs. This is a pretty atrocious photo of me, but she looked fabulous!
Lucky for me, Anna came with her hilarious sister Meg. Tomorrow gonna be a good day 
I started the night with a vodka soda, and dragged it out for as long as possible.
I loaded my first plate with mixed greens, wild mushroom & goat cheese bruschetta, arancini, and margharita pizza.
My second and final drink was a glass of Pinot Grigio.
The next plate was loaded with ratatouille (I didn’t finish this), portobello & goat cheese pizza (my favorite), and fig preserve pizza (sans proscuitto).
I may have had another “cheese ball” or two… these babies were good! I was, however, insatiable. Why? Alcohol + salt = one serious chocolate craving. Luckily, I’d brought a 1.2 oz bar of Green & Black’s Mayan Gold (dark chocolate with orange & spices) with me. Thank heavens!
We have a very early day tomorrow (registration starts at 
so I’m going to go enjoy my giant bed. Have a great night!
Oh, how fun! I am so excited for you- tomorrow is going to be great…can’t wait to read about it
wish I was there!!!
Are you kidding? You don’t take a bad picture.
I spy your cowboy boots!
That’s so funny, I was just talking for like twenty minutes with someone yesterday about Fung Wah horror stories haha. I’m glad you made it to Boston safely and are having a great time! You look so pretty in the pic:)
I hope you slept SMACK DAB in the center of that bad boy! I love king size beds!!
Please, atrocious and Lil Veggie Patch is an oxymoron! You look gorgy
Have fun!!
OMG!! did the bus really lose two tires??!?? this only happens to you little katie levy. Your post was really funny today… i laughed. The food looks awesome, glad your having fun… come home and tell me all about it
I’m soooooo jealous of that COCONUT! Not so much of the bus ride.
Sigh, whine, blah. I wish I were in Boston with you!
Ohmigawsh, I saw your TWIN at the mall yesterday. It seriously freaked me out, this girl looked EXACTLY like you but had dyed her hair dark red. I probably creeped her out by staring, because I honestly thought it was you!
Aw you are too sweet! Can’t wait to hang out again.
That bed is HUGE… I actually don’t like them THAT big, because it takes forever to get from one side to the other!
<3 <3
haha, you really haven’t lived until you have taken the fung wah a time or two! I ended up taking the lucky star since mega and bolt were sold out.
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