A Not so Ambitious New Year’s Day

http://www.ioofgrandlodgeofohio.org Happy New Year! 2013 is here and I think the only noticeable difference for me is having to remember to write 2013 instead of 2012. It will probably take me until 2014 to write 2013.

Lee and I started our New Year’s Eve celebrations at his parents house for dinner. His Mom is a great cook and she always has desserts too. 🙂

lamb, spinach, carrots, and rice
lamb, spinach, carrots, and rice
A pretty fruit plate
A pretty fruit plate

For dessert, we had chocolate pound cake with the world’s best ice cream, Haagen Dazs Caramel Cone. I was too busy indulging to take a photo apparently!

After dinner, Lee and I headed downtown to celebrate with some friends.

Full bellies and ready to rock
Full bellies and ready to rock
And my attempt at a selfie... I wanted to show off my new peplum top :)
And my attempt at a selfie… I wanted to show off my new peplum top 🙂

We got to our friend Tim’s place and it was all I could do to stay away from this table…

My second date for the night?
My second date for the night?

Those are cookie dough cupcakes in the container. I went running distracted myself from this table and managed to eat just a couple peppermint cookies later in the evening. There’s something about being around a lot of people that makes it easier to stay away from eating every single cupcake eating a bunch of desserts. Plus it was time to go out and ring in the New Year.

Enjoying drinks from Robin Alexander's
Enjoying drinks from Robin Alexander’s

If you’re ever in Lynchburg, Robin Alexander’s is a great place to go for dinner or drinks. I think Bethany would agree with me. 🙂

The next day, on New Year’s Day, we relaxed.

A little bit of this...
A little bit of this…
And a little bit of that
And a little bit of that

Lee made us a late morning breakfast and we had a low-key day. (Lee and I are usually more active and like running together but his ACL is still in recovery.) This was probably my first New Year’s Day that I didn’t work out since I was a child. Even though I don’t set resolutions, like workout 5 times a week, I still like to jump start the first day of the year in a healthy way. Since a workout wasn’t in the cards for Lee, I just enjoyed the time we had together. I plan to hit the gym this evening after work though for sure!

So when having a lazy day, go all out. We did just that and went to dinner at a Mexican restaurant. We ate chips and dip and I got the half size version of the chicken fajitas and they were great.

Chips and dip...no anti-carbs resolutions this way apparently!
Chips and dip…no anti-carbs resolutions this way apparently!

Talk about an unusual New Year’s meal! Since we didn’t exactly eat healthy or work out, I decided to skip desserts. Say what? I had to feel productive in some part of the day, so I went a whole day without sweets. Go me! 😉

How was everyone’s New Year’s Eve and Day? Did anyone eat black eyed peas for dinner?

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