1. Slept 9 hours!
2. Made my usual weekend jaunt to Trader Joe’s where I came upon a yummy new snack I am sure to overeat with abandon: They’re almonds, covered in dark chocolate, covered in cocoa. Nice!
2. Visited a new bakery in town in search of a festive hostess gift for tonight’s Mardi Gras party. The place was very French, high end, and wonderful but nary any of Plan A: Beignets in sight. So, not to offend Monsieur Baker and walk out empty handed, I bought: 2 carmel cupcakes, (Things 1 and 2), a decadent, brownie-like but plus delicieux chocolate confection called a ‘cocobelle’ and a pecan shortbread-like dandy called a “dixiebelle”. $20 and lots of drool later I was out the door and over to the candy store in search of Plan B: Pralines. Alas nary a praline at the confectionary. Hello? Is Mardi Gras not just around the corner?
3. After lounging around, indulging in bakery products in the name of carbing for tomorrow’s long run, pondering what to bring to the quickly approaching party, the big lightbulb moment finally arrived: Plan C: I WILL MAKE BEIGNETS MYSELF!!!
5. To the Mardi Gras party we went! It was festive and fun with plenty of shrimp creole, red beans and rice, King’s cake, Hurricanes and more. As I’m sure you can tell from Thing 1’s face. A good time was had by all. Maybe a little too good.
Totally agree with you there on rest days, though they are hard. The guilt factor is always there.
Okay, this pretty much sounds like a PERFECT DAY! Way to enjoy the rest.
great day. i am sooo jealous of your 9 hours of sleep!!
Ahhhh nice…and a mardi gras party, what a great end to a wonderful day!
Gosh, I didn't even know people had Mardi Gras parties, I love that! The carmel cupcakes sound wonderful. Hope your long run goes well and yipee for sleep!
Sounds like an awesome day! If you want a kick butt King Cake that is praline flavored (trust me…it's awesome) google Ambrosia's bakery in Baton Rouge and have one shipped. YUM!
Way to rock out plan C! I'd be scrambling all over town not even thinking of making anything myself. Glad you got tons of sleep and ready to tackle the week ahead!
Oh man, those beignets look delish! I love Mardi Gras!!! Glad you had a nice day off.
I have no idea what beignets are but they sure look divine! Glad you chilled out on your rest day.
Those look delicious! Sounds like a very productive rest day. 🙂
Your Beignets look awesome!
I have a really hard time taking rest days. I am happy you did! I need to do that more often! (Although, my yoga is so gentle, it could probably be counted as rest!)
Oh how I miss living where they celebrate Mardi Gras! So much fun – parties, parades, balls! Enjoy!
Those pictures look yummy!
Oh.. how delicious your beignets look. Yum! Way to show the rest of us what a true rest day is!
Ah, the joy of a rest day. Almonds (my favorite snack) + chocolate (my other favorite snack) together sounds like heaven!
What a great day! I love the picture 🙂 Too cute!!
And it looks like you made great use of your rest day! Hope you enjoyed your party.
OMG! I love Bignets! Mardi Gras Party Sounds like so much fun! I have a secret love affair with anything New Orleans ;}
and Thank you for circling for the report 🙂 and the kind comments!
Oh yes Mardi Gras will be here any minute. We already went to our first parade. We're sooo excited. I've been reminding my girls of the "rules" for Mardi gras.