Workout
Today I nixed the 10-mile run I had on the books as part of my half marathon training plan, and instead opted for some cross training that didn’t put any pressure on my heel.
Ryan and I hit the gym around 8 a.m. and I spent 10 minutes on the stair master before heading over to the elliptical to catch up on my magazine reading for 40 minutes. I have so many magazines piled up since I’ve only been running on my cardio days and haven’t been able to read any for weeks! I am sufficiently caught up on my celebrity gossip. 😉
Beach Day Fun
After heading home for a quick breakfast, Ryan and I headed to my friend Laurel’s apartment to caravan up to New Smyrna beach to celebrate Laurel’s 25th birthday!
New Smyrna Beach
Through Laurel’s boyfriend, we were lucky to have access to an amazing house right off the beach that we used as a staging area for all of our food and as a nice little refuge from the heat!
The Digs
We didn’t waste much time inside once we arrived at the beach though and headed out to soak up some rays and play in the ocean.
Merri & Me
Me & My Hunk-o-Man
Playing Bocce Ball
It felt great to just kick back, enjoy the gorgeous weather and chat with our buds!
Lunch
After spending several hours out in the sun, we were ready to come inside and enjoy a perfect beach-day lunch.
Lunch
I enjoyed a hot dog on a lettuce “bun” with all the condiments, onion and tomato, four pieces of watermelon (only one is pictured), lots of harvest cheddar Sun Chips (only a small handful pictured) and a strawberry cupcake for dessert!
My Dawg
Such a summery lunch! Beach food is the best!
Unfortunately Ryan and I had to leave the party a little early and head back to Orlando. On the bright side, I’m really excited about our plans!
My mom, dad and sister are coming in town to see Sinbad‘s stand up comedy tonight with me and Ryan after we enjoy dessert at Emeril’s. My family and I have loved Sinbad for years and think he’s hilarious! I’m so excited to see him live!
Have you ever seen a comedian perform live before? Who would you like to see?
I’ve seen Robin Williams and Ron White and both were hysterical! I would love to see Ellen. I think she is beyond funny!
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What a PERFECT day! I hope today made you feel a little better than yesterday – definitely a good idea to take it easy on the running too. I’ve heard the elliptical is a miracle for injured runners! Celeb gossip always helps too 😉
Have a great time tonight, I can’t wait to hear about it! I’ve never seen a live comedian! I watch em’ on TV all the time. I’m a big Dane Cook fan and my fam likes Larry The Cable Guy – they think he’s incredibly trashy, but hilarious.
Happy weekend Julie 🙂
Meg
p.s. does Sadie like the beach?
sadie looooves the ocean but gets nervous if there are too many waves. she prefers jumping off the boat!
Looks like you had so much fun! Actually, that’s so funny you were at New Smyrna Beach because we have friends that live there except in the summers when they visit on Cape Cod!
You must be so tall-in that picture next to Ryan! How tall are you anyways?
i’m alllllmost 5’7”. ryan is 6’2”. my friend took the pic when she was sitting in a chair, so it make make us look even taller!
I’m so envious of your figure, you’re beautiful.
Your bathing suit is adorable! And it looks like such a fun time at the beach, I can’t wait till I get to go in a few weeks – you’re making me excited (:
My mom lives right by that beach and it’s lovely! Great color swimsuit on you 🙂
A beach day sounds just like what I need today. I’ll just have to be content with sunshine!
Have fun tonight!
The beach looks so fun!! I would love to see Ellen too, she’s awesome. I have never seen a famous comedian live. I do enjoy Second City here in Detroit though!
Oooh, I’m uber jealous of your having seen Robin Williams live. I bet he was hilarious. I saw Chelsea Handler and she was pretty funny. Some of it was pretty crude but it is Chelsea, after all, haha. I also saw Joel McHale and BJ Novak through my school. They were funny. Joel, especially- he made so many jokes about his family which I did not expect.
By the way- you and your fiancee make such a cute couple! Way to go on finding him, haha 😉
You guys are such a cute couple.
As dirty and rude as Chelsea Handler can be, I think she’d be pretty hilarious to see! Looks like you had fun at the beach – continue to have a great weekend girl! 🙂
Looks like you had a wonderful day – food always tastes best when eaten after a day outdoors!!!
I have seen Daniel Tosh in person. He wasn’t as funny as he is on his TV specials. My husband and I actually wonder if something crappy happened that day because he seemed kinda bitter about even being there.
The opening act was some local comedian and HE was hilarious!
my friend was just telling us how much she loves him yesterday! i’d never even heard of him!
You should totally look up some clips of him on YouTube, he can be really funny! If he’s in a good mood… =P
Cute pictures 🙂 I’ve never seen a live comedic performance, but I would like to see Chelsea Handler…and I know she’s coming to Orlando in October..I really want to get tickets!!
Hi girlie 🙂 Adorable pictures! Your blog is so addictive! I’ve never seen any comedy performances…but I used to love Leno until the huge blowup with Conan…and Ellen is also amazing!
Floey
It looks like you had a lot of fun! Oh and I agree, beach food (or summer food in general) is the bomb! I am heading off to the beach today! Woot Woot! 😀
Love New Smyrna beach, we go there all the time!! 🙂
Love the lettuce bun, I will need to try that next time we grill out! I bet Sinbad is going to be hilarious! We saw Daniel Tosh a couple weeks ago and he was sooo funny, much better in person that on the show. Have fun!