Day 82: Indulgence #3 and...

Here's a quick run-down of my final indulgence from last night. Since my last indulgence was a lovely date night out with my husband, I figured this would be a good chance to include the kids. So we all went out to Sweetgrass Grill in Tarrytown, a new-ish restaurant featuring seasonal and locally-sourced foods.
Our shared appetizer was an OUTRAGEOUS marinated heirloom tomato salad with cucumbers and charred mozzarella. You can see where my fork went first :)
And here we have a whole egg pappardelle (pasta) with garlic lamb sausage, roasted corn, braised bacon, corn puree, and fresh basil. YUM. Didn't finish all of it, but came pretty damn close. Dan ordered a braised eggplant and shrimp dish that was equally yummy. The kids were psyched that they could order their standard grilled cheese and french fries. Here we are with full bellies:
After dinner, we ambled down the street to the local ice cream shop where we promised to take the kids for dessert. I figured maybe Dan and I would share something, but he wanted his own, so I was FORCED to order my very own ice cream cone. I found the chocolate-y-est flavor on the menu - I think it was called "black soot". Dark chocolate ice cream with a fudge swirl and chocolate crunchies mixed in. It was GOOD, y'all. Very, very good. More than made up for my disappointing first indulgence experience.

Food was great, company was exceptional, and I loved being able to enjoy a special meal out with my family. Looking back, the food I ate for dinner could almost have passed for PCP-compliant, even though I wasn't thinking about that at the time. I just ordered what looked good. The ice cream, though, definitely made this a far-from-PCP-diet indulgent experience, so I'm really glad I had it.

Now I'm all fired up for the final push!! Let's RIP IT UP, TEAM BADASS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

PS - And it'll be a lengthy PS...I have to show you guys what I did this afternoon:
Inspired by the YogaSlackers and a workshop I took with one of them last spring, I finally set up a slackline in our backyard!
HA - tonight's email from Patrick said to find a new ab exercise and blog about it. So, BAM! Here's mine:
Balancing on one hand & one knee is a pretty standard-issue core strengthener. Try doing it on a one-inch thick piece of tubular webbing that is swaying between two trees! Actually, doing anything on a slackline requires TONS of core strength. Here's how the pros do it - seriously, watch this short video:

And here's me - video, and commentary, courtesy of Stella. Keep watching for the big finale!



The kids had just as much fun as I did trying to stand up on the line:

So, obviously, I'm psyched with our new outdoor activity! I plan on making this a part of my daily practice. Balance and core strength FTW!!