Vacation Food Spiral

There is something about vacation that just makes you want to eat and drink. A lot. Who am I kidding. I like to eat and drink all the time, but vacations seem to compound that fact. I am pretty sure I gained close to ten pounds in Italy and have almost always come back from tropical islands with a few extra pounds from too many fruity tropical drinks with umbrellas...

 

so. tasty.

Anyway, I went to NYC this weekend and ate at least 5 bagels over the course of three days. I know people always claim that New York bagels are the best, but I never really believed it. I was wrong. Dead wrong. Those things are friggin' delicious. I want them in my life all the time. 

 

*need*

I also ate out a bunch which is never good for the wallet or the waistline. BUT if you are going to eat out in Brooklyn/NYC I recommend the following: 

 

Sea Thai Restaurant & Bistro http://www.seathainyc.com/sea/brooklyn/ 

  

http://bakehousenyc.com/ - ask for Brad

And whatever falafel place was near the Bedford L Stop. So so good. Or if you aren't in the mood to go out, find a fabulous gay man who wants to throw a cocktail party at your apartment you rented from airbnb http://www.airbnb.com/rooms/21218 and have them make little sandwiches, cheese plates, and crudites. Perfect party idea.

So I ate. And then I ate. And then I ate some more. Oh and then there were drunk chicken tenders. And by drunk chicken tenders I mean, chicken tenders that I was eating drunk. They were salty. I like salty when drunk.

I even tried *really* hard to go for a run while I was there. It was on my training schedule. I failed miserably, but my running capris and new Celtics t-shirt I bought for $11 a TJ Maxx made for an excellent set of pj's. I guess vacation isn't the place for me to attempt to be all "I'm a runner and I do it all the time." Maybe that only happens when I'm home and have nothing better to do or don't have fun absinthe/oyster bars to hang out at.

 

fancy pants oldey-timey awesome

 

on bedford avenue to boot!

I guess I just need to try harder on my next vacation to not eat or drink as much...or at the very least to get more exercise in. See ya Memorial Day Washington DC!!!