I am slowly but surely entering LAV (life after vacation)…
1. Unpack: Check! 
2. Get up before 9am: Ehh, not quite there yet.
3. Eat veggies: You bet! After I tore myself away from the couch this afternoon, (Sex & The City is on E! during the day – who knew?!) I stopped by the grocery store to stock up on good for me eats including broccoli & cauliflower florets, which I promptly roasted with olive oil, salt & pepper for a light lunch.
Yum!
4. Work out: Hopefully Definitely tomorrow. Entering LAV is a slow process, but Bridesmaid Bootcamp isn’t going to take care of itself!
5. Put on shoes and socks: Crazy talk!! Even though it’s anti Vegas here – drizzly, cold & foggy – I still can’t bring myself to pull on close-toed shoes. Maybe tomorrow…
6. Nix day-time drinking: Half check. While I decided to forgo my noon margarita, a la Las Vegas, I am heading to happy hour with the fam in just a bit. My little brother is in town from Denver for Easter this weekend, so we are gathering to catch up over drinks and apps.
TGIF!
ps: I posted the recipe for my Mom’s Poppyseed bread on Facebook. Check it out!
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What do you usually order for happy hour?
I’m usually a beer girl. Miller light if we’re at a regular bar, or a fun wheat beer if we’re somewhere with a good selection!
Oh happy hour is when i get my totally girlie drinks!!! Pomegranate martinis please!!
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Coming back from vacation is the WORST!
For happy hour…is usually start with Blue Moon, then suddenly end up with Stoli Ras & Soda, hehe.
Those are my fav drinks too! Well, blue moon and strawberry or raspberry soli with diet coke
Bacardi and Diet Coke with a lime for me! Have fun!
haha…i love that you have to slowly re enter life after vacation! I usually allow myself NO time (i.e. flying back on a Sun night) and therefore am a little out of whack for a few days at work. It majorly sucks. I’m totally with you on the flip flops. Although, we’re having a bit more sun here in Oregon so it’s sort of warranted even if it isn’t warm.
At happy hour, I usually get a beer or gin and tonic. Sometimes a hard A drink sounds good, especially if they have a fun special.
LAV is the worst. i go through withdrawls!
Welcome back! Crappy weather we are having here, huh?!
My favorite happy hour drink would have to be a good brown ale – delish!
I like going to places with specialty cocktails but I’m definitely a beer drinker too (craft beers). I love happy hour margaritas too! My friend and I call them “Margs”. I guess I never really order the same things. haha.
Enjoy a two pull at GC!
I am a fickle happy hour drinker. One day I want beer, another it’s wine. And then, there are my beloved mojitos! What can I say? I just can’t commit!
I am also a beer girl! There is just somethin’ about a cold Blue Moon and an orange that just ends the week right!
Have a great weekend with the fam!
Please tell me your happy hour includes Granite City? Missing that place as I live (temporarily) out of state!
Your blog came up in my google reader under recommended items. I like it- can totally relate! I’m an Iowa girl too, a runner (though not as much as I’d like), and a soon to be traveler (going to Rome in May!). I’ve subscribed and am looking forward to more posts!
Have a great night.
Awesome!! Have a blast in Rome! Here are my vacation recaps if you’re interested!
http://iowagirleats.com/travel/ige-does-italy/
Blue Moon or a crisp glass of White Wine, but lately club soda because the lil’ one growing in my belly needs it that way!
Kiddie Cocktails with cherries! Even at 23 I still love a good kiddie cocktail (aka Shirley Temple).
Getting back into my regular life after vacation is a slow and painful transition. I hate it! Literally everything I do for weeks afterwords is compared to things on the trip… “Well in Florida, I would have been on the beach right now.” Sad.
Yay day drinking lives on!!
I’m so glad you have a few days to relax and detox before you go back to work, i think that’s the ideal vacation!!
I get girly drinks, since we never have the supplies necessary to make them here. Especially if the bar uses Skinny Girl margarita mix!
Beer here!!!
I hate the come down when you get home from vacation. On the one hand it’s so nice to be home but on the other hand ‘normal’ life just isn’t as fun!
I have a friend who is a bartender and he drinks ice picks… iced tea and vodka. He drinks his with orange Stoli and a packet of Splenda. He has me hooked on them! I like mine with raspberry Stoli. He usually makes them with just a splash of tea for color… they are so good!
Life after vacation is tough. Glad you had a good time though. I’m going to Vegas for the first time in September. I can’t wait!
My happy hour drink is beer. Actually, that’s what I order anytime I’m out. It’s generally cheaper, and the quality control is better. I like the occasional mixed drink, but different bartenders make them different, so I tend to steer clear unless I know the bartender (like the ones at my brother’s bar in Ames!).
I am all about the Bloody Mary during happy hour, which I know is really weird since this is typically a morning drink – but I look at it as free appetizers with my drink. Gotta love the pickles and olives.