Day 12: Out in the Wild

     We have to leave the house at 11am to catch the train; but after a relatively late night, we struggle to get out of bed at 8. After some coffee, I force my self to eat a slice of Genesis with some peanut butter.  I surf the internet a little bit while still trying to wake up and before I know it, it's 9:30 already. I tell DBF he needs to get ready first, as I will be doing Cardio Fix from 10 -10;30 then jumping in the shower.

     We finally get to the city at 12:30 and we hold off on eating until we get downtown, as we had plans to eat lunch with DD. However, when we arrive, she tells us she's already had her break, so we get a brief preview of her exhibit, then head out into the village in search of sustenance. We find it in the form of "The Meatball Shop." This is where things get tricky.

     I am trying to stick as closely to 21-Day Fix guidelines as possible, but I am also tempted at the thought of a meatball parm hero. I settle on a combination of classic beef meatballs with classic tomato sauce served over market greens and "sink veggies". What we received was a dish of 3 meatballs over butter lettuce, corn, and avocado with cilantro lime dressing; squash, cherry tomato, and parsley; orzo with pesto and tomatoes; red beans and celery salad. This was such a delightful mix of textures, flavors and temperatures I was truly impressed. Based on the amounts of greens vs. grains vs. meat I resigned myself to this one dish representing all of my food for the rest of the day. It was filling and satisfying and I was truly satiated for the entire rest of the day.

     The rest of the day entailed DD's exhibit followed by retrieval of all her work, the emptying of her locker, and the eventual packing and move out of her dorm room. Once packed, we each had a suitcase and a shoulder bag to haul two blocks to the subway, down the stairs, onto the train, up the stairs into Penn Station, then back down the stairs and onto our train home. By the time we settled in at home, my ankle was throbbing, so I settled in and wrapped it up while attempting to anesthetize it with a few glasses of wine before bed.