Hello! Just wanted to stop in really fast and share some weekend fun. I went to a comedy show, ran a lot and ate epic fancy cheesecake. I don’t even like cheesecake, but it had nutella so I had to have some.
Friday night Ben and I saw Whitney Cummings at the Improv. She was funny, which is good because it’s a comedy show.
The improv has a 2 drink minimum so you kinda are pressured to get a buzz. My guess is that helps with making the comedians seem funnier. (They have non-alcohol options and food.)
The point is I spotted this Red Headed Comic shot on the menu. I’ve heard of a shot called a Red Headed something before but it wasn’t comic. Do you know what I’m talking about?
I went with the Oatmeal Cookie shot, but it tasted too much like Fireball. I don’t really like Fireball and it doesn’t get me drunk at all. I am immune to it or something so it’s a waste. Buuuuttt, I was sipping it – maybe if you shoot it fast it tastes like a cookie?
After the show we rode the “Giant Wheel”. It’s a ferris wheel but for whatever reason they call it a giant wheel. The ticket counter girl said it’s because it’s bigger and a ferris wheel, but I don’t think it seems that big.
I have wanted to ride this for years now. It’s always lit up so pretty at night and I pass it all the time. It was fun to cross it off my lil bucket list. It’s one of the ‘one and done’ kinda things that I probably won’t do again but I’m glad I got the chance.
On the way to the car we saw Yogurtland and stopped in for a little bit. Have you tasted the new pumpkin mousse flavor? I liked it, but didn’t love it. The mango is amazing though.
But, the real grand finale was Cheesecake Factory. We had already decided to get a fancy piece for home and had to stick with the plan. It was National Pumpkin Cheesecake day, but I’m not big on non-chocolate dessert so we went with some fancy nutella crunch piece.
I had a taste when we got home and saved the rest for the next day. It was delicious, but I would always rather have cake than cheesecake. So if you’re keeping track .–> chocolate > pumpkin and cake > cheesecake in Monican’s world. Thank you.
Saturday morning I got up before the sun for a long run. I ended up running 18 miles at a 8:45 pace. I’m happy with that since Long Beach was only two weekends ago. I do need to work on a long term plan for training but wasn’t sure how I’d feel coming off Long Beach. So far so good, but I need to spend some quality time stretching today!
Now I’ve got to clean and be productive for a bit before I can mess around again and go see my family!
Hope you’re having an amazing Nutella cheesecake filled weekend too!
Do you have plans to work on your speed? I know you like doing a lot of marathons and halfs but do you ever plan on working up to qualifying for Boston or anything like that?
Yes, that is a huge goal for me. I got off track over a year ago when was having some personal problems and just ran for therapy. I’ve done a lot of research on PR training plans lately and am going to pursue a PR marathon plan soon.
Nutella!
Pumpkin all the way! I’m the weird who isn’t much of a fan of Nutella.
Hey, I ran 18 at an 8:44 pace Sat morning! We had a puppy follow us for the last 1/2 mile and our friend found a home for him!
We should run together!
Pumpkin!
It’s because chocolate and cheesecake do not go together! The best flavored ones are carrot cake cheesecake and red velvet cheesecake, because their regular cake counterparts already use cream cheese frosting so then adding cheesecake to it makes sense. Trust me; I’ve done extensive research on this.