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Memorial Day Weeked 2013 In Review

It felt more like mid-fall this weekend; the weather was unseasonably chilly for most of the weekend.  However, we made the best of it.

Did the gym on Saturday morning and then did some chores around the house before Al arrived.  We basically hung around a bit.  I made 4-dozen meatballs later; they came out great!  We later took a walk on the newly-built boardwalk in Belmar, which despite the weather, felt great.  They did a great job on it and it's beautiful.  There are no pavilions or other buildings, but there are concession trailers - they don't look bad.  Got home and later had dinner at the Blue Swan diner (I kept it Paleo - Al had a BLT with egg salad).

Sunday's weather was much improved but still on the cool side for this time of year.  I went for a run in the morning and then had breakfast (scrambled eggs with chorizo - my "go to" Paleo breakfast).  We hung around a bit and watched some HGTV (that's an addictive channel) and later walked into Asbury Park and had lunch at Tabu (that wound up not being Paleo - I had a chicken sandwich).  We walked futher to Convention Hall and then headed home.  Took a nap and later had dinner at Bedrock Bistro.

We decided to head down to Seaside Heights to see the boardwalk there and what attractions were open.  We parked in the northern-most part of town and was surprised to find that there was ample free parking all over the place.  We were able to get on the boardwalk at Carteret Avenue (near the "Jersey Shore" house) and walk the entire length.  Al had ice cream at Kohr's (I had a hot pretzel) and we walked back.  Much of the place was open and in full-swing.  It was great to see that.  Neither amusement pier was open - Funtown won't be open until next summer and I'm not sure when Casino Pier will be fully open (although many of their stands outside the pier's entrance was open).

Monday started with the traditional Training Room Beach workout.  The group was divided into those who wanted to do the preview Warrior challenge and those who wanted to do the cardio workout - I did the Warrior version.  It was pretty tough but it felt good.  I managed to bang out regular pull-ups this time (yay!), doing 5 sets of 3...an improvement from last year.

Met back with Al at home and we headed over to Vinnie's for BBQ.  I ate waaaaaaaaay too much.  We had a great time.  Rich had brought a cake (which wound up being a b'day cake for me)...it was delicious!

We left around 5:30 so that Al could head back home. I went over to Joanie's "Pub" in Avon (she and her husband have a garage that was converted into a pub).  It's not a public place but rather a place to hang out with friends.  A number of folks from the TR were there and it was great hanging with them.

So that's a wrap.
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