beautiful running weather + black bean veggie burgers

Good morning! I kicked off today with my favorite

Garmin master reset video on YouTube, and then went for a run.

I met up with a friend for about three miles and then did four more solo. The weather has been amazing this week! Clear and in the 50s-60s. My life has improved drastically.

Unfortunately, my Garmin’s life has taken a turn for the worse. Even after the master reset, it still wouldn’t load satellites and suddenly thinks we are in the mountain time zone. Womp.

On the plus side, I recently splurged on a new Essie nail color called Sand Tropez and love it. What do you think? Is neutral nail polish blah or beautiful? Big issues being discussed here on the blog today.

Last thing of note from this morning: Street furniture spotting! Lounge chair available on 14th and Grenada. Conveniently located next to a set of dumpsters. Get it while it’s hot.

So — what are you having for dinner this week? We’re doing burgers!

Veggie burgers, that is. I got a big batch ready on Sunday so that we could simply reheat and eat during the week. I just rhymed!

Served with a mix of carrot and sweet potato “fries.” I cut those up on Sunday, too. Food prep for the win!

Wondering what we’re drinking on the side? One is soda water with lime, the other is a mini Manhattan! At our cocktail class the other week, one of the instructors introduced us to “mini” martini glasses. Apparently when the cocktail was invented in the late 1800s, the average pour was about three ounces — served up in a tiny cocktail glass. The main reason our instructor was in favor of the small cocktail glass: it allows you to finish the entire cocktail with the drink still cold. And I guess it might help you control your intake, yada yada.

Anthony was sold on the concept and ordered us a set! So now we’re just doing “mini” drinks on Mondays. That’s okay, right?

Anyways, back to the burgers. We made up for mini drinks with massive amounts of toppings. Cheese, sprouts, tomato, avocado, and ketchup. Anthony added beets to his, too!

Leftovers tonight! And another lovely spring run tomorrow. I’m liking this week so far.

And now for those big-issue questions:

• Beets: yes or no?
• Neutral nail polish: yes or no?
• Food prep: yes or no?