Working Out and Wine - Both Better with Friends

Last night, I headed home after work to get in a nice long ride on the indoor bike.  Since a lot of people take this week off of work, I knew that the gym would probably be empty.  Still, I chose to work out at home because I didn't want to deal with shoving all of my winter wear (boots, winter jacket, etc.) along with my gym bag into a tiny locker and changing several times into and out of multiple layers.  The idea of just de-stressing at home on the bike seemed way more appealing.  Plus, I didn't have to work out alone!  My friend Kim came over for dinner and she decided to bring along her TRX equipment so that she could also work out before dinner.  It was like a mini-gym in our apartment.

While we were busy working up a sweat, Bret whipped up a yummy dinner that included baked penne with Italian sausage, salad and roasted garlic bread.  Bret is still on vacation so he worked out while I was at work and picked up the ingredients to make us dinner.  Isn't he the best?

P.S. Thanks Kristen for the awesome salad serving spoons!  They were so pretty and I was happy to finally have an excuse to use them!

After dinner, we also enjoyed a large glass of wine and over lots of conversation, this eventually turned into three bottles of wine.  It was one of those perfect relaxing nights filled with a little healthy working out, a yummy dinner and lots of laughter.  Who could ask for anything more?

How is your week going so far?