MANCATION is a vacation with the boys! It is a quest to visit EVERY NFL STADIUM! We decide a game to go to when the NFL schedules come out before the season. It usually consist of a Colts game or a Bears game. We alternate every year. This year Happened to be Patriots vs Colts at Foxborrow aka BOSTON!!!! Now one good thing about Mancation is it usually entails great FOOD, BEER, and some memorable moments. This year was no exception. The seafood out there in Boston was AMAZING!!!!!! Fresh seafood, clam chowder, oysters, lobster, scallops... I mean whats not to love! We went to some amazing places to eat, drink, and almost get thrown out of lol... You can not go to boston and NOT take a tour of Fenway Park. The oldest stadium in MLB! 100 years old. It was a great tour and if I ever see a game there I def want to sit on the green monster! Best seat in the house! Another thing we do on Mancation is if there is a brewery in the area we make sure to tour it! This year we had SAM ADAMS!!!!! Love their Oktoberfest so was excited to take the tour! We made our way to the brewery and it was very small compared to all the other breweries we have toured before. Basically 1 room they only take you into, they only brew beer in Boston for Boston! They have 2 other breweries that supply the rest of the US, one in Ohio and one in Pennsylvania. But the tour showed us how they work and they told us that all the beers are experimented with in the boston brewery. We were able to try a few beers and one of the beers we tried is not out in the market yet they are just testing it to get feedback. A lemon zest beer, which I did not give high marks on. It really did taste god awful. But thats my opinion. Next was DOYLE'S, the first place Sam Adams was sold! The trolly tour driver made the trip! He was very funny and loved to say DOYLE'S... Just the way he said it made you want to ride the trolly around and listen to him talk. DOYLE'S is where Tim Robbins was taken out of a bar to be killed in Mystic River.. Its where they celebrate winning cases in Boston Legal, its a really old bar 130 years old! This was around one pm and we had been drinking since sam adams around 11:30.... The drinks never stopped until early the next morning so yu can imagine how our night went, we had good food, drank a bunch of longislands, made new friends, almost got kicked out of cheers, went on a 7 mile historic walk, seen john handcock and paul reveres grave, walked the streets the red coats did, and ended the night as some irish pub drinking what I think was a clear long island... Can't tell you much more commmmme on our wives may read this lol... It was a successful mancation, already looking forward to next years trip!!!! oh and the colts got SPANKED!
Us at Cheers! Oh btw its is NOTHING LIKE THE SHOW. The only thing on the show that is from this place is the sign we are standing by and the steps going down to the bar. Inside it is very small and they DO NOT LIKE YOU BEING LOUD NO MATTER HOW MANY LONG ISLANDS YOU HAVE HAD.... Oh and its not cheap 2 bottles of beer came up to $21.50 but I can say I had a beer at Cheers!!!
Turkey Day
Well I was home all of 2 days before Thanksgiving events kicked off! I was already dreading standing on the scale from mancation and now I had to deal with, drinks, turkey, stuffing, pies, fudge, taters and gravy, and much more! Ugh the holiday are the worst for weight control. But I went in with my goal of getting to 210 by Christmas in mind. I actually contained myself NO Pecan pie, 1 slice of pumpkin, turkey and stuffing. I did not stuff myself so bad that I felt miserable! It amazes me at the control I have had gained over eating. Heck not to long ago I would have said WeightWatchers whaaaaaaaaat and been all over that food! Eating till my stomach was about to burst. But now I actually have control and feel good about it! So after visiting with family, and eating I knew I had to go weigh in on Black Friday... HELL NO I DID NOT GO SHOPPING! I went in to see the damage I did with eating and basically living the way I want the rest of my life.... There were only a handful of us 6, 7 tops there. Small compared to the regular meetings I go to. But stepped on the scale and UP 4 pounds... Hey hey thats not bad for not working out for a few days and basically eating whatever I damn well wanted to!!!!
So whats up next, CHRISTMAS then NEW YEARS....
Ah the food and drink keep on coming. Holiday parties, friends, and family then finish it off with playing dress up downtown Chicago with the wife and friends! Can not wait, open bar downtown! I have sworn off drinking until new years and OREOS... If you know me I LOVE OREOS... I mean I have 1 a day people! haha.....
Well Recipe Time... Have not done this in awhile!
REINDEER POOP AKA No-Bake Fudgy Snow Balls
No oil, no butter, no baking required. There's much to love about these
no-bake cookies, they are healthy, dairy-free, egg-free, gluten-free,
vegan, and they taste great too.MAKES: 21
SERVING SIZE: 1
WW PTS: 2 PTS
Ingredients:
15 pitted dates
2/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 cup whole roasted unsalted almonds
1 tbsp honey (agave if vegan)
2 tbsp water (or more if needed)
3 tbsp confectioner's sugar
Directions:
Add almonds to your food processor
and pulse until ground. Add dates, cocoa powder, honey, and water. Mix
until it forms a sticky mass. If it seems too dry, add a little water, 1
tsp at a time. Wash hands and using damp hands (keep sink running) measure 1 tbsp and roll into a ball with the dough. Set balls on parchment paper.Put confectioner's sugar in a bowl. Roll balls in your hand and then roll in sugar.
Can be stored in the fridge for up to a week.
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