Last night, we had a girls night at Ormsby’s. It’s on the west-side of town, which is full of warehouses and industrial buildings. I’m surprised that we even found the place because there wasn’t a sign to be found… nothing on the exterior of the building OR door, which was kind of weird.
Ormsby’s had a really cool industrial feel to it… and it was smoke-free! Major plus in my book. 
The restaurant was upstairs and the games (bocce ball, darts, pool, etc) were downstairs.
We met upstairs and ordered drinks before we were seated. I had a glass of New Zealand sauvignon blanc.
For dinner, I ordered the Alice, which was a veggie club sandwich. On the side, I had baked sweet potato fries.
The sandwich was full of veggies, but kind of the bland side. I didn’t taste any seasoning or flavors outside of the butter that was on the toasted bread.
The baked sweet potato fries were delicious! When I make them at home, I normally slice them thin and bake until crispy. I will definitely be slicing them thicker next time- these were so good!
Me, Liz, Lauren:
After dinner, we went downstairs and kept chatting away, while some of the girls played darts. We didn’t end up getting home until after midnight, which would be okay if I WASN’T running the O’Highlands Jig & Jog 5k at 8:00 in the morning!
I fell asleep just after 1:00, only to be woken up by a couple of screaming drunk guys outside. I was so mad that I actually went out on the patio to tell them that “some of us have to run a 5k in the morning!”, but they stopped before I saw them. Annoying!
It was 2:00 by the time that I fell back asleep and I thought there was no way that I’d get up in time to run. I set my alarm for 6:40, and my morning went something like this…
6:30 Wake up before alarm; “I’m definitely gonna run”
6:40 “I don’t feel like running… I want to stay in bed”
6:45 “Laura, you’re already awake… get up and run!”
7:05 Out the door, on my way to pick up my shirt and race number
7:20 “Ahh… I’m running a 5k! I’ve only run once this month!”
It wasn’t as bad as I’m making it seem. The weather was actually perfect. Okay, the first mile was a little rough, but I zoned out after that. But, the hills… oh, the hills!
My goal was to run it in under 30 minutes, and I finished in 29:31. We all met back up at the start and got a (sweaty) pic together!
We wanted to have brunch at Rosebud, but they didn’t open until 10:00 and we were ready to brunch at 9:00!
We headed over to Murphy’s instead. It was so quiet in the Highlands- no wait for a table!
They brought out muffins and biscuits to start. I took one of each, but only ended up eating the biscuit with strawberry preserves.
I ordered the Southwest Frittata, with a side of cheddar grits… yum!
The frittata was great- I ate ~1/2, and brought the other 1/2 home. I finished the grits, and this is going to sound crazy, but they weren’t that good! They tasted like cheese soup or something… too much cheese. Do you ever finish something that you’re not crazy about and wonder why you did, or is that just me?!
Do you like to run races? Why or why not? I rarely run, but I have to say, I felt so good afterwards that it made me want to sign up for another one. Granted, I crashed this afternoon and took an hour and a half nap, but that was because I didn’t sleep enough last night!
-Laura
Ack, that hill! Is that on Amsterdam? I hate hills! Awesome job on the race though.
How fun! I was just talking about Ormsby’s the other day with a girlfriend. I may have to check it out now just to sample those sweet potato fries!
And congrats on the 5k run! Great job!
Oh, those sweet potato fries look great!! I’ll have to try cutting ‘em thick like that next time.
Congrats on the great 5K time!! You and me would be great running buddies – that’s about my time too!! I love running in races and used to do at least one a month. Now I’m taking it easier on my knees, but would like to do some when it gets warmer.
Oh the hills in the highlands and midtown! They’re rough for sure!…I’m getting a little worried about the hills in the ING next weekend!
And, no wait for murphy’s? So, I guess the secret is to brunch at 9am.
Congrats on the race! Good for you for getting up on little sleep too, I HATE that! As for racing, I do like them but try very hard not to stress about the time or its ALL I can think about the whole time. Instead, I try to just focus on the scenery and my running companions (usually my sis and/or hubby) and that makes it much more fun and less stressful for me
What a gorgeous picture of you and your friends! Great job on the race…I wish I could run races but my knees are in bad shape.
I used to eat stuff just for the sake of eating it but not anymore. If something doesn’t taste good I just don’t bother finishing it!
I am so with you on the Chanel flats by the way! I would love a pair myself.
The only 5k i do a year is the Turkey Trot. Which Caroline is normally to lazy to wake up and run
Congrats on the race! I am not into running at all but I do like attending the races that the dear husband runs. It is really fun to hang out and cheer him on!
How fun! That restaurant seems very cool – odd about no signage though – haha! I love bocce ball! Austin made a court at his parents house when he was in high school – I want him to make one here, too!
Great job on the run! I’ve never run a race but you girls make it look so fun!