Kicked off Day 1 of my 5-day New Year vacation with a much needed 1.5 hour gym session. Sunday I strained my calf doing weighted lunges so badly that I couldn’t walk on it properly so I immediately took a few days off. Still not back to running but I can plant myself on the upright bike and elliptical and catch a few Bravo shows.

After a shower, brunch at home, and a successful shopping trek for Shrek, we decided to redeem the certificates I’d received for a few free games and shoe rentals at 300 San Jose. It’s our local swanky bowling alley/lounge/bar and it’s always a good time! See, I recently discovered that I kick ass don’t suck at bowling. I scored 100+ 3 out of 3 games with a respectable number of strikes and spares in each. High five!

Like how I subconsciously matched my outfit to the bowling shoes and bowling ball?

Also, 300′s Holiday Champagne Punch? Chambord + punch flavored vodka + simple syrup + champagne = sooo smooth and not too sweet… just the way I like my cocktails! Which makes them a little dangerous. The only times I can recount being super drunk this past year have been while hurling a ball towards inanimate objects at the end of an alley or on a grassy knoll. I’ve shared my theory on bocce and drinking, right? Well, it applies to bowling, too, since I like to win!

Immediately following we grabbed some locally crafted brews (and a pretzel the size of my face!) at Rock Bottom Brewery in Campbell and some light bites at Tee Nee Thai in San Jose.

The really big find of the night? Rock Bottom Brewery’s Hump Day Happy Hour = happy hour prices ALL DAY in the bar! $3.25 beers/$5 well drinks/$5 appetizers. They also sell “growlers” of their awesome brewed-on-site beer.  64 fl.oz. for $9.99! Refill empty growlers for just $5! I don’t usually like beer but I liked theirs and recommend the Stillwater Stout. Espresso-like but with 6.5% alcohol and a healthy dose of caffeine. Shrek has already announced that we will be spending A LOT more time there.