Going Away Party!

Sorry I haven't posted at all this weekend!! Friday I was sick and I spent most of the day in bed! I really don't remember what I ate but I promise you it wasn't exciting and I was too sick to take pictures! Luckily on Saturday I was feeling better because I had my going away party that night and didn't want to be sick for that! I wasn't feeling 100% in the morning so I started the day with some cranberry orange toast with almond butter- of course.
Then I had some spiced tea that my mom makes- it is basically instant tea, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, lemonade, and tang (i know it sounds gross but its actually really delicious). It was exactly what I needed and I felt so much better!

After breakfast and a shower I ran to the grocery store to pick up supplies for all the things I was planning on making. When I got back I made a wrap for lunch. It had my last portabella gardenburger, spinach, goat cheddar, and hummus!
And the last juice box that I hijacked from our tutoring party last week.
Then I made some spiced nuts- it was a mix of almond, pecans, and walnuts. I cooked them in some melted butter and then added brown sugar, cinnamon, and cloves. They were delicious and I would have added some nutmeg too but I didn't have any!
Then I made some fake samoa girl scout cookies from Baking Bites. They were delicious- my only problem was that I didn't have all the coconut it called for and it definitely could have used more. And I also ran out of chocolate so they didn't all get chocolate on the bottom!
Then I made some asiago garlic bread. It was asiago and garlic (clearly haha) mixed with a little mayo, basil, and oregano. They were pretty delicious.
And I got some Sabra hummus- which is pretty much the best hummus ever.
And some Sundried Tomato and Basil Wheat Thins and Fire Roasted Tomato and Olive Oil Triscuits to go with the hummus.
So the party was wonderful- I got to hang out and see a lot of people. It made me kind of sad because I'm pretty excited to move back home and not be in Richmond anymore but I'm going to miss everyone so much!!!! There will definitely be lots of visits back down here so I can see everyone!

This morning on my way to church I snacked on a chocolate coconut Raw Organic Food bar. yum, yum, yum. This was sooooo delicious! It is definitely up there with my new favorite kind of bar. It was really moist and had little chocolate chips all through out it. Delicious!
After church Grace and I got swiped into Shafer by two freshman! yay for free food, even though Shafer pretty much is gross! I opted for a waffle and I topped it with some vanilla yogurt and pineapple off the salad bar. It was actually pretty good, but it would have been better with fresh pineapple and/or strawberries!
Now I'm getting read to head out and go get coffee with Ashlee Giles! I'm so excited because I haven't seen her in a really long time (like probably back in September at my b-day party!). I'm trying to make sure I get to see everyone before I leave- especially everyone that couldn't make it out last night! So today is Ashlee Giles, tomorrow is lunch with Emily and Megan and then dinner with Ashley Callaway/Turner. Then sometime, possibly Tuesday for lunch Kylin and I are going to go to Cous Cous and then on Wednesday Grace and I may be doing lunch! My days are filling up fast and there are definitely more people I need to see before I leave!!!!

Easter Eve!

Today I actually did what I tried to do yesterday- homework! hahaha I cranked out a lesson plan for tutoring on monday, made a game for my lesson, and wrote a paper about things i was suppose to learn but did not learn in ethics this semester haha. This was all fuled by the wonderful brunch that my mom made this morning! She made us belgium waffles and bacon! I infused some maple syrup with orange zest and a little orange juice for my my waffles and it was delicious!!Of course I went back for seconds and topped my other piece of a waffle with some coconut and maple syrup. yummm I just wished there had been more orange infused syrup because that would have made it even better!
Then I worked on my homework for a longgg while and eventually snacked on some triscuits and roasted garlic hummus (sabra of course is the best brand). I had never had the fire roasted tomato and olive oil triscuits before but they are delicious and perfect for eating with hummus! When I finally finished my homework I started working on the deviled eggs for Easter tomorrow. I don't have a picture yet but you'll get to see them tomorrow!
For dinner my dad was grilling hamburgers which I am not really a fan of so I just ate some leftover orange beef stirfry.

But my mom also wanted to make sure I got a picture of the food they were eating.
After dinner I made some more carrot cake cookies because I had leftover filling from me and Rachel's baking extravaganza the other day!



These are seriously my new favorite cookies, even without the filling they are so delicious! I'm not even that big of a fan of carrot cake but these cookies are so good! They are super moist and really cinnamony and delicious! And of course the pineapple cream cheese filling is really good too!

I did some yoga while I waited for the cookies to cool and then I filled them up! Now I'm off to take a shower and hopefully go to bed early! Tomorrow is church, and then my grandparents are coming over for Easter "dinner" which is really lunch and to celebrate my dad's birthday which was a couple weeks ago. Then I have to head back to Richmond because unlike Prince William County- Henrico has school Monday so I have to tutor! I hope everyone has a great Easter and remember Jesus is the reason for the season! He was crucified to save all of us and then rose from the dead on Easter! So take some time out of candy and Easter dinner to thank God for sending his son to save us!