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Mile High Hunger

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So happy to head to LA for 11 days!!!!

I had to do the usual LA trip luggage shuffle to get my bags under (or at) the weight limit.  Let’s just blame it how many extra items I had to pack for Sarah’s wedding weekend.

And then the hunger thing happened.  I hadn’t eaten since noon, the flight was at 4:45, we sat on the plane for an hour before taking off, and then turbulence prevented a speedy snack delivery.  Luckily when snacks finally did happen, the flight attendants came around with a self-proclaimed snack buffet and instructed us to take anything and everything we wanted.  We did.

Oh and the best part!  I ran into my friends Sarah and Rachel as I was boarding, which made for a super fun flight.  We cocktailed,  joked about Julie (our special flight attendant with the snack buffet), and chatted our way to Denver.  We parted ways and I booked it to my connecting flight.  See you soon LA!

 

Stressing, In Pictures

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Breakfast: Two Slices of Watermelon

Lunch: Vegetable Dumplings, Broccoli & Ponzu

Dinner: Timpano’s Tuna Carpaccio, A Couple Rolls & Two Glasses of Happy Hour Champagne

Holy heck, what a day.  I’m fairly certain I crammed 18 hours of construction estimating into 9.  My brain hurt, my eyes burned, and I had to get out of the house ASAP. I tossed on a dress and met Katie and Megan at Timpano’s for Ladies Night.  I was far from my peppy self, but I’m thankful that I was able to catch up with Katie before she heads back to Atlanta.

 

I Found You, Miss New Breakfast

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Val and I have started a new Friday ritual: going out for dinner and A drink and staying out for entirely too many A drinks. And although fun (very, very fun), it leads to a pretty rough Saturday.

The usual rough Saturday brunch spots are Pink Flamingo or Datz.

But this weekend, we decided to deviate from the usual and check out a long time local favorite that neither of us had been to – Pach’s Place.  We surely didn’t have expectations other than to appease our growling bellies, but I think there was a 3 to 5 minute shock factor going on as we plopped ourselves at the bar.

Like…  Who is Bob Hatton?  And is he cool with me drinking his coffee?

All speculation subsided when our food arrived.  Val ordered the Pecan Pancakes and I ordered the Eggs Florentine sans hollandaise.  My eggs arrived with a boat load of spinach and I was glad.  Putting green stuff in a hungover body instantaneously makes me feel a little less terrible.

And then the check arrived.

You’ve got to be kidding me!  Our entire order totaled just under fifteen bucks?  Looks like we’ve added a new spot to our rough Saturday rotation!

Liquid Talent

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Between traveling and blogging and attempting to get back into the gym scene, there’s huge potential for Kristin The Hermit these days.  Buttt…  Tonight I managed to rush home, get 30 minutes of cardio in, look presentable, cook some dinner, and head to Painting with a Twist to support Amber and her fundraising efforts for the Ronald McDonald House.

It’s nice to pick up a brush and pretend to have an ounce of artistic ability.  It’s also nice to have an instructor ring a bell signaling that it’s wine chugging time.  It turns out, wine creates two ounces of artistic ability and perhaps another ounce of dancing ability as well.  I may or may not have cabbage patched to an 80’s tune or two.

Lindsey experienced most of the dancing.  She’s still smiling so it could’t have been that bad, right?  Oh the joys of being my across the table neighbor!

Meghann sat next to me, which worked out well since we both brought our own food and took lots of pictures.  Well she took more pictures than me, which is why I had to borrow this picture of her painting (thanks Meghann!).  I joked that the strangers in the room must have thought we were the vainest girls in town.

And the hostess with the mostess sat behind me, for which I was glad as well.  The sheer happiness of hosting a sold out event for a charity that she holds near and dear was obvious.  I enjoyed being able to document her well deserved excitement.

And then it was time to eat!

The tofu and veggies I made earlier turned out surprisingly well.  I tossed onions, green peppers, shitake mushrooms, and a dab of Earth Balance in a pot while I rushed to get ready and prayed they didn’t burn.  I added pressed, marinated, and cubed tofu and more marinate into the mix and called it a meal.

Val and I used the extended break as a photo opp.

And when we finally got back to it, the rest of the painting was finished in no time!

The entire event (minus my paint filled fingers) turned out SO well!  Thanks a million to Amber for planning such a fun night!

As far as my painting, I’m not exactly sure when it will make its way from the trunk to my house, but that’s neither here nor there.