Ahhhh I love weekends! We spent Friday night out celebrating J's birthday over some good food, drinks and lots of laughs! Funny though the entire table was yawning at midnight, clearly we're getting OLD! I was very happy that the weather was still warm enough that we could sit outside on the patio all night long without needing a jacket!

We spent the next afternoon having a Jersey Shore marathon, yes you read that correctly, a Jersey Shore marathon. After watching several episodes I commented that I didn't think I could watch them all at once again like that. If I had to hear Sammi say "I'm done" one more time and then take Ronnie back 20 times in one episode, you can imagine listening to 6 episodes like that in a row.....I wanted to pull my hair out!

LD and I were meeting PP at the Vegetarian Food Fair so I mapquested my route to a parking lot close to the venue and off we went. Clearly mapquest did not take into consideration the Film Festival nor the Jesus parade and we ended up smack dab in the middle of both. It took us double the time to reach our destination but we did see Bill Murray walking down the street, a paparazzo running beside him and several people walking quickly behind him. It made me giggle.

I have noooooo idea what the Jesus thing was about but as we approached a very busy intersection there was LOUD music and singing, floats, people dancing and walking in the street and cops looking on. Dunno........

We finally made it to the Veggie Fair so I could hang out with my peeps! As soon as we walked in I grabbed this yummy kabob thing, again no idea what it was but it tasted really good!

There were booths with various items, vegan clothing, food, a sprout grower, you get the idea. We wandered around sampling treats and perusing pamphlets. I couldn't believe how chilly it got, seriously the temperature dropped like crazy in a matter of minutes, it was weird! I bought a few things that I'm excited about:

Coriander Chutney: oh YUM!!! I ate this with a samosa and my mouth was delighted! The woman gave me some recipes which I will definitely try. The only sucky or good thing about this chutney is there are no preservatives so it won't be something I can keep for a while, I'll have to eat it all up relatively soon, nom nom nom!

Madras Masala: I had a heck of a time trying to decide which blend of spices to purchase but finally decided on this one! I can't wait to make a yummy curry as they have a whole bunch of recipes on their website which I"m looking forward to trying. The people selling this product were sooooo lovely as well and I really enjoyed listening to them!

Spiru-tein: I've had this before at PP's place and quite enjoyed it. It's almost like a protein shake but with lots of vitamins and minerals. I put a scoop in the blender, add some ice, milk and half a banana and breakfast is ready! I'd say it's more of an acquired taste but not as acquired as my Vega protein powder! It also came with a cute bag and a gigantic shaker and it was super cheap! Yay!

This was our view for quite some time as we left the venue. There must have been a soccer game getting out, a concert perhaps starting and who knows what else but we were on this street for a good half an hour, creeping ever so slowly trying to get to the bloody highway!

Now it's back to reality and I start my very first physio appointment tomorrow bright and early! EEK! Wish me luck!