Reunited!
Yesterday afternoon I drove to Orlando to meet up with three of my my college girlfriends to celebrate Laurel’s birthday.
We thought we might end up making it a pool day (hence the bathing suit underneath my clothes), but when you put four former sorority sisters in one apartment living room, it’s hard to get them to move when there’s so much chatting going on.
Plus, we had great food and drinks, so there was no need to go anywhere. 
Cherayne and her boyfriend Matt picked barbeque up for everyone from 4 Rivers, the most fantastic smokehouse in Orlando, on their way over to Laurel’s.
I remember when 4 Rivers first opened when we used to live in Orlando a few years ago. Whenever Ryan and I would drive by, the line was always outrageous. When we finally decided to wait one weekend and try their food, we understood why. Amazing!
I opted for a pulled pork smokehouse salad with Italian dressing in an attempt to get some vegetables into my diet yesterday.
It was great!
I think Laurel’s cat Natasha wanted in…
She was giving me the “sharing is caring” eye.
For dessert, Cherayne made chocolate peanut butter cupcakes and we made sure to light candles and sing happy birthday to Laurel.
I ate one cupcake at Laurel’s apartment and another one in the car on the drive back to Ocala.
Cherayne made the icing with butter, peanut butter, powdered sugar and whipping cream and I’m pretty sure I could eat cups and cups of that stuff. It was incredible. This peanut butter-lovin’ girl was in heaven.
We spent the day simply hanging out and talking, which was absolutely perfect. I am so envious of people who live close to their best friends from high school or college, but at least four of us were able to drive a few hours to Orlando to meet up for the day!
Luckily, I’ll be seeing these girls in two short weeks at Leah’s bridal shower in Clearwater.
The countdown is on!
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I pinned a recipe for chocolate peanut butter cupcakes forever ago and now I am inspired again to actually make them! Those look so yummy!
Love that she added reeses cups to the icing 🙂
you and me both!
My besties are in another state and I wish we lived closer too but the nice thing is we always pick up where we left off when we see each other. Those cupcakes look delicious.
Those look DELICIOUS! Anything chocolate + peanut butter = a winner.
Sounds like you guys had so much fun! I definitely understand the feeling of not living close to good friends; it’s HARD! But it makes the times that you do see them all the more special 🙂
Have a great Sunday, Julie!
i love the balance you have there with a great big salad and cupcakes! life is all about balance, no? both, however, look delicious!
haha that just reminded me: i keep telling my boyfriend i should open a restaurant called Salad and Cupcakes. because every girl i know would eat there! save with a salad and splurge with a cupcake. he thinks its silly – i think its genius!
Aw wow what a fun birthday!! The cupcakes look absolutely divine. I love that even though you and your college friends don’t live very close together, you still get together regularly. It’s something I hope to be doing with mine for years to come too! Have a great day Julie! 🙂
OMG, those cupcakes look amazing!! I want one! You’re killing me here w/the cupcake and 4Rivers talk. Before I became a vegetarian (year ago yesterday), my husband and I had the pleasure of trying it. I have to admit, their pulled pork is amazing! Plus, that mac & cheese… oh, and don’t forget the fried oreos & their carrot cake. 😉 I think I’d go now just to get down on those delicious sides & desserts! Yummy! Glad you enjoyed your visit w/the girls… you’re so fortunate to have so many close friends. 🙂
Those cupcakes looks incredible!!!
I wish I lived closer to my best friends as well. They live out of state so I am lucky to see them once or twice a year BUT we do talk on an almost daily basis so that makes it easier.
those cupcakes look heavenly!!
oh gosh, those cup cakes look amazing! Icing is always the best part! Glad you had a great time, it makes me miss my friends and sorority sisters from college! AOT!
I’m so happy you got to see your friends! I miss mine a lot living in a different province but there’s always skype! I talk to my best friend, whom I’ve known since the age of six, about once a month and it is the best medicine for anything in life!! We always end up talking for hours.
I actually just want to eat that icing with a spoon – and the fact that it’s got the mini peanut butter cups just makes it that much better.
those cupcakes are right up my alley! this peanut butter lover would be in heaven too! you can’t go wrong with peanut butter, butter, and sugar! 😉
those cupcakes look to. die. for! my favorite ingredients right there!
What a fun day! Those cupcakes look simply amazing! I love PB and chocolate!
girl time is THE best.. when I get together with my friends the madness never stops! We always stay out way to late but our stomachs just ache from laughing so hard.
I love reeses pb cups.. those cupcakes are right up my alley!
Those cupcakes look amazing!
I love girly days! My bff lives 14 hrs away from me but we will be meeting up this week!
You all look beautiful! I’m so glad you had such a fun time with girlfriends! That is so needed sometimes!
You look so tall! How tall are you? And those cupcakes look to die for.
i’m 5’7”.
How fun! It’s nice that you are able to get together for special events. And those cupcakes!
Love your shorts, where did you get them from?
thanks! i got them at the banana republic outlet last weekend.
We had a celebration for my inlaws anniversary yesterday and had a huge selection of cupcakes, oh I could have just ate them all day! It’s so nice to enjoy some sugary goodness sometimes!
I totally know what you mean.. I moved from Germany to Canada 15 months ago and haven’t seen most of my friends and family since 🙁 it’s very hard sometimes, but I never regretted my decision and I have an amazing husband and a second family here that I love deeply.
Oh my gosh those cupcakes look DELICIOUS! I’m definitely going to be making some very soon! I love your maxi dress from the Easter post you linked with. I’ve been wanting to try one but haven’t been brave enough yet haha I’m only 5’4″ so I don’t know if I’d be tall enough to actually pull it off.
the peanut butter cup sticking out of the cupcake is just so cute! 🙂 i want one!
Clearwater is so pretty!! I just went there on spring break this past March and had an absolute blast.
If you want awesome bbq and are ever in St. Louis, try Pappy’s. Amazeballs.
Just got back from vacation and we had an O-212 reunion (this was our apartment number in college). It was so great, and like you we didn’t make it outside to swim either. Just lots of chatting and eating. It was wonderful. We live all over the country so we hadn’t seen each other in almost 10 years! Crazy!