First things first, my intense love for all of you out there was reaffirmed this morning when I learned that a BUNCH of you own the awesome “no nonsense” socks. Seriously, where did we get them? I love how no one seems to remember where they got the socks, yet we all sport them with pride. Awesome.
Lunch
My morning absolutely flew by and before I knew it, I was rushing out the door to meet up with my friend and awesome fashion blogger J, for a lunch date at Greens & Grille, a fast-casual restaurant that serves fresh salads and sandwiches.
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Upon arrival, I scoped out the menu and found myself wanting various combinations of their specialty salads which eventually led me to decide to select the “create your own salad” option.
I chose a mix of romaine lettuce and spring mix greens, topped with edamame, beets, mushrooms, caramelized onions (the best!!!) and broccoli, all tossed together in a balsamic vinaigrette dressing.
It was a big salad but I practically inhaled it. I loved all of the flavors and couldn’t get enough of the caramelized onions. They were so sweet and flavorful.
J and I ate our salads while catching up and chatting about everything from dogs to fashion to blogging and social media.
We actually ended up chatting for almost two hours. I swear anytime I get together with a blogger I can sit there and talk forever.
Now I feel a little behind on today’s to-do list, so I gotta get crackin’. It’s currently pouring outside which doesn’t help my motivation to work. Curling up on the couch with Sadie sounds awfully appealing!
I’m thinking I’ll work with no breaks until 4:30 and then give myself 15 minutes to browse the internet in search of a yummy recipe for dinner tonight before wrapping up for the day around 5:30 p.m. We have lots of veggies on hand (cauliflower, sweet corn, zucchini, green beans) and I’d like to so something creative with all this fresh produce! Any ideas?
P.S. The Fashion page was updated today!
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Mmmm broccoli! You two look like you had so much fun. Canada needs more bloggers so we can have hang outs!
Canada bloggers??? Gimme a shout!!
Agreed. I can talk to bloggers for hourrrrrrs on end (and there’s a lot of us here in Charlotte!) Meetups are always SO much fun. Seriously love them! HLS is going to be suuuuch a blast, i’m already countin’ down the days!
That Salad looks good and healthy!!
I have some of those socks:)
You’re adorable. I love the way you pace you work!! 🙂 That restaurant sounds great! I love build-your-own meal kinda places! Hope you stayed on task!
Looks like a fun lunch– two of my favorite bloggers and a yummy salad!
I know you’ve already had dinner but next time, try sauteeing your veggies in onions and thyme for flavor and then towards the end, stir in some goat cheese- SO delicious!
Jealous of your bloggers meet-ups! I don’t know of anyone really who blogs in my area 🙁
I wish I did, though because I would love blogger meet-ups!
I LOVE your watch! Where did you get it? (I’m sure it’s on the fashion page but I haven’t had time to go through all of it…yet :-))
Yep! Fashion page. 🙂 It is Michael Kors.
I have some of the “No Nonsense” socks…mine are black. I got mine at Wal-Mart…hope this helps those that want to join the ranks of the “No Nonsense” sock club! : )
Carmelised onions are great on a salad – I love them in sandwiches and on bagels too. Or try them mixed with tuna!
I love you and J! I wish I was caught in a room with you two. You both are like celebrities to me:) With your veggies I would try to make them into some kind of summer salad or something. I saw a recipe once from Pioneer Woman and it look FABULOUS.
Have a great day!!