Summer Lovin’
| May 27, 2012 | Posted by Sweet Tooth Runner under Uncategorized |
HEY friends! Thanks for your comments on my last post! It feels so good to be able to relax after weeks of stress, and to be able to blog properly again! I have so much to catch up on with you guys…seriously my Google Reader is overflowing right now!
Saturday involved summer shopping! I am leaving for Crete in FIVE DAYS(!!) so I just had to go out and buy all the essentials….and by essentials I mean giant floppy hats and summer dresses 
After shopping, I headed over to a friend’s house for a barbeque. I was excited because this was my FIRST ever barbeque! And my friends were excited because I was there. Obviously.
See? So excited to see me
Barbeques are totally my new favourite thing. We all brought some stuff, and I was in charge of bringing the meat-free options for us vegans/vegetarians. I brought veggie sausages, veggie burgers, and vegetable kebabs, and had about a thousand of each.
Also, I discovered that pita chips are my latest newest foodie obsession. I brought them to share but ended up knocking everyone else’s hands out of the way any time someone tried to take some. Mine.
This morning began with a short shakeout run (I’m racing tomorrow), which was hot and sweaty, and then I headed off to church. Just so you know, dry shampoo is a lifesaver after a morning run! 
It was a perfect lazy Sunday afternoon for sure, spent walking the dog in the sunshine and lying in the grass reading one of my favourite books…
I can’t WAIT for the film to come out at the end of this year!! And the fact that Leonardo DiCaprio is Gatsby just makes me the happiest girl on earth 
What has been the highlight of your weekend? Spending time with the people I love whilst eating delicious barbequed food:)
Your fave barbeque food? The veggie kebabs were SO goood!
What is your favourite book? I have so many! My favourites are probably To Kill a Mockingbird, Les Miserables, and The Great Gatsby!
Have a great week!! <3
When it comes to reading I have way too many “favourites” (my family’s nickname for me was Matilda!) but 1984 by George Orwell is definitely high on the list.
Your BBQ spread looks delicious! Grilled corn on the cob is always a winner in my eyes. I didn’t realise the Linda Mccartney sausages were vegan friendly, I’ll have to get some again! Also, this is super random, but a vegan friend told me yesterday that Domino’s pizza bases contain milk and I thought of you as I’m sure I’ve seen you post a picture of their pizzas before.
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Sorry if that sounded vegan police-y, just wanted to give you a heads up in case you didn’t already know
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Aaah I LOVE Orwell’s 1984!! Definitely one of my all-time fave books
Thank you Nada for telling me, and you didn’t sound police-y at all!! I found that out recently too, so it’s a good thing that I’m a Pizza Hut regular! 
Only one barbecue in your life? Tragic! You should come to Texas! The best part of my weekend was… um… sleeping in (it so counts). OMG every time I finish a book it becomes my new favorite (I’ll just quit reading it halfway through if it’s bad) and I just finished Mindy Kaling’s memoir, so that one.
Good luck on your race tomorrow!
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haha I DEFINITELY need to come to Texas…from what I’ve learned from you it totally sounds like my kinda place!! and I’ll look that book up now
Love the dress and the sun hat! Two summer essentials for sure! The BBQ sounds fun too! All the food looks delicious.
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Hi beautiful Emma!!!
So glad you are doing well and living it up! Summer shopping is always fun, I have been loving buying some cute summer skirts and sandals
Hope the rest of your weekend is wonderful! <3
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Good luck for the race tomorrow. I am super, super jealous of Crete
I really need to jump on the dry shampoo wagon – never tried it but everyone says its a miracle
Hands down – burger & fries are my favorite BBQ foods. Cliche? Indeed but sooo good.
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aaah yes you do!! it IS a miracle, and you will never be the same hygenic person again
Just got a recipe for grilled cauliflower steaks and Romaine Steaks. She uses real cheese, but we both know how to solve that problem
” Summer Lovin” is from Grease, and your going TO Greece!! You will love it, one of my favorite places in the world 
) http://goodveg.squidoo.com/video/romaine-and-cauliflower-steaks-on-the-grill
haha Andy you make me laugh!! and that recipe looks so great…you always manage to find the best ones!!
I can’t believe that I’ve never read the great gatsby! I’m currently reading Nineteen Eighty-four, but one of my favourite books would definitely be to kill a mockingbird
I LOVE 1984 too!! one of my all-time faves too, so as we are clearly book twins, I’m sure you’ll love Gatsby
AHHH what a fun weekend!! grilling out is SO MUCH FUN!! I love that you and your friends did that! I love you girl!
love the super floppy hat! You look adorable
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haha thanks Theresa!!
have a great day girl!! <3
BBQs are the perfect way to spend summer evenings – good food with good friends
! Congrats on being done with exams, that is probably one of the best feelings ever! I only read about the Great Gatsby movie yesterday and I am thrilled. I had to read the book for school and I don’t think I’ve ever enjoyed schoolwork as much as I enjoyed that 
!
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Looks like a fun weekend! I had a bbq yesterday too, love veggie kebabs, so good! Highlight of my weekend was going to vegfest- europes biggest vegan festival- in Bristol, so much fun and the weather was amazing! Favourite book is a tough one, I have so many! Probably The Idiot, Crime and Punishment or Into the Wild.
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I’m so JEALOUS that you got to go to Vegfest!! I really wanted to go but it’s just too far away from me! did you try Ms Cupcake’s stuff?! she had a stall there and her baked goods are pretty much my favourite thing ON EARTH
and I LOVE dostoevsky’s works!! you clearly have good taste
Yeah it was pretty lucky that I got to go this year, as I was visiting my family in Cardiff at the time it was on, so it was pretty easy to get to. No I didn’t get to try any of Ms Cupcake, I’m pretty sure the stall either wasn’t set up when I walked round, so I must have missed it!
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Waaaah,BBQs are so fun!!
I love grilled corn,don’t know why,but it’s always been my fave. 
Veggie burgers are awesome,too,though – and kebap sounds cool,but I’ve never seen it around here… 
And I have faaaar too many favorite books to list them here,haha… I’m such a bookworm!
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I agree, dry shampoo is a life saver! I don’t have time (or I’m too lazy) to wash my hair after running.
DEFINITELY!! I am so lazy and I can’t imagine having to be hygenic and washing my hair after EVERY run!
I love BBQ’s-that looks like so much fun. I’ve never had a veggie burger-I’m not a big burger fan but maybe I’ll try these guys. Anyways-have a lovely week!
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Really? Your first BBQ? I can’t believe you’ve never been to one!
I have to read the Great Gatsby for AP English next year..good to know it’s not totally going to suck.
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YAY for summer!!!
congrats on finishing up those finals!
eeek CRETE is going to be beautiful, I LOVE the Ocean
I hope you’ve been enjoying your freeeeedom from classes!
xoxo!
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Barbecues are fantastic! Hope your great experience will encourage you to BBQ more often this summer
I had to read The Great Gatsby for school many many years ago and loved it! Seriously…every movie with Leonardo DiCaprio is great and this one will be no exception.
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I totally feel ya on the pita chips!! Love them. We have them at every family party and they always disappear first!
I hope your race was awesome. I miss racing so much!
they are totally my new favourite food!! I will be living on them from here on out
aaah I miss you and your posts so much!! how is everything going running/racing/injury wise?! sending you love!! <3
My favorite bbq food is my mama’s fried chicken! delicious!
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I miss summer!! BBQ’s are so much fun, not going to lie steak is my fav (sorry)! I hope your race went well (I think you have more speed than you realise!!) and Crete is amazing!! Choosing a favourite book is ridiculously hard, so I’m going to go with my training bible ‘Running with Lydiard’. Hope the packing is going well!
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they ARE so much fun!! haha don’t apologise, all my family and most of my friends are unashamed steak-lovers, and I don’t mind in the slightest!
I just Amazon-ed that book, and will order it soon! looks good, and Lydiard is such a legend! haha packing hasn’t even begun yet…I’m a VERY last-minute person
love this random-mix-of-stuff post! i’m right there with you on the veggie kebabs!