My bestie Angie invited me up to her family's house in Gainesville for a weekend getaway and I had a blast.
Let's rewind to Friday, shall we?
*5p~end of the work day.
*6:15p~departure.
*7:30~smoke.
Not good times. The state of Florida has had 3,427 fires that have burned more than 194,000 acres across the state thus producing a crap ton of smoke. No Bueno.
Despite blankets of smoke, we arrived safely around 9p. Prior to our trip, she had told me about a great restaurant called 'The Top' that served great vegetarian food. And it did not disappoint. But first, can I just share a very interesting photo?
Guess that's how they do it in the country :) I was seriously so excited to see cops on horseback!!
Anywho, back to the 'The Top'. It was love at first bite, err site? :)
Check out the decor!
They even had a photobooth..LOVE :)
Back to the real reason, the food.
Appetizer
Corn nuggets with garlic dip & quite possibly THE best mojito on the planet!
Entree
Black bean burger with Seitan bacon, blue cheese & fried onions on a pretzel bun.
The pretzel bun was a serious food revelation for me. I will soon be making this recipe here.
Dessert
Crack cake. AKA Vegan Coconut Rum Cake
It was a close call between this and their vegan chocolate cake..but I always order chocolate cake so I chose this and I am SO glad I did.
Despite getting home around 1:30a, we managed to drag ourselves out of bed for some kayaking.
Good morning!
Off like a herd of dirty turtles.
Speaking of turtles...
So gorgeous!
A few blistered thumbs & sore arms later, we loaded up the kayaks and headed back to her parents house for her future sis~in~laws baby shower. Side note, I love baby showers :) I've lost track of how many i've been too hehe. Though, no photos :(
After all the shower guests had left, we had a music jam session :) Angie, her dad & brother were on guitar. Ang, her friend Elizabeth and I on vocals. It was my first time as a guest at their music jam and I had such a great time!! I cannot wait to do it again and it really makes me want to pull out my guitar and get to practicing!! Though again, no photos :(
Angie had pre~arranged plans with a friend of hers to go to a country bar. Something I have never done before. I don't listen to country. I don't dance country. But I had an awesome time. I even got out on the floor to dance a few times (I LOVE dancing). I am amazed that so many guys can and want to dance! Oops, no photos again. I stink.
Another late night led to another early morning with a big breakfast. A lack of sleep combined with a full belly is also no bueno so I suggested we take a walk to help ease the food coma. This time I brought the camera :)
Cows 15 ft from her house....I know i'm in the country :)
Say hello to my little friend.
Happy Trees
And finally a piece of history in someone's front lawn
Such a great weekend, but I definitely left feeling like this guy..
Angie's beloved, Roscoe.
Anything stand out for you this weekend?
I am soooo jealous you went to the Top! I went to college in Gainesville and sadly didn't discover that place until just a few months before graduation. I actually wound up having my graduation party there :-) tofu for me, and burgers for everyone else! I'm glad to see that place is still doing well! Have you ever tried Hare Krishna food? I used to get that on campus all the time too :-)
ReplyDelete@Diana @ VeggieNextDoor How random that you know of that place!! What a small world lol. I cannot wait to go back and try the tofu next time. They had tempeh buffalo bites that looked pretty tasty too!
ReplyDeleteI haven't tried Hare Krishna food...can you recommend somewhere? My friend Angie would be ecstatic!