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Hello…it’s me.

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Mom and me on my graduation day.
Mom and me on my graduation day.

Hello world! I must say, it’s been awhile since I’ve been here. When I initially started this blog, I didn’t realize just how difficult it was going to be to go to school full time, work part time, and then try and run a food blog. Needless to say, the beginning of 2015 was a terrible year to start.

Anywho – I’ve since graduated college (yay!) and I’m patiently waiting to start my first ever “big girl” job on January 11th. Since I’ve just been sitting around, I reminded myself that I do have this blog and maybe I should come and check-in on it. So, here I am.

It’s been a really interesting year for me to say the least. Graduating college is weird, not living close to campus is weird, and living as a young adult in the actual city is also weird. I guess growing up in general is pretty weird, which everyone fails to mention. Since I last updated you guys, I had a pretty massive flare of my lupus and had to start back on my medication. This is mostly because I’m a 22 year-old and I liked to drink with my friends and eat food I shouldn’t all without taking my meds (surprise, surprise). As of now, I’m back on Plaquenil and I’ve been diagnosed with Sjogren’s Syndrome – which isn’t so bad, my mouth is just dry a lot. BUT the good news is my lupus numbers are down, so I’ll take what I can get.

With all that being said, I’m really hoping that I can get back into the swing of blogging. I really have missed creating recipes and having a platform to share them on.

I hope everyone had a great holiday season! New Year’s is coming up (which I actually hate NYE, by the way) and I hope 2016 is going to bring great things to you. Stay tuned – I’m going to try and get better about posting on here.

xoxo,

Paige

 

Valentine’s Weekend

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Happy Sunday! As you know, yesterday was Valentine’s Day. As a 22 year old single girl, I surrounded myself with the things that I love: friends, food, and good drinks. You’ve got to live a little, am I right?

I’m (currently) living in Austin, Texas. Austin is a wonderful city that is full of character, life, and good food. I took my cousin to one of my favorite spots in town, Picnik. Picnik is a food trailer located on South Lamar specializing in paleo eats and treats. I was SO excited to take my cousin to try her first butter coffee. I ate some spaghetti squash lasagna, blondies, and a buttered iced peppermint mocha. It was truly divine. I also love introducing people to great places to eat. Learn more about Picnik here, and if you’re in the Austin area you’ve absolutely got to check them out!
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After our adventure at Picnik, we went to South Congress for a few drinks. One of my favorite places on SoCo is Snack Bar. Snack Bar is a groovy place for incredible food with a local flare. I will say – it is rather difficult to eat strict paleo when I eat out, which is why I rarely do. Since I am 22 and need to live my life, I allow myself to just eat gluten-free when I go places. This makes it a tad easier, but I always try to order a dish that can be made paleo. However, I do have my exceptions, and the pâté at Snack Bar is one of those exceptions. Hands down some of the best I’ve ever had. I spread the pâté over their gluten-free bread and it’s magical. Truly, truly magical. Like I said, sometimes you’ve just gotta live.

After South Congress, I met up with one of my best friends. We hit up our favorite bars on 6th Street and had a great time! I got this great picture of us at a personal favorite spot – Blind Pig. It was a great place to end one of the best Valentine’s Days yet.
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I hope everyone enjoyed their weekend! Stay-tuned for more recipes this week!