A is for Accounting
I hate to start out this post with accounting jabber…but that’s how the aLpHaBeT goes. I will be chained to my accounting book from now until eternity. I apologize if I don’t get a chance to comment on your blog this week! Winter break starts this Thursday at 5pm and you can get all the comments in the world from me after that 
B is for Blogger Brunch
Kath , Meg, Lacey, Sarah, Jessica, ME, Lauren, and the lovely significant others that came along! Matt graciously took the photo for us, thanks Matt! What a trooper
We met up at Mad Hatter’s Bake shop and Cafe just 2 minutes from my apartment. While I’ve only eaten there a few times, I have had their wraps and pastries from on-campus cafes. As always, I had a fabulous time catching up with my favorite Durham/Chapel Hill bloggers and meeting some new readers!
It still amazes me how many total strangers have become great friends simply through blogging.
See letters F, G, and H for what I ate
C is for Cookies (BURNT!!!)
Susan, skip to letter D!!
I baked two batches of cookies last night to bring to the blogger meet up but the bottoms got burnt 
I couldn’t bring myself to give away my failed baked goods so now I have a jillion burnt cookies (that still taste great)…staring at me.
I snacked on about 2 of these in total throughout the day. You know me, I can’t throw away food….so now what do I do!?
D is for Duke Basketball
After sitting in the library and tweeting/facebooking/blog reading studying for my accounting exam, I decided my time was better spent watching the Duke vs. St John’s game at the gym. We won!!
E is for Exercise
While watching the game, I ellipticalled and walked on the treadmill at an incline. I’m telling you, time does not pass any faster on exercise machines than when I’m watching Duke play. And, it’s not just dawdling around. I get so into it the game and all my energy transfers into my pedaling/walking. It makes me feel like I’m THERE. Wow, I’m a dork.
Moving on down the aLpHaBeT….
F is for Fruit
Back to brunch (I had to go in the order of the alphabet!). I got a Parfait, which consisted of organic yogurt, fresh fruit, AND….
G is for Granola
H is for Homemade….
Homemade Granola!! It was so crunchy and perfectly sweet. I gotta figure out how to get my granola crunchier!! Perhaps, by adding oil??
….and Holy Mackeral! Below is Kath’s photo using her SLR camera. Now compare it with my photo above.
See the difference, Santa?! H is for Ho Ho Ho!
I is for In 10 Minutes.
That’s how fast I made my dinner! I was so hungry after my workout and all I wanted was to get some food in my belly. I didn’t care what it was!!
I found the last of my TJ’s Seafood Blend and leftover butternut squash (from months ago) in the freezer. So I made a giant salad served with Olive Oil and Herb Dressing.
J is for Just-ate-some-carbs/dessert-but-I’m-waiting-to-show-you-what-it-is-tomorrow-because-I-don’t-want-to-reload-my-photos-for-the-3rd-time-in-10-minutes.
Wow, I’m so great at the alphabet, I wonder if I could get a job with Sesame Street!
K is for Kath+Matt!!
I big thanks to Kath and Matt for spending their Saturday morning with us aficionados/bloggers/readers. Now we have more triangle bloggers and readers to invite to future meet ups! I’m telling you, they really are as cool in real life as they seem on KERF. Oprah, if you’re reading, you know what to do! Come back to visit soon, Kath+Matt!!
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Alrighty folks, I’ll be blogging till I’m 80 years old if I try and finish the alphabet. Z is for Zzzzzzz–something I won’t be doing if I keep these shenanigans up!!
Study time!!!
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Cute post! Looks like you had a great time (and ate well!) at the blogger meet-up! Blogging brings joy in more ways than one.
About those cookies… if you don’t want to eat them straight up, maybe you could grind them into cookie dust and use it for a pie crust? *ahem* It’s, err, economical, certainly.
Very cute post!
haha, I concur, very cute!
Loved seeing you and wish we could have talked more
I really am in move with my homemade granola, nothing I eat out or store bought compares. http://johnstonesvinblanc.blogspot.com/2009/07/favorite-homemade-granola.html
Always loving your posts girl!! Mmmmmm burnt cookies are still yummy, dipping them in milk is yum too!!!!! Awwwww so nice you got to do a blogger meetup brunch!!! The parfait looks delicious!!!!!!!! Have a great weekend girl, and christmas break will be here for you before you know it!!!! xoxoxo
Glad you had a great day and how cool that you had the chance to brunch with Kath! I am so jealous!
Good luck with finals hun.
Blogger meet up sounds awesome!
So cool. I love burnt cookies, so no worries. I’m not judging you!
mmmm I want to stop at F and hang out there for a few hours- yum!
You’re always so creative with your blogs. I am super jealous of your brunch with Kath. Need I move to the East Coast? Hehe.
awwhhh that was an adorable post! love the alphabet!!
Hee hee. Cute post!! Thanks for the big O shout out!!
I love this post! Very fun!
such a fun meetup! Kath is the best!!!
SLR camera really makes a difference… you know what to ask for Christmas
I happen to love burnt cookies.
You are so creative
A cute post and great pictures and food as always. Good luck with the accounting 
so fun and what a great idea for a post…love it
good luck with all of your accoutning work!
xo
Good luck with your work!
Ha! Love the alphabet post
Great seeing you yesterday! Good luck with finals!
ha it cracks me up that you write “it feels like i’m THERE” about the duke game . . .you almost WERE there! the gym is like right next door!
i love your enthusiasm for the team!
and, what a fun meetup. i want an SLR!!!!!!!
haha! What a cute post! Indeed, that brunch looks fantastic!
You can always give the cookies to me!
So cute! I love that you’ve met up with bloggers…especially so many at once! I hope I have that opportunity some day!
How great that you were there…so nice!
xxx Julia (Taste of Living)
love your post! so creative!!
Sounds like so much fun! Sorry to hear about the burnt cookies! Good luck with all your finals this week!
One thing I know, when I go back to work after my week off, there will be lots of catching up to do. I have someone to take over my job, but they’re not as good as me I(such a big head) but I think it’s worth it.
heheh you have so much school spirit i LOVE it!!!
I’m sorry those cookies got burnt on the bottom. THat is totally the bakers worst nightmare, especially when you wanted to give them away!!
I’m SURE they were/are delicious though Allie. If I lived near you, I’d tell you to bring them to the meet up so I can have some. heheheh ok ok i’m not THAT greedy…just wanna let you know I’m all for the cookies!!
this post is adorable! jealous of your blogger brunch
& your fruit and granola looks delicious
Great post! Good luck with your accounting work…
“L” is for loving this post!
Okay, that was cheesy
Good luck finishing up work this week!
LOVE this post!! so jelous about the bloggie meetup-and your meal looks awesome! good luck this week beautiful!
Just ran across your blog and I love it! I’ll be reading!
That granola looks amazing! Good luck studying… almost winter break time!
cute theme of this post! PS–college basketball rocks!
Aww, I am bummed that I missed out on the meet-up! Looks like you all had a good time though:) How’s your studying for our test going?
Awww how fun that you go to meet up with other bloggers–I wish I lived closer!
And I’m sorry about your cookies–I like them a little burnt and crispy but I’m weird like that!
What a cute blog post! You are so creative, Allie – even when you’re pressed for time and studying for accounting. Good luck on your finals! BTW, your pic of the granola in comparison to Kath’s wasn’t that much of a difference. I think your pics are always awesome. SO, A is for Allie is Always Awesome (sorry, that was lame!)
That breakfast looks beautiful – same pics twice work when they’re so pretty
i loved this post. So fun to read. The blogger meet up sounds so fun! and the photos look great! Have a good night!
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