Boy (or should I say girl), it’s been a long day for this little lady (me). I popped up at 8:30 AM and was unable to fall back asleep. This happens once every 2-3 years. I can always fall back asleep…even after waking up to 12+ snooze alarms! I actually cherish the rare times when I can’t back asleep because I’m up early and can get a head start on my day.
I didn’t photograph breakfast because I was running late (of course, on the day that I wake up early!) and didn’t think I was going to post today. For the record, I had oat bran, yogurt, kefir, mangos, strawberries and coffee. I also packed a snack of sesame honey almonds. Nothin’ you haven’t seen.
Then I met up with my recruitment gals to give out their bids! EVERY GIRL IN OUR GROUP GOT THEIR FIRST CHOICE!!!! (That’s a BIG deal). I like to think it was because I was such a great recruitment counselor 
They were so happy and I was so happy!!
We finally revealed which sororities we’re in (we had to keep it hidden so that we could give unbiased advice throughout the process). Which means I can FINALLY wear my sorority t-shirts again. Some of these shirts are American Apparel shirts, which I LOVE. I haven’t been allowed to wear them since November!
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We got the coolest pledge class EVAH!!!
(this was cake that we ate later)
All of us together again. Finally. The girls who studied abroad are back and we’re a full chapter again with 4 pledge classes! Wahoo!
Because I know you wanna see my shining face
We celebrated at Mellow Mushroom in Downtown Durham, a delicious pizzeria that I’ve never been to! All the pizzas were hand made and probably some of the best I’ve ever had!!
I did it!! I took a DARING photo of my plate. None of my sorority sisters know about my blog besides my roommate and our sorority advisor (Hi Lollie!!!). It would be awkward times 3 trillion if I told them so I felt very very very brave and risky taking this photo .
I had a slice of the Mega Veggie pizza and 1/2 of the Gourmet White pizza. Out of this world, I tell ya!!!
Oh and underneath the pizza is a huge plate of lettuce, tomatoes, mushrooms, and cucumbers. I went back for seconds on the salad too…so fresh!
Here’s a blurry photo of our partay (to protect their privacy).
I went to Target to pick up my prescription and get a $10 gift card for transferring my prescription! Of course I had to put it to good use….
Sooooo many dishes and place mats were on clearance!! I decided I was sick of photographing my food on the stove and the cement so I got some place mats to brighten up my place setting. I also got some cute dishes (see the clearance stickers!?).
The Gaiam aluminum bottles were a 2 for 1 pack. $12.99 for TWO! What a steal! I’ve been desperately wanting an aluminum bottle both for my health (BPA free) and the environment. I’ll show you a closer shot of them later.
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NEWBIE SNAX!
I saw this at Target and the gotta-try-everything in me grabbed them off the shelf and put them in my basket
I mean, dark chocolate mocha hazelnut!? How could I not give it a whirl??
I ate 1 before hitting up the gym for 30 min. on the elliptical, 30 min. on the quasi elliptical, and 30 min. of full body strength training. I wasn’t sure if I was going to workout tonight but once I got there I just kept goin’. I needed the ‘alone time’ after many hours of socializing…ya know?
Anyways, the bar was sort of small 
It tasted lovely though, especially with the toppings (the bottom was like a chewy granola bar).
I wasn’t hungry when I got back so I just whipped together something fast.
Sweet potato discs grilled in the panini maker.
A microwaved pear (to which I later added Greek yogurt).
Sesame Honey Almonds.
I didn’t get these freeze dried fruit SNAX from Target. They were from an on campus store. I ate the TROPICAL BLEND but didn’t photograph it, sorry! I’ll snap a photo of the orchard blend when I eat it, I promise.
Here’s what was inside.
I have a super cool food event tomorrow night!! I can’t wait. I hope I have the courage to take photos in front of 250 of my classmates . Until then I have readings up the wazoo and work work work!!
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Omg, that bar looks so good! I’m going to trying now=)
yum that pizza looks SO GOOD! that bar also looks delicious – like this brownie they sell at my campus dining hall that has caramel and chocolate swirl on top with almond slivers. only yours has 500 less calories
great job with recruitment!! i’m sure you had a lot to do with the success of all the girls yay
Darling, you look gorgeous.
Taking a photo without being awkward * 1 trillion takes skill! I don’t know if I would be able to weave my way through that, haha. I’d probably say something lame like, “I like taking pictures of my food,” since I can’t use the “I just got this camera, so I’m testing it out” excuse anymore. Hah…
I love aluminum bottles, especially ones with pretty patterns. TJ-Maxx is the place for that.
Yes! Have courage! I can’t wait to read about it.
Hey, Allie!
Congrats on the recrutation!
And on your “braveness” – I mean, taking that picture must have been hard! I only take pics with my phone, so nobody around me knows about my blog. Oopsie :S
But that pizza looked amazing
Oh, and by the way, I love you blog! Just saying.
Brazilian XOXO´s,
Gabriela
Huum, recruitment.
Hahahaha, “recrutation”?!
I think photography of food is a lot more common nowadays! Last year when we had my Grammy’s memorial service a few aunts and other family members made all of the desserts and everybody was taking pics of the pies and cheesecakes and pastries. Also, somebody I semi-stalk their pics on FB had her son’s bday party over the weekend and she kept posting wall pics of the food she was cooking, then in the album itself was a bunch of pics of the spread and her plate! hehe But I’m still proud of you for being brave b/c sometimes I get semi-self conscious if somebody doesn’t know about the blog. I don’t want that whole “did you just take a picture of your PIZZA?” stare.
Yay I looove Target’s bright orange clearance stickers. Honestly like the last 10 items I’ve bought at Target (don’t go TOO often) have had those on them. Way to shop wisely!
I love the square plates and the little orange side dish. Also the placemats are a supercute idea to jazz up the photos!
I was just at Tar-jay today, but I missed the aluminum water bottles. Such a great deal! You’re so good about getting in 1 hour of cardio + more. Have a greATE week, Allie!
ugh once again i have to say it i wish my college had a greek system I want to be in a sorority so badly! enough of my whining though haha. Holy yum that pizza looks sooo tasty! Loving the idea for the putting the sweet P. on the panini grill i must try that. I know what you mean about readings – they are killing me this semester!
Okay, I just read your about me, and I cannot tell you how much we have in common! Most noteably, though, ZTA!! Congrats on your new PC, we do ours at the beginning of the fall, but it sounds like you had a successful recruitment! Also, that deep dish veggie pizza looks TDF!
Good idea with the sweet potato discs grilled in the panini maker. I will have to try that one day. Good job on being brave and taking that food pic. i know how you feel, and I don’t even have a food blog – i just take pics w/my iphone as a photo journal for my eyes only.
Congrats! I was a pledge but never initiated (not even sure I’m using the right lingo there). And I never thought to cook sweet potatos on my Foreman.. definitely giving that a try!
Yummy it all looks so good I love it when I come across new foods! x
love the “and nothing else” ingredient!
oh and I found this book “will write for food” in the library. you might like it. it’s all about food writers, interviews with them, options for work, examples of good food writing, etc. basically your class in a book. because i’m super jealous of your foodie class!!
Ohhhh muh gawsh.. mellow mushroom??? I go there every year when we go to Charleston.. SO yummy!
Yay for taking a photo of your food in front of friends! Did anyone say anything at all?
I have a little bag of those freeze dried fruities in my pantry (the tropical variety); I better put them to good use! I am thinking maybe as a smoothie topping…
What a great soroity pic! I think you are the cutest out of the bunch! So glad you had a good experience at the pizza place. Taking pics of food is never a comfortable affair, but a food bloggers gotta do, what a food bloggers gotta do.
I just saw those Quaker squares…..hmmm, they look good. Any weird ingredients though? Sometimes, those snacks have questionable ingredients so I try to be careful.
Hope you have a perfect day today Allie!
I want some of those sesame honey almonds!!
Haha I love that those dried fruit snacks say “…and nothing else.”
You get your photo on in public so we can all enjoy! No need to be shy
congrats on your new members AND being done with recruitment! that’s really awesome that all of the girls in your group got matched with their first choices too!
i loveeee sales at target. i love target in general, but the sales make it that much better
have an awesome week!
I hate taking pics in front of people, too. I always feel so awkward! Does your family know about your blog?
That pizza looks yummy by the way!
Great idea cooking the sweet potatoes on the pannini grill!!!
Mmmmm…the gourmet white pizza is the best one!!!
That’s so funny that none of your sisters know about the blog! Do you think they would think it was weird? I get really embarrased taking pics around my friends.
you are too cool…the bars look neat! nice pizza!
I’ve never thought of cooking sweet potatoes on the grill- that’d be so much quicker
You are very brave for taking pics of your food; none of my sisters know about the blog either! Have a great week!
Congrats on the new pledge class
Looks all great…and delicious too;)
xxx Julia (Taste of Living)
YAY for the pledge class! you look so ptretty in your picture!!! amazing dinner with amazing pizza right there…i love how the pizza overloads the plates! I totally saw all the plates and bowls on clearence at target the other week too! I didn’;t get any bc I am moving into an apartment and don’t know the bowl/plate situation yet but my sense is that I will be back there soon getting them!! sweet potatoes on the panini maker is GENIOUS! love teh grill marks too
The pizza looks delish! Your sorority is huge! It must be fun to hang out with all those girls. Have a great week
I miss Bid Day, I was a Delta Zeta! I love Mellow Mushroom they let you order the pizza without butter on the crust & no cheese so healthy!
What a fun day! The pizza sure does look amazing!
And ya got some greaat buys at Target. That place is the best.
My blog is mostly a secret too! Only my friend Ally knows I do it (she has a food blog too), so I never photograph my lunches unless I do it the night before or in the morning, or my dinners because my dad lives with me. My former roommate is a ZTA @ Iowa, she looooves it. Pizza looks awesome!
Oh you made me crave pizza now!! I think I should have that for dinner. Yep.
The grilled sweet potato looks fabulous! I should really go and get a panini maker soon.
Congrats on all of the successful recruiting! It’s so nice that you get to be a part of something like that, I was thinking about joining a sorority when the new bidding comes around
Hi Allie!
Congrats on recruitment! Just wanted to say that I love your blog, and I am also a Zeta! I am a ZTA Alum from New Jersey. Hope you have a good week!
First of all, I LOVE Mellow Mushroom and their incredible avocado sandwich. I’m now craving it like crazy.
Secondly, I have a couple of those dishes from Target (super cute) but didn’t get them on clearance
A little bit jealous.
As for the banana tins, they have them at Crate & Barrel for like $2 a piece? Maybe it came in a set of four for a bit more… Can’t quite remember but TOTALLY worth it.
That pizza seriously looks amazing!
And I love the fantastic deals I always find at Target. It’s dangerous!
My BEST friend is a ZTA! =)
Congrats on coming out of your food blogger shell! I never saw myself joining a sorority, but it does look like you guys have a blast!
I should definitely try roasting sweet potatoes in a George Foreman when I don’t have time to roast for 40 minutes.
What an awesome day! How great everyone got the bids they wanted.
Score on the Target cleaance items
Target rocks, especially the clearance stuff!!! U got a steal on those bottles!!!!!!
I saw those snack bars, but I didnt pick them up, guess they were not that great!!!
Yum pizza and yay for you taking pics, glad your friends know of the blog, you should be so proud of this blog, you are smart, beautiful, and you take amazing pics!!!!!
I hope you have a great day!!!!
Great idea to grill sweet potatoes on the panini press, I love it! You scored pretty good at Target with all those cute plates. I have seen those freeze-dried fruits and have never got them. I will have to try them next time.
love your cheap purchases! i love clearance at target. you and your ladies are so cute~ glad it all worked out so well!
im so the opposite! once im up, im up
hahaha not sure why but i just feel the need to get going? so happy your girls got their top picks 
and mellow mushroom sounds PHENOMENAL! want to ship me up a slice or 2 to NY?! hahahha kidding but not really…and ive never thought of panini-ing sweet potatoes…so clever! have a great day 
I’m really glad you were brave and took tasty pizza pics! Can’t wait to hear about your “super cool food event”!
Good work getting all the first choices! Pizza looks gooood!
Ooh! Loving the newbie snacks! I am particularly jealous of the True Delight bars–they look like little brownies.
So excited for the shout out!!! I usually read your posts on g-reader, and I’m not smart enough to figure out how to comment. So pumped that you are re-affiliated with ZTA! I have missed you!!!!
Mega Veggie is my favorite. Can’t say I’m not a little jealous
Hahahaa, I love all your sorority explanations–i’m amped cuz i actually know what you’re talking about!!! therefore, i can sympathize
I actually adore that dinner you threw together! Warmed fruit + yog is always so dessert-like to me! Sooooo delicious. I’ve also tried those sesame almonds and looove them (my mom always has them stocked at home–she’s obsessed), and the sweet potato discs sound amaze right now. It’s been too long!!!
GOOD LUCK WITH SCHOOL!
Way to bust out the camera, girl! Great, now I’m going to go to Target looking for clearance stuff I don’t need
I’m so glad you had such a fun day with your sorority!
YUM SNACKS
and that pizza looks awesome. Thanks for taking that photo;)
xo
You are one dedicated blogger!!! I love that you got so much Target stuff at such a good deal!!! Those placemats…ahhh i should get me some. I’m also guilty of taking pictures on the stove!!
Congratulations that all your girls got thier #1 chioce sororities!! I know how stressful it can be for everyone. GREAT job to you Allie!!
You got an AXO girl here, but CONGRATS on the babies!! That’s seriously incredible that all your girls got top picks!!
Aw congrats on a successful recruitment! I bet you were an awesome counselor!
SO jealous of your Target loot! And place mats are a great idea for pictures, I’m keeping that in mind!
haha the ingredients list on those snacks cracked me up…”and nothing else”
I’m a few months behind obviously but i did NOT realize you’re a ZTA!! I am a ZTA alum from James Madison University. Yay us
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