The rest of my eventful day yesterday was nothing short of spectacular.
After my lovely run and seeing Wicked I went to my FIRST farewell celebration of many.
S is for Senior Send-Off. My sorority had a Senior Send-Off reception in the Duke Gardens. We have a reception dedicated to the seniors every spring during which littles (little sisters) read a poem or say a little something in honor of their bigs (you guessed it, big sisters).
S is for Sundresses and Smiles.
(Did ya spot me? I’m dead center in the back row.)
Veggies.
German Chocolate cake. I had ~1/2 of the pecan one in the middle column. Duh.
Fruitsies (Apparently I can’t just say ‘fruit.’ ‘Cuz that would be too easy 
).
With my little!
S is for Socializing. Then I dashed off to Sarah’s house for a blogger ‘get together.’ As I mentioned yesterday, I consider these ladies my friends and not just fellow bloggers/readers.
I don’t think you all realize how happy I was to see everyone when I walked in the door. It’s been a lonely last couple of weeks here at school and some social interaction couldn’t have come at a better time. These ladies (and their gents) never fail to brighten my spirit!
I started with a glass of white vino.
Gazpacho with pumpkin seeds.
S is for Scrumptious. I had several of these chips with my Gazpacho and throughout the night. Scrumptious little things.
Quesadilla preparation station.
More chips and booze. P.S. Those TJ’s Veggie Flaxseed Tortilla Chips are FAB.
S is for Salad. Tropical-Cali Salad w/ spinach, peppers, and mangos, tossed in a lime vinaigrette.
S is for Shrimpies! Sarah sure knows the key to my heart .
Toppings.
My plate:
Inside the quesadillas: sweet potato mash, black beans, cheese, and mushrooms.
S is for Santa. Then it was time for me to pass out AllieBars! I felt a little like Santa Claus . I made both the OrginAllie and TropicAllie flavors for them to try. They all said nice things and encouraging words.
Before I forget, I must credit Sarah for coining the AllieBar name. She and Josh have been my official taste testers!
For dessert, Meg brought cupcakes from Mad Hatter’s Cafe and Bake Shop in Durham.
These were some FLUFFY cupcakes–they practically melted in my mouth! I had 1/2 of this pink one but with a chocolate bottom. I got a close up of the wrong one!
We forgot to get group photos before Jess and Kelly left! I took a photo with the two of them at our last meet up, if you wanna see their pretty faces.
S is for Simply the Best.
Meg, Me, Lacey, and The Beautiful Hostess!
…and their gents. These Goobers got inspired after watching a few Jersey Shore Youtube videos...and perhaps a few margaritas and beers. Hahahahaha.
S is for Silly Stunning.
I’m gonna miss these kids 
.
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LOVE those TJ chips!! Have you tried the “Chips with an identity crisis” from Trader Joes?? OMGGGG soooo good. I’m sorry honey bun that you’ve had a rough couple weeks. I hope today’s shenanigans helped cheer you up a bit!!
Allie,
you look so stunning!!!! I love that dress. Wow, now you are always looking beautiful, but when you get all dressed up like this….girl you’ve got it going on!
Glad you had a great event and a wonderful meet up.
Have a fantastic weekend love.
The german chocolate cake looks amazing!
Looks like you had a great time!
Yay! So glad to hear your had a spectacular day! I love the bar names; they are super OriginAllie! Have a wonderful weekend!
What a super fun day! I love your dress too – the color is gorg on you.
Your get-together seriously looks amazing; I can just imagine all of you with your cameras out snapping pics of the food! I have also been wanting to try the Mad Hatter for awhile. This is just further confirmation that I need to get over there soon!
whew. i just read EIGHT posts of yours. best line? “i should get a speeding ticket for how fast i went thru this jar” hahah i cracked up! i love the abundance of alliebars. i LOVE them, allie! thank you SO much!! you are such a babe. i am for SURE going to have to buy some from you when i run out. name your price
cant wait to try the tropical one, either. you are such a great little granola bar maker. okay, what else did i love? oh, your butt implant OF COURSE! and i was digging the “pumpkin cheesecake”. also.. that TJs almond flax nut butter? SO good! i get it every time i am in a state with TJs! OH how could i forget, DIGESTIVES! when i lived in london i would eat a pack in two days! SO SO GOOD!
ok, sorry to ramble. love ya! happy weekend!
S is for SPECIAL! Your life is SPECTACULAR! SAUCY! SENSATIONAL! Almond flax butter? the other day I mixed in chunky peanut butter in my magic bullet with flax seeds, maple syrup cinamon and a touc of maple syrup. GREAT.
Hey, any chance you can send me a couple of your bars? I would LOVE to try them out and swap them for some European goodies! Check out my GIMMIE your stuff page.
Awh that looks like you had a lovely night!! LOOOVEEE those cupcakes, they look amazing…I want a cupcake now
What an awesome night you must have had! Those cupcakes look so cute
I’m loving the amount of AllieBars we’ve been seeing lately. Honestly, you should start a bakery because hey, the recipe’s still a secret, right? I bet you’d sell out
And Allie – S is also for Stunningly Sweet (read: YOU!!)
what a fun time with great food! I love the alliebar names!
lol…that last picture is hilarious.
Your sorority pics bring back so many memories!! I was a Chi O at College of Charleston, and the senior send-offs were always so sweet and sad!
What an absolutely perfect day! I love that you refer to the other bloggers as your “friends,” I feel like I’m closer to some people on the blog world than people I see every day!! Those cupcakes look INCREDIBLE, I want to reach through the screen and eat the frosting
Hope you have a great weekend, don’t stress too much with all the end of semester work!!
I thought I coined Alliebar!? Maybe I subconsciously got it from Sarah
So glad that we were able to brighten your spirit Allie! I am starting to really get sad about everyone moving away
But perhapd Chris and I will end up in Richmond not too far from you?!
Love your dress!
Looks like a fun night! There’s nothing better than spending an evening with good friends and good food. And of course a little wine.
Such an exciting time in your life! Enjoy it to the fullest!
I can’t get that German chocolate cake out of my mind
So lovely that you get to wear sundresses already, I’m still waiting for warm weather
S is for Canon SLR…. hahaha. Love all of your photos!!
I’m glad you had a great meet up and I love the ‘S’ theme you have going on in this post!
What a fun get together. I love those sweet potato chips, they are so salty goodness.
Wow, from the cake to the shrimp to the quesadillas to the cupcakes-everything looks so delicious!! Sounds like such a fun day! You look so cute in the blue dress!
Allie, I LOVE your blue dress! You look great. Must be all the fresh, colourful food you eat each day.
The blogger get together sounds like fun….with loads of great food!
So I am pretty sure all of your amazing pictures of cupcakes, shrimp, and tortillas made me super hungry!! Hehehe
It looks like an amazing time!
What a fun day! I remember sorority stuff when we had “senior spotlight” and each girl had a week…their parents would write a letter to their daughter which was read at chapter meeting and they would send pictures of her growing up. It was so cute! Then we could all say stuff we loved about that girl.
One of the fun parts of sorority life…the drama was just too much for me!
I love your blogger meet-ups…I’m so jealous of them!
i got a random link from this page and so i revisited it – what a FUN NIGHT! you have to come back & i’ll do it again in your honor . . .
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