this weekend, my friend emma and i drove down to chicago to visit our friend sarah who is doing an internship there for the semester! WOW did we have fun!
we met sarah at her friend eric's house, and she greeted us with hugs and ingredients for vegan black bean burgers. they were so spicy! but so delicious. check out
chef chloe's website for the recipe. i also got to try a beer called
matilda from the chicago brewery
goose island. it was pretty good. sarahthen took us to her favorite vegan bakery, the
bleeding heart bakery. we got delicious baked goods! i had a vanilla/orange/blueberry cupcake. yum!
the three of us girls then headed to sarah's dad's house. i'm glad i got to meet him, sarah. he is a funny man! we got ready for the night, then headed to
the empty bottle for a concert. we met up with a friend of sarah's, saw a few bands, danced a little, squeezed seven people into a photobooth, and played pool. then our friend parth called us, and we met him at a bar called
mad river. this bar played a huge variety of songs (and played their respective music videos), and we danced SO MUCH! gosh it was so much fun.
the next morning emma, sarah, and i woke up and headed to wicker park to eat at
earwax cafe, another vegan-friendly place in chicago. i had the best breakfast of the year: a breakfast burrito with eggs, cheese, black beans, veggies, avocado, and salsa. delicious! i recommend you eat there next time you are in chicago! i woke up this morning, and my first thought was that i wanted to eat breakfast there again.
unfortunately, my camera broke on the hulk roller coaster at universal, so i am camera-less for the semester and could not take any pics this weekend. donations and suggestions for a new camera are welcome!
it is amazing how refreshing a good weekend with good friends can be. i am back and ready to take on this semester and student teaching!
edit: turns out i do have a picture from the weekend! i found this on my phone. ladies and gentlemen, the fabulous sarah russo:
