it's game day y'all

GO HOOS! chant chant chant something wa-hooos!
"We", UVA, lost the game against UCLA (not a surprise) but only by a couple points so, that's better than nothing! I have never in my life had as much spirit about anything as people in Charlottesville do about UVA sports. Last night we went to Fridays after 5, see pictures below, last night and there was a giant pep rally in the streets and I almost died from claustrophobia, so many people showed up to see the cheerleaders, marching band, and baton twirlers. While I did like the baton moves, I ditched Keegan ASAP and revived myself with some Sweet Frog Froyo, voted best frozen yogurt in Charlottesville. (see food news for my review).

Fridays after 5 take place on Fridays (duh) from 5.30-8 ish at the Pavilion in the Downtown Mall, an open air mall a lot like Mashpee Commons.

Keegan finishing my supper at Zazus

sitting on the lawn for the music! There were tons of cute babies to wave at.

trying to take a picture

obvi needed a DONUT! it was so hot and fresh, mmmmmmmm

I didn't get any photos of the pep rally because I was too busy fighting for my life. I have a source that tells me people from this area "bleed orange" and I would not be surprised.

Today was the first UVA football game against UCLA (we lost as noted above). Keegan and I were going to go but then decided against it. We went to the farmers market and the library in the morning, rested at home for a while, and then just went on a late afternoon bike ride.

practicing new braids! It's so freaking hot here that I need to keep it up at all times.

If anyone is looking for new sandals I recommend Saltwaters. I got mine from Nordstroms online but Zappos also has them. They are so comfortable and are water shoes! I've worn them almost every day since May and they're holding up great.

Taking a picture of us in a mirror from outside Christian's Pizza. 

Seen at the farmers market: beat down flat wear to use as plant markers! 

beautiful flowers

more donuts

Keegan gave me a bite of his spiced donut, deeelish

bought us some flowers and a peach and ginger iced tea!

after the library

cute dog postcard! "Dogs of the Downtown Mall"

Looking at you mother.

bought myself some fresh peaches at the market! Keegan can't eat fruit so I get them alllll mwahahahhahaa

our flowers!

For game day we made some snacks:

And watched from the comfort of the AC! Bean dip and guac for everrrrrrr

After that meal and a little rest, we went for a bike ride on the Riavanna Bike Path, a short little bike/walking trail that is so beautiful and goes right along the river.

they have a bike pump and bike tools right there for you to use!

I love my Bobble, everyone should go get one at the grocery store. It filters your water for you! Thanks mom!

What else is going on…I miss you mom and dad! And other family members who read this!!!

In Food News……

As I mentioned at the beginning, Sweet Frog (http://sweetfrogyogurt.com) was listed the best Froyo in Charlotteville. It was good, but not impressing. Basically the same as any commercial frozen yogurt store - you pour your own super sweet soft serve froyo, put on your toppings, and pay by weight. What I am really craving is GoBerry (http://www.go-berry.com) from Western Mass. I just drooled over their website, they tell you what they're serving in each location. Anyone in Northampton go try the cookies and cream and tell me how it is please.

I'm feeling kind of weird here, I've been getting nauseous a lot on and off (not pregnant, that was a great joke dad). My mom suggested I cut down on gluten (NOOOOOOOOOOOoooooooo) so this morning I made pancakes that were gluten free!

I took two ripe bananas

added three eggs and a little bit of baking powder and blended in my little Ninja food processor until smooth

I coated a pan in coconut oil

and made little baby pancakes!

They were really good, as long as you like bananas. Keegan and I ate them with syrup. You need to make sure that you don't cut down on the egg to banana basic ratio because otherwise it ends up being kind of like a banana omelet apparently. I tried to make a few large pancakes and they fell apart a bit (still delectable).

I'm experimenting with cooking with coconut oil. I found that I needed three times as much as I thought I would to make the pancakes. Because it is so much lighter than butter, it evaporated when cooked, so I had to reapply after each batch and sometimes add more when they were sticking. Tasted awesome though!!

I love you all, someone come visit me!

Here's my mailing address for care packages, letters, and ben&bills chocolate:

157 Yellowstone Drive, Appt #006

Charlottesville, VA

22903

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