paleo in downtown raleigh

Two Meatballs: Adventures in Laser Hair Removal, Cannibalism annnnd Dates Galore!!

Hiiiiiiiiiii you guyyyyyyyys!!!!!  So our format has been a little different lately!  We haven’t been cooking as much.  That segment will return I promise!  But lately Jenny and I have actually been going out when we see each other which has been great and a nice departure!

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Orrrrr…when we do hang out its been a LOT of jackassing around lately with Brandon or on breaks at work!

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#arenttheythecutest?!

So next week…watch out…we are going to cook our faces off.  But this weekend started off with my 4th session of laser hair removal south of the border…..eeeeek it was the living worst!!!  The laser just keeeeeeps getting hotter! #howisthatpossible  I can’t really take pictures when I’m in there…one  bc I’m super naked not just weigh in naked annnd two bc I’m too busy squeezing a stress ball and yelling terrible things and dying laughing.  SO here is a pic from the waiting room! #trauma

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But I survived another round #firecrotch #onlytwomoretogo #itcantgetworsethanthislastone #masochist

You guys know I live for a date! I love spending time with my family and super best buddies and the guy I’m dating #swoon.  So this weekend my sister joined me downtown to meet him and I got to meet some of his friends! This was all facilitated by my call for help Saturday night when my bra got epically stuck in my dryer!!!  My sisters advice was to unhook it #thanksihadnttriedthatyoua-hole but after turning it back on it finally flew out!  I’m in between sizes so this is my only bra #traj That is it hanging down forlornly!

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Anywhoozle …I love love love my sister and we nevvvvver get to go out together.  Plus I haven’t been downtown on a Saturday night in 1000 years.  We started out at Poole’s.  They had the yummiest looking cocktails but I got a Diet Coke…in a glass bottle #preshtodeath #vintage

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We ended up at Fox Liquor Bar where they proceeded to play Bone Thugs N’ Harmony….like the entire album on repeat at the loudest volume one could imagine. #imtoofuckingold #whendidthathappen But it was suuuupppper fun and again its so nice to be able to play DD!!!  Even though I am admittedly the worst driver of life.  Sunday Jenny and I had a lunch date but we were both so haggard looking no picture of this exists!  Then Monday night the guy and I went to get a new phone as his met an untimely death. #howdoyoulivewithoutaphonethesedays This ended up being a 2 hour ordeal at Verizon…the guy helping us was hilarious! Then we both shopped around for new clothes…look a this adorable tank from Forever 21 #80’smadonna!?

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Then we went to dinner at Tazza Kitchen in Cameron Village.  IT WAS SOOOOO GOOOD!

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This is his new phone…look how adorable!  He got a drink called the Southern Belle #iveneverlaughedsohard

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It ended up looking much more manly than I had thought…And shocker…I had water!

Then we dabbled in cannibalism…this meatball went to town on some delish meatballs!

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He knows everyone everywhere we go so the bartender sent over some of the besssst cauliflower known to man…and strawberry chello I don’t know if that is how you spell it but you know what I’m talking about right ladies!?

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Then we split crab cakes and the living best broccoli…I don’t know why it was soooo good  but y’alllllll it was sooooooo good!

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This place had so many paleo friendly options!!!  I feel like instead of cooking we are giving you guys a tour of where to eat healthy in Raleigh…is that a thing!?

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Then it was such a nice night we went to Hibernian downtown and sat on the roof!!!  You gotta love a place that has burnt down twice and just wont die.  The breeze was heaven and the view was even better #winkwink #jk #notreally  Then we watched the living worst movie…Anchorman 2!  Holy shit it was total garbage after the first 30 minutes!!! #chickenofthecaves  Haha…but what a nice way to start a week!

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Thennnnnnn last night I went to dinner with my sweet friend Nanner at Coquette and you’re never gonna guess what…i ate steak frites!!!  Anna had the duck…everything was amaze!

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After dinner I went to visit my sweet cousin Kristina bc I am having major withdrawals from her not being at work anymore.  In our almost 32 years of friendship I dont think we have ever gone more than 2 weeks without seeing one another so this has been the worst!!!!  But look at how happy this little family is! I also have to say Tim and Kristina have been sooo incredibly supportive  of the Meatballs and are just two of my very favorite people to giggle with on earth!

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We had the best time and died laughing at the most inappropriate conversations….gahhhhh I miss them!!!!  #cornchips #eboli #femaleprostate #misterpicklesfarts Oh how I looooove them!  And what an amazing week already!!!!

This coming weekend is my annual hotel sleepover with Wyatt…literally a thousand pictures to follow…another super fun date!!!  I literally cannot wait.  Hope you guys are great and we love you so much!!! #ilovedates

 

Two Meatballs: College Roommate Reunion!!!

I went to NC State for a brief period of my life….GOOOOOOO PACKKKKKKKK… and while there I had the best luck ever with my hilarious/randomly chosen roommate Michelle!

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#arentwepresh!?

It’s such a small world…she is from Little Washington, where my grandparents lived my entire childhood!  We hit it off right away and were nothing but trouble.  I don’t think that we EVERRRRRR went to class.  We spent countless hours watching and recreating Jackass and eating taco bell, playing Snood and IM’ing our suitemates bc we were all so lazy and hiding beer in the air conditioning unit and 80’s dance parties!

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Oh the good ol’ days!  Since we both eventually decided that college (or at least State) wasn’t really for us we probably haven’t seen each other in 10 years!!!  But last week I got a text inviting me to her birthday dinner and I thought this is a good little Meatball outing and a great opportunity to reconnect with the funniest person that I have ever met.  No one is more social or happier than Michelle Hooper.  She has lived a thousand lives since we’ve seen each other…she worked a cruise ship for years, lived in Hawaii, lived in Austin and now she resides in Savannah!  We met her family and friends at Buku, Jenny was my date!

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First let me say that we walked to the wrong table…I just saw a table full of girls and made an assumption with zero information but as soon as I started talking to them I saw a Bachelorette sash and realized we were at the wrong table!!!! Bahahahahahahahhaha…oops! So I turned around and recognized her brother and mom!  Michelle hadn’t arrived yet!  Woopsie Daisies!!!

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We scanned the menu and found several things we could eat!  Then Michelle made her big entrance!  I love this girl…it was like we never skipped a beat!

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We cheers-ed to her birthday!

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Enjoyed a little catch up conversation with some sashimi…

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Ate some delish dinner…Jenny had the duck and I had the Steak Frites #itsaproblemnow

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Then Michelle told everyone about our blog and people pulled their phones out and started reading it…thanks so much for the support Michelle! She kept saying I mean they are famous…Roseanne and Susan Sarandon follow them…#sheisthebest

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The funniest thing about this was the gasps from our before picture…we were cracking up! Also, this guy on the far left, Greg…he was the bartender at the bar across the street from my house when my buddy Matt lived with me!  He and Michelle def knew the old me better…the super wasted me!  Small world…I love a Raleigh run in! Then we did some bathroom selfies…

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One fail one win!  Then back to celebrating!!!

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Then Michelle’s watermelon drink exploded seeds through her straw…this is a pic of her saying, “This is not pleasing in the mouth!” Bahahahahaha

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Then a little birthday cake and singing…

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It was soooo great to see her!!!!!  Thank Michelle for inviting the Meatballs…we had the living best time!  Hope your birthday was as amazing as you are…cant wait to come down to Savannah! Xoxoxoxoxoox times a mil!

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And PS…BUKU had a thousand good options…you should eat there stat!