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Points to anyone who can name the song which features my post’s title:)
Aside from its corniness, my post’s title actually provides quite a fitting description for my weekend. As I mentioned in Friday’s entry, my parents were in town for a few days, and I thoroughly enjoyed luxuriating in the comfort of their company. I can say with confidence that Mom and Dad are the people with whom I feel the most understood and appreciated.
Not only was I showered with affection from the parentals, but I also was showered upon by plain old rain. Just as my mom and I pulled in the parking lot of the mall on Saturday afternoon, the unload decided to unload by bucket-loads. With no umbrella or jacket, I ended up looking like this:
At least the Christmas decor in the background distracted me from my drenched state. The downpour also provided a perfect excuse to go buy a new (dry) shirt to wear around the mall:)
I have lots of pictures to show you from the weekend, so let’s get crackin’:
Saturday
Unfortunately, the hotel my parents were staying at does not provide free breakfast. HOW LAME! As a result, we just picked up a few items from the grocery store to make a morning meal.
Then we headed over to Trader Joe’s where my parents treated me to a few goodies (think chocolate-covered sunflower seeds and pomegranates!). Afterward, we headed across the parking lot to Evos for lunch. You may recall that I dined here last spring with Alanna. This time I ordered the American Champion soy burger. Check out that pickle action! I also snagged a few of my dad’s (not fried) AirFries to dip in some of their wacky ketchup flavors.
For dinner, my dad found this awesome vegetarian/vegan restaurant in Chapel Hill called—get this—Butternut Squash. So perfect, right? It took me about a half hour to decide what to order—I’m not accustomed to having so many options when I dine out!
Once dinner had digested and we chatted for a bit, it was time to say a tearful goodbye to my parents. I whipped up a shake to make myself feel better.
Sunday
Cinnamon Spice Oat Bran on the menu this morning.
For lunch, I feasted on my Mom’s leftover salad to which I added some additional white beans and roasted red pepper vinaigrette. Love all the colors in there!
Just before heading out to chapter this evening, I quickly put together a cumin-spiced sweet potato & lentil dish. I added sunflower seeds for that always necessary crunch factor.
A great weekend, to say the least. Now just 4 weeks of work until Thanksgiving!
Good night, all.
Filed under: Meals
Caroline Yoder, dietitian-to-be and all-around foodie.
What a nice visit with your parents, minus the raindrops… I got soaked a few times, too.
I wish we had an Evos here… I’d go crazy for that flavored ketchup!
I can’t believe my rents are gone
Back to reality 
I totally agree 100% with your mom and dad appreciate/understood comment. Having had them here almost makes me hate it here alone even more!! Make any sense??
I’ve wanted to try Evo SOOOOOOOO badly…but never have. I walked in one time and picked up a menu and drooled reading through it at TJs though. Butternut Squash looks amazing. We shall go one of these days!
you are adorable, even when drenched!! that is awesome you got to hang with the parents
Any place that has multiple ketchup offerings is a-ok in my book. The only thing that might be better is multiple flavors of hummus in pumps. Maybe we could call it pumpus. Oh Lordy, it’s time for bed.
I love your pictures..they are beautiful! and are those emerald cocoa almonds? if so, those are some of my favorites!
xoxo,
Shelley
I’m glad you enjoyed your time with your parents.
) amazing.
That restaurant looks (and sounds
if I had a variety of flavored ketchups.. i’d be on cloud 10. and definatly use them for salad dressing.
family visits are so much fun
glad you had a great time!
Ha! I would be at a restaurant called butternut squash in a second!
I love the flavoured ketchups too – such a great idea! Glad to hear you had a fun visit with the parents 
awwwwwww glad you had so much fun with your parents. I think every hotel should come with breakfast! Ridiculous! That veggie restaurant looks amazing. I’m not sure which dish looks best but I think i’d steal your mom’s hummus platter first and then the butternut squash soup.
So much to comment on. First of all I am glad you got to see your parents this weekend and I feel your pain on the tearful goodbye. I am too close with my family and always cried when they left after a visit or when I left home. Your dinner out looks spectacular what a name! I would walk in there not knowing anything about it JUST for the name
annnd I really want to get some cocoa flavored almonds now.
Saturday was a rainy mess here too! hate those days!
glad you had some good eats with your parents!
The look on your face is priceless, haha
wow you really outdid yourself with the breakfast items you picked up!! made yourself one good lookin breakfast
I saw taht granola at TJs the other day I was so tempted to get it but I have so much cereal at home I need to get through first!
thats a whole lotta mustardd!! looks awesome!!
Glad you had fun with your parents! Evos sounds awesome. I didn’t even know there were other kinds of ketchup available beyond plain tomato!
Butternut Squash is such a fun name for a restaurant. Everything looks so delicious, too.
I’m counting down to Thanksgiving, too!
I loved Parent’s Weekend! There you go getting me all nostalgic again
Not what I need when I’m about to get ready for work, Caroline!! Just kidding – it’s fun to live vicariously through you and I’m glad you all enjoyed yourselves this weekend!
Love the soaked picture – that has happened to me too many times to count. But the Christmas decor would have totally lightened the mood for me, too!
I really want to go to Evos! And Butternut Squash! Both equally interesting even though their options are very different – love it. I agree with Mama Pea – hummus in the pumps (or pumpus, if you will) would be a glorious addition.
Can’t wait for Thanksgiving!
Whoaaa, the food in this post is just over-the-top delicious! I wish I had one of those healthy fast food places around here!
When I was in Portland, I got to try so many neat flavors of ketchup.. like TRUFFLE ketchup. Oh my gosh. It was goooood.
I agree with Mama Pea about the hummus pumps!
Evos looks like such an awesome place. The burger and fries look really good, as well as all the flavored ketchup.
Is that Butternut Squash place new? I was up in CH about 3 years ago and I don’t remember seeing it. I will have to check it out next time I am up there
yay 4 weeks till my friends come back form college!!!!!!!
love your food!!! burger looks scrumptious as well as the hummus plate!!!
HAPPY MONDAY LOVE!
WOW.. I LOVE Butternut Squash in Chapel Hill.. I live in Carrboro so my hub and I walked over there the other weekend to check it out! I was really impressed.. I want to stop by for brunch sometime.. the menu looks yum!
Evos definitely looks like a burger joint I could get into
I hate those kind of freak rainstorms. At least you got a new shirt out of it
And I love the idea of a restaurant called Butternut Squash. That chili looks delish!
What delicious-looking food pics! Evos looks awesome. How have I not discovered this blog before now? I am off to check out your recipes!
James Taylor – Shower the People!
Evos looks awesome – sounds like you had a great weekend with your parents!
I finally got my hands on those cocoa roasted almonds and I’m dying to try them in yogurt! Yum!!
OH NO to the rain! At least you got a new shirt out of that
your dad’s goat cheese pizza looks ta die faw.
glad you had such a great time with the rentals
turkey day is almost here so have no fear!
What a fun weekend!
Those cocoa roasted almonds are my favorite! I haven’t been able to find them lately though
what a great weekend of family and foooood! My momma comes Wed i can’t wait
Check out those delicious meals you had out with your parents! I love all those ketchup flavours. I would have totally loaded up on the garlicky one
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