New City. New Friends.

This weekend was spent exploring our new neighborhood and finally feeling at home in our new apartment.

Saturday, B and I walked down the street to the Atherton Market, which is kind of like a mini farmer's market. I think B and I will make this a weekly event.

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On our walk back I spotted a spice shop, and of course I had to go in. They had just about every spice and every variety those spices available. I picked up some Mexican vanilla and some hazelnut extract. You know I will be using that to make some Neutella-inspired treats!

Saturday night we went on a "date" with some new friends! One of the girls in my old book club back in Dallas introduced us over email, so we set up a dinner for Charlotte restaurant week. The food was great and so was the company!


Sunday was errand day. And boy did we have a ton of errands. We are still trying to get things organized in the apartment, so we had a few stops to make. It was on this trip that I discovered the most amazing app ever, ShopKick, which I wrote about yesterday.

I came home and finally got to do some baking!! I attempted my very first homemade marshmallow! I also made some Valentines Day pound cake.

 

Since we picked up a fresh loaf of bread at the Atherton Market, I attempted to recreate one of my favorite sandwiches . The Turkey Club sandwich is actually not that complicated. We will definitely be putting this in the rotation.

Gosh, now that I write it all down, we were pretty busy this weekend. Maybe next weekend we will get to relax a little more.

How was your weekend?

P.S. If you are a college student or know a college student, you definitely need to check out the giveaway I have going on sponsored by Campus Book Rentals!

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