I haven’t done a What I Ate Wednesday in forever it seems! The linkup party has certainly been raging on without me (anyone else remember being one of like 30 people in the entire linkup?? I can’t believe how popular its become!), but I think I’m joining back in.
We’re starting to feel a little more acclimated in our new place and I can feel the transition becoming permanent. I can’t stress enough how much I love being somewhere that is accessible to so many things by just walking. Atlanta is not exactly a model “walking city”, and our public transportation sucks, but if you plan it right then there are several walkable neighborhoods to pick from. Without giving away our exact residence (which I’m not too paranoid about), we’re very close to Emory Village, which is a little center of shops and restaurants by Emory University. Emory Village was pretty much my stomping grounds as a teenager (my school was only a few minutes away), so coming back to this area feels strange but also very familiar. We decided to branch out from our complex (which has good food of its own, don’t get me wrong) and spend the morning in the ol’ Village.
We started with breakfast at Rise-n-Dine, an old favorite of mine back when I lived here!
They play nonstop Beatles songs! My kind of place.
I got mini Nutella stuffed pancakes–delicious!
And a couple scrambled eggs on the side for protein.
After a filling breakfast we walked next door for some study time at Starbucks. Most of our studying for the bar exam is actually done online with the use of study software, so we can work from anywhere with wifi. My standby vanilla soy latte helped me along as the computer quizzed me on constitutional law.
After a couple hours of work we made a quick stop at Ikea (still have some furniture to pick up!) and then went back home to continue working. Lunch was a grilled hummus and cheese sandwich on whole wheat bread, strawberries, and these delicious kale and chia seed tortilla chips that I got from Costco.
Eaten on our new patio, which I LOVE!
Dinner was leftovers from yesterday’s graduation celebration! Veggie fajitas with rice and black beans.
Looking not quite as glamorous, but just as delicious, today.
Jason is diligently assembling some Ikea furniture as I type this. I should probably at least pretend to help him. 🙂
Thanks for reading!
-Lauren
6 Responses
Nicole @ Treasure Tromp
just Beatles? sounds good to me!
Lauren
It’s awesome! They have a huge collection playing so you never hear repeats either. 🙂
Lee
I hate that Atlanta is not walkable. It’s probably one of the few things that I don’t like about living here. Of course, you know where i live and how it’s extremely not walkable!
Lauren
Yes, I know what you mean! When we were kids, the only place my brother and I could walk in Tucker was like 20 mins to get to a Popeye’s. LOL. Atlanta is just so spread out…there are so many suburbs. But I feel like they’re getting better at making more walkable areas ITP. It’s definitely not a city where you could survive without a car. Don’t think it ever will be!
Monique
As always, all of your food looks delicious! I’m so glad you guys are getting settled. 🙂
I hope Jason is having luck putting that furniture together. I can only imagine. lol
Lauren
I would feel right at home at Rise-n-Dine — I heart the Beatles! I had a hummus and cheese wrap for lunch. Isn’t that combo just amazingly simple and delicious? Good luck with the Ikea project. I distinctly remember not helping when we bought a bunch of stuff there a couple summers ago 😛