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Chit Chat Meetup

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Today I met up with my dear friend Marla

We met at our usual hangout.

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We were majorly overdue for a chitchat session. It had been far too long since our last meetup . Two months!

We caught up on each others’ lives and Marla’s been quite the busy lady. She went to FoodBuzz and she’s a finalist in the Alexia French Fry competition. Please vote for her here . She went to Colorado , was just presenting at en event in L.A.,and has her two adorable kids to look after.

She and I both cram so much onto our plates that it’s a little tricky finding time to coordinate our schedules but since I’m leaving soon , it was now or… next year. How crazy does that sound?

So we dished.

And we sloshed.

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And it was fabulous.

And if you want to see pictures of us, you’ll have to check this post because we were too busy talking and had limited time with each other and just kept our iPhones in our purses rather than going on a clickity-clickfest. It was a chatfest instead. And ironically the man sitting next to us overheard us talking and turns out, he’s a photographer and we swapped photography stories and info. Small world.

After our chitchat sesh, I did exciting things like going to two grocery stores. The stores were packed!

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I stocked up on lots of fresh produce and also picked up some more Enjoy

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And more cranberries.

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I’ve been loving every sweet ‘n tart second of the Cranberry & Orange Ginger Mango Chutney

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Yes, I’m addicted to it. Better that than more coffee, right?

They liked it too which was a bonus .

I like it almost as much as homemade Butterfinger Bars (No Bake, Vegan & GF options).

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Questions:

  1. Who was the last friend you met up with and what did you do?

  2. Have you started your Thanksigiving grocery shopping if you’re cooking? Or planned your menu?