I've talked about Dark Chocolate Red Wine Cupcakes and marathon Thanksgiving eating followed by shopping then more eating. Surprisingly, (not really too surprising actually.. ) the food did not end there! After our late shopping adventure and second dinner at 2am my cousin and I marathoned a TV show and did our nails (how girly). Of course when we finally woke up the next day and finally got ready, it was about lunch time. Now my cousin had to drive about and hour or so to get back to school because she had work that Friday night but we were set on having lunch before she left. We don't really have much time to see each other so when we do, we go hard.

What I didn't mention was that when she came over Wednesday night, we also went out to dinner and had American bar food (aka burgers and fries) at a place near my apartment (Lovin' Cup for those of you who are interested). So when we decided we wanted to go get lunch nearby so my cousin could bolt in time for work we figured we'd walk to the Mediterranean place also near me (Aladdin's). These two places are awesome and super convenient so I always end up at one or the other when family or friends from other schools come to visit me.

We ended up getting some hummus to share as an appetizer and then we each ordered our respective salads. We were stuffed! I always love Aladdin's food because it's light and fresh and feels so healthy when we're eating it. The portions are so filling too and we even had left over hummus (which my cousin kindly let me take). Thus, our cousin bonding/eating weekend was over and normal life picks back up. It's always so great to see how we always go back to our lives but pick things back up when we're together. The perks of being friends with family.