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Day #15, Mon. 7/16

Today is the Alpha Xi Delta Reunion Potluck Cookout so I will be good all day!  Starting my day off with a Green Smoothie with Organic baby romaine and spinach, some blackberries (was looking for black raspberries but couldn't find them), raspberries, blueberries, banana and a little Greek yogurt. Hmmmm, maybe I'll throw a little pineapple in, too.

This is the BEST tasting smoothie I've made so far.  And I remember thinking my Jr. High Home Ec teacher was cRaZy when we had to make banana milkshakes back in the late 60's early 70's!  I guess she was ahead of the curve.  Maybe NOT with her broiled oranges though!

I had a turkey club on Syrian bread for lunch.


I grilled some zucchini, summer squash and onions for the party. They came out great - I'll have to do more of that this summer. We had fruit salad, potato salad, kale salad, pasta salad, grilled chicken, desserts and lots of other yummy dishes that I'd been looking forward to all day.  Oh I got some hot dogs to splurge!  Nothing like a good dog off the grill! Oooo, mudslides to accompany them!  Nope, we had Ellen Fleming Clark's signature wedding drink instead: Sips Ahoy!  :-) Enjoy your day.

Ended the day with a fun Alpha Xi Delta Reunion Cookout. We set the date for next year - Monday, July 15th. Mark your calendar!   We reminisced, shared lots of stories, took a field trip to Heart Rhythmz Studio & Anahata Gallery and had an evening full of friendship & laughter.  And . . . the food was off the charts!












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