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Happy Independence Day! Surviving the holday weekend as a vegan

I hope everyone had a safe and fun Independence Day weekend. This past weekend my husband was able to get off work so we went to visit family in Wisconsin. We went to a cookout on Saturday, Sunday, AND Monday!

Friday we left home and arrived in Wisconsin a little after midnight Saturday morning. On the car ride I brought some fruit and cliff bars to snack on. In the morning there was eggs, ham, and bacon to eat BUT there was also blueberries available so I just had those. I went and visited my parents and had some spaghetti for lunch there. For dinner there was a cookout at my Father-in-law's house so I brought some veggie burgers and had some sides of corn and watermelon.

Sunday morning we went boating on the lake. For snacks that morning I brought a cup of fruit and an organic cliff bar that I got at the gas station. That late afternoon we had a cookout at my parents house. I brought some spicy veggie burgers, coconut ice cream, and some chips and salsa. My mom made me a pasta salad as well so I had plenty to eat. That night we went and saw the fireworks. There, I just had some candy that my sister-in-law brought.

Monday morning Jake surprised me with breakfast in bed! He brought me 5 different kinds of cut fruits, a cliff bar, and some water. It was delicious. Later I stopped by and visited my parents and said my goodbyes. Then, I went to my Mother-In-law's house for the Independence Day parade. There was a cookout in front of her house and I brought some veggie burgers and some chips and salsa. She also made some popcorn and instead of butter she used coconut oil, some liquid sweetleaf stevia, and some salt. It was delicious and she gave the rest of it to me and Jake to bring back home. After the parade we left to go back home. I just packed all of our left overs so we had a bunch of fruit and snacks on the way home.

I had a great weekend. Yes, I didn't eat healthy all weekend but I ate cruelty free and I figured I was allowed to have a few veggie burgers here and there for the holidays.

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