Weekend in Denver-- Thursday 4/7

This weekend, I went to Denver with my best friends Vanessa and Sarah! Vanessa still lives in Denver doing Teach for America, and Sarah flew in from Jacksonville, North Carolina where she currently lives with her boyfriend and works from home (lucky!). We had a really fun and exciting weekend!

I got there Thursday morning and Sarah came to get me from the airport, since Vanessa had to work. We had lunch at Parsley, a great healthy sandwich/soup/salad place that also has amazing smoothies. I had the caprese salad and blueberry bliss smoothie-- made with yogurt, soymilk, chai tea, blueberries, mint, and agave syrup, this smoothie is to die for!

Later that night when Vanessa got back from work, we did something called the Snug Run. We ran from Vanessa's apartment to The Irish Snug, a local Irish pub. Once we got there, the Snug Run took us for a 3.something mile run around the park and back to the bar. After the run, there was a free pasta dinner, although the line was pretty long so we decided to order some nachos instead. The nachos were made with waffle fries and all the standard nacho toppings-- guacamole, salsa, beans, cheese, sour cream, jalapenos. So yummy! We also had a few beers, and then walked back to Vanessa's apartment.

We were still hungry, so we decided to make "penis pasta". Yes, pasta shaped like penises-- my gift to Vanessa from my visit to Amsterdam last summer. We cooked the pasta, mixed in some pesto, toasted pine nuts, and mozzarella cheese. YUM!

Penis Pesto Pasta with Pine Nuts