Orlando vegan eats

While in Orlando, we enjoyed a variety of delicious vegan food. First we visited Ethos Vegan Kitchen for Sunday brunch. 

Entrance to Ethos Vegan Kitchen

Vegan biscuits & gravy

Vegan french toast with sausage and cinnamon dust

Vegan pancakes with butter & syrup

We also decided to check out the vegan food offerings at Disney World and traveled to Disney Springs for vegan sweets at Erin Mckenna's Bakery and Sassagoula Floatworks and Food Factory for vegan beginets. 

Vegan mint cupcake sandwich

Entrance to Disney Springs

Den with tall toy solider

Me and Den on Disney Springs bridge

Vegan beginets with strawberry sauce

                                                   
 Before we left Florida, we made one more food stop to Dixie Dharma & Valhalla Bakery which are both housed at Market On South. The food was tasty and the staff were friendly. We'll definitely visit there again to try their lunch offering.

Market on South building

Wet burrito with cheesy homies potatoes

Yellow grits with creole butter

Corn flapjakes with tofu scramble

Pumpkin pie bar

Starting 2018 on a high note

Each year, I recommit to my healthy and fitness by completing a running event within the first week on the year. This year I decided to run a 5K (3.1 mile) New Years' Day race in Orlando, Florida. A major difference with this race versus other races I've done is that I've been running consistently for the last couple of months using the Nike Run Club app as a way to train for future running events. I happy to not only complete my first race in 39:51, but I was shocked to receive a third place medal for my age group!Here are some photos from race day.

Moss Park - race location

Warming up in hubby's coat before race

Me with third page age medal

Showing of finisher and age medal on podium

      

Finisher medal and age medal

July 2017 friend's wedding/anniversary trip

This past July, we took a trip back to Alabama to celebrate a friend Kelly getting married as well as have a belated 11 year anniversary wedding trip for me and hubby. After the wedding, we spent a few days in Disney World and tried out some yummy vegan food. It was a wonderful trip and I can't wait to visit again.

Friend's wedding program

Happy couple after wedding

Kelly & Cody at wedding reception

Me and friends having fun at wedding reception

Me and friends with our husbands at wedding reception

Hubby holding friend's baby

Me and my best friend at wedding

Hubby and me with newlyweds

Hubby with my mom

Me and my mom

Driving into Florida

Where we stayed while in Florida

Yummy vegan food and ice cream from DaJean Eats in Orlando, Florida

Hanging out with sister-in-law,brother-in-law and nephew at Pandora in Disney World

Epcot selfie with hubby

Half Marathon #4 is done and vegan Thanksgiving feast!

This past weekend I went to Walt Disney World for the first time and also completed my fourth half marathon. Disney World was really fun, surprisingly accommodating to me with my vegan diet and also a bit overwhelming at times. Here are some photos from our trip as well as the two medals I received for completing the race and completing a race in Disneyland and Disney World.

Here's us at Hollywood Studios

Here's us at the Wine & Dine 1/2 Marathon Expo

Here's me before the Wine & Dine 1/2 Marathon

Here's the two medals I received after the race - 1 for completing the half marathon and a second medal for completing two races at both Walt Disney World & Disneyland in the same year

  Here's a yummy falafel veggie burger I ate at Downtown Disney World

 
 Here are some delish vegan carrot cake cupcakes from Babycakes NYC in Downtown Disney World

 

Below is the vegan Thanksgiving feast me and Den had made by Chef Joy at Viva La Vegan grocery in Rancho Cucamonga. We ended up flying to see my family in Alabama for Thanksgiving and it was fun seeing them after a year and after having lost so much weight.

If you'd like to see more photos, you can visit my flickr page by going to flickr and typing the name bamalibrarylady and go to the Destination Disney World set.