After over a year of blogging I finally had my first blogger meet up tonight! I met Meghann, Ashley and Chantelle! I’ve been reading Meghann’s blog for a while & I am super partial to Ashely because of the red hair (I’m biased) and Chantelle is living in LB super close to where I used to be.
We met at a vegetarian restaurant in Costa Mesa – Avanti.
Here are the girls – 
from the left Chantelle, Me, Ashley, Meghann
I love trying new veggie restaurants and had a hard time deciding what to get! The chef heard there we bloggers in the house and sent over savory pancakes with ricotta. These were good & my first savory pancake experience.
Meghann ordered tater fries for us all to share and far be it for me to turn away fries!
I got the Roasted Riviera sandwich = Marinated & roasted portabello, zucchini & onion rings, roasted red peppers, with spicy mixed greens. You can decide what cheese or tofu you wanted & I went with tofu & tempeh.
I also ordered the Kale & Chard side –
The food was good, but the company was better. It was great to talk with other girls about food, blogs and life stuff 🙂 I feel like I have a lot in common with Meghann since I just ran my first full mary & she is doing her first one soon!
Ashely was super sweet and brought us her signature granola bars & Sprinkles cupcakes! I tried the PB one –
When I got home I had to break into the stash and try one of her goodies. They were delicious! Thanks Ashley!
Overall it was a great time 🙂 I really appreciate having friends/blog friends that share common interests like running & eating!
Now I have to hit the sack for a long day tomorrow, see you then.
Hey Michaela, I sent over an email 🙂
Hey Monica, that was super fun! You are so sweet & I’m glad I met you and now am introduced to your blog as well! 🙂 It was so cool how much we all have in common, especially since I never get to talk to anyone about that stuff my age since none of my friends are into health and fitness. I’m glad you enjoyed the granola bars too 🙂
It looks like you had a great time, with some great food to boot!
looks like you guys had a great dinner!
Hi there! I just found your blog through Meghann. I was wondering if you could give me some recommendations for California. I’m going to Newport Beach in about a week and am looking for things to do. I’m going with a vegetarian sister, gourmet chef aunt, and an active mama. We all enjoy hiking, good eats, and good wine. Anything you can suggest would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!
How fun!!!
It was so great meeting you tonight!! We really do have a lot in common and I think we all could have talked for hours more! 🙂 I hope to see you again next month! 🙂