getaway | at peace, not in pieces

as i mentioned, i just had an amazing weekend at martha’s vineyard with two of my best friends! our first night there was by far the best food i’ve had in an incredibly long time. we ate at the Black Dog tavern where my friend is a waitress. and apparently we (the girl i traveled to the island with and i) were ravenous, because we had quite the little feast:

round one food

round one drinks: bellinis

we ordered a little bit of everything. stuffed mushrooms, bruschetta (the best one i’ve ever had in my life), and chicken fingers. we’re probably the only people who come in and order drinks and something off the kids meal, but i regret nothing.

toast, fresh bruschetta, balsamic dressing, goat cheese… honestly heaven.

then we ordered another round of drinks pre dessert: i got another bellini, and my friend got a sangria. since i’m intolerant to citrus i could only have a sip, but it was pretty delicious!

and the desserts were to die for: warm apple pie and chocolate peanut butter pie.

mine!

saturday morning we had a delicious breakfast inspired by an image my friend found on Pinterest. my friends all make fun of my excessive patriotism, but as the 4th of july nears, all i have to say is tis the season! so we had american flag toast to start off our saturday:

that night we went to our friend’s boyfriend’s restaurant, called nancy’s. i think it’s pretty famous on the island, and had a really nice variety of things to choose from. i selected what is apparenttly their signature drink: a dirty banana. what it is is a mudslide with a banana in it…and delicious!

to start of the meal, we got a mediterranean sampler: stuffed grapes leaves, hummus, pita, tabouleh, falafel and some olives…all delicious (except the grape leaves, which i’m not really a fan of, as heretical as that is to my armenian roots).

for my meal, i was really just craving a salad, and this one did not disappoint! i can never pass up mesclun greens, gorgonzola, and strawberries anyway. the price made my jaw drop a little bit, but it was definitely worth it!

that’s pretty much the highlight of eating of the weekend, besides the amazing dill tofu salad i had for lunch today and failed to photograph. also eaten this weekend were copious amounts of frosted animal crackers, a snack i’ve been afraid to have for a long time, but one that i also enjoy so much. maybe it’s time to reintroduce them to my life.

overall, this weekend was so nice! it was great to get away and go somewhere i’d never been, eat out, see friends, and just have fun! plus, i got a nice tan and some wonderful new clothes as well! other highlights, besides these delicious eats include tie-dye, watching the sunset from the beach, snuggling up together to read in bed, going to the flagshsip vineyard vines, and bridge jumping!