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Georgia Adventures

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Hi friends! I’m back in DC after a whirlwind of travel. Let’s recap, shall we?

I flew into Atlanta straight from my Fitness Magazine event in NYC last week so that I could spend a day with my high school BFF Jenny and her family before heading to FNCE (the Food & Nutrition Conference & Expo) on Saturday morning. Jenny lives about an hour south of Atlanta in Macon, GA – they are there for her husband Dan’s medical residency. 

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I hadn’t been to visit yet so it was a lot of fun to see their home and check out the area! I loved seeing adorable miss Mia, Jenny and Dan’s 18 month old daughter, as well.

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On Friday morning, Jenny and I decided to check out Wesleyan’s campus for a run.

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We discovered a beautiful trail – perfect!

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It was a GORGEOUS morning for a run. We ran about 3 miles and then strolled back to the car. We saw this little family of turtles on the way!

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For lunch, Jenny and Dan said that I needed to try The Rookery, Macon’s famous burger place. We started with beers while we waited for a table outside! Allagash White Ale for me – love. 

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As for lunch, a burger and fries, of course! I got the local grass fed beef burger topped with bacon, sautéed mushrooms and onions, lettuce, and tomato. Plus BBQ sauce, ketchup, and mustard! #allthecondiments

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I love a good burger – and this was a tasty one! I give it an A-, as it could have been juicier, but it was really good. Just not as good as Ray’s Hell Burger here in Arlington. ;) The fries weren’t my fave, though – I prefer super crispy fries and they were more soft.

We spent the rest of the afternoon enjoying the weather! We took a nice walk with Mia and then hit up the pool that afternoon. Three cheers for pools still being open in the south. It was so amazing.

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For dinner, Jenny and I had a girl’s night out with her friend Lindsey.

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We went to a really cool restaurant above The Rookery where we had lunch, called Dovetail, whose tagline is “locally crafted, southern inspired.” I felt like I was at a trendy farm to table restaurant in DC!

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We had a FABULOUS dinner. Great food, great company, great wine, great service!

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To start, we shared some appetizers – the green tomato salad with microgreens, a cheese plate (with an amazing bacon jam spread), and deviled eggs.

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As for dinner, I had the pork chops with mashed sweet potatoes. Delicious! It was massive so we packed up half for Dan to enjoy later.

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For dessert, the three of us shared the seasonal pumpkin cheesecake, which was lighter than a normal cheesecake and reminded me of a pumpkin chiffon type pie. Yum! Plus their salted caramel ice cream, which was to die for.

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If you’re ever randomly in Macon, go to Dovetail. You won’t be disappointed!

On Saturday morning, Jenny and I were up and out to go to the “Ripped” class at her gym, which is one of her weekly favorites. It was a lot of fun – cardio + weights! After our workout, we headed up to Atlanta! Before going to my conference, we met up with my brother for lunch, who lives near-ish to Atlanta and drove in to see me. Yay! So good to see him.

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We met him at a place in Decatur Square called Leon’s Full Service. We shared the hummus plate to start and then I had a really good salad with trout.

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After lunch, it was off to FNCE, which I’ll be back tomorrow to recap. It was a whirlwind of a weekend!

Have a great day, friends!

Georgia Adventures originally appeared on fANNEtastic food | Washington D.C. area Registered Dietitian | Recipes + Healthy Living + Fitness on October 21, 2014.

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