My parents are driving me to Amherst tomorrow (Saturday), but even if my mom didn’t say it every day (“I can’t believe you’re leaving already!”) the proximity of school makes itself known in other ways.
Textbooks I pre-ordered are slowly making their way to my house:
My parents are hauling home “surplus” office supplies from their jobs for my use in school: 
I’ve been engaging in back-to-school shopping, even if I don’t really need it:
I spend a lot of time making and going to check-ups and appointments. My dentist prescribed me an antibiotic to prevent infection as my wisdom teeth come in with the strangest side effect I’ve ever seen:
Is my heart going to stop? Will I go into a coma?
But most importantly, I’m out of oatmeal:
Although I’m really excited to go back I’m not that thrilled about packing. Why do I have so much stuff?
I woke up at 7 this morning to go on my run but it was raining. When I woke up 3 hrs hours later, it was still raining. So I decided to make breakfast and wait out the rain. I made a leaning tower of pancakes and used the recipe Betsy posted. I didn’t have ww flour, so I used 1/4 cup of flax meal and about 2 TBS of regular flour. I also omitted the oil.
I put Stonyfield Farms Vanilla yogurt in between the pancakes and topped the tower with unsweetened shredded coconut & walnuts. DAMN, this was good. Thanks Betsy!
To take a break procrastinate packing for school, I decided to bake my mom macaroons. She loves anything coconut and she’s done so much for me this summer. The least I can do is make her treats
I love how fluffy egg whites get:
I used Alton Brown’s recipe and they turned out fantastic!
The pancakes held me over really well and I had this wrap before I left to meet my mom to do some last minute shopping:
Sonny & Joe's Hot Enough Hummus, shredded carrots, beets and spinach in a spinach-herb wrap.
I bought a pair of shoes & some new workout pants (yay!) For dinner, my mom and I went out for sushi together. We got a variety of rolls and took some home too.
My mom’s favorite roll is actually baked (it’s crab meat) and is sooooooo good:
I’m off to finish packing and hit the hay. I gotta go on a run tomorrow, since I couldn’t today and hope it doesn’t rain all day again.
I’m not sure what my internet situation is going to be like once I go back to school, so I apologize in advance for the possible M.I.A.-ness.
See you in Massachusetts!
Oh my dear that wrap looks insane… in the best way possible. Were you even able to roll up all that goodness?!
best of luck moving in and starting our senior year!
all of this coconut excitement is making me huuuuuuuungry, Olga. hope you’re adjusting well
Hope the move back to Amherst went well! I am so late to this post… (I was born in Amherst!)
Love your pancake tower
The pancakes look oh-so good. Have a safe trip to MA!
hey! im a reader of this blog and never commented..but im in pharmacy school and the reason you dont want to lay down after taking it is it can irritate the lining of your esophagus if you do that! just wanted to let you know
wow, those pancakes look good!
good luck packing, that’s one thing I won’t miss about not going back to school. have a safe trip!
textbooks and oats — the usual back to school suspects.
Oh no textbooks. I keep forgetting that I have to start thinking about getting those. I dread, I dread!
The pancake tower looks mouthwatering. I haven’t made pancakes in WAY too long now.
And the sushi. Ohhhh the sushi. How I love the sushi. Never tried something baked like that though. Looks delicious!
olga! enjoy amherst. i can’t wait to hear about your adventures in your last semester! love you!
Those pancakes are freakin’ dope! So pretty!
Good luck getting your shit together and returning to the world of academia
Wow wow wow those pancakes look amazing… I’m glad you used the recipe! The ones I made had the most unique and delicious texture.
Omg that leaning tower of pancakes looks amazing! And so does the sushi
Good luck moving back to school! Hope all goes well.
omg, that tower looks incredible. i wish i hadn’t already made breakfast because i would so be having that right now.
have a good trip back! lots of luck this year.
Best of luck with your return to school!
And that is a very weird warning on the side of your medicine. Hm…
Love the tower.
But I love that purse even more! Where did you get it?!
school is so exciting! nerve racking! but so much fun
you will do so great!
i adore sushi!! expecially with the pickled ginger!! yummm
So tragic that you are out of oats! I love that pancake tower though. Best of luck at school!
I love your pancake tower! Have a safe trip and a good start to the school year.
Ooh, your tower looks mighty tasty. Good luck packing! I hate how college stuff seems like not that much until you start packing–and then it seems out of control…
Safe travels!
Freaky side effect for the medication!!
Love your breakfast – cute tower
Safe travels tomorrow!!