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Day 5 Jamaica Trip April 2024

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 Today my friends aunt was coming to pick us up at 10. I went for breakfast at 9:30. My friend was there earlier and she got some plantains today but they weren’t very ripe. Breakfast was the same as yesterday for me so I didn’t take any pictures. In the morning I did call for some bottles of water to my room but it was too early I learned I could get some at the buffet.  My friends aunt was delayed so had time to sit at the coffee shop. This was the view from the coffee area. We chatted with security and the taxi driver at the hotel for awhile before we left. We didn’t leave the hotel until 12. My friends aunt got proper plantains we ate it in the car. Today we decided to go to Ocho Rios. I have never been there and it is not that far from where we are staying. We have a driver booked for tomorrow to take us around the area and Bob Marley house tour. My friends aunt wanted Pizza Hut we stopped in a plaza that had KFC, Starbucks, and Pizza Hut. Last time I was in Jamaica I saw the plan
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Boxed Vegan Mac and Cheese Review

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Update March 2024 Kraft NotCo has arrived on the shelves. I found it at Walmart Canada in Ottawa. The shells and white cheddar were the only variety available. It was $2.67 which is on the cheaper side of other boxed vegan Mac and cheese.  You can see an Instagram Reel of preparing this Instagram Reel Preparing Notco KD . The instructions say to add plant based butter and plant milk, I only had a salted cashew butter and there is a lot of sodium in this so I knew this was going to be a little extra salty. I do like the protein amount and that a serving size is a whole box.  After cooking the texture is good.  I don’t feel it’s much  different than other vegan Mac and cheese products other than its smooth and the powder mixed into the pasta nicely. If you don’t like the pineapple taste that Notmilk has you won’t like this. I happen to like that taste in the milk but I thought it was a little overpowering in this. I do like this but I had to add nutritional yeast and pepper to make it be
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Visiting Las Vegas staying at South Point alone for the first time

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My mom and I used to go to Las Vegas a few times a year before the pandemic. Our last trip was in October of 2019 all of our trips were good but the trips in 2019 were standout trips. If you have not read my previous blogs my mom passed away five months ago. This trip was a solo trip for me as my personal tribute to my mom and celebrated her birthday the way we would have if she was still here. I found out grief travel is a thing on this trip and I suppose that is what I was doing.  The last year has been really stressful I dealt with my mom’s pancreatic cancer, sold both of our primary residences, moved across the country, started two new jobs, my mom passing and getting covid at her funeral. Did I mention menopause? It was definitely time for a vacation and the realization that I haven’t gone on vacation since 2019.   A lot of people questioned me on my decision to go to Vegas alone. I used to travel with my parents who have both passed now. I did plan to meet up with a friend that l
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