The Final Stretch

My last week of veganism was definitely the hardest. It was my spring break and my softball team traveled to Orlando, Florida for a softball tournament, but mostly just for team bonding in Disney World. Though it was an amazing trip, Disney unfortunately doesn't cater to vegans, so to my dismay, my final week was spent starving and living off of dried fruit and trail mix. I'm not saying that if you are vegan then you should stay away from Disney. I'm sure there are plenty of restaurants with many vegan options, but because I was with a large group and couldn't venture off in search of food to fit my diet, I was stuck with very few choices. I was in Florida from Monday to Friday, and so that meant I only had one more day as a vegan at home. Of course I enjoyed it eating guacamole and Whole Foods vegan cookies, but honestly I was counting down the hours until Easter Sunday. I woke up that morning to Andrew walking into my house with a huge bag from Sunrise Biscuit Kitchen. He bought six biscuits and we happily sat enjoying our first non vegan meal. I loved being vegan, and I can truly say that up until Disney, this vegan challenge wasn't that difficult for me, but taking that first bite of my egg and cheese biscuit made me realize just how good some non vegan foods are. That morning I enjoyed every single bite of both that biscuit and a cinnamon roll biscuit. Following the meal, I had to head off to work but was somewhat excited because for the first time in forty some days I would actually be able to eat the bakery goods while working. While there, I still made my normal soy latte because though I could have used regular milk, soy lattes will always be my favorite. This challenge was my best Lent yet. Becoming a vegan has become part of my life and though I enjoyed all the non vegan foods that I ate yesterday, I will probably still continue to choose many vegan options and take this diet into consideration well into the future.

Vegan at heart,
Maggie