Gluten-Free Fun

Check out this gluten-free and celiac-related events coming soon to a city near you this spring. The calendar is very busy this year! Which events are you planning on going to?

APRIL

Schaumburg Gluten Free & Allergen Friendly Expo
Saturday, April 7 and Sunday April 8, 2018
10am-4pm CDT

Schaumburg, Illinois

Tickets start at $5

Use code ADVANCE for 20% off through April 6th

Spring Flours™ Gluten-Free Gala
Benefiting The University of Chicago Celiac Disease Center
Friday, April 20, 2018
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM CDT
Chicago, Illinois
Tickets start at $250

Gluten-Free Connecticut Spring 2018 Expo
Sunday, April 22, 2018
11am-4pm EDT
Wallingford, Connecticut
Tickets $5-20

Denver Gluten Free & Allergen Friendly Expo
Saturday, April 21 and Sunday, April 22, 2018
10am-4pm MDT

Denver, Colorado

Tickets start at $5

Use code EARLYBIRD for 30% off through March 20

Use code ADVANCE for 20% off through April 20

Gluten-Free Food Allergy Fest
Saturday, April 28 and Sunday, April 29, 2018
10am-4pm EDT

Columbus, Ohio

Tickets start at $15 for adults

Use code Erin2018 for a 15% discount

MAY

Celiac Disease Foundation National Conference and Gluten-Free Expo

Saturday, May 5 and Sunday, May 6, 2018

10am-4pm PDT

Pasadena, California

Expo tickets start at $10 for kids, Conference (includes expo) are $40

Celiac Disease Awareness 5k

Sat May 12, 2018
8:00 PM - 11:00 PM CDT

Cabot, Arkansas

Greater Philly Gluten-Free Expo
Saturday, May 19, 2018
10:30-4:30 EDT
Oaks, Pennsylvania
Tickets start at $10 (on sale March 15th)

Gluten-Free Food Allergy Fest
Saturday, May 19 and Sunday, May 20, 2018
10am-4pm CDT

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Tickets start at $15 for adults

Use code Erin2018 for a 15% discount

Atlanta Gluten Free & Allergen Friendly Expo
Saturday, May 19 and Sunday, May 20, 2018
10am-3pm EDT

Atlanta, Georgia

Tickets start at $5

Use code EARLYBIRD for 30% off through April 18th

Use code ADVANCE for 20% off through May 18th

First Annual "Going Against the Grain" Gala
Sunday, May 20, 2018
7:00 PM – 11:00 PM EDT
Upper Marlboro, Maryland
Tickets start at $40

Mid-Hudson Walk for Celiac Disease
Sunday, May 20, 2018
7:00 PM – 11:00 PM EDT
Poughkeepsie, New York
Registration: $20

Gluten-Free Garage
Sunday May 27, 2018
10:30 am to 4:30 pm EDT
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
$10 for people 12 and older

Do you have an upcoming event? Please email me and I will add it to this calendar!

Labels: celiac, fundraiser, gluten-free events

The other night, I woke up startled. It was after a night full of (dream) eating gluten.

In my dream, I was walking down the street eating a regular baguette. I was chewing it, sucking on the bread, spitting it out, and then rinsing my mouth. The person I was with (can't remember who was walking next to me) kept asking me if I was supposed to be eating that bread. I said no and I knew it was full of gluten but that I couldn't stop eating it. In my dream, the bread tasted SO. DAMN. GOOD. It was warm, it was chewy, it was bready, and it was full of gluten. I knew it was bad for me yet I couldn't stop eating. I knew rinsing my mouth out would do nothing and that I would probably be sick in minutes, but I couldn't stop eating. I could almost smell the bread when I woke up, it was that good. Lucky for me, it was just a dream and I didn't get sick. Unlucky for me, it was just a dream and I didn't eat a real baguette.

I've read about these gluten dreams in the past, but I never experienced one myself. I think that comes from going gluten-free at the age of 2 1/2 years old. I really don't remember life before going gluten-free. My celiac family members were diagnosed as adults as were many of my celiac friends. They know life with gluten, I do not. This dream caught me off guard and made me wonder how often people with celiac disease dream about eating gluten so I took my question to Twitter. The response was OVERWHELMING to say the least.

You all dream about eating gluten A LOT!

It is so crazy to me how our celiac brains work. We know gluten is bad for us, yet we dream about eating it. Some people enjoy the moment while others panic about eating gluten and wake up sweating. Have you ever had a dream about eating gluten? If so, what happened? Leave a comment below!

Labels: celiac disease, dreams, gluten, gluten-free