Washington DC Weekend

For Presidents' Day Weekend, Mike and I ventured down to DC to see a couple of friends living down there.  We had a great time, walked around the historic sites and monuments, and just enjoyed time visiting with our friends.

my friend Matt's awesomely bright street

Matt's townhouse

Their townhouse

There were strays EVERYWHERE that I wanted to bring home!

Amazing bakeries all over the place

That brick building was the first concert The Beatles played in America after they played Ed Sullivan!

 

Necessary "stand in front of your state at the WWII Memorial" picture

 New MLK Jr. Monument - with the paraphrased quote they're getting rid of soon...

FDR's dog Fala was always my favorite!

Matt, me, and Mike

Daffodils in front of the American History Smithsonian!

 Matt brought us to Union Market, a couple of blocks from his house - and it was so great!

 Heading out to Alexandria to see Mike's friends

This is what Mike ate for dinner: a hamburger topped with bbq pulled pork, onion straws, beer cheese, and on garlic texas toast!

Yup, I got the Android "Hot Light" app!

 Took the 5 of us all of 6 minutes to destroy this dozen

On our way back, we stopped in Delaware to see where Mike's dad grew up!

Delaware Memorial

NYC!

The George Washington

Oh High School {Vlog time}

I wrote this post probably two weeks ago, and it's taken me this long to muster enough courage to post it... so here goes nothing... 

So I mentioned a while ago that I've had a crazy writer's block lately.  That turned into me catching up on recipes, a few photos, and a couple giveaways.  More or less, I'm just bribing you to keep reading and not forget about my blog.  Speaking of - Ashley wrote up a cute post about the package she just received of my favorite things - go check it out!

With that being said, I'm still sort of struggling with blogs topics [ideas, anyone??], so I followed Michelle's and Angi's lead and went for it: Welcome to Vlog Land.    

A couple of things before I put myself out there:
1. I definitely didn't realize I get photobombed by Roxy's tail like 3 and a half minutes in, so look for that haha.
2. It sounds like I have a retainer in my mouth the whole time... I freaked out texting Mike right after asking if I sound like that in real-life and I do not, so sorry about the webcam quality!
3. I'm also sorry about my incapability to understand backwards left and right while showing you the photos... I already have left/right issues to begin with, so this wasn't easy haha.
4. As promised in the vlog, Leah's and Christine's blogs. 
5. Finally, as Angi said, please be gentle.

Scavenger Hunt Sunday

Before I post these photos, I have to admit that I am using this post more as a Valentine's Day recap than showcasing my photography skills, so please don't get mad at me!

I hope you all are having a great weekend! I am actually in Washington, DC right now with Mike visiting some college friends, so I can't wait to tell you all about my adventures when I return!

Candy

from Mike [along with a new hoodie]

Pink or Red

red roses from Mike

Love

-ing this new color from Zoya

Kisses

from Roxy [photo credit to Mike]

Smile

-ing our dinner on Thursday night: lobster pot pie and long stem chocolate covered strawberries

And had to include an extra of us on Thursday night before our dinner...