It's a Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood

I love Fall. It is, hands down, the BEST season there is. The smells...the colors...the crisp air. It's awesome! And what I love best are the awesome Fall activities. This weekend, we partook (word?!) in 2 of my most favorite Fall activities ~ Apple Picking and Fall Street Festival.


After spending a week in Dallas, the hubby and I needed more than just a date night so we decided to spend Saturday frolicking in the Fall air. :) First stop was Crooked Run Orchard for some apple picking and pumpkin gathering. It was a GORGEOUS day so the setting was perfect. We trekked from suburbia to uber-suburbia and found ourselves at a beautiful orchard filled with suncrisps, red and gold delicious, matsus, cortlands and braeburns. We made our way through the colorful apple trees and gathered our loot ~ just enough for an apple crisp and some daily snacking. The pumpkin patch was not quite what we thought (instead of a field of pumpkins we had 4 large bins to choose from!) ~ but we had a great time. :)


It was time for lunch and really the best food on a Fall day is from a cart wielding the sign "Chicken on Stick". We headed back into civilization and hit the Fairfax City Fall Festival. First stop - FOOD VENDORS!!! In addition to our chicken on a stick, we inhaled on some pad thai and spicy lo mein. Not bad for street food. :)


We made our way through the many vendors and headed to the car show where Ed fell in love with yet another vintage Mustang. This one was black with white interior ~ pretty awesome.


Then it was time for the main event - The Legwarmers!!!!!!!!!! I think I have spoken of them before, but The Legwarmers are THE best 80's cover band in the WORLD!!! They were playing on the main stage and they totally rocked! The crowd was going wild - it was awesome. Definitely made our day.


After some quick doggie purchases (new collar, treats and a fun toy), some soft serve and a giant bag of kettle cooked popcorn we headed home to spend the rest of the beautiful Fall afternoon with Lucy. We rounded out the night with a movie ~ "The Social Network". Good flick. Great day. I LOVE FALL!!!

Take a look at our full Fall day here!

Those Lazy Hazy Crazy Days of Summer

7.6.10

It is summer and boy, we've been havin' a blast! Okay...so I'm in a corny mood tonight. But I have LOTS to smile about. Here - click here and press "Play" to get in the mood. :)

So what's been going on you ask? Well, let me tell you. I've officially been on the job for almost 3 weeks and I am loving it. It is such a great new challenge - exactly what I was looking for. The home office is working out well (Lucy LOVES it) as are the trips to New York City. I'll be back up there July 19th - NY buddies mark your calendars!

We have been keeping busy on weekends - trying to get a lay of the land. The three of us hit Burke Lake Park and conquered the 4.7 mile lake path on a fairly warm Saturday afternoon. Lucy was especially interested in making friends with the ducks. :)


Next it was time to celebrate Ed's birthday - HAPPY BIRTHDAY ED - so we headed into DC for a peek at the new and improved American History Museum. We were very impressed with the great exhibits. Ed's favs was anything car related. Mine of course was Julia Child's Kitchen. I wanted to hop over the stanchion and whip up a nice beef bourgonion!


Yup - that is Ed on the other side of the kitchen!!! :)

Next up - 80's night with The Legwarmers!!!! For those of you who are not familiar, The Legwarmers are the BEST 80's cover band in the DC area. We had a great time enjoying all our favorites AND we were in the company of Andrea and Rich which made it all the better.


And finally - Let's Play Ball!! It was family day down at Nationals Park this past weekend. We headed downtown to see the Nats beat up on the Mets (sad) and got a festive baseball hat out of it. The game would have been more enjoyable if we were not sitting in the sweltering heat, but it just made the beers taste that much better!


So far, this has been a great summer. There is some awesome news on the horizon but because I'm too superstitious I can't get into it now. Stay tuned!!!!!!!

P.S. No Ma, I'm not pregnant :)