Girl Time and the Verizon Store

As of 5:31 p.m. on Friday I really didn't have any plans for the weekend, but by the time I got done with a walk to Chinatown and I several plans to meet up with some of my highschool girls I haven't seen in a long time. It was unexpected, but so great! Saturday I headed to Baltimore to see my friend Lauren. We went out to a lounge called Red Maple. I'm not much of a lounge person (if you have to be on a list, it isn't for me) but the place was alright. We went into the bathroom, and I was amazed about how great it smelled (I have been having really good luck with good smelling bathrooms lately, weird). However, when I entered the stall I realized there was no place to put your belongings - major downgrade. I was only carrying a clutch, and as one thing led to another, my clutch, holding my cell phone, took a little swim in the toilet. Major downgrade again. We had placed my phone battery in a container of couscous (there was no rice in the apt) that night, but there was no luck in reviving it.

The next morning, Lauren and I drove to the Kentlands to meet our other friends for lunch at Coal Fire Pizza. I have never been there before but it was fricken delicious. It was so good to see the girls, because it seems like everyone has such exciting things going on in their lives right now.

After the ride, consulting with my tech guru, delicous pizza and good converstation I decided it was time to bite the bullet and invest in the iPhone. I was up for a new phone for a long time, but didn't want to get the iPhone until I was paying less in rent. Well Apple announcing they would sell the iPhone with Verizon, my cellphone swim, and my rent situation (more on that later) all alinged in perfect harmony. So after lunch I went to the Verizon store and I am the new proud owner of an iPhone. I'm still figuring out all the bells and whistles, but so far, I am in love!

Yay for unplanned weekends!

Happy Friday - Amazing Weather Edition

Happy Friday everyone! It is current 75 degrees in D.C. If you are here go out and make the most of it, because Tuesday they are calling for snow showers. Womp Womp. I hope everyone has a great weekend!

R.I.P. Adams Mill

Adams Mill Bar and Grill closed this week. The dive bar at the top of Adams Morgan was home to many fun D.C. nights. I spent a couple brithdays there, one of my favorite couples, Hi-Kat, started their relationship there, and it was a key back drop in last year's Reese Witherspoon movie How Do You Know (okay it wasn't that great of a movie, but it had great D.C. scenes). Thanks for the memories Adams Mill!

Weekend with my Honey!

The only thing that could beat a weekend in North Carolina, is a weekend with my honey <3 It had been a month since our last weekend together, so I was ecstatic to pick Zach up early Saturday morning (1:10 am to be exact) at the airport and start our weekend together. It was filled with lots of good friends and lots of D.C. sightseeing.


After a few hours of sleep we got up and did a little walking tour of Georgetown. Zach is just mildly obsessed with the neighborhood. Although it was windy, the sun was shining, and we got some good pics.


We then drove over to Eastern Market to meet a couple friends at Good Stuff Eatery. The place was packed as usual, but by the time we got to order, the Top Chef owner, Spike Mendleson was working the line. This is the second time I have seen him here, and I really wanted to be a dork and take a picture. But he was literally 2 feet away, so I contained my self.


We left Good Stuff in time to see the conclusion of Pour House's Cupid Undie Run. What is that you ask? Just what you think - people go to Pour House, drink some beer, strip down to their undies and run a short race for charity. Once again I must apologize for my lack of picture taking skills. One man was rocking a tight, skimpy, jort situation. Good for you sir, good for you.


Saturday night Zach and I celebrated Valentine's Day early at our favorite place Lauriol Plaza, and then met his friends at Redline in Chinatown. This is the bar I went to Happy Hour at a couple weeks back, the ones with beer taps at the tables. Well we actually sat at one of those tables. You pay per ounce for the beer your pour, but it turns out you pay about $9.00 for a Miller Light. Don't you just love D.C. ? A couple of those $9 beers later we ended up at a Chinese restaurant, and I was passed out at the table. Yes, Zach has the embarrassing photos to prove it. It was a good night.


Unfortunately Sunday did come. We met the rest of my family at Matchbox, our first date location, for a Valentine's Day lunch. They put us in a fairly out there table, which is good, because my family has one volume level - LOUD. After lunch I drove Zach to the airport and started counting down the days until we get to do it again. 37 days can go by quickly right??

Bills Bills Bills

I love my self some Glee. I'm not at the level of posting my love for it on my Facebook status, but it is pretty high up there on my favorite TV shows. Last night I watched the latest episode that came on after the Super Bowl, and there was a performance of Destiny's Child "Bills, Bills, Bills." I think is my favorite musical number they have ever done. 1990s Destiny Child can do no wrong in my book - check it out!

Gone to Carolina

This past weekend I hopped in the car and drove down to North Carolina for the weekend. It was a much needed pick me up from the winter funk I was experiencing. There are so many things I love about North Carolina. I went to school there, they serve hush puppies, most of my mom's family lives there, some of Zach's family is there, many of my friends still live there, Cook Out, driving with the windows down, and the beach to name a few.

I have a lot of friends and family with in an one hour distance of each other so I always try to fit in as many visits as possible while I am down there. So I started my trip off with a quick stop to see some of Zach's family in Raleigh. After that I got on to 85 and headed to Greensboro. My cousin LD and I headed straight to a Mexican lunch. Yum. The love of Mexican food runs in the family. My cousin Maggie's husband joined us for a margarita and then the three of us went to get pedicures. We sat in these amazing massage chairs, had pedis, and were served wine in martini glasses. Quite simply - it was amazing. And the person who did my feet didn't make fun of me!! Double bonus.



After pedicures Maggie met up with us and we went out to dinner with their family and my other aunt, uncle and cousins that live in Greensboro. The four of us then drove up to Mebane to spend the night at Maggie and George's house. We sat on their extremely comfy couch, drank beer and watched Jersey Shore. I think I might of fallen in love with that show. Usually when my cousins and I get together we have some crazy times together, but this relaxed weekend was just as great.

When I left Maggie and George's I managed to squeeze in another visit with my neighbor from college Erin. We had a super classy lunch at one of my favorite North Carolina establishments - Bojangles. We dined on fried chicken and she showed me all her pictures from her recent trip to Asia. I learned how fond the Vietnamese are of motor bikes.



Sadly, I had to head back to D.C., but I experience zero traffic because of the Super Bowl. Yay for amazing weekends.

S.A.D.

It official, I’ve been hit with my annual Seasonal Affective Disorder … or is it depression? After the holidays are over there is not much to look forward to in the winter months. It’s just very cold, very windy and very dark. I’m not a teacher, so I don’t get snow days, and I am not a skier, so I don’t get really pumped up for any winter get-aways. I think the biggest thing is, I just miss the sunshine.

I don’t think I had this problem in college. Probably because I was going through my Snooki phase and could not say no to a tanning booth. So what if it causes cancer? At least I was getting my essential vitamin D and not suffering from wintertime depression.



Who is up for a nice tropical getaway? Anywhere will do. Aruba, Cabo, Greek Isles??? A girl can dream can’t she?