Happy Monday. I hope where ever you are reading this post the weather isn’t as gloomy as it is here in the D.C. Metro Area today. We had beautiful sunny and really hot weather here all weekend, so if it going to be crappy I would rather have it be on a day while I am at work. It was another whirlwind weekend for us even though we stayed in town we were barely at home the entire weekend. Let’s just say that by Friday I was still dragging from last weekend and passed out around 8:30. There was no rest for the weary because I was asked to be a part of an alumni panel for my graduate school to talk about social media. I got to represent the non-profit side, and it was a great time talking about all the ways I use social media to accomplish certain goals for the organization I work for, how I measure social media impact, and as always – how I respond to the crazies. I was up there for two hours and it flew by. So a big thank you to The George Washington University Graduate School of Political Management for having me. It was an honor to be up be up there with two other very knowledgeable speakers.
After that Steve and I grabbed some lunch and then I was off to visit my friend Elyse from Marymount and her new baby girl Reagan. At two weeks she is just as sweet as can be and was passed out the entire time I was there. She has the most perfect little heart shape lips I have ever seen on a baby, and I even got to get some baby snuggles in. My mother is probably reading this and is thinking that I am catching baby fever. Elaine, calm down, snuggling a friends baby is one thing but once said baby starts crying it’s really nice to be able to give the baby back to its mother and go home to a quiet house. Staying on the topic of babies, Steve and I became a first time aunt and uncle last week! Steve’s step-sister had a healthy baby girl named Bianca, and we are looking forward to meeting her when we are up on Long Island for Thanksgiving. The baby related events don’t stop there folks! Sunday morning we celebrated the baptism of my friend Melanie’s sweet baby girl Maebelle. After the service we were treated to a lunch full of southern favorites – including a little something called sausage cheddar biscuits and coffee cake from the famous Carlo’s Bakery (of TLC fame) in Hoboken, NJ.
Once we got home and emerged from our food coma, Steve and I sat down and planned out our meals for the week. Real exciting stuff right?!? Well, we realized that going out to eat as much as we do makes our money just fly out the window, and if we plan ahead and even do some of the prep-work Sunday night, we won’t be tempted to eat out. We noticed a pattern that we were going to the store 2-3 times a week, after work, when we were hungry, and spending $25+ per trip, or we would just be lazy and go out. Fingers crossed the plan works so I can afford to make some home updates after we get back from Italy. Oh and speaking of Italy…. I also picked up our travel documents on Saturday!! It’s getting real 🙂
We ended our weekend with a homemade dinner with clams and shrimp from the D.C. fish market. If you haven’t been there it’s an experience and the prices are better than Whole Foods and the quality is better than Harris Teeter or Giant. I was kind of worn out from the day so I totally forgot to take any pictures but you can see a good selection here on Yelp. Captain Whites is really popular, but Steve and I like Jessie Taylor. Also if you like fresh steamed crabs this is your place! Here is a picture of the finished meal. Steve added chorizo in with the clams to give them a little kick, and while an allergy won’t let me enjoy the shrimp,the butter and garlic he used to cook them smelled wonderful!
With so much excitement I am really looking forward to enjoying a long weekend with no real plans other than to relax!! Hope you all had a great weekend.
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