Friday Randoms

Happy Friday! Just a few random things for you today.

>> This has been a long, exhausting week for P and I. We have both been logging some long days....his much longer than mine (seriously, it is not normal for people to work until 3am!!). I am so thankful I was able to get out of work a little early today and get a head start on some chores so that we can enjoy the weekend a little more.

>> Tomorrow we are headed to the sweetlife festival in Maryland. We have been before and are looking forward to a day of good music, beer and hopefully good weather. There's a chance for rain but thankfully our tickets allow us to sit in the pavilion. I am most excited to see St. Lucia, Bastille, Lana Del Ray, and Foster the People.

>> On Sunday we are celebrating Mother's Day with brunch in DC with my mom and older sister. I'm grateful both live nearby so we can celebrate together. Of course we'll be missing the little sister!

Love my mom!

>> I recently bought a few of these shirts from Gap during a sale and love them. They are so soft, a little longer than normal tees and can easily be dressed up (under a blazer and/or with a necklace) for work. They are still on sale with an additional 30% off this weekend. I highly recommend picking up a few!

>> Last Sunday I made this recipe and it was so good. We just ate the beef over rice and I had plenty of leftovers for lunch. I will definitely be making these again!


That's all I got for you. Have a great weekend!

Five on Friday - Recap Edition!

As if it wasn't obvious, my motivation to blog has hit a low point. I'm hoping to get back into the swing of things this month. I thought I would use today's Five on Friday link-up to catch up on a few things that I've been up to the past month.

//1// We've gone to two Nat's games since I last blogged. As a wedding gift, our good friend John gifted us with a mini-season ticket package and now we have games to go to each month between now and September. We are excited to cheer the Nats on all season!

Opening weekend was perfect baseball weather

We were a little chilly at our second game and had to bundle up

//2// On April 13th we celebrated our one year wedding anniversary. It was a beautiful day in DC just like it was last year with Cherry Blossoms in full bloom. We had a delicious dinner at 1789 and enjoyed cake from our bakery (we opted to buy a 6 inch case instead of saving the top layer).

Yummy carrot cake!

Selfie at one of our favorite picture locations across from our church

//3// The traditional one year anniversary gift is paper and we decided there is no better paper than plane tickets. We bought tickets for our next European vacation in October! I am already counting down the months until we spend two weeks exploring Budapest, Prague, Vienna, Stuttgart, and Paris! On our way home we have an added bonus of spending 24 hours in Dublin! We cannot wait to go!

//4// Last week I got to meet my friend Aubrey's adorable son Christopher. He is such a precious baby. I also got to spend lots of quality time with our goddaughter, Taylor. I'm so blessed to have Aubrey and her sweet family in my life.

I'm so in love with this little guy

//5// Last weekend P and I drove around to check out different areas and neighborhoods where we would like to eventually buy a home. We're still about a year out from actually being ready to buy but it is fun to start looking and dreaming!


Happy Friday!!