July 2014 - Food, Friends, Fun!

July has been a busy month for yours truly. I've jumped around from happy hour to happy hour, seen several live shows and movies, ran a half-marathon, hosted a huge event at work, climbed a mountain, and much, much more!

One of my happy hours was at 100 Montaditos, a new Spanish restaurant in Arlington. Si tu no hablo espanol, "montadito" translates to "adorable baby sandwich packed with flavorful awesomeness."

This Friday my cousin Alexa and I went to a film festival in Rosslyn to see How To Lose A Guy In 10 Days on the big screen. We noshed on a picnic from Whole Foods and enjoyed the warm summer weather.

Earlier today Mr. Handsome and two of our friends went hiking up Old Rag Mountain. It was a 9.5 mile loop through strenuous terrain with lots of boulders and treacherous heights.

Here's Mr. Handsome and I on top of the mountain. SELFIE!

And here is the view from the top of Old Rag. GORGEOUS!

Last week I saw Clones of Clones (Mr. Handsome's band) rock out at DC9 on U Street in DC. They played extremely well opening for a well-known group called Some Kind Of Wonderful.

And finally... Last night I shared a romantic picnic at the Georgetown Waterfront equipped with Luke's Lobster Rolls, brewskies, cherries, carrots, BBQ chips and snuggling. NOM!

From what I'm told, there are still 6 weeks left of summer 2014. There are sure to be many more adventures to come!

4th of July Weekend

Happy three-day weekend, loyal readers! I just love random holidays that provide us with extra days off work. This 4th of July was pretty fantastic. I left work early on Thursday and read all 446 pages of the new Sophie Kinsella book. (No one can accuse me of not being dedicated).

On Friday Mr. Handsome and I woke up early and ran a HALF MARATHON together. We have officially dubbed it the "Baby, You're A Firework Half Marathon." After finishing, we went to Brooklyn Bagel and bought our official race trophies, (AKA- bagels). We spent the rest of the day watching the World Cup, eating delicious gnocchi dishes, and viewing the fireworks with friends.

On Saturday I picked up Mama Leister in McLean and we drove out to Middleburg, VA to get our drink on! We had lunch at a random lobster truck on the side of the road, (which luckily sold one of the best lobster rolls I've ever had). We then headed to Chrysalis Vineyards for a lovely wine tasting of some local Viognier and Norton wines. We ran into an ADORABLE dachshund puppy and then spent the rest of the afternoon shopping at the cute stores in downtown Middleburg.

I hope you all had a fabulous holiday!