So I’ve been really bad about getting these blog posts up in a timely manner, but… HAPPY BIRTHDAY DANIELLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Last week, though it’s probably two weeks now, my sister-in-law celebrated her birthday with…
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Food Truck Frenzy
Random girl: Is this the line for the Taco Truck? Me: Yep, and it goes aaaalllll the way back there… I’ve learned that when it comes to food in DC there are a few…
Wine Country
I think I love wine country I had just turned 18 when my mom decided that it was time for me to go out into the world and explore some new cultures. My undergrad…
Take Me Out To The Ball Game
Peanuts! Hot dogs! Cold water! Peanuts! Hot dogs! Cold wateeeerrrr….. Sitting from my perch way up in the stands at Nationals park, it was a little hard to believe that after almost two years…
Adventures of an Island Girl: Skydiving Edition
Sometimes you just have to close your eyes and jump. When I saw the Living Social deal for a skydiving experience back in March, I didn’t give it much thought – I just bought…
Quarter Century
Holy crap I’m 25! When did that happen???????? Saturday, June 2nd was my 25th birthday and for the last few months I had stopped saying that I was 24. Instead I would say, “I’ll be…
Shortcut to Europe
Six girls, two miles, seven countries, five hours, (free food and drinks) and culture = an awesome adventure through Europe! Yesterday, May 12th, the European Union Embassies and the EU Delegation presented Shortcut to…
Life Is Like a Box of Chocolates
“My momma always used to say life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you’re gonna get.” – Forrest Gump. I had never eaten at a Bubba Gump Shrimp Co restaurant before three weekends ago,…
Pretty Woman Walking Down the Street
Pretty woman the kind I like to meet… When I was younger my babysitter Carol had a VHS tape of the movie Pretty Woman featuring Julia Roberts and Richard Gere. Based on the foggy…
Swimming in a Mountain Pool
On New Year’s day I went to bed at 5 am, woke up at 9 am to join my parents for breakfast and then went right back to sleep. Shortly after midday I got a…