Showing some love to local places of interest.
Since we had such a great time picking apples last year, we wanted to go again this year and decided that Sunday was the day! Because we went a little earlier in the season this time (mid-September as opposed to early October), there was more of a variety for us to pick — Golden Delicious, Red Delicious, Fuji, and Mutsu.
Last weekend was the last one of the summer, and the weather was beautiful so we spent our Saturday at Clemyjontri Park with our friends Pat, Theo, and their little girls Anna and Cara. We each brought food and picnicked on the grass and let our kids run around on the playground and ride the carousel. We always love seeing them, and we had a great time catching up!
Dan and I had the honor of attending our friend Jina’s beautiful wedding earlier this month at Morais Vineyards & Winery in Bealeton, Virginia. It was a gorgeous venue, and the couple’s attention to detail really showed through in how stunning everything looked.
Congratulations to the happy couple! Thank you for inviting us to be a part of your special day, and best of luck in your new life in Korea and eventually California!
We checked out the Lee District RECenter the other weekend, which includes Chessie’s Big Backyard and Our Special Harbor Spray Park in Alexandria. Admission is free and Mio had a blast splashing around at the spray park and then running around at the adjacent playground afterwards. Although it is a bit of a drive for us, we’ll definitely be back!
While our actual wedding anniversary was on July 26th, we were at Camp Shehaqua that weekend and couldn’t properly celebrate. We went out to celebrate a week later on Friday with a nice dinner date at Café Renaissance, a local restaurant in Vienna which recently made it onto Open Table’s Top 100 Most Romantic Restaurants in the country. We hadn’t had a date night in a while, so it was nice to just get out and have some time as a couple without the kids for a couple hours! The food was delicious and the service superb, and we had a very memorable anniversary dinner!
It’s been six years since our wedding and over 11 years since the beginning of our journey as a couple. We’re so blessed to have had so many wonderful years and memories together, and we look forward to several more! Can’t wait to see what the future holds. I know it’ll be a beautiful life as long as I have Dan by my side. ♥ Love you, hubby!