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    So This is the New Year

    washington dc // nye 2016

    We rang in the new year with my sister and a couple of her friends at a seafood restaurant with vintage decor. A grown up New Year’s Eve,  as my sister said, with three-tiered seafood towers, never-ending cocktails, a champagne toast at midnight,  and a round of shots (or was it two? or three…) to keep us honest.

    (Apologies in advance for all the grainy, fuzzy, blurry photos taken – as all good New Year’s Eve photos are – while possibly inebriated.)

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  • FOOD VIRGINIA

    BDAY DINNER | Amalia’s Fancy

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  • DC FOOD

    ANNIVERSARY DINNER | Rose’s Luxury

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  • DC

    thank god for date nights

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  • FOOD VIRGINIA

    Procrastinating

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  • LIFESTYLE

    February Date Nights

    Since we were so sidetracked by Olympics-watching, and since Feb is such a short month, we kind of fell short in the date planning department. …

  • DC FOOD

    Accidental date night

    I was really looking forward to yet another lazy Friday...until Sly asked sometime mid-afternoon if we had a concert to go to at night. I racked my brain. Concert? What concert?…

  • DC FOOD HOLIDAYS

    Feast of Seven Fishes

    Our Christmas Eve tradition that started not too long ago has become one of our favorites: a feast of seven fishes. My sister always finds the best restaurants to try (there…