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…
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I barely ate anything all day knowing full well I would eat a ton. Specifically, I had my eye on my favorite seafood pancakes that are crispy, fried, and delicious. Being…
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It wasn’t even yet October, and yet here we were, celebrating Oktoberfest, drinking any kind of ale with the word “pumpkin” attached to it...out of a huge plastic boot-shaped cup (or…
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Last week (actually two weeks ago as I'm always behind in updating this blog) was a pretty hectic one for Hubs so we decided to take a last-minute getaway to the…
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CABINS HIKING NATIONAL PARKS Shenandoah VIRGINIAOh, Shenandoah | A Weekend in Shenandoah National Park
When I first moved to this coast from SF I was depressed thinking that I wouldn't find the same level of natural beauty that one finds so easily in the Western…
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We totally nerded out this past weekend. It started on Friday with a screening of Lord of the Rings in concert at the Filene Center at Wolftrap. As in full orchestra,…
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The day started innocently enough: we packed our large cooler with enough Bon Chon chicken, snacks, beer and "victory punch" (recipe below) to feed an army and met up at Front…
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For me, summer will always be this lake. It's where I learned to swim (or at least watched my sister learn to swim since I refused to put my head…
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We made it to the beach last weekend just in time to enjoy a heat wave of 90+ degree weather. We were caught in Friday DC traffic on the way…