Perfect Fall Weekend

I'm back after a long hiatus from the blogging world!

This weekend started with a trip to Charlottesville. I stayed with my good friend Jordan (thanks Jordan!!!) who cooked a great pre-race dinner for me, and then met Susan and me Sat. am after the race for breakfast. The race was the Charlottesville 10k Fall Classic, a fun, hilly run that winds through downtown. After the race we went to the UVA/GA Tech game. Tech won big. The weather was really bizarre...pouring rain, moments of sunshine, more pouring rain. After the game we went to Littlejohn's, which is my friends Brooke and Jeff's favorite Charlottesville spot.
Apparently Nomar Garciaparra was at the game, and afterwards we saw Sylven Landesberg, the ACC basketball rookie of the year, wandering around town.
Today the weather was beautiful - 65 and sunny. I played soccer and then spent the afternoon at Susan's carving pumpkins.

weekend planz

new HP movie
dinner at Guapos
Crystal City 5k
Mass followed by pancakes
soccer
golf

Girlz Nite

My friend Brooke invited everyone over for dinner this past week. She had an awesome Mexican spread and used several of her new wedding gifts, including a quesadilla maker and margarita maker. Fun.

Summer Solstice Party Pics!

Susan, Katherine and I hosted a summer solstice party this past weekend. It poured all day Saturday but cleared up just in time. We served grilled kebobs, peach and basil salad, fattoush, which is a delicious salad made with fresh garden vegetables, an array of desserts, margaritas, etc.
I hope everyone had a great Father's Day Weekend. I had internet issues yesterday so I haven't posted for Father's Day yet but stay tuned!!

Julie's wedding!

FC farmer's market

I've lived in NOVA for almost four years and finally made it to the Falls Church farmer's market. It's the perfect size market with a nice variety of fruits, vegetables, fresh milk, cheese and breads. So cool and I can't believe I haven't taken advantage of it before today.
I met some friends for breakfast (pancakes!) this morning and then picked up some stuff at the farmer's market before a day of chores, weightlifting, and other stuff not worth blogging about.
Tomorrow I'm playing soccer in the morning then having an early dinner with my friend Cindy who is in town for Korean language training to prepare for her next post.

Have a great weekend everyone!!

Wedding Weekend Recap

I am reluctant to post too much until I have pics to go with but a few highlights...

My cousin Julie, the bride, was radiant. I can't think of any other words to describe her.

It was so great to see my extended family. My cousin Laird has an 8 mo old baby who is just adorable. She is, to my knowledge, the only published author in the fam. and I really enjoyed talking with her about her latest book.

Fun!!! Julie's wedding was one of the most enjoyable weddings I've ever participated in or attended.

More soon.