tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-125678792454326362024-03-05T05:19:50.360-05:00Inspiration DCFinding inspiration while living, creating, and exploring in the District.Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12959513758102099324noreply@blogger.comBlogger728125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12567879245432636.post-6312798495080913312010-07-09T11:30:00.000-04:002010-07-09T12:01:15.990-04:00MaineI'm heading to Maine tomorrow to spend the week with my family. I'm beyond excited as I've never been to Maine, but have all kinds of glorified pictures in my mind of what it is going to be like. I'm imagining beautiful trees, rocky beaches, and as much lobster and seafood as you can eat. I pulled together a few Maine pictures of what I hope my vacation is like. If you have any Maine recommendations please leave them in the comments.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiemg80HnVsUM4Y8hDIzie6SVR_OGYs1U7E96YLx6pLLjTnlQRlvvH8RfzR3IHf-8me8exiOYxuE8gjbv_YtlLqpD1ef2FLaIsyUi7FG92zsqeAA3Cu7TOxXRGCz1XRTP0zzmP4pI8O57k/s1600/Maine9.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiemg80HnVsUM4Y8hDIzie6SVR_OGYs1U7E96YLx6pLLjTnlQRlvvH8RfzR3IHf-8me8exiOYxuE8gjbv_YtlLqpD1ef2FLaIsyUi7FG92zsqeAA3Cu7TOxXRGCz1XRTP0zzmP4pI8O57k/s320/Maine9.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491936219876152530" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mbbybrigid/4763501845/in/pool-92655566@N00">mbrigid</a></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtgcjxDbEmGaCWG3znFXEVh3mXDl6FGc07qQaPexcHoVXI46vy2asWmY8jPi-8jPw8E9SWYJY41lu0tlU7iQA23CaR-kgQTR9WMzzxduZQvwaIDGlUkYTam2sYwApMOZLIJm8mvmyrWbc/s1600/maine8.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 283px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtgcjxDbEmGaCWG3znFXEVh3mXDl6FGc07qQaPexcHoVXI46vy2asWmY8jPi-8jPw8E9SWYJY41lu0tlU7iQA23CaR-kgQTR9WMzzxduZQvwaIDGlUkYTam2sYwApMOZLIJm8mvmyrWbc/s320/maine8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491935738495711970" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/portimages/3584053148/">kportimages</a></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk6ZuzZ3ZvUTniWpTd0k1k-PZ5o7smOMqVXvd7aHJe2Fn0cZ59mEhnCSN_9FO9S6hsL55quMT6xaoEGokaG27ofeFnH-JgBHi0YiMlBhpng62kUFKJesG2TKpG9jbJy3HCk18eksThwcs/s1600/Maine7.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk6ZuzZ3ZvUTniWpTd0k1k-PZ5o7smOMqVXvd7aHJe2Fn0cZ59mEhnCSN_9FO9S6hsL55quMT6xaoEGokaG27ofeFnH-JgBHi0YiMlBhpng62kUFKJesG2TKpG9jbJy3HCk18eksThwcs/s320/Maine7.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491935331298904258" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lunaspin/3083772089/in/set-72157594465454597/">looseends</a></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc-wThWPEQ-Nuwu1jqxRLtbtSobTs4aMo6qyYQ5NLPxh-4hvFlhbbQaJj8QQ8kvnJGfwmoSTbJ4XHxwTyO8eAzBgw9Aqi8_3T1F9M_vqyX12GV58GoXZhb5SRDgx-9Z4_r1ZhygwHQB94/s1600/Maine6.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 228px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc-wThWPEQ-Nuwu1jqxRLtbtSobTs4aMo6qyYQ5NLPxh-4hvFlhbbQaJj8QQ8kvnJGfwmoSTbJ4XHxwTyO8eAzBgw9Aqi8_3T1F9M_vqyX12GV58GoXZhb5SRDgx-9Z4_r1ZhygwHQB94/s320/Maine6.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491935061908711122" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lunaspin/2705684819/">looseends</a></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNhinH_vO8fZIEesQpp8lqai1UzsANppiy3XL1be7qQ-HZzZYV2oprCRkVh73JBceUhZMetACcTw4Q9C9cSwMs8Lr5cS-XAjxNWH2p2TiHFmpxjY9VkCGoHxOb3lMQGDUrneI2fCZQRtU/s1600/Maine5.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNhinH_vO8fZIEesQpp8lqai1UzsANppiy3XL1be7qQ-HZzZYV2oprCRkVh73JBceUhZMetACcTw4Q9C9cSwMs8Lr5cS-XAjxNWH2p2TiHFmpxjY9VkCGoHxOb3lMQGDUrneI2fCZQRtU/s320/Maine5.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491934275816796722" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(34, 34, 34); line-height: 13px; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/toothpaw/2070327229/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">SW▲MPY</span></a></span></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0u2XfHDEHAKBVrXakWyirx121EqSxoNvpQm-ugSfWSAVz5ypHsqqVHar7NSkFcVRDLNQWG51_SAsbCY-GgMnwVKmtMzUFIvppgzjxyNuFATqBWqCG5NyiAB-ZZ9eXgQSRTMKlltX8Q0k/s1600/maine4.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0u2XfHDEHAKBVrXakWyirx121EqSxoNvpQm-ugSfWSAVz5ypHsqqVHar7NSkFcVRDLNQWG51_SAsbCY-GgMnwVKmtMzUFIvppgzjxyNuFATqBWqCG5NyiAB-ZZ9eXgQSRTMKlltX8Q0k/s320/maine4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491933661158175282" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lunaspin/2636759359/">looseends</a></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinevoSAg87-q11RyDAB6fKpO0PjtNrI3KBSf5yDfyVFPLx91j6A9ub7wkb-tWZJGdtwaRdRXNgESM2pGgAsGFpiSADp0tWETcr2DXracqtd0hCLpe98MMch3FJhRcAXAOa69ezo3CLcPE/s1600/Maine3.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinevoSAg87-q11RyDAB6fKpO0PjtNrI3KBSf5yDfyVFPLx91j6A9ub7wkb-tWZJGdtwaRdRXNgESM2pGgAsGFpiSADp0tWETcr2DXracqtd0hCLpe98MMch3FJhRcAXAOa69ezo3CLcPE/s320/Maine3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491933069864647826" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/3916736180/">On Bradstreet</a></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiomoQzNl_1ilgaIOlQYewwvxIjgLEsJzl2CMizE9886KhArva0w-OKe8N0O1ZuUMWqVnQMl52D0rwuLOLBJ6mXXO7FUrq_hmFWGYTDCGBaBr62TZmQEyHQheN5rISokHq7cCbBuHz6ft4/s1600/Maine2.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiomoQzNl_1ilgaIOlQYewwvxIjgLEsJzl2CMizE9886KhArva0w-OKe8N0O1ZuUMWqVnQMl52D0rwuLOLBJ6mXXO7FUrq_hmFWGYTDCGBaBr62TZmQEyHQheN5rISokHq7cCbBuHz6ft4/s320/Maine2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491932339355573762" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/bob_moran/4225218195/">moran. // photo</a></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYWjRC_efBh0n-73R1iZvTAshw9Otli2UqQxua1eqKCAcPoEx-j5-mco-Qt8rnKtWS_YaC9p2PcqcTPSasViR9pZZ7cmnRYeTMm2XgqxP5CB1KeO26fVik06JYfrSbB-GskMaJbU8nEV8/s1600/Maine1.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYWjRC_efBh0n-73R1iZvTAshw9Otli2UqQxua1eqKCAcPoEx-j5-mco-Qt8rnKtWS_YaC9p2PcqcTPSasViR9pZZ7cmnRYeTMm2XgqxP5CB1KeO26fVik06JYfrSbB-GskMaJbU8nEV8/s320/Maine1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491931841074585506" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/bob_moran/4757538866/in/photostream/">moran. // photo</a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12959513758102099324noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12567879245432636.post-73304547210734354982010-06-28T17:00:00.000-04:002010-06-28T17:13:03.736-04:00My Summer List<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd7LZDGL-l-JmNTjr9DWdT6lxFh2NEOQamhDutBxnnoZbM40ON7pS86flgWQ80PjHa_NQGfwiRVdJxWt1IDTZmZm_jsrQIk8CBKoQZGmbqjQfkgZ2UtjnlUpXbdo66sR4OjtmfrcY6wl4/s1600/summer.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd7LZDGL-l-JmNTjr9DWdT6lxFh2NEOQamhDutBxnnoZbM40ON7pS86flgWQ80PjHa_NQGfwiRVdJxWt1IDTZmZm_jsrQIk8CBKoQZGmbqjQfkgZ2UtjnlUpXbdo66sR4OjtmfrcY6wl4/s320/summer.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487933606318319570" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/cubagallery/3906589650/">Cuba Gallery</a></div><div><br /></div><div>I feel like I just blinked and half of summer has passed me by! It is seriously almost July!</div><div><br /></div><div>So to make sure I don't waste any more time I have made up a list of things I want to do this summer.</div><div><br /></div><div>This is what I have so far. I may add to it as I go along. But I think this is a pretty good summer of activities if you ask me:</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; font-size: small; "><div>Go Sailing</div><div>Ride Bikes</div><div>Take more photos (especially polaroid)</div><div>Learn to make homemade ice cream</div><div>Get a membership to the <a href="http://www.dclibrary.org/">DC Library</a></div><div>Go on picnics</div><div>Visit the <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/80535871@N00/3831498184/in/photostream/">monuments at night</a></div><div>Go tubbing down the river</div><div>Make <a href="http://smittenkitchen.com/2009/07/watermelon-lemonade/">Lemonade</a></div><div>Go to the <a href="http://www.georgetownfleamarket.com/">Georgetown Flea Market</a></div><div>Do a creative project for myself</div><div>Watch at least one <a href="http://dc.about.com/od/filmfestivals/tp/OutdoorMovies.htm">outdoor movie</a></div><div>Visit one <a href="http://www.si.edu/visit/">museum</a></div><div>Go to the beach and fall asleep listening to the waves</div><div>Wander around the side streets of Old Town Alexandria</div><div>Go Kayaking</div><div>Read a good book</div><div>Visit a <a href="http://www.virginiawine.org/">Virginia winery</a> with friends</div><div>Play bocce</div><div>Have as many cookouts as possible</div><div>See <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/darrenbarnes/4684339106/">Strasburg</a> play baseball</div></span></div>Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12959513758102099324noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12567879245432636.post-25409768098952199312010-05-24T11:00:00.000-04:002010-05-24T11:27:00.591-04:00Weekend in PicturesHappy Monday! I'm trying really hard not to dread work weeks and stop living just for the weekends. But its really hard. Especially now that the weather is nice and all I want to do is play outside!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixbJvpiLrLG9mIXl8q9_8pgr7Y-EJKn2pWa5nKivME4Dk-75jh5JDyB_JCvt4iRqs4l1vEG9Lb5jKN9a8mCPdJP8ErigYyyXznRYEyq2yRBo_U4b5ruFzrDw6ypMkLf6Go_u0aO45AqC8/s1600/IMG_88811681.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixbJvpiLrLG9mIXl8q9_8pgr7Y-EJKn2pWa5nKivME4Dk-75jh5JDyB_JCvt4iRqs4l1vEG9Lb5jKN9a8mCPdJP8ErigYyyXznRYEyq2yRBo_U4b5ruFzrDw6ypMkLf6Go_u0aO45AqC8/s320/IMG_88811681.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474854744135582850" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Had a picnic at Iwo Jima this weekend. This is a great picnic spot with views of the Lincoln Memorial, Washington Monument, and Capitol Building.</div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilGGhA3i3Bt98KaWCnSym_wNRTgvyNScirb3D7XeL3KsmhuKHpaBAxajFG0RwwUZEmiZDzM6KP6gyb1Ik56sGinm4RLlqhn0rTNNYgdmJ-dBu-Z37Emj5lv_gPiEJ46VOEolV4Ss7EPzQ/s1600/walking.towards.me.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 62px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilGGhA3i3Bt98KaWCnSym_wNRTgvyNScirb3D7XeL3KsmhuKHpaBAxajFG0RwwUZEmiZDzM6KP6gyb1Ik56sGinm4RLlqhn0rTNNYgdmJ-dBu-Z37Emj5lv_gPiEJ46VOEolV4Ss7EPzQ/s320/walking.towards.me.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474854553112306306" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Had a little fun compiling multiple pictures into one.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0LSPSmD07Ig6AmysNaNI3ZQcHRm4qyTGkyc4KKtdDoHtBQv18QwSN_y9a6o5EEzwSFdZJx7pUQxiI4xMG_yHw5ASihjSA9wU6bkdVbiQ56tq-32v5h2Dim9pECe5cQCxUv_SF4N9vTwU/s1600/IMG_89091686.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0LSPSmD07Ig6AmysNaNI3ZQcHRm4qyTGkyc4KKtdDoHtBQv18QwSN_y9a6o5EEzwSFdZJx7pUQxiI4xMG_yHw5ASihjSA9wU6bkdVbiQ56tq-32v5h2Dim9pECe5cQCxUv_SF4N9vTwU/s320/IMG_89091686.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474851067126001330" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>I think Max Power enjoyed the picnic and relaxing at the park too.</div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqjwDNOOygUJYGANU431A-seZfG8kYfhxlDWS8EUkkFV5SIGCNp7Uec5XIHON5OJBahZOVt4P0Xl7279xZkbl2xJlpt_s3d6pQDirOnNbFVk1GJyYZKe4X3RNIo_-usJO4WMTui49muJQ/s1600/IMG_89111687.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqjwDNOOygUJYGANU431A-seZfG8kYfhxlDWS8EUkkFV5SIGCNp7Uec5XIHON5OJBahZOVt4P0Xl7279xZkbl2xJlpt_s3d6pQDirOnNbFVk1GJyYZKe4X3RNIo_-usJO4WMTui49muJQ/s320/IMG_89111687.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474851059767364770" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Saturday Turner and I rode our bikes to check out H street's farmers market. This was my first time biking in the city and I have to say it wasn't too bad! Still need to get used to it though!</div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5VZBMvMNMQR3ol8gYTZCsXyBARO7FbD3b0r_lu7kRYTigl_bwKXebztJccbn_2r7A6lccnOgab-OTLGzGSzT307RAt2qib0uRU5A9zBAiaC1q7TDm5hm-NiH4miZbfFF6PBLzG43BunU/s1600/IMG_89121688.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 146px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5VZBMvMNMQR3ol8gYTZCsXyBARO7FbD3b0r_lu7kRYTigl_bwKXebztJccbn_2r7A6lccnOgab-OTLGzGSzT307RAt2qib0uRU5A9zBAiaC1q7TDm5hm-NiH4miZbfFF6PBLzG43BunU/s320/IMG_89121688.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474851046967198034" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>It was at the end of the market though so a lot of vendors were out of stuff. So then we headed over to Eastern Market.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyUmmxbT4A924IxE0AmVrf0zP8xB07rm9ec4w7U9OLWC1fBaNFyAN5k3Ml7Cs58cKNbonNAHRcqwzcLLsorKAK5YUuHqs65xpp-T46gkUAhu6ZEsGOQjPXImA1L9dgSSNlvv5cvOugFNA/s1600/IMG_89141689.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyUmmxbT4A924IxE0AmVrf0zP8xB07rm9ec4w7U9OLWC1fBaNFyAN5k3Ml7Cs58cKNbonNAHRcqwzcLLsorKAK5YUuHqs65xpp-T46gkUAhu6ZEsGOQjPXImA1L9dgSSNlvv5cvOugFNA/s320/IMG_89141689.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474850860514973522" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqWpUjdtp3fSM8O7PUhcleBcLtnq2MdK0ZoQuMdsYcXtGMB-chkVPSohWHUkbTc7cbQn3yHXoDriVgIQ8C29JbTAcGIumQL9n6iNuUkOaEeee9Q9XGsoUS4lza5nCAwq4gDqCLHiUIhNs/s1600/IMG_89171690.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqWpUjdtp3fSM8O7PUhcleBcLtnq2MdK0ZoQuMdsYcXtGMB-chkVPSohWHUkbTc7cbQn3yHXoDriVgIQ8C29JbTAcGIumQL9n6iNuUkOaEeee9Q9XGsoUS4lza5nCAwq4gDqCLHiUIhNs/s320/IMG_89171690.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474850852237106258" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>And to pick up a few more things for a fresh yummy lunch we went to the grocery store.</div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjknwTP1plBFqlnwvA_E7qnrPr58GcQoCFj-4V8_GxIGOSpmft9bRp766VA2yf8cYOXdlOth-fuiAnhKYSb8GhFBz_BbC-n8aOgSbr6hsFimCYWckstTfEHueVmdnn3tzSqVTL3jWUFynE/s1600/IMG_89191691.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjknwTP1plBFqlnwvA_E7qnrPr58GcQoCFj-4V8_GxIGOSpmft9bRp766VA2yf8cYOXdlOth-fuiAnhKYSb8GhFBz_BbC-n8aOgSbr6hsFimCYWckstTfEHueVmdnn3tzSqVTL3jWUFynE/s320/IMG_89191691.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474850846770121986" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>I waited outside with the bikes and our farmers market goods. While waiting I noticed the fun textures and colors of the bike rack and pavement.</div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcmxlLK-UnPm4MG2b-L77m70E-Xu5T4Bg3jbzqSr_y4ZxMu4eXpfN9NLdxE6PtMQckZaJa8Dn_9r8hGsZ1L3Ts3ubmYnz6c5iesptUBzXl2HY0gqgZlruuujVPrCrY3GlWcd6GT8zjMR8/s1600/IMG_89401692.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcmxlLK-UnPm4MG2b-L77m70E-Xu5T4Bg3jbzqSr_y4ZxMu4eXpfN9NLdxE6PtMQckZaJa8Dn_9r8hGsZ1L3Ts3ubmYnz6c5iesptUBzXl2HY0gqgZlruuujVPrCrY3GlWcd6GT8zjMR8/s320/IMG_89401692.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474850837487092738" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>After our farmers market lunch we took another ride over the Anacostia and back around by the Nats stadium. I got in lots of city biking practice this weekend!</div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzTUjgM4Hk0qmtSBK-0qeQ9sJ2CmQQblU8pRQB8WQaxq_W7nac3gGiLQZouawnmymSaJs10vVZJR9MiZltqk4J2mYuF-Z5vPP07WSDh5JK8uPVGDnSzyLa8LUxKF70dFyk6YX7VU-4EQc/s1600/IMG_89531694.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzTUjgM4Hk0qmtSBK-0qeQ9sJ2CmQQblU8pRQB8WQaxq_W7nac3gGiLQZouawnmymSaJs10vVZJR9MiZltqk4J2mYuF-Z5vPP07WSDh5JK8uPVGDnSzyLa8LUxKF70dFyk6YX7VU-4EQc/s320/IMG_89531694.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474850475037929218" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Saturday night my friend from North Carolina was in town so we took her out to H. Street. I usually try to take all my out of town friends to <a href="http://www.stickyricedc.com/">Sticky Rice</a> because their sushi is just so darn good.</div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinOZyWcJu3xowh6N834vGXz_jg-kANcdpjNtD_T2cgxdfrrB951Q6rOwyg8u_1RVGnihgqLOQPvLvINZkfcCmgL65NuxJ7Z682B-aU26VAHn10X_1LGX13Lh37N1fIHCkcm2YZD1S3Ijs/s1600/IMG_89621695.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinOZyWcJu3xowh6N834vGXz_jg-kANcdpjNtD_T2cgxdfrrB951Q6rOwyg8u_1RVGnihgqLOQPvLvINZkfcCmgL65NuxJ7Z682B-aU26VAHn10X_1LGX13Lh37N1fIHCkcm2YZD1S3Ijs/s320/IMG_89621695.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474850468250881282" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Yes we are immature and still play with our food.</div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnogIxnWK6DgD9kFqXaulX8BTF0eaKXdBYmKtqjyDSQYfPxHXMfKjwejE5e8tsFALDmtMhyphenhyphenNnU5qNc_r5u-bvcu63VDnKjI_lUp9yJ1BEGWje7jkV7m1w_KbnG3WrGXgHKC8GzJNZtUlE/s1600/matchbox.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnogIxnWK6DgD9kFqXaulX8BTF0eaKXdBYmKtqjyDSQYfPxHXMfKjwejE5e8tsFALDmtMhyphenhyphenNnU5qNc_r5u-bvcu63VDnKjI_lUp9yJ1BEGWje7jkV7m1w_KbnG3WrGXgHKC8GzJNZtUlE/s320/matchbox.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474850459839092050" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Sunday morning I had brunch at <a href="http://www.matchboxdc.com/">Matchbox</a> with my bible study girls. Most people don't know that Matchbox has a seriously banging brunch and is not just a pizza place. And on Sundays they have live jazz music. I love their cinnamon buns that come in a skillet.</div><div><br /></div><div>Another exciting happening of this weekend that I don't have pictures of is my sister had her baby on Sunday! Its been a roller-coaster week for my family with the passing of our dog and the birth of a new little boy! We are extremely excited for my sister, brother-in-law and their new addition to the family. Unfortunately I can't meet the little dude until our family vacation in July. But I'm counting down the days and beyond thrilled for my big sis!</div>Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12959513758102099324noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12567879245432636.post-53247973065005061322010-05-21T08:30:00.000-04:002010-05-21T08:51:14.446-04:00Rest in Peace Abby<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2ACPPBhuSoWxEVnikkO16Jaq90Ru9xEXHqn9tKL4qSDheMskuLl83gHU-hceQhbbVY0jPdZjCXoK3RXhqbNBAzX7q6SvVZVMoFG-h41Rc1OoBVKRY9QRhX63IBuVWMAGnBPJKQ9h8av4/s1600/DSCF0820.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2ACPPBhuSoWxEVnikkO16Jaq90Ru9xEXHqn9tKL4qSDheMskuLl83gHU-hceQhbbVY0jPdZjCXoK3RXhqbNBAzX7q6SvVZVMoFG-h41Rc1OoBVKRY9QRhX63IBuVWMAGnBPJKQ9h8av4/s320/DSCF0820.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473700126074851314" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Last night my mom called to let me know my dog of 14 years had passed away. This is the first real time I've had to deal with a pet of my own dying. And I have to say it is like losing a member of the family.</div><div><br /></div><div>We picked out Abby when I was 11-years-old. My sisters and I had agreed on a name before we even picked out a dog. So when I went with my mom to see a golden retriever puppy and we learned her name was Abby, the very name we had decided on. I convinced my mom it was fate and she was to be ours.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPvzPwWc7RK1CKgyRUzlD3Bmo601ExvvO3fII0H7D6_B-QX-mP1y8SU3sAcZ6efpYOnFhRFacuoBZzMn834ADwHTnWtbmbbpRFWlX7PxAuCu_4EF6Zo2IEIkSdIVRnHINb_Oc4ZiC3Q78/s1600/IMG_0333.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPvzPwWc7RK1CKgyRUzlD3Bmo601ExvvO3fII0H7D6_B-QX-mP1y8SU3sAcZ6efpYOnFhRFacuoBZzMn834ADwHTnWtbmbbpRFWlX7PxAuCu_4EF6Zo2IEIkSdIVRnHINb_Oc4ZiC3Q78/s320/IMG_0333.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473700119484100290" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>I have to admit she was an awfully naughty puppy. Chewing up so many things my dad threatened on multiple occasions to bring her to a farm. Luckily he never followed through on his threats and she grew into the most loyal sweet dog our family could ever ask for.</div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6UfU4KfMFLWVxXJbDss9xE4J31d8m1EYLHMwb6o8Oe6SAuhCNPf0UNCjzF2kuWOdLOZYJg97dJtvQLT97yE_98aVkJNK8uSA2KkwbU180_hd8ZTqyoPo62LCywGH3GwXzQmKZYBlOEKY/s1600/IMG_0215.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6UfU4KfMFLWVxXJbDss9xE4J31d8m1EYLHMwb6o8Oe6SAuhCNPf0UNCjzF2kuWOdLOZYJg97dJtvQLT97yE_98aVkJNK8uSA2KkwbU180_hd8ZTqyoPo62LCywGH3GwXzQmKZYBlOEKY/s320/IMG_0215.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473700115222372226" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>She was always there to give you dog kisses. She'd stay up late at night to keep my dad company while he read. Then when he went to bed she'd scratch at my door to sleep on the floor next to my bed all night. Even when I was away at college she would sometimes stick with this routine, sleeping in my empty room.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpK5Hq1JWF7B4EIn0dKwI7yOdCqokb_zivK6r4INqkc2bC4B9LygukKvYHsbrtDOlMoCVvdyIr36yiIgTaWewwjldM90vDRiAC5uYaEl7MYftBB3kpuftHmsG28R-PjSFzSLrV98i7_jA/s1600/IMG_0326.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpK5Hq1JWF7B4EIn0dKwI7yOdCqokb_zivK6r4INqkc2bC4B9LygukKvYHsbrtDOlMoCVvdyIr36yiIgTaWewwjldM90vDRiAC5uYaEl7MYftBB3kpuftHmsG28R-PjSFzSLrV98i7_jA/s320/IMG_0326.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473699703072609250" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAql8ZjRFglxKhbsXvINRDWIOGAmjw5f5xWVHrr02QdtaGe1IJjKvtKXBFTKGvMCuN48xGIPnnaxTliwy0CB-7oyVx1jRTcg5sMxL8HQENW5sIDmLYbaB1v2Zj9SZDJkY5wHtEClIVoZI/s1600/DSCF0819.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAql8ZjRFglxKhbsXvINRDWIOGAmjw5f5xWVHrr02QdtaGe1IJjKvtKXBFTKGvMCuN48xGIPnnaxTliwy0CB-7oyVx1jRTcg5sMxL8HQENW5sIDmLYbaB1v2Zj9SZDJkY5wHtEClIVoZI/s320/DSCF0819.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473699696413697682" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Abby was always under my mom's feet while she would be cooking. I think because she liked to be close to us, but mainly to catch any scraps. I can't really blame her though, my mom was a total sucker for her puppy dog eyes and would quite often throw a few treats her way.</div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd5DONWJ64Mgexkr-sACI4FaH2JJhqJKNvAFXKGS2insVrL2iuwSeaqpW_K7bK36oFGi95ewEw2tGmn-d7PBdgZ6sNxKz1rI0fcZfn4RMu59rKQl9E7XaMQ2ufA91HgD5OwWACCeEpeMw/s1600/IMG_0732.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd5DONWJ64Mgexkr-sACI4FaH2JJhqJKNvAFXKGS2insVrL2iuwSeaqpW_K7bK36oFGi95ewEw2tGmn-d7PBdgZ6sNxKz1rI0fcZfn4RMu59rKQl9E7XaMQ2ufA91HgD5OwWACCeEpeMw/s320/IMG_0732.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473699691305050962" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>She always looked like she was smiling a little dog grin. Maybe she was just panting from being tired, but I like to think she was happy when the whole family would get together.</div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMP3o2R-8yTuqkZAZG8H5amelr3Q98D6YoKUuTvZ6Fy5deSwm4kqd1Jx1Mu9dUlU2Ax6EWCjWZhtNZ7bh6-o0A9myCMvvG5-38DIqxAuOICBKrgnex_OrRFtux7LdGRVq3qLbtzsr62mw/s1600/IMG_4589.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMP3o2R-8yTuqkZAZG8H5amelr3Q98D6YoKUuTvZ6Fy5deSwm4kqd1Jx1Mu9dUlU2Ax6EWCjWZhtNZ7bh6-o0A9myCMvvG5-38DIqxAuOICBKrgnex_OrRFtux7LdGRVq3qLbtzsr62mw/s320/IMG_4589.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473699682995034898" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>She was the most loyal dog my family could ever ask for and we will remember her for that always.</div>Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12959513758102099324noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12567879245432636.post-80577380256776238492010-05-17T11:00:00.000-04:002010-05-17T11:37:59.868-04:00Weekend in PicturesThis weekend was an amazingly beautiful weekend in DC. Besides the short thunderstorm on Friday I barely spent any time indoors, which equates to the perfect weekend to me!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVLfLaSOlGM4cUdU6NzZEsxC_-Hp6gGJxCXc1ACs0ZT9ANNwPPChpNMDCfpb6i985V3OUgntyEsUaVeu-EUhYX9WNWMdQ4RYpJzC67RP3JMCvFAIygTN_oHrREgaW3oX-wLg9delbAEP8/s1600/IMG_88171668.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVLfLaSOlGM4cUdU6NzZEsxC_-Hp6gGJxCXc1ACs0ZT9ANNwPPChpNMDCfpb6i985V3OUgntyEsUaVeu-EUhYX9WNWMdQ4RYpJzC67RP3JMCvFAIygTN_oHrREgaW3oX-wLg9delbAEP8/s320/IMG_88171668.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472260067749936002" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Friday night I had a girls night where we all brought ingredients to make pizza and watched a chick flick. The perfect activity when its the end of the week and storming outside.</div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEims7Z42o6UKKP3gPf2XXsND-SwsKlerpe-Hhbgbb5ypIiukrF01efiycjiZVVekNHPz3UOtP95UYU5G2RZPjTwGpR75cd-QUQVBVJzYP2xvhftaaV7P3SyCGNABQs_uKfwG5Zz6TSGczY/s1600/IMG_83961655.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEims7Z42o6UKKP3gPf2XXsND-SwsKlerpe-Hhbgbb5ypIiukrF01efiycjiZVVekNHPz3UOtP95UYU5G2RZPjTwGpR75cd-QUQVBVJzYP2xvhftaaV7P3SyCGNABQs_uKfwG5Zz6TSGczY/s320/IMG_83961655.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472259907517777618" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Saturday we spent the day at <a href="http://www.breauxvineyards.com/">Breaux Vineyards</a> in Virginia with a group of friends. It was seriously on of the most perfect days. We do this sort of thing almost every other weekend in the summer and I highly recommend it as the perfect group activity out of the city.</div><div><br /></div><div><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOM6WE5CJqQ0-5z-6xbR1rrZR6zSd5WHEFJlcuxIPFjXoEoB_JRWiGAM8sPbbF8kYmAFL2rjegIMbCx2IuiUYkZrveINowfenf3ZLAXMNxb85AuYlGhtszNoI9xbtv8SoZbF6aDxvrIQc/s320/IMG_88581671.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472259988977097346" /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>I made to share with the group strawberry crumb bars from the strawberries I purchased at the farmers market. You are allowed to bring outside food as long as you don't sit on the patio so we all brought our own picnics. (Recipe adapted from this <a href="http://smittenkitchen.com/2008/07/blueberry-crumb-bars/">blueberry crumb bar recipe</a>)</div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS6z-TQ1SHyEDIgTQTIGjjsrXGVngEa1YqwZLMTIpqW4Fa63pyFauimKQZXK_TTaZNZSMzgrKVyZTqN1YSlDQJ_vOU6lBdEncHEGhddmwALCK4yfYcWGs_2oHgghLXK0uuYdj_KCQ6fZo/s1600/IMG_84041656.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS6z-TQ1SHyEDIgTQTIGjjsrXGVngEa1YqwZLMTIpqW4Fa63pyFauimKQZXK_TTaZNZSMzgrKVyZTqN1YSlDQJ_vOU6lBdEncHEGhddmwALCK4yfYcWGs_2oHgghLXK0uuYdj_KCQ6fZo/s320/IMG_84041656.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472259827268808962" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>It was dog day at the vineyard so we brought Max along. (Though you can bring your dogs any day) He ended up chewing through his leash when we weren't looking and we had no choice but to let him run free. Luckily he makes friends easily and by the end of the day half the vineyard knew him by name.</div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS2elCUzxSvGHjyq3n9JhVTxtLzVqpWNTvrOwdrEWhhNt7pKWX4Fzw6jbFmGCUG-QeTEuOrKME-8qs3bRr7cI81aqFTxkmZuL0gZluoxlrA8xKud0wKhkoZEguEVX_Oo7HTr-WfmBj46A/s1600/IMG_84091673.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS2elCUzxSvGHjyq3n9JhVTxtLzVqpWNTvrOwdrEWhhNt7pKWX4Fzw6jbFmGCUG-QeTEuOrKME-8qs3bRr7cI81aqFTxkmZuL0gZluoxlrA8xKud0wKhkoZEguEVX_Oo7HTr-WfmBj46A/s320/IMG_84091673.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472259677483552402" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Relaxing at the vineyard.</div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj478M15wYDpAxqLWv2FnMuuNdp_dLs86hIl_w-d6uDtZakAELlaNybvLZV0QkC9ctsd8nf9Jy7U1QNKDKTOp1ZBJlwoujMYP4_1wwdnTFcGAguTEz8ECKAX0Q8AoyhZJtSmyBsxkR4z4Q/s1600/IMG_84401660.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj478M15wYDpAxqLWv2FnMuuNdp_dLs86hIl_w-d6uDtZakAELlaNybvLZV0QkC9ctsd8nf9Jy7U1QNKDKTOp1ZBJlwoujMYP4_1wwdnTFcGAguTEz8ECKAX0Q8AoyhZJtSmyBsxkR4z4Q/s320/IMG_84401660.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472259568082527842" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>I was sneaky and got a group shot from afar.</div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi18impNM-gceGSBXoVgfUtddfVdaHXW1TBetFM3S6vc79XWSaMQtr41EmDHrpmHNNwpFWOKAKrI1zNoFHRmrhyphenhyphenJZuVjW1G5-gJTsOk-KdfIDEGvGMflvcr32sS0d9rKZIu7KUwwTa44ic/s1600/IMG_84441661.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi18impNM-gceGSBXoVgfUtddfVdaHXW1TBetFM3S6vc79XWSaMQtr41EmDHrpmHNNwpFWOKAKrI1zNoFHRmrhyphenhyphenJZuVjW1G5-gJTsOk-KdfIDEGvGMflvcr32sS0d9rKZIu7KUwwTa44ic/s320/IMG_84441661.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472259410239662930" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Several rows of grapes were open for us to roam up and down with. So I ran back and forth with max.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwGylGim6TXnmgVSPnyJ4Xy1XT2LakumlV2AvRMvn0heU_dxONHRkeFeKjQePSuqmUxhW2flmSdFrYoZf8fW28IM9UOCksPfgfh7lGya_6OWVqIPAHZVZ_83u-9bMcjqc6c5cdHJ25tiE/s1600/IMG_84561664.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwGylGim6TXnmgVSPnyJ4Xy1XT2LakumlV2AvRMvn0heU_dxONHRkeFeKjQePSuqmUxhW2flmSdFrYoZf8fW28IM9UOCksPfgfh7lGya_6OWVqIPAHZVZ_83u-9bMcjqc6c5cdHJ25tiE/s320/IMG_84561664.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472259302222995442" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Katie with max in tow.</div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjukK5dBGn23XerI8e8tI6VmniFLJ_oh2jbcZSL0ppBsl4HDMFkwbJvUYA1QCxEsypwvsjZVLl23llFjwnSfwkBOyQPEWzsYyaNiRjCkz5ow7ujgTUxp1DhHZjqK2x6XgyhdabPEtae49g/s1600/IMG_84641666.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjukK5dBGn23XerI8e8tI6VmniFLJ_oh2jbcZSL0ppBsl4HDMFkwbJvUYA1QCxEsypwvsjZVLl23llFjwnSfwkBOyQPEWzsYyaNiRjCkz5ow7ujgTUxp1DhHZjqK2x6XgyhdabPEtae49g/s320/IMG_84641666.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472259169362683010" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Max loved running up and down the vineyard rows.</div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLLTAHQ684Q0wstBBCpbs381YRO1zFmmNgoupSHeMGDDIjQihL6A_HgCsoWRz36LRsiFKcCgSYqRKIwUAeCxQPAjHDnr7QY44FUnveyf1VTR2Ra07pomr35e6tv7l5zwDFpDBDHOUt4pA/s1600/IMG_84711667.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLLTAHQ684Q0wstBBCpbs381YRO1zFmmNgoupSHeMGDDIjQihL6A_HgCsoWRz36LRsiFKcCgSYqRKIwUAeCxQPAjHDnr7QY44FUnveyf1VTR2Ra07pomr35e6tv7l5zwDFpDBDHOUt4pA/s320/IMG_84711667.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472258865202418578" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje8SPHOECTduZBGimELXtoBo2UpKRWlgzyCKaFzAXXET9HZ9flZMd_AseZq9PkxKZ5gCPC5xEIxkQia37nxEV81DNkCpCGJl4yH3mHj5x1wmOEDza6WS9wtIG-xZQDbqDq6dySZSe6GIk/s1600/IMG_88281669.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje8SPHOECTduZBGimELXtoBo2UpKRWlgzyCKaFzAXXET9HZ9flZMd_AseZq9PkxKZ5gCPC5xEIxkQia37nxEV81DNkCpCGJl4yH3mHj5x1wmOEDza6WS9wtIG-xZQDbqDq6dySZSe6GIk/s320/IMG_88281669.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472258760448080962" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Sunday we took our bikes to Rock Creek Park. I had never been, but there are some amazingly beautiful bike/walking paths.</div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgizgrAHdskoE2QgAqLQzE-NUlFxAVEfg9LRqK_mJs__cgM46-KxX_vfSYsGGYMwf9oniRm_tAWrZx7BcDszjZK0VipH6xnvsnlfr4ND7gMr82ABy8dHpe1c9skONI5P0HjY7Afx4EhcSo/s1600/IMG_88301672.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgizgrAHdskoE2QgAqLQzE-NUlFxAVEfg9LRqK_mJs__cgM46-KxX_vfSYsGGYMwf9oniRm_tAWrZx7BcDszjZK0VipH6xnvsnlfr4ND7gMr82ABy8dHpe1c9skONI5P0HjY7Afx4EhcSo/s320/IMG_88301672.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472258589042606066" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>The paths run along with a creek which makes it extra beautiful and relaxing.</div>Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12959513758102099324noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12567879245432636.post-33525808630415621512010-05-04T17:00:00.000-04:002010-05-04T17:34:21.933-04:00Owl Themed Baby Shower Invitation<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih4buYLiywS33AmwsoZVVOpJ6W54q6NW1lZL99hh4iLpB84cZq5OstVo42-NY1CFw1M7hWgUvfYP6LCZW0YNoV3ASKJyVHgrlxQXzud9F-5GWHnCp9OU6n8BMDSqZjnFqO8c3i7tMkvBg/s1600/invite1.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih4buYLiywS33AmwsoZVVOpJ6W54q6NW1lZL99hh4iLpB84cZq5OstVo42-NY1CFw1M7hWgUvfYP6LCZW0YNoV3ASKJyVHgrlxQXzud9F-5GWHnCp9OU6n8BMDSqZjnFqO8c3i7tMkvBg/s320/invite1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467528625579445394" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>A few weeks ago my mom, sister and I threw my oldest sister an owl-themed baby shower. Truth be told I've never thrown any sort of shower before and I had such a blast planning it. It was slightly difficult planning with me in DC, my middle sister in North Carolina, and the shower in Boston where my oldest sister lives. But I think we pulled it off well with one full day before dedicated to hectic running around!</div><div><br /></div><div>I'm sharing the invitations I designed for the shower today and will share pictures from the event tomorrow. I first got inspiration for the owl theme from a gift my brother-in-law gave to my sister when she first got pregnant. It was a modern owl stuffed animal made out of vintage fabrics. They eventually built their nursery theme around it.</div><div><br /></div><div>My sister has a green and white birch rug in her dining room, which is where I pulled the birch trees into the design. I mainly chose the colors to be bright, fun and playful with the main color palette being turquoise, brown, and orange. They were a lot of fun to design, especially since they were for my big sister.</div><div><br /></div><div>Stay tuned tomorrow for pictures of the designs I created for the actual shower!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivjAGWs7F33y4YvkOObsW6pPsjCSCCwnLTa-S_k30xZjQi88SCc_cejYbFmrz5P3lSNgfeHvba36GLPTa29s1O1QsoNwalD05cfw0d2IbIGu6kdHKMh9ha5ZAOB4saq8Xr944X84ath8U/s1600/invite2.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivjAGWs7F33y4YvkOObsW6pPsjCSCCwnLTa-S_k30xZjQi88SCc_cejYbFmrz5P3lSNgfeHvba36GLPTa29s1O1QsoNwalD05cfw0d2IbIGu6kdHKMh9ha5ZAOB4saq8Xr944X84ath8U/s320/invite2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467528621399083074" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGgzelA-zwSKhA5ZRN8fbSW1BITP5p2gzHwhjKDPNNUfg0NlLAvuq1DUZuvzkQvyATLbXmmsFiJnIz6P8Ei1VPvZHDuVWfLWwOE5v0TV9TtMczxEKm57LEd0Hq7WZ2e2EH-jGEqdT01p8/s1600/invite3.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGgzelA-zwSKhA5ZRN8fbSW1BITP5p2gzHwhjKDPNNUfg0NlLAvuq1DUZuvzkQvyATLbXmmsFiJnIz6P8Ei1VPvZHDuVWfLWwOE5v0TV9TtMczxEKm57LEd0Hq7WZ2e2EH-jGEqdT01p8/s320/invite3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467528612989027378" /></a><br /></div>Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12959513758102099324noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12567879245432636.post-77085166911338193622010-05-03T09:00:00.000-04:002010-05-03T11:20:09.678-04:00Good Morning: Time to Fly a Kite<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYbtdiA6rgW-I-L12ykpZuRgrJnpa4hOpGmgn8lDDNPQPDMQjGTCYRU6rWOd_nEPXfRK_NM5mGi7SBYKCqPsbGZjssHBso11979KYGrHBzSo7GZYLXroVI6gNq2hyphenhyphenF0MyHUbs7QnlBPu8/s1600/kiteman.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 294px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYbtdiA6rgW-I-L12ykpZuRgrJnpa4hOpGmgn8lDDNPQPDMQjGTCYRU6rWOd_nEPXfRK_NM5mGi7SBYKCqPsbGZjssHBso11979KYGrHBzSo7GZYLXroVI6gNq2hyphenhyphenF0MyHUbs7QnlBPu8/s320/kiteman.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467063610150004834" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/n-o-n-o/4570030409/">Nono Fara</a></div>Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12959513758102099324noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12567879245432636.post-9288474281408750142010-04-30T17:00:00.001-04:002010-04-30T17:42:57.050-04:00Time for the Weekend<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh_NJvkF0fQcnN34D2V5DqrihDpm5HtQoum0XStJhMdcC6TzfzvqncB83w4OuWmqfQkAk2kNXUEZSjg3AbJyylp0XGIiMhYMfl_FbtqjdZ7P6Rn7wsNCA3cWxq7rzgorDhrJ7lv-V8-B8/s1600/laundry.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh_NJvkF0fQcnN34D2V5DqrihDpm5HtQoum0XStJhMdcC6TzfzvqncB83w4OuWmqfQkAk2kNXUEZSjg3AbJyylp0XGIiMhYMfl_FbtqjdZ7P6Rn7wsNCA3cWxq7rzgorDhrJ7lv-V8-B8/s320/laundry.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466044718424357762" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/juliastotz/2877916670/">julia stotz</a></div><div><br /></div><div>So glad it is almost finally the weekend. This has been one super long week. I've been working non-stop on a million design projects this week. And while that will continue through the weekend, I can't wait to get out and about and enjoy the beautiful weather. There is a ton of stuff going on in the district this weekend. Here are a few highlights that I might check out:</div><div><br /></div><div>Its that time of year again when Embassy's open their doors for the Around the World Tour. While I've never checked one out, I hear they are fun and a great way to get a crash course on a culture. Maybe this would even satisfy the travel bug I feel coming on....at least for a few weeks. Go here for the <a href="http://www.culturaltourismdc.org/node/2708">full schedule</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div>So many farmers markets are starting this weekend! I'm so ready for some fresh local produce! <a href="http://www.thehillishome.com/2010/04/h-street-freshfarm-market-begins-season-saturday/">H Street NE</a>, <a href="http://14andufarmersmarket.com/">14th and U</a>, and <a href="http://www.mtpfm.org/">Mount Pleasant</a> all have markets starting this Saturday. And Mount Pleasant is having a free concert series from 2-7. I can't imagine a better way to spend a beautiful saturday then walking around a market and listening to live music.</div><div><br /></div><div>Barracks row is having their <a href="http://barracksrow.org/tasteof8th2010.html">tasting event</a> along 8th street on Saturday. For $5 you can taste food from 14 area restaurants, which sounds like a great lunch to me!</div><div><br /></div><div>I'm anxious to check out the photography exhibit: <a href="http://www.nga.gov/exhibitions/ginsberginfo.shtm">Beat Memories: The Photographs of Allen Ginsberg</a> at the National Gallery of Art. The exhibit opens this weekend and runs to September 6th. </div><div><br /></div><div>Those are just a few of the many events that caught my fancy for the weekend. What are you hoping to do this weekend?</div>Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12959513758102099324noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12567879245432636.post-555507368970460682010-04-29T15:00:00.002-04:002010-04-29T16:06:43.498-04:00I'm on Twitter! And a few other new things...First things First........I'm finally on twitter!!! At first I was putting it off because I didn't understand the value. And then I just couldn't find a good handle. But I finally committed and made the jump.<div><br /></div><div>So make sure to follow me at <a href="http://twitter.com/DesigningInDC">DesigningInDC</a></div><div><br /></div><div>Also I'm sure you noticed the new blog header. And sort of a new name, thats kind of what I'm in the midst of working on.</div><div><br /></div><div>I know I've been very on and off since I got sick in January. Which makes me sad because this blog used to be part of my daily routine that I really enjoyed. And then everything kind of got thrown into disarray when I ended up in the hospital. And I've been struggling to get back into routine. But another reason why my attention has been pulled elsewhere is because I've been really focusing on expanding my new freelance business. </div><div><br /></div><div>Design District is the new name for my design business and I'm currently working on getting my full portfolio website up and running. Once that happens I hope to revamp the look of my blog as well. But for now at least I have a new header! Also I've been mulling over where I want to go with the content of my blog. It will definitely stay the same topics but I'd really like to reign it in a little to be more personal about what I'm working on or experiencing in DC. So we shall see!</div><div><br /></div><div>I've also put some of my design work on <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/80535871@N00/sets/72157623949238550/">flickr</a> while I get my portfolio up. I hope you will check it out! </div><div><br /></div><div>I know I've pulled the disappearing act several times as I've been dealing with my health, but I'm really excited about everything I have in the works. And I hope this is the start of something even better than before!</div><div><br /></div><div>And just one more time: follow me on <a href="http://twitter.com/DesigningInDC">twitter</a>!</div>Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12959513758102099324noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12567879245432636.post-77497032887162277632010-04-26T14:00:00.000-04:002010-04-26T16:36:16.462-04:00Rainbow Birthday Cake!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij4Vtj5IbOCZ4NhyphenhyphenBJ-bZT_7HpYajtKzl67vGkqitDpML0Xs6VV0USK55V9cv6lujlYmFZ3l-o6phqaHAuknDpgQuCIKctLTMonP5-4k5AC4M48mmRhqbM_PQHz3JIOG29rZO9RvMiBEg/s1600/IMG_76841584.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij4Vtj5IbOCZ4NhyphenhyphenBJ-bZT_7HpYajtKzl67vGkqitDpML0Xs6VV0USK55V9cv6lujlYmFZ3l-o6phqaHAuknDpgQuCIKctLTMonP5-4k5AC4M48mmRhqbM_PQHz3JIOG29rZO9RvMiBEg/s320/IMG_76841584.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464546118352105154" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>A few weeks ago was my nephew's first birthday and my sister and I thought it would be fun to make a rainbow cake. It started out in our minds pretty simple of just separating the batter into different pans and putting food coloring in each one. I have to say it did not turn out that easy, but still totally worth it. We basically had a full ROYGBIV cake (minus the indigo). And it looked completely awesome when we cut into it. I was slightly creeped out by consuming all that food coloring and eating unnaturally bright food, but a few weeks later I still seem to be fine.</div><div><br /></div><div>We used a basic yellow cake recipe and tripled it for all the layers. Then had to bake 2 layers per shift because that was all we could fit. My sister made a basic buttercream frosting and did all the layering with frosting separating each color. Now if only my nephew were old enough to appreciate all the work!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu271aE-verIslEGyGd2wpYTyxnvCfB4sZOBCTgGv3hLMLVVrUYudM8NcpEahYRte1nXumsJ17XUcQNw9_wa55FZqX2XjSaN40_0KF6r3C4zjGNYnT6vfA_tyKQ3Gg1_TXCofUFDyj260/s1600/IMG_77621606.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu271aE-verIslEGyGd2wpYTyxnvCfB4sZOBCTgGv3hLMLVVrUYudM8NcpEahYRte1nXumsJ17XUcQNw9_wa55FZqX2XjSaN40_0KF6r3C4zjGNYnT6vfA_tyKQ3Gg1_TXCofUFDyj260/s320/IMG_77621606.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464545869180414418" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxvKBQVuNGviR0AYbzqIh_edRY60Z2AX_WnP9YnYN9NhyYsNfy5sNsUqeT2P6nwGXM71wQ7wPYJwTVvNRYAKwXJjFxQCVsH0jVEs59RmXzDDoU9WVtxuWFcFev-S0A4Js15XJN27B3j6I/s1600/IMG_77691609.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxvKBQVuNGviR0AYbzqIh_edRY60Z2AX_WnP9YnYN9NhyYsNfy5sNsUqeT2P6nwGXM71wQ7wPYJwTVvNRYAKwXJjFxQCVsH0jVEs59RmXzDDoU9WVtxuWFcFev-S0A4Js15XJN27B3j6I/s320/IMG_77691609.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464545777017044642" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>A full slice of ROYGBIV Cake.</div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHpSbjKq86-r0A4BZwVI3S2AYHFLX-M4UyjAr09-xo3RaEPvHPEKyQehk3iOoT09d_s6PdQ0mquoVjCyAB7kSW7t6WCnmI06RIbHOLwcG4C-h9NSXUv4t0hothLeSgNqRwVGABxyDKJnQ/s1600/IMG_77401593.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHpSbjKq86-r0A4BZwVI3S2AYHFLX-M4UyjAr09-xo3RaEPvHPEKyQehk3iOoT09d_s6PdQ0mquoVjCyAB7kSW7t6WCnmI06RIbHOLwcG4C-h9NSXUv4t0hothLeSgNqRwVGABxyDKJnQ/s320/IMG_77401593.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464545583394783474" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>He may not appreciate the work that went into the cake, but I do think he enjoyed eating it. Even if half of it ended up on him.</div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLSpPZTHypC2D8f1vWp8U4bjpU4idEMKwYuz93cLYWtwrMZ-dgYjwo3TBKUYxHTbPyP3Y5Z_vx1y7a30T8bUU3uaNn9Thh81AfJmnwWSY673UYMqmXtn10deFpdmsHWz-CPb5nlJbRLM4/s1600/IMG_77681607.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLSpPZTHypC2D8f1vWp8U4bjpU4idEMKwYuz93cLYWtwrMZ-dgYjwo3TBKUYxHTbPyP3Y5Z_vx1y7a30T8bUU3uaNn9Thh81AfJmnwWSY673UYMqmXtn10deFpdmsHWz-CPb5nlJbRLM4/s320/IMG_77681607.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464545350767466546" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12959513758102099324noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12567879245432636.post-69577103757634230112010-04-26T09:00:00.000-04:002010-04-26T16:11:59.405-04:00Good Morning: Spring Rain<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidcG8p1qHhMPYwtYZq6QYG-JMxeo-RB1NZSjYUsdxvS0fClXngPDkaMme6Kxgd91WjdS8DMmfP0vYbBQK0E2yBC4F9JhVqHU7P3yF7OrdFlBKXOzIEqZp94hhnkF7n2Ovab18vnX4jRsw/s1600/spring_rain.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 173px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidcG8p1qHhMPYwtYZq6QYG-JMxeo-RB1NZSjYUsdxvS0fClXngPDkaMme6Kxgd91WjdS8DMmfP0vYbBQK0E2yBC4F9JhVqHU7P3yF7OrdFlBKXOzIEqZp94hhnkF7n2Ovab18vnX4jRsw/s320/spring_rain.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464541306303317426" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/huffmans/4286631486/in/set-72157623207966951/">huffmans</a></div>Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12959513758102099324noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12567879245432636.post-78222680474853377912010-04-23T09:00:00.000-04:002010-04-23T09:39:32.509-04:00Good Morning: Dreaming of Summer Days<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaDyTSw7smK-QXx0zuX8LFUqc_yDoSCRbJYhQWaXSoDZTwIqzqapZXSryJOom86DRnvNdOIDHkAxg86pgKK6swTN8znguC_TCiB-MFD45zM8PeHhqot9ZUyApmTfdPMB7qScPyqgNWMp4/s1600/summerdays.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 194px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaDyTSw7smK-QXx0zuX8LFUqc_yDoSCRbJYhQWaXSoDZTwIqzqapZXSryJOom86DRnvNdOIDHkAxg86pgKK6swTN8znguC_TCiB-MFD45zM8PeHhqot9ZUyApmTfdPMB7qScPyqgNWMp4/s320/summerdays.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463326850765154546" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/clickflashphotos/4183654748/">ClickFlashPhotos / Nicki Varkevisser's</a></div>Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12959513758102099324noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12567879245432636.post-9750203171927686282010-04-12T09:00:00.000-04:002010-04-12T09:07:52.548-04:00Good Morning: Wine and Chocolate<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigcy1nbbDprNnK3CDUm7VHalrqAgMLQo7iqnuefctNorujGQWo0iCvPeI0c4B0TU8VTBZqZUz_u6xqw5VUi_EcnmEAUVjnqxfc8U4PgYtjJIXUytrDL48JSQS1_KqENPnMbFchQLzqk0s/s1600/wine.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigcy1nbbDprNnK3CDUm7VHalrqAgMLQo7iqnuefctNorujGQWo0iCvPeI0c4B0TU8VTBZqZUz_u6xqw5VUi_EcnmEAUVjnqxfc8U4PgYtjJIXUytrDL48JSQS1_KqENPnMbFchQLzqk0s/s320/wine.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459236884015107682" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/beatbull/2432297832/">beatbull</a></div>Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12959513758102099324noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12567879245432636.post-6998390855213078452010-04-08T11:00:00.001-04:002010-04-08T11:00:00.207-04:00Summer ShoesI've been thinking about getting some sort of summer tennis shoe. While I love my black chucks, they just don't seem very summery. I could see myself riding bikes and kicking around in the <a href="http://www.zappos.com/simple-satire-hemp-natural">shoes </a>below. I think they would fit the bill perfectly and they look oh so comfortable.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj60hTauI8BRYRORySyAVj5buLrNZUZ-4fNShf2hH6S0MAPyGNZAlCXKjLc7lHLUqVwP7RJK0b0wy5r7gRQvLGHARXQHY9SUCtKTzd3At4BXvYRsvffkZinDYVSD0f-wpqZZ8VnLAQ6n1k/s1600/shoes1.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj60hTauI8BRYRORySyAVj5buLrNZUZ-4fNShf2hH6S0MAPyGNZAlCXKjLc7lHLUqVwP7RJK0b0wy5r7gRQvLGHARXQHY9SUCtKTzd3At4BXvYRsvffkZinDYVSD0f-wpqZZ8VnLAQ6n1k/s320/shoes1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457736216025030850" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5H5ViuxsBsIOPeyGDN4bCuEsxtSyE7m-7oPpSv8hBBHB7Z-20p_-x4FBQ4_eYUaH-gJBO6REOs1NFvw31f_NiFN5YVEWbz2r9S-m6KgqF2IbrOZc3PeIY4P5wpbz4wyoSVEaiM8W9kmg/s1600/shoes2.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5H5ViuxsBsIOPeyGDN4bCuEsxtSyE7m-7oPpSv8hBBHB7Z-20p_-x4FBQ4_eYUaH-gJBO6REOs1NFvw31f_NiFN5YVEWbz2r9S-m6KgqF2IbrOZc3PeIY4P5wpbz4wyoSVEaiM8W9kmg/s320/shoes2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457736157520571826" border="0" /></a>Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12959513758102099324noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12567879245432636.post-54804248610382900772010-04-08T09:00:00.001-04:002010-04-08T09:00:12.646-04:00Good Morning: Take a Ride<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXwsBbPnb8fS7sP8hOy1EH7BNrTTUAkVwCFFwUqzJQi8msvkhbLh5QdasCOyuO_aFE5lYkCZn8Imsxk1lWFf8HDE9Gh39d8NMciFtkLyQ7PsyHIArnzigJK2kQwPIUi0TjIrZs4SrHGj4/s1600/bike.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 234px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXwsBbPnb8fS7sP8hOy1EH7BNrTTUAkVwCFFwUqzJQi8msvkhbLh5QdasCOyuO_aFE5lYkCZn8Imsxk1lWFf8HDE9Gh39d8NMciFtkLyQ7PsyHIArnzigJK2kQwPIUi0TjIrZs4SrHGj4/s320/bike.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457737502868572674" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/dornveek-markkstyrn/4485463620/"><br />Dornveek Markkstyrn</a>Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12959513758102099324noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12567879245432636.post-29636735795032270452010-04-05T09:00:00.000-04:002010-04-05T11:51:13.792-04:00Good Morning: Spring Has Sprung<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFnxR4JtzanmNWb-PE8QfdF9K1g9Q3xcgfUluysyzNcwjaS3a33I7kS1mlEoY4nqfOQ0j_au2DiN6zrQUiqmsaVb5EzxjW1hlAtiypWzU9EHE6Rh4s2Wolrxw81tKaotu9Qt7WvObxz8Q/s1600/spring.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFnxR4JtzanmNWb-PE8QfdF9K1g9Q3xcgfUluysyzNcwjaS3a33I7kS1mlEoY4nqfOQ0j_au2DiN6zrQUiqmsaVb5EzxjW1hlAtiypWzU9EHE6Rh4s2Wolrxw81tKaotu9Qt7WvObxz8Q/s320/spring.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456681262984554722" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/marcelgermain/2109942838/">MarcelGermain</a></div>Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12959513758102099324noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12567879245432636.post-13475209283750065372010-04-01T11:00:00.000-04:002010-04-01T11:00:05.359-04:00Google Before You Tweet<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiSQwwqaJzmjh6WXY9FMREGXjDO3YWUyaom5l213Inkgu3j4k8uS8mLdbRnLjVaVTF2Na01fSdRd_vsFIzSh17ns_YG6npDn6UWE3tTdJk7JMx6mrACFCg-MCH01QOXHpD6aBmYinF8B4/s1600/google.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 228px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiSQwwqaJzmjh6WXY9FMREGXjDO3YWUyaom5l213Inkgu3j4k8uS8mLdbRnLjVaVTF2Na01fSdRd_vsFIzSh17ns_YG6npDn6UWE3tTdJk7JMx6mrACFCg-MCH01QOXHpD6aBmYinF8B4/s320/google.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455133478037625682" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>One of my friends sent me this Google before you tweet poster a while back. And I completely forgot about it until I stumbled upon it again. And thought oh yeah such a true statement! <a href="http://shop.ilovetypography.com/product/google-before-you-tweet">I love Typography</a> sells prints for a mere $15. A pretty small price for such a wise proverb.</div><div><br /></div><div>{via <a href="http://designismine.blogspot.com/">Design is Mine</a>}</div>Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12959513758102099324noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12567879245432636.post-61760333541086645022010-03-31T09:00:00.000-04:002010-03-31T09:03:56.314-04:00Good Morning: A Girl in Rome<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyutBUEC6QOzY8szV-pmAGHFjPZaSWsXwURIvZ9jmDYwYM6lbsqX4_XE7kvRFlkPglo0tmGbNPG3tKR7amvt8qQTkc4eOgnKfoolyapjNESbs9eXAiYDwo2vq2udMUQV1UptYXvqjm6eA/s1600/when+in+rome.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyutBUEC6QOzY8szV-pmAGHFjPZaSWsXwURIvZ9jmDYwYM6lbsqX4_XE7kvRFlkPglo0tmGbNPG3tKR7amvt8qQTkc4eOgnKfoolyapjNESbs9eXAiYDwo2vq2udMUQV1UptYXvqjm6eA/s320/when+in+rome.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454780919470268322" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/wili/454435940/"><br />wili_hybrid</a>Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12959513758102099324noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12567879245432636.post-31484631030719060812010-03-30T20:00:00.000-04:002010-03-30T21:25:42.388-04:00Moomah<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKAcQO81ikoirO6K7spbBA1kBZfk5rITG_yQEgtLGf7c1m16ZeC9sAi20Ujl_250teYcfvOK6Z7ZiY6omabuWZLmUPNe84PWWwGItQG1YFxIru4UZRBv7wCkHUBRrMLRwHtTn_j3bNUqw/s1600/moomah1.png"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 228px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKAcQO81ikoirO6K7spbBA1kBZfk5rITG_yQEgtLGf7c1m16ZeC9sAi20Ujl_250teYcfvOK6Z7ZiY6omabuWZLmUPNe84PWWwGItQG1YFxIru4UZRBv7wCkHUBRrMLRwHtTn_j3bNUqw/s320/moomah1.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454596241958117986" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Lately I've seen <a href="http://www.moomah.com/">Moomah</a>, a creative arts cafe for children and their parents, everywhere. First I saw the creative logos and packaging designed by <a href="http://www.apartmentone.net/">Apartment One</a> in HOW Magazine's design annual. I instantly fell for their identity made up of whimsical collages. And I thought what a great idea for a cafe. A space where parents and their children can spend time together and be creative.<br /><br />Then I stumbled upon pictures of the interior. Which I realized, this is exactly how I would have imagined it. Collages of artwork, missed match furniture of various materials, and spaces to relax and be creative.<br /><br />Looking at their website I just love the whole concept of this cafe. A place like this would be really popular in DC and many other cities. They believe in serving foods that are locally grown as well as encouraging kids to try new foods. Their <a href="http://www.moomah.com/wp-content/themes/moomah/assets/pdfs/Cafe_Menu072209.pdf">menu </a>is clever with items like yummus and a dish called the super tryer where kids choose 6 items to try.<br /><br />I think <a href="http://www.moomah.com/about/">their motto</a> says it best, " A place of sweet whimsy, wonder and warmth, moomah is a creative playscape, a cozy cafe, a living classroom, a quiet hideaway, an art oasis, your meeting spot. Your favorite place to be together, and a place for your child to simply be." I just really love the whole concept and think it would be great in other cities. Below are more pictures of the interior and their branding.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGQsDp7LxtjeKZfGFEAjt5clXZFQCuqirKRXpzyVa3OTD09jtRvxrsKOm-tfYNL5ymyyRy8oO8htWHq9l9O615dNTUOTau1yTOPRA__FHbddRDu9ryJaUroFPvjsbM7pgqsWrSpXWM2lU/s1600/moomah2.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 225px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGQsDp7LxtjeKZfGFEAjt5clXZFQCuqirKRXpzyVa3OTD09jtRvxrsKOm-tfYNL5ymyyRy8oO8htWHq9l9O615dNTUOTau1yTOPRA__FHbddRDu9ryJaUroFPvjsbM7pgqsWrSpXWM2lU/s320/moomah2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454596190436089250" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGizC9EJChYIn2KRRRtDkrApIpuzXhDKEvMGnL88WCc-PtmFUij12jvFPZnRkGhaIkO2tEmVH0d9Je7-ArCjrMnGbtL9FdyO8OqCXH_eHBeZ7XKW7RIcBE4q__3Os746OBGz0TYt658R8/s1600/moomah14.jpeg"><img style="float: left; 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margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 229px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitTs_Ti1skEyM_W4pr4MwmThs6FIUHi4qtJMusPKVs_zZCw1Qjt8hKwxpbsxjA0w32LyZvsW2Q3uF1zTPE_HnEUMiwD-UBIndTzeHhvLsps8r_RfAOOqBxoaBpEVxjAoxg9wVVkXV-zxE/s320/moomah4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454596019570901218" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh_4vTjyD8J6MRR8CQlWt5t4KvxqVhgKR6ivMNBo18cSMR5FKV6ATdSh4N3dUcLqAu-OKAghaUMXmdHzLyuoZ9zyVQ3xJKoWQfw0DLVyRuGYTamfXFRgbdQhTRug3XwwfCb2MtAIMIxhg/s1600/moomah5.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 242px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh_4vTjyD8J6MRR8CQlWt5t4KvxqVhgKR6ivMNBo18cSMR5FKV6ATdSh4N3dUcLqAu-OKAghaUMXmdHzLyuoZ9zyVQ3xJKoWQfw0DLVyRuGYTamfXFRgbdQhTRug3XwwfCb2MtAIMIxhg/s320/moomah5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454595965899757394" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzuQu9WlIG9zT6CHZRv2cmLI0l3DGAAuHWJHEuUtO16mt5LYDizJUfrY0PDig36sDlJHiAcxWIkf4CuodytMtT5vbzwUaQNJ3HMponvPpiendyHskwJrsae7qZ_6CpmytxKyppw0-6_Xw/s1600/moomah6.jpg"><img style="float: left; 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margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 195px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizIQcLkC03iGHxe2icauVGMQH4j1pO5wt9iH7Uzdw6FOfNQHE8aBmQVPfoqnvPlLFXYq_ik3AshSjhnksB_gGO-UZsfgrrUG2zji_mGchZPQov2Fi-DfgArcMz1eUkqZf2M0EuOmMuwic/s320/moomah10.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454595114589651506" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq8G-fKcRGNtFgC5vIskdN_kEANTgB1u6M8RUhlwgdDBvxJFKfYkqgGqcQxXgN7JjRWDmZWstVgbf-lv4eye5OOcr4J_x6bYrENoaMEnGILiY0cyaj7Q6CXYk6MaVEu816ynd-su5nmsg/s1600/moomah11.png"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq8G-fKcRGNtFgC5vIskdN_kEANTgB1u6M8RUhlwgdDBvxJFKfYkqgGqcQxXgN7JjRWDmZWstVgbf-lv4eye5OOcr4J_x6bYrENoaMEnGILiY0cyaj7Q6CXYk6MaVEu816ynd-su5nmsg/s320/moomah11.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454595029683804578" border="0" /></a>Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12959513758102099324noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12567879245432636.post-69260518135192927212010-03-29T09:00:00.000-04:002010-03-29T09:00:06.183-04:00Good Morning: Put Your Rainboots On<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY5QIt-KGkX5OMCoj-zf7EBzAOa-ifLvykSu7r8LuEOIBUtiVfZVXqcUCXPorBzfoiSkurnLedhiLC8DC5VW4tuqPGkFSyV-2tnBHR3q5Zli83Fh0N3AcjW6yx-od4_EYR0d2yg_Aa0b0/s1600/rainboots.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY5QIt-KGkX5OMCoj-zf7EBzAOa-ifLvykSu7r8LuEOIBUtiVfZVXqcUCXPorBzfoiSkurnLedhiLC8DC5VW4tuqPGkFSyV-2tnBHR3q5Zli83Fh0N3AcjW6yx-od4_EYR0d2yg_Aa0b0/s320/rainboots.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454036184120710834" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pocait/2839897414/">rachel_titiriga</a></div>Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12959513758102099324noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12567879245432636.post-65505088621124729342010-03-25T13:00:00.000-04:002010-03-25T13:00:02.621-04:00Done with Jury Duty<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyB3YNi7mSV1zVgtlbB3KHJmyiGgDCkrCHVyvh41PDzoZF63clqh1UTiN4lSANWogmSREvajUgQPF5dF7DCera8YN97qrrMRCP_ZyeN49gZrHSGFqpkgAalFm4HzN4daFelxc2R2OTzF0/s1600/gavel.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyB3YNi7mSV1zVgtlbB3KHJmyiGgDCkrCHVyvh41PDzoZF63clqh1UTiN4lSANWogmSREvajUgQPF5dF7DCera8YN97qrrMRCP_ZyeN49gZrHSGFqpkgAalFm4HzN4daFelxc2R2OTzF0/s320/gavel.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452541333215037378" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegratz/117048243/">Joe Gratz</a></div><div><br /></div><div>I know I probably had the shortest case ever. Which is probably more the exception than the rule.</div><div><br /></div><div>Jury Duty was actually a really positive experience. Maybe because I only had to take two days away from work, but I really enjoyed it! All the jurors on my case were a lot of fun and it was a really interesting process.</div><div><br /></div><div>They told us we could talk about the case now, but I still feel weird divulging all the details of the case. But I will tell you about part of it so you can be more aware in the city. This young man walked up to a woman who was playing on her iphone and started talking to her. Then he snatched her phone out of her hands and jumped back in the car and sped off. </div><div><br /></div><div>There was definitely more to the case than that. But I found it a good reminder to always be aware in the city. There have been more reports of snatching ipods and phones on the metro close to the doors. So this is just a friendly reminder to be aware of your surroundings when you are playing with your electronics. I know living in the city a few years now I get comfortable and less careful.</div><div><br /></div><div>I completely lucked out with my experience, but I have to say I'm really glad I served jury duty. Everyone I encountered in the DC Court system was extremely friendly and helpful. Which surprised me and is probably pretty rare or unique to my experience. But the judge was very nice and respectful of us and our time. I enjoyed everyone on my jury. We all got along really well and obviously were able to come into agreement extremely quickly. It was a really positive experience for me which I did not expect at all.</div><div><br /></div><div>And now I am back and can finally start every day life again. </div>Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12959513758102099324noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12567879245432636.post-45865691846723460312010-03-25T09:00:00.000-04:002010-03-25T09:00:02.741-04:00Good Morning: Fly Me Away<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkVqokbPymlk0HizfdQlBioCCR8p5LTbamUdyq_qdc0oVRGRY61jhurYXMwR7Y0PfDRM8FdhasEoM9eSdxsBE3RVvtOCKC-JWGup71FnolYqlKiYjC2QRJ0qCvKZv7jfzHDt7IodW29s8/s1600/kite.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 261px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkVqokbPymlk0HizfdQlBioCCR8p5LTbamUdyq_qdc0oVRGRY61jhurYXMwR7Y0PfDRM8FdhasEoM9eSdxsBE3RVvtOCKC-JWGup71FnolYqlKiYjC2QRJ0qCvKZv7jfzHDt7IodW29s8/s320/kite.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452540489537406178" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/haoz/3010435427/">HaoJan</a></div>Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12959513758102099324noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12567879245432636.post-28099170028819000152010-03-23T21:00:00.000-04:002010-03-24T08:40:29.487-04:00DC Jury Duty<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmkQa7N0iIUySDT4uoxKcEP4F7Ii4T3-tKBst4FRtK7kRxSOkddgAjdRuYKgb3SXsWX8SESGhtai3xB865HEMkCZx8DIEr1_HPGtyXh65XDxUGMo2yvCS6u6jwH14KXnwFgIn9dG9tYag/s1600-h/courthouse.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmkQa7N0iIUySDT4uoxKcEP4F7Ii4T3-tKBst4FRtK7kRxSOkddgAjdRuYKgb3SXsWX8SESGhtai3xB865HEMkCZx8DIEr1_HPGtyXh65XDxUGMo2yvCS6u6jwH14KXnwFgIn9dG9tYag/s320/courthouse.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451945919460691906" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/75905404@N00/675233235/">OZinOH</a></div><div><br /></div><div>As luck would have it, I got picked to serve on a case as a juror. I'm beginning to think I can't catch a break! I guess thats what I get for thinking what are the odds I'd get picked and have to miss even more work!</div><div><br /></div><div>On the bright side the whole legal system is a really interesting process. Nothing like you see on tv. I'm in the midst of it right now so I can't say anymore, but I will offer a few tips if you do get called. Which if you live in DC its only a matter of time.</div><div><br /></div><div>-I got there around 7:45 AM and the line was already down the hall and back again. I probably waited in line for at least 30 minutes. So I'd recommend either getting there earlier than that or a little bit later. </div><div><br /></div><div>-I did not realize this before, but you can bring your laptop with you and they have free wifi. Though if you have a laptop like mine that only has a 2 hour battery I'd recommend getting there early to stake a plug against the wall in the jurors lounge.</div><div><br /></div><div>-I assumed they were strict about food and skipped my morning coffee. But almost everyone waiting in line was sipping coffee and I was oh so jealous. They say food is not allowed in the jurors lounge, but I'd definitely recommend grabbing a coffee on your way as you wait in line. You'll probably finish it while waiting anyway.</div><div><br /></div><div>-It is freezing in the whole building. So bring layers because I was sitting there in my trench the whole time shivering.</div><div><br /></div><div>-I had read there was a dress code and not to wear jeans or sweats or anything. But I would say half the people were in jeans. And I was oh so jealous of their comfy attire as I sat there in my work dress and tights. I'm definitely dressing it down from here on out.</div><div><br /></div><div>-Unfortunately I can't offer any strategies on how to not get chosen for a case. As I am exhibit A.</div><div><br /></div><div>So needless to say right when I was getting back to blogging, I get pulled away again! Hopefully this whole process will be quick and painless and I'll be back in no time.</div>Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12959513758102099324noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12567879245432636.post-6162004767492127752010-03-23T09:00:00.001-04:002010-03-23T09:00:06.501-04:00Good Morning: Jury Duty<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfDJU5eOpyAgcDn_ACa6vIrkUIoVZK7hzqhiy6RyLZ23MH-8Qqum_A-b3fVkeRYjeSjcbxRrwSbtCOF7CY76df_e2x5jGN75Q449M5ic34vrEmo6yiRJwOgNn-V_NR3nQtaO9DRaQn660/s1600-h/court.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfDJU5eOpyAgcDn_ACa6vIrkUIoVZK7hzqhiy6RyLZ23MH-8Qqum_A-b3fVkeRYjeSjcbxRrwSbtCOF7CY76df_e2x5jGN75Q449M5ic34vrEmo6yiRJwOgNn-V_NR3nQtaO9DRaQn660/s320/court.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451634928965028642" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/chang-er/384339870/">chang'r</a></div><div><br /></div><div>I have jury duty starting today. I know I can't seem to catch a break! Someday I'll have a normal week where all I do is go to work. That is the dream. So posting will be light as I'll be twiddling my thumbs with no technology all day/possibly all week. I'll do my best to schedule posts, but I won't have as much time to search the web for inspiration. Hopefully I'll at least get a good case! I've never had jury duty before so this should be interesting. </div><div><br /></div><div>I've been searching the web for blog posts of tips/advice for DC jurors. Honestly haven't found a ton so if I learn anything helpful/interesting I'll be sure to share. Apparently living in DC you get called to jury duty often (or at least every two years). Something about a small population but high ratio of cases. So this may be the first of many.</div>Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12959513758102099324noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12567879245432636.post-12629028371895103502010-03-22T11:00:00.000-04:002010-03-22T11:00:02.375-04:00I'm Back!/Weekend in Pictures is Back!I'm back I'm back I'm back! And almost healthy. I know I took an extensive hiatus. Recovering from surgery and working from home proved to be a lot for me. And I just didn't feel like myself. Part of it the medicine and part of it was I just didn't have energy to be myself. But this past week was my first week back in the office. And this weekend was my first weekend to really get out and about with friends. It felt amazing. I've been sick for three months now and its been a really rough road. But I think I'm at the end of it for now. My surgery wasn't a cure, just a quick fix for now. But hopefully I'll be good for a while. Which means....I'm back! And this weekend was the perfect weekend to be back.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHWbeJH_k0jjHJFry8jG4XpltF33kf4OcYHm7hathf4tr1cMF74XZnjoDRzcI9hpO93_-eBLnj9SacLTPn1iYj-CjfbiR5IJ33Ws0U02bMBisuDI68SJ9CD7ygRgNKQv71JcnUGsNU37c/s1600-h/IMG_853221.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHWbeJH_k0jjHJFry8jG4XpltF33kf4OcYHm7hathf4tr1cMF74XZnjoDRzcI9hpO93_-eBLnj9SacLTPn1iYj-CjfbiR5IJ33Ws0U02bMBisuDI68SJ9CD7ygRgNKQv71JcnUGsNU37c/s320/IMG_853221.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451285983181858146" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Friday night I checked out the new restaurant <a href="http://www.libertytreedc.com/">Liberty Tree</a> on H street, NE. They serve American Fare at pretty reasonable prices. To be honest they really have the tables packed in there. I felt like I was part of about 4 different tables conversations. And their menu seemed to be a little bit all over the place. But the food was delicious and it was a good price. So while it isn't an instant favorite, I'll for sure be back. </div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO0UPnZ-bZCtO4tgGbBCjdR0Sf3rQzqrxBJJT3w6EweU6FADvUscjGeosCfDbVzE-d3zlV6Rfy-Gn_cFU6XTKD2AEbvonWBpy0xNC6Ee59-yLjcFgTRSQNWwmNRmmslO93oZIazhGpM9o/s1600-h/IMG_853420.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO0UPnZ-bZCtO4tgGbBCjdR0Sf3rQzqrxBJJT3w6EweU6FADvUscjGeosCfDbVzE-d3zlV6Rfy-Gn_cFU6XTKD2AEbvonWBpy0xNC6Ee59-yLjcFgTRSQNWwmNRmmslO93oZIazhGpM9o/s320/IMG_853420.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451285926808571314" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqzRkSHgdoTIeVKz4y6X0tjSvzdkf9WrEXJKor9rAroYQyF1JkJOucQs6WeMuA6jlodDYFYahIxzr4-Pl33HWoqkQL5wx8UV9ztZb3J7mt8CStzpfAJIH2k8_kfJGnfFs9mfy4b9RR8TE/s1600-h/IMG_854019.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqzRkSHgdoTIeVKz4y6X0tjSvzdkf9WrEXJKor9rAroYQyF1JkJOucQs6WeMuA6jlodDYFYahIxzr4-Pl33HWoqkQL5wx8UV9ztZb3J7mt8CStzpfAJIH2k8_kfJGnfFs9mfy4b9RR8TE/s320/IMG_854019.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451285839351635058" /></a><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Then we headed over to <a href="http://www.hstreetcountryclub.com/">H Street Country Club</a> where I whooped some butt in skeeball with my friends. I'm pretty sure we spent about $20 in quarters playing. I am really digging bars with games like skeeball and shuffleboard these days. And H street has both that and good cocktails. Since it was my first night out drinking in 3 months I stuck to one drink. But I must say their guava lime margaritas are to die for. A little sweet. But still amazing. </div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk-KdCwjKwTgni-G3RbK_X6IQgTkXCs0y4NBQ9966ZTb41tJVuINIVvqwaQMfqhMatRsj4rpCKB4hZxB3HARl9Px7_lSejo6-5xRbiy9JkgIdgpx1ImIdeCmjLucNhvfQNGMBB80YwbvI/s1600-h/IMG_855017.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk-KdCwjKwTgni-G3RbK_X6IQgTkXCs0y4NBQ9966ZTb41tJVuINIVvqwaQMfqhMatRsj4rpCKB4hZxB3HARl9Px7_lSejo6-5xRbiy9JkgIdgpx1ImIdeCmjLucNhvfQNGMBB80YwbvI/s320/IMG_855017.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451285667580181794" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Saturday was the most amazingly beautiful day ever. And I think every single person in DC was outside. I headed down to Old Town Alexandria with a friend. We had a picnic by the water and then just relaxed in the sun. Afterwards we got ice cream. First ice cream of the season. Man am I excited for Spring and Summer!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6ZXvBYmscBUOSuVseAI8AQpVLDJ17a9zsWfII_JTesMY0R1P-efoLE7MOnJskTFcOWwvWMPzD412Wg7ZJ4MynmjwjssqpD4wF9tEmFseMrG_79lj3qZezY2VHIUk-d10KFbqVJvF5zRI/s1600-h/IMG_855516.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6ZXvBYmscBUOSuVseAI8AQpVLDJ17a9zsWfII_JTesMY0R1P-efoLE7MOnJskTFcOWwvWMPzD412Wg7ZJ4MynmjwjssqpD4wF9tEmFseMrG_79lj3qZezY2VHIUk-d10KFbqVJvF5zRI/s320/IMG_855516.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451285566675052482" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Saturday night I went out with my girlfriends to <a href="http://www.barpilar.com/">Bar Pilar</a> close to 14th and U, NW. I think this is my new favorite bar as it felt exactly like the bars I would frequent during my semester in Barcelona. Really intimate and cozy for sure. We also indulged in some white wine sangria which was amazing. I checked out their <a href="http://www.barpilar.com/pdfs/barpilar_brunch-menu.pdf">brunch menu</a> and it looks both delicious and reasonably priced. So its on the list for a future Sunday morning.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTbG9asNK0YaKRHc_eQXuqQOmBFhvVoHqjzL0d6J3Fa3UINUm0mJU-VhS-acZLKN3V80pX_WGUzI_vRfDkoTLl6Kas5EV7X9tiB3rPRf7rlOhJyBbYO0HbCMN5UPqE-N2HwINa5tz37E0/s1600-h/IMG_856215.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTbG9asNK0YaKRHc_eQXuqQOmBFhvVoHqjzL0d6J3Fa3UINUm0mJU-VhS-acZLKN3V80pX_WGUzI_vRfDkoTLl6Kas5EV7X9tiB3rPRf7rlOhJyBbYO0HbCMN5UPqE-N2HwINa5tz37E0/s320/IMG_856215.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451285456944579586" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>A pitcher of white wine sangria = amazing.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5yFM1Sqo1pdgOT49amMdA4HjhQLdnaux7WG6Wi9jQIXxaHWNdfAAm-tFrh_ssEKO11-lbLFQbkbdQu2aUfjuIXhgddhG-JbpHCILqbm5AObqGvCclMI5tp5PCC_ttgTpJvBqBCmhZy6I/s1600-h/cocosala.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5yFM1Sqo1pdgOT49amMdA4HjhQLdnaux7WG6Wi9jQIXxaHWNdfAAm-tFrh_ssEKO11-lbLFQbkbdQu2aUfjuIXhgddhG-JbpHCILqbm5AObqGvCclMI5tp5PCC_ttgTpJvBqBCmhZy6I/s320/cocosala.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451285325797574594" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Sunday morning I had brunch with several girlfriends at <a href="http://www.cocosala.com/">Co Co Sala</a>, the chocolate bar. I ordered some sort of philly flatbread thing which ended up being extremely heavy. And I wished that I had tried the chocolate french toast thing instead. There is always next time though.</div>Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12959513758102099324noreply@blogger.com0