five things.

five of my favorites from the past few weeks.

 >> summer, baseball, and presidents <<

 >> summer and golf <<

 >> summer day trips <<

 >> summer, sunshine, and roller coasters <<

>> summer and the best friends anyone could ever ask for <<

I'm sensing a theme here... 

good to be back.

After a long and unintended break from this blog, I'm back! Even better, today marks the return of Arrested Development! Though I haven't spent the whole day watching Season 4, I have been waiting for this day for over a year (I hopped on the AD bandwagon a little late) and have watched the first episode. I plan on watching the rest in the next few days.

So what has been happening lately? A lot and practically nothing at the same time, it feels. Over the past few months I've gotten more acclimated to work, gone for hikes, listened to some great live music, planned a bunch for the wedding, watched the Caps practice, turned 27, enjoyed March Madness in DC, and played a few rounds of kickball and indoor bocce. See, I've been doing things but nothing really new or groundbreaking. Hahah.

To ease back into this blogging thing, this post is more photos than words.

Oh, and enjoy Memorial Day tomorrow! Be safe.

xx

dog meets snow.

Last weekend, a group of us went up to Pennsylvania for some fun and relaxation. We were a little worried about how our Panamanian dog would react to a massive amount of snow... He's obviously been around snow here in DC but nothing more than a couple inches. We should've known better than to worry. ;)

my favorite series of photos from cali.

That's our ring bearer! :)

mas cali.

a glimpse of my california.

//my favorite little man showing us all how well he can eat// 

No words can really describe how good it felt to go home a couple of weeks ago. Though it wasn't the first time I went to California since moving out here, it was the first time I visited my family and friends in the bay. We packed so much in during the few days we were in town, driving up and down 80 many many times. I'm so thankful that Dave and I have such loving friends and family who took time out of their days to make sure they had some free time for us. Here are a few of my favorites taken on my phone.

//visiting sudwerk and old friends// 

//i popped the question and asked her to be one of my co-MOHs// 

//the boys reunited// 

//senorita bread//

 //i want to get back to my city by the bay//

//next year!// 

//visiting refuges has to be one of my favorite parts of traveling now// 

 //buster insisted on riding shotgun with dave on the way to the airport//

a day of presidents.

A few weeks ago, our dear friend Mindy came to town. We decided to spend the day doing touristy things none of us have done (there are still so many more things in DC that Dave and I have yet to see/do). I'd been dying to check out the National Portrait Gallery and American Art Museum and decided that should be on the list. The other thing? Watching A Christmas Carol at Ford's Theater. Good planning all around!

We ended up taking two of the free tours at the Portrait Gallery. One looking at Civil War art in the American Art Museum and the other exploring everything the National Portrait Gallery has to offer. I highly recommend taking the tours if you ever go. You learn way more than you would just walking around the place alone - though I'm sure everyone but me already knew that. My favorite part was the section with portraits of all of the presidents. Some looked lifelike... while others didn't. They were all great though!

The production of A Christmas Carol was incredible. It's one of my favorite Christmas stories, yet I'd never seen it live. So exciting! It was a little eerie at times to know that I was sitting across from where the infamous event occurred, but I got over it pretty quickly. Ford's Theater is absolutely gorgeous. I love how small it is and how you have a pretty great view from wherever you're sitting. Since we bought our tickets pretty last minute, the three of us ended up having to sit separately. Another new experience... being sandwiched between strangers during a play. In the end it doesn't matter - I mean, how often do you really talk to the person next to you when so engrossed in a play?

And completely unrelated... how cool is this?

five things.

//Patuxent//

//Virginia coastline//

//Found some San Miguel in Virginia!//

//Tuesday Trivia//

//I think you get what this one is//

and a little bonus.