It’s been a busy summer so far! Read on to hear about my exciting adventures for the past TWO WEEKS!!!!   🙂
Last Wednesday I had the opportunity to visit Sterling Restaurant Supply to pick out some items. If you are a Virginia local, you should check this place out. It has some awesome items with very inexpensive prices. I came home with a bamboo cutting board, ceramic knife, soufflé dishes, and a melamine serving dish. You can see here one way that I used some of these products!
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Kendra and I had a lunch date and visited The Dons’ Pizza in Sterling. They had gluten-free vegan pizza that was delicious. The sauce was tasty, and the pizza had a smoky flavor, which I enjoyed very much.
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On Wednesday evening, Nathan and I took a trip out to Wolf Trap to see Ben Folds and the National Symphony. I don’t really know his music, but it was a well-done concert and it was neat how he was playing with the symphony. It started lightening during the show and we had an awesome view of the electric sky.
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On Friday I made a delicious fruit crisp for breakfast. You can read my recipe here 🙂
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Photo courtesy of www.meandmytween.com
On Saturday Nathan and I headed over to Madre’s neighborhood for a picnic and firework show. There was a live band; Nathan, Ryan, and the kids played Super Fight; and we ended the evening with fireworks over the Potomac River.
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Katie from www.disneykatie.com, Kendra from www.whensmyvacation.com, Heidi from www.meandmytween.com
On Sunday evening I attend a Gifford’s Ice Cream Tour Kick-off Party at the Dulles Golf & Sport Center. It was a great time, and you can read more about my experience here!
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Nathan, Maestro, and I headed up to New Hampshire for a Nathan’s Uncle’s funeral. It is not the best circumstance, but it was good to spend time with family.
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Me and my FIL, JOJO
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While in New Hampshire, I came across this 100% vegan & gluten-free restaurant in Concord. You can read my full review of Spoon Revolution here! I will also be posting about other awesome gluten-free & vegan offerings I found while up north!
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Nathan and I walked around the grounds of the New Hampshire State Capitol and took some pictures for the civics classes at our school for next year.
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selfie with the NH State Capitol
After New Hampshire, Nathan, Maestro, and I drove down to Connecticut for some more family festivities.
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We celebrated the 4th of July…
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We went swimming. The dogs were very confused….
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We took a group photo…minus Kendra 🙁
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We saw fireworks…. Do you see the hidden Mickey!!??!?!?!?!?!
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… And then we drove home. Maestro is still exhausted from his week adventure and has been sleeping constantly since we got home. Too much excitement for him!
It was a VERY busy week, full of family. Now I am back home trying to get re-settled, and preparing for some adventures this week, next week, and then it is time for my DISNEY WORLD VACATION!!!!
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