Birthday Brunch

Hello there! Since David and I were not going to be there for my or his Birthday we decided to have a Birthday Brunch where we could exchange gifts and enjoy each other's company :)

Mmmmm waffles :)

The food was so delicious....always tastes better at my Mom & Dad's!

Some presents??? What?? I wonder what that long and slender box could be? ;)

This is David's new Snowboarding Jacket.....it really was a surprise...this was one I never showed him so he was surprised not knowing what it looked like :)

This is the snowboard that David got me for my Birthday .... It's a K2 and it is sa-weeeet! I can't wait to ride it this winter :) I also got some new snowboard pants from Sunny and Diana ... they're pink and super awesome! Also Dorsa made me a natural illusion picture ... still owes me a "U" and an "R" ... Woot thanks guys!!

After the Brunch, David went to get a haircut while I went to get a pedicure....who doesn't love those?? It was much needed! Then we met up again, and went to our massage appointment at Red Door Spa .... pretty sweet place. 30 minute massages each and it was wonderful, it got us into that zen you want to feel before your vacation. Then we went to the mall and used my birthday gift card from Victoria's Secret to buy a little something for myself. Ate some lunch at Subway...

.... and then we got a text from Erik and Dorsa about seeing the new Dark Knight Rises movie that night :) Um yes please!!! 

Woooot Dark Knight Rises!! Good movie, it gave me goosebumps sometimes. Go see it!!

After the movie we were all hungry so we went to Coastal Flats for dinner .... delicious food of course. No pics since David always makes fun of me for taking pics of food but trust me it was good. We got the same thing too ... shrimp cocktails with fries...tastey :)

That's all for my Birthday Saturday .... it was a really nice day and very happy to spend it with my family and David. It was a busy day but now that I think about it everything was actually the kinda day everybody wants: Delicious Brunch, new gifts, pedicure, full body massage, new lingerie, epic movie night, delicious dinner out, home to watch Scrubs :) Is that not an epic day???  You tell me!

Cool Kid

It's Thursday which means ..... that tomorrow is Friday!!!!!!! Wooooot!! Vacation is only about a week away so I am getting more and more excited for it! David finally bought a new suit case and we bought some travel size toiletries so we're almost ready!

We decided on Cozumel because the resort just looked gorgeous and everything looked perfect so we couldn't say 'No' :) Connecting in Cancun for one night so we're going to go crazy there and then fly over to Cozumel the next morning. Exciting!! Also we'll be spending our birthdays over there so we decided to exchange gifts the day before our trip :) But I am not revealing what I got David...although he knows but he doesn't really know what I got him ;)

Anywho this will be a short post. I feel awesome and cool ... cool like this kid :)

Cute, right?

They're like Children

Patti and Ramsey invited us over for a pool/BBQ day! It was so much fun and they have such a nice house and pool :)

Ava and Erik were hilarious ... seriously they're like children!

Ava is under all those floaties ... trying to protect herself from the volley ball the boys get trying to bounce off her head. Brilliant!

Good times :) We need to have more pool days!!!!

Oh and the food was delicious...mmmm mozarella sticks and little potatoes mmm!

What a good Saturday!

4th of July ... This is America!

Wednesday was the 4th of July ... I don't like it when a holiday happens mid week. I prefer having a longer weekend but it was still a good holiday :) Tuesday night, Diana and Sunny invited us over for brats, beer and potato salad. It was really delicious! We started off outside in their backyard but then the clouds started rolling in and then the wind picked up and we headed inside. Annnd then we prayed it wasn't another heat storm where we would lose power....thankfully it was not. 

Pretty :)

David came alittle later but he was just in time to have brats and beers (although he wasn't that hungry). After we finished eating we all went downstairs to play rock band. I can only do the singing roll, bad with drumming and guitar. But I wasn't feeling the singing that night since I usually mess up the melodies of those classic rock songs I have never heard before. Sunny is really good at it, though :)

David played the guitar and Erik did the drums.

Lots of fun staying up late and playing music.

Wednesday night was fun! Lejia had everyone over for a BBQ and of course the food was delicious! All the guys (and some of us girls) played flip cup outside...such a fast game but so much fun!

We ended up not going to the fireworks because the heat was unbearable so we watched fireworks on tv. Also the neighbors across the street had a bunch of fireworks so we watched theirs. It was pretty cool!!!

That last one was awesome!!

Achilles was running around so much that evening, he tired himself out! I like a sleepy boy!

Good 4th of July despite the heat :) Now only 2 more weeks until our vacation...ahh looking forward to all the packing!!

No Power for the Weekend!!!

Wow....so this weekend was very unexpected. Since David and I had no plans for the weekend I thought it would be nice to just have a relaxing weekend doing whatever we wanted when we wanted...or to do nothing at all ... but mother nature had other plans.

So there was no warning for this storm that blew in on Friday night. They said they expected a t-storm Friday night ... most people didn't hear anything about a storm that night and if you did you thought 'Oh just a regular t-storm with rain...big deal', right? Well we were at Sunny and Diana's watching a scary movie "the woman in black" and during the movie the storm started. I don't remember hearing wind or rain...I remember the lightning....it was intense...it was flashing constantly for 20 ish minutes. David said it's caused from the high heat...so it's a heat storm with more emphasis on lighting then thunder...there was hardly any thunder by the way. We leave Sunny and Diana's and as we drive back we see so many leaves and branches scattered around. We notice as we get closer to home that a few traffic lights are completely out...and then we reach our neighborhood and the whole place is dark...no street lights no house lights...completely dark everywhere. Grreeaaaaat.



Next day we expect the power be back on. It does not come back on all day and it is freaking hot outside!!! Most places were closed such as restaurants and convenient stores because they lost power. David and I had made plans to get breakfast at IHOP but they were closed. So we drove around forever trying to find anything that was open but this was at 8 am...most places wouldn't open until 11 am or 12 if they opened at all. Annd there were so many people driving around....probably because they had no power and couldn't stand to be in their own homes because they had no AC so it was literally the end of the world!! So you know what we did all day?



Look at the picture. They're movie tickets....not just any movie tickets. All tickets are from the same day, Saturday June 30th.

Yep, David and I had a triple feature movie day :) The theaters were one of the few places that was open and had power and AC, score for us :) Btw, Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter was Awesome!!!! Go see it!!! In fact go see all the movies we already saw because they were great :)

Between going to the movies we also got dinner at Ted's Montana Grill which is a really delicious restaurant in Hoffman town center in Alexandria. Try it!

Strawberry margarita for me and Mountain Breeze vodka drink for David.

Who didn't need alcohol after a day like Saturday? 

The food was so delicious! I got this roast chicken with mashed potatoes...melts in your mouth just how I like it :) 

That night we met up with Sunny and Diana at the Continental Lounge in Rosslyn where Eunyoung and Gilbert were having their reception for their friends who were in town. It was really nice and enjoyable and of course...more alcohol yaaaaaaay!!! I told Diana we had no power at our house and with no AC it was unbearable to stay in for more then 15 minutes so they invited us to stay over the night at their house. So we did and we brought Achilles with us. That was very nice of them :) 

Sunday morning the power was still out so I stayed at Sunny and Diana's all day and my phone was still going in and out of service every second. You wouldn't know it unless you went on the internet or found someplace that had internet or a tv that showed just how much damage this storm caused all over the area. Power lines being knocked down...trees struck by lightning, completely falling over, uprooting and branches breaking off and falling on people and cars and the main roads. It was like a tornado blew through ... more like a lightning tornado ... it was so insane!! I feel bad for those who have to go all week without power and sitting in this heat...ugh I know how awful that is and I hope they all find refuge somewhere with a family/friend/neighbor because no power in this heat is rough!

Sunday afternoon, Cookie sleeping under the table in a little ball :) so cute!

We stayed over at Diana and Sunny's Sunday night as well....Anya stayed over too :) We took all the dogs on a nice long walk. It was Achilles, Abby, Sasha and Cookie! Dogs on Parade as Sunny says. It was a nice evening! Next morning I get a text from Lejia that the power was back on!! Woooot, finally!

We left Achilles at Sunny and Diana's all Monday and picked him up after work...what a happy boy :) Thanks you two for watching him :) :)

Whew....what a weekend. Annnnd now I am tired and need of a weekend from my weekend!! It was so nice to be home back in my own bed with the AC blasting. We take for granted how nice we have it and how much we rely on power and technology to get us through the day. But I am thankful to have family and friends there with me to go through it with them :)

A Night in Baltimore

Maaaaan what a great weekend! David wanted to go to Baltimore to see the Nats vs. Orioles game so we made plans to go this weekend. I really looking forward to it all day Saturday. We went to the mall and David bought some shirts for the game and then we went to Macy's with the gift cards he got from baseball and we didn't use them at all, haha. I wanted to get matching onesie's or something or some kind of jewelry we could both wear...something silly but we're probably going to save that money for a new suitcase for David before our trip which is in less then 30 days hell yeah :) :)

We got cold cuts and potato fries from Jerry's...delicious! I found out about my fx camera on my phone and started taking pics with it :)

Aaand then we were off to Baltimore listening to David's favorite songs :)

It was a really beautiful day.

These were our seats, pretty sweet! Lejia and Hyo were right next to me :)

Reeealllly does not like pictures ;)

This little girl....so cute. Her name is Bella and I'm pretty sure she got a crush on David...he asked for a high five from her once and after that she was the go-to for high fives, haha :)

The Nats Won...Yaaaaaaay!!!!!

Afterwards we were all going to go out to the block or wherever to live up the Saturday night Baltimore style! We met up with David's cousin Christian and his wife Mytyl...They were so much fun :) Oh and Bryan met up with us too :)

We stayed out until after 2 am. Note to self, get out of the streets by 1:30 am ... any time after the streets flood with cops and their horses and dogs. It was pretty intense, scary but we finally made it to our hotel safe and sound. I don't remember falling asleep but the next morning I was still tired and hungry, haha! David went to the sunday's game with Mohib while me, Lejia and Hyo went to find some brunch. We wanted to go to The Blue Moon cafe but it was packed and it was over 2 hour wait...thanks but I'm hungry now :) So we found a place with outdoor seating and ate there. It was a lovely morning, got the prosciutto benedict.....delicious but a little too salty, still good for a hang over (even though I didn't have one, I was just hungry)

Lots of fun this weekend and new jokes.....Ice cold water...it's only one Dollar!!! Can't wait for the next trips that are coming this year :)

Father's Day BBQ!!!!

This weekend was so much fun!! We had the Father's Day BBQ at Erik and Dorsa's and I made twice baked potatoes....which took a while to make and we did the best we could...I would say it all turned out really well :)

 

I could eat them right now :)

I took some pics of some peoples..hehe

Does not like Pictures!

A pretty lady!

Achilles is pooped!

This cake was very sweet :)

Another pretty lady :)

Oh hello Bob!

Ella's butt!!!

I stole this pic...I loooove it!!

After the BBQ we all went bowling...so much fun!!! We split up into 2 teams and we each were able to get 3 games done in 2 hours....next time we're going for 4 games each in 2 hours...yeah let's dooo it! Good weekend, good company :)

The last picture is my fortune cookie!