I’m heading to Houston tonight for a quick trip to see Miss Lindsay, a dear friend from college.. A lot has changed since this post.. Anyway, Houston has become my home away from home, and I’m looking forward to another good time, that will definitely be more low key than previous trips… OK, so as I mentioned before, I did something unique and different during my trip to Houston.…
This is (obviously) a blog archive from a few years ago. Enjoy!! This past weekend was Tax Free Weekend here in Virginia.. So, of course, I had to completely screw up my overly-strict budget and take advantage of clothes shopping without having to give Uncle Sam a cut. A friend and I actually got up at a decent hour on Sunday morning to travel out to the Leesburg Premium…
Do you ever get to an epiphany and wonder where a certain thing has been all your life? For example, I have known about Oreos and cookie dough for the past 25 years, but only in the past few months have fellow bloggers taught me to combine the two.. And I wonder, where have they been my whole life? I had a similar sentiment when a friend introduced me to Mad…
Impulsive winery trips are sometimes the best. Have I mentioned how much I looove Virginia wineries? I think I might have…. 😉 Although it sounds like a retirement facility, Sunset Hills Vineyard in Loudon County, VA has been named Virginia’s favorite winery for 2011… And HOW was this my first visit, you ask? I don’t know either. The atmosphere is gorgeous–the tasting room is an 1870 barn that was completely refurbished by…
Here we go!!! I came across this post from Lent three years ago, and laughed out loud.. I totally forgot about this conversation! I hate when Lent (and therefore Easter) start this early. Just when I’m starting to slack off on my new year’s resolutions, it’s time to take up new ones, but this time guilt is attached to them. 8-year-old charge (that’s nanny lingo for “kid I…
It’s almost Mardi Gras!!! One of the aspects I both love and hate about where I went to college is the fact that people came from (and went) ALL over the country, and in some cases, the world. We had a large group from Louisiana, which is where I get my slight obsession for all things Mardi Gras from. So, I am going to Mardi Gras dinner at some friends’…
North Gate Winery not only has the most inexpensive yet a-mazing wine tasting I’ve ever had, they also have an optional TRUFFLE pairing. Yum! Wine+Chocolate=Yes please. I recommend the Cabernet Franc as well as the Viogner–both exquisitely done. North Gate also makes an apple wine, which I’m typically not a fan of, but they definitely do it well, to put a little variety into the mix. North Gate is also absolutely…
I genuinely, sincerely, whole-heartedly don’t know what I would do if I ever got a diagnosis for celiac disease. No, I take that back. I know what I would do. I would starve. My three anti-drugs are: drinking beer, eating carbs and baking carb-loaded things… Sometimes all at once. I briefly considered religious life when someone told me that there is an order of nuns in Europe that…
Like any good basic white girl, I do enjoy any reference to pop culture. Y’all. I survived. It was rough, but I made it with plenty of fat stored up for the rest of winter and jello arms from shoveling. So, here’s what happened on Wednesday night: It was a hot mess dot com. DC folks canNOT handle even a little sprinkle of snow. I lucked out. Even though I…
Vintage Ridge Vineyard in Delaplane, Virginia is, from what I can recall, a hidden gem and perhaps one of the greatest tastings I’ve ever done here in Virginia. As you can see from the only photo of myself below, I was definitely having a good ol’ time at our first stop, Barrel Oak… So I do not recall specifics… But, I do know all of the pours were great! Each pour was…