Category Archives: Family

April 23, 2013

Productivity

This past weekend, I was pretty darn productive. Most of it was wedding related, too! Smile

My List of Completed Weekend Tasks

- Ate pork Winking smile

- Created our Save the Dates, and ordered the first batch

- Worked out both days (and swim practice yesterday morning, too!)

- Drank some Angry Orchard, and surprised myself by actually liking it

- Restocked the fridge and cabinets

- Meal planned for the week

- Headed to Bethany Beach for a cold but great day with Trav’s mom and dad

Amazing view outside of their beach house!

- Found my new favorite sandwich at Smitty Mcgee’s on Fenwick Island – a piece of grilled chicken covered in buffalo chicken dip and cheese on ciabatta bread. Yes, it was as amazing as it sounds. This restaurant also has a PB&J soft pretzel, securing the fact that I will be back very shortly.

- Secured some big wedding decisions – DJ, photographer, potential ties, etc. Winking smile

- Played with my crazy 2-year-old.

- Cleared out the DVR!

- Relaxed!!!!

- Finished off the weekend with PIZZA! Had a coupon for Dr. Oetker pizza and went with the mozzarella. Obviously added olives to my side Smile

We loved their pizza! Even better that it was the perfect size and perfect price Smile

P.S. Since I was in Bethany Beach this weekend, I thought it would be a good time to tell you that I was featured on Dwellable for a recap of a previous trip to Bethany! Dwellable is a great place to check out location reviews before heading on a vacation. Hoping to work with them again soon!

It was such a nice, relaxing weekend, and it made me really ready for summer to roll around!!

How was your weekend?

What’s your favorite pizza topping?

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April 15, 2013

NYC 2013

Let me just state this: I bought my wedding dress yesterday!! EEK.

Moving on. To say that Saturday in NYC was amazing would be an understatement. We got our bus in MD at 7:30 am, and going to NYC around 11:30. Here is the awesome snack I had in transit after discovering it at a rest stop!

When we got there, we sought out lunch. Yes, yes, yes to Sarita’s Mac and Cheese, also known as S’MAC! I give it 10 thumbs up. So amazing!

Talk about delicious. I had Buffalo Chicken mac and cheese. Spicy, cheesy, and perfect.

Christine created her own with cheddar, gruyere, bacon, broccoli, and garlic.

We then took the subway into Time’s Square and got a quick ice cream dessert.

And then it was SHOW TIME!!!

Once was ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE. We were in the second row. Legitimately, this is what our view of the stage was without any zoom.

Here’s a video of the show from the Once performance at last year’s Tony awards:

The cast has changed a little bit, but they were spectacular. I honest to goodness cried toward the end, and Christine admitted to goosebumps.

When we walked by a bit later, the cast was still out at the stage door and I took a creep shot of the leads (and another kid in front of them…) They were outstanding.

Because we had time to chill before our bus ride back, we went to Playwright Celtic Pub and hung out at their rooftop bar. We were the first ones there, but must have been trendsetters because it was packed when we left!

Gorgeous view and yummy margaritas!

It was seriously the cutest little place ever.

And we continued our overindulging by consuming their sampler platter for dinner. So delicious.

Needless to say, we left with full tummies and slept the entire ride back to DC!

Manhattan on Dwellable

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April 13, 2013

New York Flashbacks

Guess where my sister and I are heading today! If you guessed New York, you’re right. New York City to be exact. The first time that I went to NYC, it was for a high school chorus trip the day after I graduated. My mom and sister came along for their first trip, too! I got to meet a Rockette Smile

Since 2009, my sister and I have gone to New York City every winter/spring. Some years, we do a day trip; others we stay over night.

At the beginning, the trip took place around our birthdays at the beginning/middle of February. We learned our lesson quickly, though. Snow and NYC is not a pleasant combination. The first year, our bus back was CANCELED and we had to pay for another ticket from another company so we didn’t get trapped. While we were there, we did get to go to the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island!

2009

The second year, the roads were a mess and we had sopping wet shoes every time we walked anywhere. We were also freezing cold. We saw The Phantom of the Opera, went to Central Park, FAO Swartz, and other touristy places, and stayed overnight overlooking Times Square for my 21st and her 25 birthday.

2010

The third year, we finally had BEAUTIFUL weather. We used our heads a little and started schedule the trips in March instead of February. We saw Chicago, went to the Brooklyn Bridge, and ate lots of yummy food.

2011

Travis and I went back over the summer for his first NYC trip. We did a lot of Central Park sight seeing and lots of eating, too! I bought him the trip since we both just had graduated from college, and I wanted to give him a fun graduation present!

2011

Last year, we also went later because Newsies didn’t open on Broadway until March and we HAD to see it. While we were there, we also went to Strand bookstore, Peanut Butter & Co., and other vegan restaurants because I went vegan for Lent.

2012

And then I went and saw Newsies again with a school bus trip in the fall with my friends Chelsea and Mark.

2012

This year, we are headed there for just a day, and we are seeing Once while we are there. I am pretty freaking stoked for a sister getaway, and because Once has great music and won lots of Tony’s!

Can’t wait to have so much fun sister bonding Smile !

Have you been to NYC? What’s your favorite thing to do there?