Chocolate and Lobster

Before I came on vacation, I was on a low meat, low milk, low wheat, low carb, low everything diet. I decided to try my best to "stick to it", but I knew that would be almost impossible this week.

One evening we ate at The Chart House.

Dessert was chocolate brownie, covered with chocolate syrup, covered with chocolate candy bar, topped with ice cream.

We had to eat it, it was free! lol

I think it was called a chocolate lava cake or some such thing :)



Last night we ate at the Fish Market.

Here is what Ron's dinner looked like :)

He watched them pull it out of a tank of water- carry it back to the kitchen- then this plate showed up.

I had lump crab- it was alot less work then Ron's meal. lol

26 0n 26

Happy Day- 26 years old on day 26.

You are probably spending your day in the car (with a back ache :)-

but we will be thinking of you. We wish you another great year.

Some things that you will learn soon is that everyone will only come to see the kids. All the phone calls and letters will be for the kids.

All the gifts will be for the kids. So...

here is the first item I bought while on our trip here in Alexandria- it will be a gift, in the mail, to you (or maybe to baby C.)

Hopefully your real gift will be waiting for you at home :) :)

My Day Off from Walking

You can't come to Washington DC and not WALK alot. After two days of walking, today was my day off. We mostly just hung around the condo. We had lunch at the Hilton that is next door. We are going out for seafood dinner tonight at the Chart House. It is at the river end of King Street, here in Alexandria. "With breathtaking views of the Potomac River, Chart House offers world-class dining and impeccable service." (at least that's what visitors guide says :) We rode the King Street trolley again today, but only went to a couple of places, so not much walking. I bought a few items for myself at the Christmas Attic- a cute little gift shop. One of those places STUFFED with so many items that your brain goes on overload mode. I bought a kitchen decoration, a Halloween decoration, and a box of bright colored Christmas ornaments. Tomorrow we are going to Mount Vernon. We are going there by boat and then coming back on a bus and the metro. The other gift shop that I wanted to go to today was closed. We will have to go back there tomorrow when we get back from Mount Vernon. Then tomorrow night we are going to eat at The Fish Market. "Known for its clam chowder, raw oysters, crab cakes and "schooners" of beer, the newly remodeled Fish Market is a landmark. From its unique balcony, watch the bustle of King Street and the Potomac River." (so says the visitors guide :) We'll see. I think we are just going there for the beer. lol


I took this next picture yesterday. We are standing at the back of the Washington Monument, looking toward the Lincoln Memorial. I wanted this picture of this area without people there. Then on Saturday- I will try to get a couple of pictures with a million people there :) :)

Old Town Alexandria

We are in Old Town, Alexandria, VA, this week. We arrived here on Sunday night. Yesterday we spent all day here, just getting acquainted with the area. We are staying in the Wyndham, on King Street. King street is lined with new shops, old shops, and restaurants. There is a trolley that goes from the metro station on one end of King street, to the river that is on the other end of King street. We rode that trolley to the "river" end and then walked back. For lunch (which might have actually been breakfast since we slept in until 10 am :) I had the BEST chicken pita sandwich I have ever had. For a mid afternoon snack, I had the BEST frozen yogurt, I have ever had. Last night we went on an evening tour of Washington DC. We rode a bus to see the most popular "sites" there. Today, we rode the metro to Washington DC- we went to a couple of museums, went to the top of the Washington monument, had lunch at the Natural History museum, saw the sculpture garden at the art museum, and then rode the metro back to Alexandria. Tomorrow we may just hang around the condo- I need a day off from walking and eating out :)

(The night time tour was bad for good pictures, and today was overcast so it was bad for good pictures- maybe on Thursday and Friday, I'll be able to get some good pictures) I think we may go to Mount Vernon on Thursday, then back to Washington DC on Friday and Saturday.

My Mom and Dad

"Hey... that picture up there...

that might be my momma and dada...

at least it looks alot like em."

Happy Day!

You have done well for 11 years together.

That's one cute kid!!!

2 By 2

A couple...

A couple of kids...

A couple of years...

Congratulations.

Happy Anniversary Day.

Monday Evening

Early Monday evening we were talking to A2 and one question she asked was how we were going to spend Monday evening together. (FHE) I had to admit to her that we rarely spend "official" time together for a Monday evening activity. I asked her if watching Glenn Beck, on TV, together counted? :) After we got off the phone- Ron made a suggestion of something we could do. In reply to that, I said, "Actually I do have a small project".

Now, Ron has been around long enough, to have a pretty good idea what the phrase, "small project" means :) Either I live with an amazing man, who will do almost anything for me... or... he is like the boy in my "Work" post that soon realized that the best way to tackle his chore list is just to get it done quickly, so that he can go do other things. :)

I explained, to him, that during the day on Monday I had purchased two mirrors for my store. (I have two dressing rooms that have been in great need of larger mirrors. I have been shopping for about a year, for those. Finally, on Monday, I found some at Kroger. This is not just any Kroger- it is a Kroger Marketplace- a grocery store WITH furniture. I will post more about that little "outing" soon). As soon as I told Ron that I had two mirrors in my suburban, that I probably couldn't unload by myself- he went out to see what they looked like. Then he went to get his tool box and was standing there looking at me like "let's go". So we went...

I am married to an amazing man, who will do almost anything for me AND he knows that the best thing to do on my "small projects" is just to do it quick so he can then, do other things. Thank you very much.