Because we were waiting on Kath’s baby and thought we might go up to Virginia if he was born, we had absolutely no plans this weekend. Usually, we travel on long weekends or at least go to a bbq, but we really had nothing to attend. That never happens! After a somewhat crazy summer, it was won-der-ful! Aside from getting a ton done around the house and working hard on wedding stuff (and some honeymoon planning!), I drank my first…
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Dinner with friends – such a simple way to spice up a week night! Matt and I met another couple at Geer St. Garden. I’d been here once before with my sister and parents in the winter, but today we got to sit in the beer garden! I had one last summer beer before I start thinking about the Octoberfests, brown ales, and pumpkin beers. I’d heard wonderful things about the Geer St. burger because they grind the meat in…
It felt so good to stay in Durham this weekend and resume normal life. I ran, I did laundry, I caught up with friends, and I saw a rainbow. This weekend was all about enjoying friends and Durham, so a group of us tried a new tapas place (Taberna) that opened while I was gone this summer. They don’t yet have a liquor license, so we brought our own wine = awesome. The tapas were reasonably priced and tasty too.…
It’s so nice to be back! I’ve been trying to get settled and organized because we’re going out of town next week and then I start work. I’m generally resisting the urge to hit some of my favorite spots, but I did go to dinner with my parents at Bull City Burger. The beers change so frequently, I just can’t keep up with them! This was a chocolate stout, a porter, and a summer amber. They were all tasty, but…
It was a typical Tuesday morning. I got up, went to the gym, and came home to shower and get ready to babysit. I was sitting on the couch eating puffins, with a towel turban still on my head, when I heard a text message alert on my phone. I asked Matt if he could bring it to me, saying that the mother of the kids I babysit will often text me if she needs to adjust my arrival time.…
I can’t breathe! It’s been a while since I’ve had a cold and I forgot how suffocating it is! The upside is that I feel like all the sinus pressure that has been building up all spring is now being released, if ya know what I mean. The rest of me feels great though, so I’ve been itching to get out of the house. Luckily, Matt and I had a dinner date last night at the Italian sandwich shop, Toast.…
My weekend didn’t exactly go as planned. After all that talk of de-stressing (thanks for your comments, btw!), I totally de-stressed on Friday, and then woke up with a bad cold on Saturday. Sadly, I wasn’t up to doing all the things I had planned:( But I did eat soup and sleep for 12 hours straight! Rewind to my relaxing Friday – I had given my Mom a coupon last Mother’s Day for a fancy lunch out in Durham, and…
So last Friday, I mentioned that we went to the famous Magnolia Grill. It’s closing at the end of the month, and it’s THE restaurant that put farm-to-fork southern cooking on the map. We had a gift card…I knew we had to go. The restaurant was packed to the brim, but we were seated at a small two-top in the corner of the bar. The waitress rushed over to us several times while we were looking over it to inform…
Good Saturday morning to ya. Sorry to go MIA on you Thursday night. I haven’t been dealing with stress well lately (well at least my body is telling me that) and decided to skip blogging when I got home late. We went to see Wicked at the Durham Performing Arts Center!! We dined al fresco with two of our friends who also went to see the show, and kinda lost track of time over dinner! We hurried to the theater,…