at the beach

If you follow me on instagram, you probably already know that Aaron and I went to the beach this past weekend. What was originally meant to be a day trip turned into a full weekend away and was exactly what I needed and I didn't even realize it. Last week was one of those weeks that flew by without much time for myself. I'm really grateful Aaron planned our weekend away rather than letting me bum around at home for the weekend which is what I was planning on doing.

I debate a lot about how much I want to share on my blog and how personal to be. I go back and forth about what is relevant and relatable but why blog in the first place if not to share bits and pieces of your life?  So yes, I could tell you about our weekend by telling you where we stayed, what we did, where we ate and silly stories about tripping over my maxi dress when I tried to stomp on a sandcastle like Godzilla. But what made this weekend really special was not how delicious the fresh fish tacos were at dinner but how relaxed I felt. 

I have a really hard time relaxing. I am a pretty tightly wound person and too often get caught up in my own head trying to plan everything out. Knowing this about myself, I have to be deliberate in letting go and lately thats been more challenging than usual. The idea of a weekend away was daunting; in my head, it was another "activity" weekend and the opposite of relaxing. But we had no plans, instead we just played everything by ear which is something I never ever do. And you know what, it was completely freeing to choose what we wanted to do in that very moment rather than plan ahead. It was a nice --and much needed-- reminder of the value of letting go.

TL;DR: I need to go to the beach every weekend. Who's with me?

xo

[the view from the weekend] checking out The Heights

It was a perfect weather weekend here in DC this past weekend. Aaron and I decided it would we should take advantage and check out The Heights DC, a local EatWell (a DC restaurant group) spot in our neighborhood. We love the other EatWell restaurants so I'm surprised it took us so long to check out The Heights. And, MAN am I glad we did. It was delicious!

Aaron had a sriracha bloody mary and we are both blown away we haven't thought to add sriracha to our home made bm's because it was incredible! I stuck to a bellini (I wasn't feeling adventurous). We split deep fried french toast sticks to start, although we could have stopped there or saved that for dessert. Aaron had a breakfast burrito stuffed with eggs, bacon, cheddar, cilantro, roasted  red peppers, shallots and fresh salsa and I had the bbq pulled pork & corn cakes with jalapeño mango crème fraiche. 

We can't wait to go back for happy hour and our dinner soon. If you're in DC, be sure to check it out or any of the other EatWell spots! Our fav's are The Pig and Commissary. EatWell restaurants use local and natural products grown on their own farm 40 miles outside of DC so the food is fresh, delicious, high quality and so reasonably priced. A must-try meal if you're ever in the area. Yum!

[the view from sunday]

New hers and his mugs 

I spent Sunday recovering from a night with friends at Meridian Pint by enjoying early morning Bethesda Bagels and Silk Chocolate soymilk, my go to Sunday breakfast as of late. I'm working with a a few friends from undergrad on an event for our alumni chapter and what was meant to be a planning meeting this morning turned into a trip down memory lane over more bagels, fruit salad and mimosas. Aaron and I had an early dinner at Open City and I insisted on stopping on the way home to pick up Ben and Jerrys. It was a busy weekend for both of us so a quiet evening with ice cream and Bravo is exactly what I need before another busy work week starts tomorrow. Oh and I guess I should do laundry....meep.
Hope everyone had a wonderful weekend!

An oldie but a goodie frame has found a new home on our new end table