lately

The time goes by so fast and then I realize that it has been 3 weeks since I've been on here!!! Welp, this is what we've been up to....

Snowball fight in NYC

Making snow angels 

Goat Town NYC

Trip to Brooklyn

 

Crafter's delight #purlsoho

 Masion Premiere in Brooklyn

#bestcookieEVER

Ice cream cake I made for Sally's birthday at the Farm

Shooting skeet at the farm.

I'm definitely no Annie Oakley......

Fudge covered strawberries. Divine.

St. Patrick's Day party in St. Michaels

Celtic fiddlers on St. Pats #thephillipscollection

Stillllllll snowing in March....

Making banners for a first birthday party!

Cherry Blossom kite festival

Handmade felt Easter baskets

 Sunrise Easter Service on the Mall

Hand painted Easter eggs

Easter Brunch with the Pickles & Summersons

best year yet

Has it really already been one whole year?

happy valentine's day, lovers

xoxo

the past several days...

Whoops, where did the time go!? 

Ginny came into town and I finally got to try Birch & Barley. 

Already looking forward to going back!

The mac & cheese was the best part.... even better than the extensive libations list.

 Girls brunch... minus Cassie. 

Brunchin' with the boy.

Inauguration morning.

Our first DC snow!!!

Awaiting the next snow at my favorite French cafe.

Got stuck in the flurries!! 

Sunday afternoon coffee with Mr. 

There you have it. A brief summery of the past week or so.

shout it out

...and maybe even dance like a child, as they may be the best of dancers.

Andrew and I share some of the same dance moves as the kids in the video...

especially on Friday afternoons!

just under a month away

Do you have something special for your special someone?? You'll at least need a pretty card.

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we are warriors of the weekend.

I cannot believe we were able to do this so quickly.  I dreamed up this elaborate project a few weeks ago and Andrew was without a doubt involved. He did an awesome job. His precision is always necessary on my projects, as I tend to be much more right brained! Take a look at the process:

It started with two pieces (4' x 8') of birch wood. We carefully measured out the design....

Then cut it out in the back garden.

Painted it kelly green.

Added a gold metallic border.

Stood it up and was pleased.

Andrew bolted it to the existing bed frame and I applied a monogram.

I wanted the headboard to be super tall.... almost to the ceiling.

Voila! Added a little color to our bedroom in just a weekend.

more soups

Though it was unseasonably warm in DC this weekend, I still tested out a new soup recipe. I thought we could save it for next week, as the weather should be getting back to DC's winter norm..... cold!! This recipe for Spiced Lentil Soup, again from the Sprouted Kitchen, was delicious.