So moving on to Part II of the celebrations! This Monday, myself along with my friends Jackie and Bettie had a lovely lunch out and then visited some area wineries together. The three of us have known each other since our days as little freshman at St. Joseph Academy in Cleveland so it was such [...]

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Hi there! Since birthdays are so much fun, it’s nice to indulge in a three part celebration. Here’s your first installment! Yesterday was my actual bday but the fun began on Saturday night. My friend Jimmy and I dined at Bazins in Vienna. I’d never been before and it was excellent! Exposed brick walls and [...]

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Hi Friends! I hope you had wonderful weeks full of all kinds of sappy love . Of course I had this meal ready to share with you on Wednesday morning but I totally left my camera behind Tuesday night! Luckily, it’s back safely now and we can get to the good stuff. Valentines Day this [...]

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Hi Loves! Hope you had an amazing weekend. I had lots of fun all weekend long and was even quite productive. I ran 5 whole miles on Saturday and officially registered for the Charlottesville Half Marathon, taking place at the beginning of April! I’ve always wanted to go to Charlottesville (and drink all of their [...]

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And now for the final installment of home… The rest of my trip fleeew by, as it always does. I spent some time with a couple of old high school friends, Kristen and May, on Monday – having lunch and saying hello to Kristen’s adorable little 1-year old Alex. I hadn’t seen him since he [...]

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And on to Sunday . It is just gorgeous here (compared to a usual February in Cleveland) so Sunday morning we bundled up and headed out for a hike. So peaceful. After our hike, some hot coffee, warm showers and a lovely lunch. And then because I care 0% about the Super Bowl, my mum [...]

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Oh hi there! Well, work is officially done. Friday night we celebrated .   And Saturday morning I woke up, shook it off and headed back home to Cleveland – where I was greeted with this. Very special wine! My dad was given this lovely bottle by a French colleague. Of course we researched the [...]

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Hi Friends! Happy Thursday. I missed the actual day Tuesday, but it was my 3 year DC-iversary! My how things have changed. From a little Assistant Editor in a random apartment in the middle of Georgetown to soon-to-be-unemployed winery Operations Manager in Northern Virginia. What an experience it has all been! Tomorrow is my last [...]

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Why hello friends! I hope you had lovely weekends. I was working straight through and our water pump broke, so it was a little wild! As luck would have it, the broken pump was discovered Friday night, right before our cooking class began. And wasn’t fixed until quarter to close on Sunday! Weekends are the [...]

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Hi Bloggies! It feels nice to say that again. Thank you for your sweet comments and emails and messages – everything will be fine eventually but I really appreciate your kind words in the meantime . We’ve got a cooking class at work tomorrow and I’ll be there for 13 hours-ish, so tonight I took [...]

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