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March 19, 2018

Weekend Highlights

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Hey guys! It was a nice weekend here – gave us a little taste of spring, although apparently it’s going to snow mid-week, so it was just a tease. Oh well – we enjoyed it while it was here! One of the big highlights of the weekend was lots of walking! Riese and I (and Matt!) love the fresh air, so it was nice to get out and about a ton, especially yesterday since we had gorgeous sunny weather.

baby walking roosevelt island

Yesterday morning we met friends Kathleen and Zach and their 18 month old for a walk on Roosevelt Island. Perfect morning for it, and fun to catch up with our friends!

roosevelt island walk

I love Riese’s little hooded sweaters – so cute!

baby walk

I also got in a nice walk on Friday afternoon after finishing out work for the week – I met up with a couple friends and their babes and we walked the Mt. Vernon Trail. We parked at Daingerfield Island which is a great spot to park because there’s lots of space and you can enter the parking area going either southbound or northbound on the GW Parkway!

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Walking south on the trail from Daingerfield Island brings you to this cool boardwalk area:

mt vernon trail

And going north has pretty views of the marina.

trail walk virginia with baby

We had some good food this weekend too! Friday night was low key – Matt was at a work happy hour so Riese and I had a solo dinner. I bought a rotisserie chicken earlier in the week and paired it with black beans, brown rice, string beans, and a huge dollop of guac. Plus hot sauce. Great combo! And easy to eat one-handed, which was a good thing because Riese still doesn’t love being put down, especially in the evenings… she was pretty fussy on Friday night.

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I had a similar variation the next day for lunch, but with microwave-wilted spinach instead of string beans.

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Saturday night’s dinner was at my parent’s place – our standard fave steaks with taco salad. Yum!

taco salad and steak

Riese was the life of the party. 😉

sleepy baby

For lunch yesterday my aunt and uncle came over to see Riese (and us!) and kindly brought food with them! Big salads (greens + walnuts + dried cranberries + cherry tomatoes) with roasted salmon on top. I made a simple apple cider vinaigrette (apple cider vinegar + lemon juice + olive oil + dijon mustard) to go with the salads. Yummy!

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As for dinner last night, Matt and I took advantage of the warm weather and had a little date night with Riese in tow! We hit up Rockland’s BBQ – they have a big outdoor seating area which was nice because I feel way less bad if Riese is noisy if we are outside vs. inside. 😉

cheers baby

Feast!

al fresco bbq arlington va

Riese only likes the car seat/stroller if it’s moving, but luckily she was content to be held and looking around. 🙂

one handed bbq dinner with baby

She made it about an hour before melting down and we quickly departed. So nice having light in the evenings again – makes it much more appealing to get out and about! 

How was your weekend?

- anne
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12 comments
  • Kelli @ Hungry Hobby
    March 19, 2018 · 11:58AM:
    Aww looks like a fun weekend, so many pretty places to go on a walk!
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  • Carolyn Donath March 19, 2018 · 12:16PM:
    I love how she's eyeing that beer! Funny!
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    • Anne
      March 19, 2018 · 3:15PM:
      Haha I know!
      Reply
  • Amber @ Bloom Nutrition Therapy
    March 19, 2018 · 12:21PM:
    She is just the cutest! Looks like a fun weekend!
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  • Anna March 19, 2018 · 1:23PM:
    Random story about your taco salad... I have a daughter Riese’s age and when I was newly pregnant last spring with major aversions to vegetables I saw your taco salad recipe and thought “I think I could eat that!” Pretty sure I ate it for a week straight!
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    • Anne
      March 19, 2018 · 3:15PM:
      Ha, that's awesome!! I ate it a ton while pregnant too :)
      Reply
  • Carrie this fit chick
    March 19, 2018 · 3:32PM:
    Lots of beans this weekend, hah! Ain't complaining. I love that hoodie on Riese-- what a cutie!
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    • Anne
      March 19, 2018 · 4:19PM:
      I love me some beans. :)
      Reply
  • Laura
    March 19, 2018 · 5:43PM:
    My husband and I might be moving to the Dc area... what are your thoughts on Arlington and Alexandria?
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    • Anne
      March 20, 2018 · 10:13AM:
      We live in Arlington and love it, but it's not cheap! Alexandria is also really nice (especially Old Town and Del Ray - although again, not cheap, but nothing in this area is). Honestly you can't go wrong either way.
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      • Laura
        March 20, 2018 · 1:11PM:
        Thanks so much! We should find out soon if we are moving there. We will definitely rent something.... hopefully a townhouse or condo!
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  • Roadrunner March 19, 2018 · 11:05PM:
    Love the "life of the party" photo -- and the various Riese hats! Very nice!
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