the search is over

We got the Duplex we wanted! Moving in mid April.

Here we go Again

We are currently hunting for dwelling #4. Hard to believe that in 4 yrs of marriage, we'll have moved 4 times. Hopefully this trend does not continue! We love our current apartment, but are looking for a place with a second bedroom. If we could afford the additional $400/month to upgrade here, we would, but honey that ain't happening. Now that we know the area better and know that its possible to have a bigger place for a comparable rent, we're embarking on the search. Again. To state the obvious, the cost of housing in the DC area is ri-diculous. Its a balancing act of how much we are willing and able to spend financially vs. how much time we want to spend commuting. So we're looking. And praying. And trusting that God has a great home in store for us. And hopefully we won't have to do this again next spring...

more SuperWeekend pictures… for the guys

Trevor & Dave enjoying pizza that’s as big as your head at Pizza Mart in Adams Morgan

L.o.v.e.

The Evening Star Cafe in Alexandria is one of those restaurants you walk by and think “ooh, that looks like a nice place!” and then you see the menu and think “ooh, wow, it’ll have to be a special occasion…”. Thanks to a generous gift certificate from the couple Danielle babysits for, we were able to enjoy a romantic, delicious dinner at Evening Star to celebrate Valentine’s Day! We started off with BLT mac n’ cheese as our appetizer (a-mazing!), followed by entrees of pork tenderloin with garlic potatoes and fried onions, and an Indian inspired red snapper dish. I ordered the fish to be daring, and ended up swapping meals with Geoff when I didn’t like it. Thanks Valentine :)

After our delicious dinner, we realized we needed dessert for later! So, off to our favorite bakery: Buzz! Geoff got the chocolate “love” cupcake and I got a caramel/Snickers one. De-lish!

Geoff also bought me this beautiful yellow rose. So sweet :) It was a sentimental gift, a reminder  from college. Our first unofficial Valentines, when we were in that {liked each other but not dating yet}stage, I went away over the weekend to see my family and Geoff schemed with one of my roommates to have a pretty red rose on my desk waiting for me when I returned. Awww. So special that we have these memories to look back on, to remember the beginnings of our love and see how it has grown over the years. Not that we need a special day to remind us of it, but it is a good excuse for a fancy dinner and a beautiful flower :)

Roomie

Meet Diesel, my roommate for the week. He may look big and menacing, but he is about as sweet and laid back as you can get...except for the constant whining when you stop petting him...