We Were Stuffed...

 

 

This past weekend we drove out to Reston, VA to spend time with my Mom's side of the family. I love Reston and was happy that we got to spend some time there shopping and walking around. We ate lunch at The American Tap Room. Let me tell you, this place had some GOOD food. I tried fried pickles for the first time and enjoyed their bacon jalapeño mac and cheese. After lunch a few of us split up. My mom, aunt, and I ran over to the Red Velvet Cupcakery to pick up some treats while the rest of our group walked over to Apple to help my grandmother purchase her first iPad. We stuck around and peeked into a few different shops and then headed to my Aunt and Uncle's house to chat and enjoy our cupcakes. It was a fun and relaxing day and I hope that we can do it again soon. 

Peace and Love, 

Em

No Rest in Reston...

This Saturday we headed out to good ol' VA to have lunch with some family.

Our first stop was at the Pear Tree Cottage in Vienna (right across from Jammin Java). The shop was run by a very chic girl and boy was it cool! It was a small space but every single inch of it was stuffed with treasure. I got another cook book and picked up some super cute tea towels while I was there.

(I picked up the Martha Stewart book at Williams and Sonoma) It was the cutest shop and I will definitely be going back. If you are ever in the area you must check it out.

Then we headed over to the Reston Town Center to have dinner at Clyde's.
Dinner was yummy! I had mussels and clams :) Then we did some walking around and shopping!

It was a good Saturday with family and the retail therapy did me good. Now if I can only make it through the week...


Love,
Em