Uggghhh...

Let me just say that for a girl who loves clothes, I HATE trying them on. It's always been a hard thing for me but it's the worst when I have to try on pants. But... I was able to walk out of Old Navy today with a pair of jeans that feel like heaven even if I'm not in love with how they look. Oooo and I also grabbed this chevron makeup bag for my travels this summer! It was only $5!!

Peace and Love,

Em

Weekend Update...

This weekend I spent Saturday with friends. Heather and I met for lunch where we had amazing Caesar salads!!

Then we went to do some shopping. I found this glam sequin dress but I wasn't willing to pay the $100 for it. Was that a mistake?

Heather found a lot of things she liked. We probably spent 20 minutes trying to decide what sweater she should get.
Then we headed to Goodwill. I was hoping to find as many treasures as I did last time but I came away empty handed. I did find out that our Goodwill has a pretty decent supply of used books and a lot of them are in good condition.

Heather and I jammed to Sweet Thing the whole car ride home. I have a video to prove it (which I will post later.)

Then we headed to a friend's birthday party in downtown Annapolis. It was really fun. After the party I helped Suzanne take our friend Betty home. It wasn't exactly smooth sailing seeing as we got lost in Bowie for about 10 minutes. Suzanne and I ended the night with soft serve Ice Creams from Micky D's. It was a pretty wonderful ending to an incredibly busy and fun day.

Peace and Love,

Em

A Day In St. Michaels...

Tuesday has become Sarah's and my hangout day. Last week we went shopping and out to lunch. This week we took a little day trip.

It all started this year when Sarah would tell me that she had dinner at Cracker Barrel. I would always say, "I haven't eaten there since I was five!" So we made a promise this year that during the summer we would go to Cracker Barrel together. Another thing we have been wanting to do is go Antique shopping. So we drove over the Bay Bridge and had a scrumptious meal at Cracker Barrel and then drove 30 minutes from there to the little beach town of St. Michaels.

I had been dying to have apple butter, but of course that comes with everything on the menu. So I had eggs and biscuits for breakfast.

On our little roadtrip we blasted Bon Jovi and Michael Buble. Once we got to St. Michaels I was in love. I want to move there!! It's just so cute with little old houses, corner bakeries and restaurants, and unique stores everywhere. There we at least four Antique shops along the main road. I found stuff that I wanted to buy but unfortunately it was pricey stuff.

Before we hit the road again we stopped inside the ice cream parlor. It was so cool inside with big chandeliers and black and white photos all over the walls. None of the tables were the same. I liked that.

On our way back home we hit the outlets where I got a pair of boyfriend jeans at J. Crew for $11.00. Yes, I did. I was super excited!!

It was a great day. Sarah and I made a promise to take more little road trips this summer. And we will definately be going back to St. Michaels. So if you can't find me I might just be inside a little antique shop on the eastern shore.

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