White Coat Celebration

As a second year dental student, Dustin is beginning work in the clinic. On Friday afternoon they held their White Coat Ceremony. Here is the BEST photo we got (camera being lame)...



Dustin, Andrew, and Josh...


Dinner at Kuba Kuba to celebrate... (We should have taken a shot of Jacob's dinner. That was the biggest bowl of chicken and rice I've ever seen! It would have fed a family!)

Apples and Eighteen

Autumn mandates that we must pick apples. So we took a trip to Charlottesville (one of my favorite places) this weekend and brought home bushels of apples. We took a few of these pics along the way...





And earlier this week my sisters (plural) turned 18! Can you tell which two? We celebrated with a feast... that included lots of apples and of course cake!

Boys Gone Wild...

...Wilderness style! Dustin had last week off for fall break so he took off to the "mountains" with Jacob. This is the type of thing Dustin is always wanting to do and I'm just not that excited about it. Thank goodness for little brothers. While I did moan about how unfair it was that he had absolutely nothing to do for an entire week and my life was insane, roughing it Appalachian style is not my idea of a "break". But they were absolutely thrilled to haul all their belongings for 16 miles, camp in the middle of nowhere, and leave the world behind.


Dustin cooking?... (this never happens at home)!


Virginia starting to look beautiful this time of year...

Looks like I missed out.

Camping/Hiking

I've lived in Virginia for 15 years (minus 4 spent at school out West) and it's amazing how little of my state I know. Like Lake Anna- I'd never heard of it 'till we spent Labor Day weekend camping there! Who knew there was such a beautiful place only an hour from where I grew up!? Funny I'm discovering these things now. I guess when you know your time somewhere is temporary you are extra motivated to explore your surroundings.

Special thanks to our friend Doug who willingly dove in the lake to take our picture on shore!

Anniversary in Alexandria

On Saturday August 15th we turned 3. What better way to celebrate an anniversary than with food (how fitting, right?). So we took a mini-trip to Old Town Alexandria for a walking food tour. We spent an afternoon touring the streets of this beautiful historic city and making stops at local restaurants for samples of the chef's best dishes.

The city is rich in history, full of fabulous food, and is the perfect place to take a nap in the park along the Potomac (we were quite worn out after all that eating).




Inside the church that George Washington attended...


A very old building (I can't remember details. Let's be honest, I was there for the food.)...


An 8 foot wide townhouse (that probably costs 5 million dollars)...



Last weekend we crashed with my family at Holden Beach, NC (a summer trip that they have taken without me for the past 8 years)...


Brooke turned 15! That's my baby sister... all grown up!


And we dined on Thai food (we're actually in Wilmington, not Thailand).


Thus sums up the last bit of August. We're both unwillingly back in school and missing those carefree summer days.

Caught in the act...

I found this photo posted on Facebook by one of my little sisters...the caption read "doing what she does best"! Yes, I sometimes often take my dinner to the middle of the lawn to get a decent photo (apron included). Food blogging is hard work.

I was completely oblivious to the fact that she was taking my picture. Payback is due.

Two Weddings

The summer of weddings!
Congrats to Katie and Tanner who got married in D.C. last weekend....




Kristin tied the knot the weekend before...


And I got to be a bridesmaid for the first time!...